Financial Disclosure

Allentown, Pa. – September 25, 2026 -- PPL Electric Utilities has been selected to receive up to $71.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to rebuild 29.3 miles of an existing 230-kilovolt transmission corridor under the Montour Grid Resilience and Advanced Reconductoring Project.

DOE Secretary Chris Wright joins officials to announce the SPARK Program award

The funding flows through DOE's Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPARK) Program, part of the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships initiative. Wright said the investment will help move more electricity across existing infrastructure and deliver lower-cost, more reliable power.

Boston – September 25, 2026 -- RS2 Healthcare Partners has completed an investment in KMM Group, a Hatboro, Pennsylvania-based precision contract manufacturer for the medical device industry, marking the Boston private equity firm's first new platform deal since narrowing its focus exclusively to lower middle-market healthcare investing.

RS2 names industry veteran J. Mark King as KMM's new CEO

J. Mark King, who brings more than 30 years of medical device industry experience, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of KMM. King previously served as President and CEO of Tegra Medical, a medical device contract manufacturer and former RS2 portfolio company, and has also acted as an advisor to KMM prior to the deal.

"I am honored and excited to continue building on KMM's momentum," King said, citing a long working history with RS2's principals.

New York – September 25, 2026 -- Climate Adaptive Infrastructure (CAI) has agreed to invest up to $268 million at the parent-company level into SMT Energy, a developer, owner and operator of battery energy storage systems, on top of $32 million CAI had already deployed into SMT assets.

CAI structures a parent-level equity partnership to fund SMT's U.S. storage buildout

The capital commitment, combined with tax equity and project-level debt, will finance the development, construction and operation of SMT Energy's battery storage portfolio across the United States. The platform spans distributed-generation and utility-scale battery storage as well as powered land projects aimed at reinforcing grid reliability.

Las Vegas – September 25, 2026 -- Global Fight League (OTC: GFLE) has signed a seven-figure binding Letter of Intent with investor Ryan Brockbank for the rights to own and operate the league's first independently owned franchise, marking its inaugural third-party ownership deal.

GFL secures non-refundable payment to fund Argentina proof-of-concept event

GFL has received and deposited a non-refundable initial payment toward the seven-figure purchase price, with the remaining balance due in 2027. The capital will help finance an international proof-of-concept event in Argentina during the fourth quarter of 2026, with further details expected in the coming week, as well as preparations for the league's first full season of competition in 2027.

Pleasanton, Calif. – – September 25, 2026 -- Aqua Medical, Inc. has closed a Series B financing round led by Nashville-based Relevance Ventures, with proceeds earmarked to complete its ongoing U.S. RESTORE-1 pilot study and prepare for a planned U.S. pivotal trial of its investigational diabetes procedure.

Series B capital targets completion of RESTORE-1 pilot and pivotal trial launch

The financing will fund the remaining stages of the RESTORE-1 pilot study, which is evaluating Aqua Medical's Proximal Intestinal Mucosal Ablation (PIMA) procedure for Type 2 diabetes under an FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption. The company said the round will also support operational preparations, including patient recruitment infrastructure, for a larger planned pivotal trial subject to regulatory authorization.

Vancouver – September 25, 2026 -- OceanaGold Corporation (TSX: OGC) (NYSE: OGC) reported new drill results from its Wharekirauponga project in New Zealand, including an intercept of 6.3 metres grading 97.2 g/t gold, among the highest-grade results returned to date at the deposit.

Sixteen new holes confirm high-grade continuity at Wharekirauponga's East Graben Vein

The 16 holes, completed since an September 25, 2026 update, targeted the East Graben (EG) Vein and adjacent Hanging Wall (HW) structures. Results included 8.5 m at 41.5 g/t gold from 399.0 metres depth, 9.6 m at 18.5 g/t gold from 401.0 metres, and 6.6 m at 24.0 g/t gold including a 1.2 m section at 107.7 g/t gold. The company said the intercepts extend the southern high-grade zone up-dip and along strike, an area currently outside reported reserves.

London and Boston – September 25, 2026 -- Basecamp Research has closed a $140 million oversubscribed Series C financing to train new EDEN foundation models and push a pipeline of AI-designed therapeutics toward clinical development.

S32 leads a syndicate spanning NVIDIA, Anthropic-adjacent backers and sovereign funds

The round was led by S32, with participation from NVIDIA, Menlo Ventures' Anthology Fund, Catalio Capital Management, European Tech Collective, Firebrand River Capital, Inception Fund, King Philanthropies, NATO Innovation Fund, PostScriptum, Redalpine, The Rockefeller Foundation, Singular, Sovereign AI and True Ventures. Andy Conrad, General Partner at S32 and former CEO of Google's Verily, joins Basecamp's Board of Directors.

Beijing – September 25, 2026 -- Cloopen Group Holding Limited (OTC: RAASY) shareholders approved a merger agreement that will take the Chinese cloud communications provider private, with approximately 99.98% of votes cast at an extraordinary general meeting backing the deal.

Shareholders clear merger with SpringX Holdings and related entities

The Merger Agreement involves SpringX Holdings Limited as Parent, AutumnX Holdings Limited as HoldCo, and SummerX Holdings Limited as Merger Sub, all exempted companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Under the structure, Merger Sub will merge into Cloopen pursuant to Part 16 of the Cayman Islands Companies Act, with Cloopen surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of HoldCo.

Miami – – September 25, 2026 -- Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIAX) announced that its futures commission merchant, Dorman Trading, has become a clearing member of The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization.

MIAX injects $40 million into its FCM, lifting adjusted net capital to $68 million

The capital increase, effective as of September 25, 2026, raises Dorman Trading's adjusted net capital to approximately $68 million. MIAX said the additional funding is intended to accelerate the FCM's growth strategy and expand its capacity to serve a broader client base.

Washington, D.C. – September 25, 2026 -- The Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) reported that its True Rate of Unemployment (TRU) fell 0.6 percentage points in August to 24.3%, down from 24.9% in July, partially reversing a four-month climb that began in March. The August reading still sits above January's 23.9%, following a 1.3-point rise between March and July. By contrast, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics headline unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% in August.

TRU Out of Population measure drops to 53.2%, tracking labor force participation gains

LISEP's TRU Out of the Population (TRU OOP)—which captures the share of the working-age population not functionally employed, including those who have exited the labor force—declined 0.6 percentage points to 53.2%. LISEP said the move aligns with the BLS-reported improvement in labor force participation.