Jacksonville and Seattle – September 10, 2026 -- EverBank Financial Corp and WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD) have entered into a definitive merger agreement valuing the combination at $3.9 billion, creating a nationwide bank with more than 250 financial centers.

WaFd will absorb EverBank but adopt its name and new ticker EVBK

Under the deal structure, EverBank Financial Corp will merge into WaFd, Inc., with WaFd continuing as the surviving holding company. Despite being the legal survivor, WaFd will rename itself EverBank Financial Corp and begin trading on Nasdaq under the symbol EVBK once the transaction closes. EverBank has been designated the accounting acquirer, and its shareholders will receive WaFd common stock in exchange for their shares.

Singapore – September 10, 2026 -- Lion Group Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ: LGHL) will change the ratio of its American Depositary Shares to Class A ordinary shares, effectively executing a one-for-twenty reverse ADS split on or about September 10, 2026.

Lion resets ADS ratio from 292,500 to 5.85 million shares per ADS

The trading platform operator will move its ADS Ratio from the current one ADS representing 292,500 Class A ordinary shares to one ADS representing 5,850,000 Class A ordinary shares. Par value on the underlying shares remains US$0.0000001. The change affects only the ADS-to-share ratio; no Class A ordinary shares will be issued or cancelled as a result.

London and Dublin – September 10, 2026 -- ALP, the fastest-growing nicotine pouch brand in the United States, has been named Official Nicotine Pouch Partner of Matchroom Boxing, marking its first major commercial alliance in the UK and Ireland and a formal entry point into European expansion.

The agreement grants ALP exclusive category rights across three flagship Matchroom events this autumn, positioning the brand in front of what the company calls boxing's most engaged UK and Ireland audience.

Paris – September 10, 2026 -- The 18th Lyon Biennale – Contemporary Art will hold two professional preview days on September 17 and 18, 2026, ahead of a public opening spanning 11 venues across Lyon and its metropolitan area until December 13, 2026.

Accreditation deadline set for September 16 as biennale targets global art professionals

Artists, curators, gallerists, museum directors, collectors and professionals from production, mediation, communications and research sectors can apply for accreditation through Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Accreditation grants exclusive access to exhibition venues during the two preview days, entry to the opening reception at Les Grandes Locos on September 18, and access to all Biennale venues during the first two public days on September 19 and 20.

Xiamen – September 10, 2026 -- XiamenAir launched its first direct passenger route between Xiamen and London on September 6, with inaugural flight MF821 landing at Heathrow Airport after a 12-hour journey carrying 263 passengers from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner operates thrice-weekly service between Fujian and the UK

The route marks the first direct passenger link between Fujian province and London, eliminating stopovers at intermediate destinations. XiamenAir will operate the service three times weekly on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Flight MF821 departs Xiamen at 00:50 and arrives in London at 06:35, while the return flight MF822 leaves London at 12:35 and lands in Xiamen at 07:00 local time the following day.

Hong Kong – September 10, 2026 -- Domestic philanthropic giving across participating Asian jurisdictions reached US$109 billion in 2024 and could exceed US$1 trillion within the next decade, according to an Interim Report launched today at PBC 2026 in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District.

The report was produced by the Commission on Asian Philanthropy, co-convened by the Institute of Philanthropy (IoP) and the Asian Philanthropy Congress, marking the first comprehensive research on the scale of philanthropic ecosystems across the region. It identifies everyday giving, corporate contributions and public investment as the three pillars shaping Asia's philanthropic capital flows.

Canton – September 10, 2026 -- More than 400 representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region and international organizations gathered in Shenzhen on September 5 for the Asia-Pacific Media Forum (APMF) 2026, held in China's Guangdong province ahead of the APEC 2026 economic leaders' meeting scheduled for November in China.

Forum convenes ahead of APEC leaders' meeting

The APMF 2026 opened in Shenzhen with delegations touring Guangdong province prior to the main event, examining local industrial and manufacturing operations firsthand. The visits were organized to give journalists and experts direct exposure to supply chain infrastructure and investment activity in the region.

Los Angeles – -- Investors who purchased Datavault AI, Inc. securities between September 4, 2024 and October 30, 2025 have until October 5, 2026 to seek lead plaintiff status in a newly filed securities fraud class action, according to Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP.

Complaint alleges Datavault AI concealed material facts to inflate share price

The class action complaint claims Datavault AI and named defendants made materially false or misleading statements and omitted adverse facts about the company's business, operations and prospects throughout the 13-month class period. The suit alleges the conduct artificially inflated and maintained the market price of Datavault AI securities, inducing investors to purchase shares and options at inflated valuations.

Guangzhou – September 7, 2026 -- More than 400 representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region and international organizations convened in Shenzhen on September 5 for the Asia-Pacific Media Forum (APMF) 2026, a gathering positioned ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting scheduled to take place in China this November.

Forum brings together 400+ delegates in Guangdong province

Journalists and industry experts touring Guangdong province examined China's manufacturing sector and industrial development firsthand before the forum's official opening. The visits were designed to give international media direct exposure to supply chains and investment activity in one of China's most export-intensive regions.

Sydney – September 10, 2026 -- Nuix has moved into general availability for generative AI features within its Nuix Discover SaaS platform, and rolled out a new AI Chat tool under an Early Adopter program, with full launch scheduled for December 2026.

Nuix Discover adds document summaries, semantic search and visual clustering to eDiscovery workflow

The generative AI suite, announced September 4, integrates document summaries, similar-document detection, semantic search, and aggregation with visualizations directly into Nuix's legal review and eDiscovery solution. Each document now receives an automatic plain-language summary upon import, allowing reviewers to quickly parse lengthy contracts, complex attachments, and long email threads.