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Eastern Bank is pleased to welcome Paul Davis as a Senior Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Relationship Manager. Mr. Davis brings more than 25 years of experience in banking and the commercial real estate industry spanning the financing of large-scale developments, structuring of commercial real estate investments across major asset classes, and support of private banking and wealth management client relationships.

Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) and certain of the Company’s senior executives for securities fraud after its significant stock drop resulting from potential violations of the federal securities laws.

Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP reminds investors of the upcoming August 17, 2026 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. (“Black Rock Coffee” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BRCB) investors who purchased: (a) Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus (collectively, the “Registration Statement”) issued in connection with the Company’s September 2025 initial public offering (“IPO” or the “Offering”); and/or (b) securities between September 12, 2025 and May 12, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith reminds investors of the upcoming August 11, 2026 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the case filed on behalf of investors who purchased Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MSFT) common stock between May 1, 2025 and January 28, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

Claritev Corporation (“Claritev” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CTEV), a technology, data and insights company focused on making healthcare more affordable, transparent and fair for all, today announced that members of its management team will participate in the Truist Securities Healthcare Disruptors & Digital Health Conference, including a panel discussion titled “The Data Before the AI: Building the Foundation for Scalable Healthcare Intelligence” with Michael Kim, Chief Digital Officer, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 1:00pm ET.

Hyphen, a leader in intelligent food automation for commercial food service, and Motoniq, a physical AI company building the intelligence layer for the physical economy, today announced a strategic partnership to bring physical AI to intelligent food automation.

PrivateEquityCXO and Falcon Partners have released the 2026 Top 50 Private Equity Firms for Executives Report, recognizing the firms whose governance approach, partnership style and engagement with leadership best enable portfolio company executives to drive value creation.

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased Embecta Corp. (“Embecta” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EMBC) common stock between November 25, 2025 and May 4, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Embecta investors have until August 17, 2026 to file a lead plaintiff motion.

Inszone Insurance Services, a rapidly growing national provider of commercial, personal, and benefits insurance, is pleased to announce the acquisition of BenefitRiver, LLC. This strategic acquisition enhances Inszone's footprint in Bozeman, Montana, and Golden, Colorado, while adding deep, specialized expertise in employee benefits to the organization.

M&G Financial (“M&G”), a strategic finance and fractional CFO firm, and BT Valuation (“BT”), an independent business valuation firm, today announced the strategic combination of their organizations. The combined firm will operate under the M&G Financial brand with Jeffrey Brewster joining M&G as a Partner of Valuation Services.

Black Hat, the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security event series, today announced a partnership with HIMSS, the world's leading authority in healthcare technology, to launch the inaugural Healthcare Summit at Black Hat USA 2026 (August 1–6). This historic collaboration marks the first time these two organizations have joined forces to address the critical intersection of cybersecurity and healthcare.

The Campbell’s Company (NASDAQ:CPB) has been named a 2026 honoree of The Civic 50®, Points of Light’s annual recognition of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States.

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers and acquirers of Regencell Bioscience Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: RGC) securities between October 28, 2024 and October 31, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Regencell is a purported early-stage bioscience company.

The International Insurance Society (IIS) is proud to announce the RGA Leaders of Tomorrow class of 2026, a distinguished global collective of emerging insurance executives. Select participants will share their insights at the 62nd Global Insurance Forum (GIF), taking place Nov. 15–16, 2026, at the Lloyd’s Building in London, U.K.

Syndio, the Decision Intelligence for Pay company, today announced the acquisition of Embrace.ai, an agentic AI company built to deploy AI-driven automation across business workflows. The full Embrace.ai team, led by founders and enterprise software veterans Derek Butts and Seth Halpern, will join Syndio’s product and go-to-market organization. The acquisition bolsters the Syndio team with deep experience across enterprise human capital management (HCM), large-scale software platforms, and AI-native product development.

FairJourney Bio (“FJBio”), a global antibody discovery expert, has entered a partnership with AbTherx, Inc. to bring transgenic mouse-based antibody discovery in-house. The agreement gives the Company access to AbTherx’s Atlas™ Full Human Diversity (FHD) and Common Light Chain (cLC) mouse technologies, completing a discovery route that partners can now run end to end entirely within FJBio’s integrated workflow.

Pathway Labs today announced its public launch of EchoNext, the world’s first FDA-approved AI detection tool that reads standard 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) to flag high risk structural heart diseases for patients. Receiving FDA clearance for six indications, Pathway Labs also announced its partnership with OpenEvidence to make EchoNext available on the AI platform regularly used by over half of US clinicians. EchoNext detects heart conditions that clinicians cannot, including right and left-sided heart failure, valve disease, severe hypertrophy compatible with infiltrative cardiomyopathy, and pulmonary hypertension, enabling earlier detection of diseases that usually go undetected until a patient is already symptomatic. The model was trained on more than 700,000 ECG-echocardiogram pairs across NewYork-Presbyterian’s healthcare system and identified structural heart disease more accurately than cardiologists, including cardiologists using AI assistance. EchoNext has shown robust performance in a range of studies representing over 20 hospitals and 500,000 patients in the United States and Canada.

Tryfacta, Inc., an artificial intelligence (“AI”)-enabled provider of specialized staffing and technology solutions, today announced that it has been awarded National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) VI contracts under both Category B — Enterprise-Wide IT Service Solutions and Category C — IT Mission-Based Services (NAICS 541512). The awards were made under solicitation 80TECH24R0001, and Tryfacta now serves as a SEWP VI Contract Holder.

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the latest results of its Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI). During May, the estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer in a competitive bidding process dropped by 40 basis points, from 100.1% to 99.7% of a plan’s accounting liabilities (accumulated benefit obligation, or ABO). That means the estimated retiree PRT cost is now 99.7% of a plan’s ABO.

The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired Embecta Corp. (“Embecta” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EMBC) common stock between November 25, 2025 and May 4, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Embecta investors have until August 17, 2026 to file a lead plaintiff motion.

Clutch today released new research on how consumers perceive and respond to branding in an AI-saturated landscape, revealing a clear consumer preference for what feels genuinely human.

The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. (“Black Rock Coffee” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BRCB) investors who purchased: (a) Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus (collectively, the “Registration Statement”) issued in connection with the Company’s September 2025 initial public offering (“IPO” or the “Offering”); and/or (b) securities between September 12, 2025 and May 12, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Black Rock Coffee investors have until August 17, 2026 to file a lead plaintiff motion.

1Password, a leader in identity security, today announced it has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS Management Platforms. 1Password was recognized for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision for its 1Password SaaS Manager.

As Arizona faces a shifting funding landscape for early childhood education, state and community leaders are turning to new data to help every dollar go further for young learners and their families.

ENGAGE 2026 — Today at Engage 2026, Verint® unveiled three expanded capabilities bringing agentic AI to the forefront of contact center management. Workforce Intelligence, Desktop Intelligence and Quality Intelligence help organizations manage, measure and improve work across human and AI agents.

Maxima, the leading agentic AI platform for enterprise accounting, today announced Max, an AI agent that takes on the manual and recurring preparation work consuming enterprise accounting teams, from payroll entries and opex accruals to balance sheet reconciliations and variance explanations. Max prepares the work and routes it to accountants for review, but nothing posts to the General Ledger (GL) without their approval.

The Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO), the world's largest multidisciplinary organization dedicated to advancing research, education, and clinical care for patients with brain and spinal cord tumors, and OpenEvidence, the leading AI-powered clinical decision support platform, today announced a landmark partnership, designating OpenEvidence as SNO's official generative AI partner. As part of the collaboration, SNO will embed OpenEvidence across its member-facing digital properties, expanding access to evidence-based clinical decision support for the physicians who diagnose and treat brain and spinal cord tumors.

Alderbuck Energy today announced that its Nexus Power Unit™ (NPU), will be deployed at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at University of California San Diego. The NPU is a cutting-edge medium-voltage solid-state transformer (SST) platform and is set to enable the next generation of smart grids, where multiple assets and complex power flows can be managed in concert. The deployment is part of the California Energy Commission-funded project, “Accelerating Grid-Interactive, Flexible Data Centers in California,” will generate operational field data on a 12 kV AC-to-800 VDC architecture designed to help data centers address rising AI rack densities, power-system complexity, and grid coordination requirements.

Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the merger of Boundless Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOLD) and Serapha Bio, Inc. Upon closing of the proposed transaction, Boundless Bio shareholders are expected to own approximately 3.7% of the combined company.

Nexsan®, the pioneer of highly reliable, cost-effective enterprise-class storage solutions, was named Storage Innovator of the Year at the Storage Awards 2026, a premier IT sector event that recognizes the industry’s finest products, companies and people. Nexsan was also named to the Awards’ Hall of Fame, becoming only the 10th company to be honored as such in the program’s 23-year history.

Anythink Libraries, Adams County’s public library system, will once again bring free live music into local parks and public spaces this summer through its annual Community Concert Series. The three-concert series will feature internationally acclaimed and Colorado-based musicians performing world music, Latin rock and cumbia-inspired sounds in Northglenn, Arvada and Thornton from July through September.

Thompson & Associates CPAs, an Atlanta-based CPA firm, today announced the appointment of Amanda N. Casey, CPA, as Managing Director. Casey joins the firm after more than a decade at CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), where she most recently served as a Managing Director in the firm's North Atlanta office.

Ferric Inc., a leading innovator in integrated voltage regulators (IVRs), today announced that it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system. The certification was issued by TÜV SÜD.

Vehere, a leading provider of AI-powered Lawful Interception, Network Detection and Response, and Full Packet Capture solutions, today announced that it has been recognized as a Star in the 2026 Lawful Interception Market Report by MarketsandMarkets.

The Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare (AABH) has named BasePoint, a Texas-based behavioral health organization specializing in teen and young adult mental health and dual-diagnosis treatment, its 2026 Program of the Year winner. This award recognizes BasePoint’s Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) and furthers the company’s mission to help lead the state in access to care. BasePoint is the first company in Texas to win this award in the AABH’s company 50-year history.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) today announced that, effective June 1, Josh Cullen and Gordon Marsden have been appointed to key leadership roles within its Global Capital Markets platform. The appointments underscore the firm’s commitment to strengthening investor relationships and accelerating cross-border capital growth.

CP Group, a prominent owner-operator of office properties throughout the Sunbelt, today announced nearly 25,000 square feet of leasing activity across three new deals at Harris Corners — its three-building, Class A office campus totaling 371,000 square feet in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sonos today announced a partnership with Škoda, serving as the audio partner for the brand’s new flagship electric vehicle, Škoda Peaq. As part of the collaboration, Sonos has architected the in-cabin listening experience from the ground up, shaping how music, voice, and entertainment are experienced throughout the vehicle.

Hallmark Health Care Solutions (Hallmark) today unveiled healthcare’s first Workforce Operating System, a new, AI-enabled platform that helps health systems and physician groups to manage their largest expense and greatest asset: their workforce. This missing layer in the healthcare tech stack is built on Hallmark’s years of experience helping health systems and large medical groups nationwide through a unique combination of technology, data, and workforce expertise.

Penguin Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENG), the AI Factory Platform Company, today announced it has become an NVIDIA AI Factory Specialized Partner, joining a select group of NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN) solution providers. Penguin achieved this invitation-only NVIDIA AI Factory specialization by completing NVIDIA’s comprehensive training, maintaining the relevant competencies, meeting solution requirements, and bringing proven experience in designing, building, deploying, and operating full-stack, NVIDIA-based AI factory infrastructure for enterprise and hyperscale customers.

Housing affordability is the single most important issue for the vast majority of Americans.

True, the premier global executive talent platform powered by data, AI, and deep sector expertise, announced the appointment of Chicago-based industry veteran Jeremy Zeman as Managing Director and Head of the newly launched Consumer and Commercial Banking Practice. The launch marks a significant expansion of True's financial services capabilities, one the firm has been building toward for years, and brings a dedicated practice to serve the full breadth of banking clients, from money-center institutions to regional banks and consumer finance companies.

Symetra Life Insurance Company today announced that its full suite of workforce benefits products — including group life and AD&D, group disability, and group supplemental health — is now integrated into PlanSource, a leading benefits administration technology and services company. This partnership gives employers already managing benefits through PlanSource a direct path to Symetra's products — making it simpler for HR teams to offer them and for employees to enroll.

Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHCI) (“Comstock”), a leading asset manager, developer, and operator of mixed-use, transit-oriented properties and large-scale infrastructure developments in the Washington, D.C. region, today announced that it has been ranked #1 on the Washington Business Journal's Most Active Commercial Real Estate Developers list and #2 on the publication's Largest Commercial Real Estate Developers list.

James Hardie Building Products Inc. (James Hardie), a North American leader in home building products, is proud to be named a 2026 National Preferred Partner of David Weekley Homes, one of the nation's largest privately held home builders. The award recognizes field and manufacturing suppliers who have consistently operated at world-class levels. This year's recognition marks the 19th time James Hardie has earned the honor and underscores the company's long-standing commitment to superior product quality and customer service.

Build Group announced today that it has been recognized as one of the San Francisco Business Times’ 2026 Best Places to Work, an honor based directly on employee feedback and workplace engagement survey results.

Airship, the mobile-first customer experience company, today announced the appointment of Laura Zwahlen as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Zwahlen will oversee all global revenue-generating activities, driving the alignment, execution, and strategy across Airship’s sales, account management, and customer success teams to accelerate the company’s market leadership and customer impact. She will report directly to CEO Brett Caine.

DaysToHappy today announced the launch of HealthScan, an AI-powered platform that uses a smartphone or tablet camera to scan an individual’s face and instantly measures key health indicators (blood pressure, heart rate, stress level) then delivers personalized health journeys based on the results.

3Degrees, a leading global climate solutions provider and Certified B Corporation, today announced the launch of 3Degrees Meridian, a centralized platform designed to help organizations track progress toward carbon-free electricity goals and optimize their energy attribute certificate (EAC) portfolio positions across both internal operations and their global supply chains.

Mowery & Schoenfeld, a top 150 advisory, consulting, and accounting firm, is celebrating 30 years of service as founder Jeffery Mowery has emerged as a leading voice in the growing push for independence across the profession.

INRIX, a global leader in transportation data and analytics, today announced the launch of its 2026 FIFA World Cup Data Hub, providing transportation agencies, event organizers, media, and travelers with a comprehensive, real-time view of how the world’s largest sporting event is moving millions of people.

AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples de Puerto Rico (CSM) (San Juan, PR). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) has been revised to stable from positive.

Westinghouse Electric Company announced today its intention to partner with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) on the American Nuclear Supply Chain Loans. The program will enable investment in nuclear supply chains and accelerate deployment of new nuclear generation at scale in the United States.

IQM Quantum Computers, the global leader in superconducting quantum computers, today announced a significant achievement in quantum error correction, using directional tile codes, marking a major step toward practical, large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Choice Home Warranty, one of the most widely recognized home warranty providers in the United States, is entering its next phase of growth under new operational leadership. Rely Home, Inc., the company behind the Choice Home Warranty brand, has named Mandy Dowson as its Chief Operating Officer, a move aimed at strengthening customer experience and accelerating expansion across its portfolio of home protection brands.

Kerecis, the company pioneering the use of sustainably sourced fish‑skin grafts in cellular therapy and tissue regeneration, today announced a significant expansion in U.S. insurance coverage, adding more than 40 million covered lives through recent policy updates across multiple large national and regional insurers, as well as state Medicaid programs.

Gateway International Rail Park today announced the formation of the Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway (LGIR), a logistics platform designed to strengthen cross-border freight capacity in the Laredo market. Approval from the Surface Transportation Board (STB) completed a 15-month process to establish a new ~2.6 mile railway that will support key commodity movements and connect shippers to transloading, distribution and comprehensive rail infrastructure in a strategic location. The STB authorization gives LGIR common carrier obligations, requiring the railroad to provide public access to the broader North American rail system.

Payouts Network™, a real-time business-to-consumer payments company, today announced that Jamison Jaworski has joined the company as chief revenue officer. Jaworski brings more than 25 years of experience across payments, prepaid, retail financial services and enterprise partnerships, with a track record of opening new markets, building high-value client relationships and scaling revenue for recognized industry leaders.

Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: TWO), an MSR-focused REIT, today announced an adjournment of its Special Meeting of Stockholders to provide additional time to solicit additional proxies in favor of TWO’s acquisition by CrossCountry Intermediate Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC (“CCM”). Stockholders who have not yet voted or submitted proxies are encouraged to do so as soon as possible.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific association committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, has released the 2026 Compensation and Career Path Report examining career trends in the science of food including compensation, job satisfaction, and workplace challenges. This free resource is an invaluable tool for veteran and novice science of food professionals, HR managers in food and beverage organizations, as well as food science academia and students.

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Kuwait Islamic Takaful Insurance Company K.S.C. (closed) (KIC Takaful) (Kuwait). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

Americans are growing more cautious about investing as concerns about a potential recession and ongoing market volatility rise, according to the Q2 2026 Quarterly Market Perceptions Study* from the Allianz Center for the Future of Retirement, part of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life).

Klick Health made history at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity last night by earning the titles of “Healthcare Agency of the Year” and “Healthcare Network of the Year.”

The Presidio Group LLC (“Presidio”), an independent merchant banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and investments in the automotive retail and consumer mobility sectors, exclusively advised Fletcher Jones Automotive Group (“Fletcher Jones”) on the sale of Fletcher Jones Motorcars (Mercedes-Benz) of Fremont, Audi Fremont and Porsche Fremont in Fremont, Calif., and their related real estate, to AutoNation Inc. (“AutoNation”) (“NYSE: AN”). The transaction closed June 22.

Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) welcomes today’s announcement by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) regarding its conditional commitment for the American Nuclear Supply Chain Loans to reenergize the large-scale nuclear reactor supply chain, drive down costs and accelerate the deployment of AP1000 reactors in the US and globally. The DOE’s conditional commitment for a loan package of up to US$17.5 billion is expected to provide the majority of the financing for Westinghouse Electric Company (Westinghouse) to purchase the long-lead time items for up to 10 AP1000 nuclear reactors in the United States.

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Angel, a media and technology company successfully pioneering a first-of-its-kind audience-driven studio model, and Wonder Project, an independent studio, distribution platform and trusted brand, today announced a strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of State to screen the upcoming film Young Washington at U.S. embassies around the world, as part of a new global screening initiative.

Align, the premier global provider of technology infrastructure solutions and Managed IT Services, today announced that Vinod Paul, President of Align Managed Services, has been named Technology Leader of the Year in the 2026 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards. The recognition marks the second major industry honor for Paul in less than a year, following his receipt of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 MSP 501 Gala Dinner hosted by Channel Futures — one of the highest honors in the managed services industry.

GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC. (“GM Financial” or the “Company”) will release its second quarter 2026 operating results on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Today, TrueMark Investments (“TrueMark”) announces plans to transfer the listings of the TrueShares Technology, AI & Deep Learning ETF (LRNZ) and the TrueShares Eagle Global Renewable Energy Income ETF (RNWZ), two exchanged-traded funds (“ETFs”), managed by TrueMark from the NYSE Arca to Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Most Americans don’t know how to evaluate the structural condition of the most expensive thing they own – and a growing number are finding out the hard way. Groundworks’ own field data shows foundation repair demand has surged more than 20% in just the first five months of 2026. Yet a new national survey commissioned by Groundworks finds that 86% of homeowners believe their home is structurally sound and 82% feel in full control of its long-term safety. More than a third can't verify either of those things — and most haven't tried.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting today announced the release of its latest Future Ready Accountant chapter, Advisory-first engagement: From compliance to strategic partnership, providing new insights into how firms are accelerating the shift toward advisory-led business models and unlocking new revenue opportunities. The chapter expands on the company’s flagship Future Ready Accountant research, offering a focused look at how leading firms are embedding advisory services into client engagements, operationalizing delivery, and demonstrating measurable business impact.

NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced the release of StorageGRID 12.1, designed to help customers scale AI and other modern workloads with a federated global namespace. The new capabilities improve how data is accessed, processed, and managed across distributed environments to support AI data pipelines, data lakes, and modern object-based applications.

MedAxiom, the premier source for cardiovascular organizational performance solutions, has released the 2025 Cardiovascular Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Compensation and Utilization Report, which includes data from more than 100 provider organizations.

Superhuman, the productivity platform bringing AI to wherever people work, announced today that it has agreed to acquire GPTZero, a leading AI content detector with a comprehensive authenticity suite spanning AI and hallucination detection, plagiarism checking, AI Vision, and more. Soon, customers will have access to GPTZero in Superhuman Go, the AI assistant that works in 1 million apps and websites. Superhuman has been building the authenticity category for years — tools that verify the origin and integrity of content — and this acquisition will accelerate its reach.

Private markets are entering a new phase of growth, as strong investor demand and broader access for individual investors reshape how capital is raised, structured and delivered, according to new research from State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT).