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IncubEx Closes Most Significant Capital Raise To Date With Distinguished Industry Investors For Environmental Markets Growth

Date 04/05/2021

IncubEx, Inc., a leading global product developer of exchange based environmental markets, is pleased to announce it has successfully closed its most significant capital raise to date of $11.8 million resulting in a post-money valuation of $161.8 million with support from distinguished industry leaders.

SEC Charges Under Armour Inc. With Disclosure Failures

Date 03/05/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged sports apparel manufacturer Under Armour Inc. with misleading investors as to the bases of its revenue growth and failing to disclose known uncertainties concerning its future revenue prospects. Under Armour has agreed to pay $9 million to settle the action.

MIAX Exchange Group - Options Markets - Option Classes To Be Added To The Penny Interval Program Beginning Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Date 03/05/2021

The following options classes will be included in the MIAX Exchange Groups' Penny Interval Program at the start of trading on Tuesday, May 4, 2021:

• Quantumscape Corp (Ticker: QS)
• Roblox Corp (Ticker: RBLX)

U.S. Department Of The Treasury Announces Marketable Borrowing Estimates

Date 03/05/2021

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of privately-held net marketable borrowing for the April - June 2021 and July - September 2021 quarters.

Community Development: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At The "2021 Just Economy Conference" Sponsored By The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Washington, D.C. (via webcast)

Date 03/05/2021

Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be with you today.

Together, over the past year, we have been making our way through a very difficult time. We are not out of the woods yet, but I am glad to say that we are now making real progress. While some countries are still suffering terribly in the grip of COVID-19, the economic outlook here in the United States has clearly brightened. Vaccination levels are rising. Fiscal and monetary policy are providing strong support. The economy is reopening, bringing stronger economic activity and job creation.

U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Economy Statement By Catherine Wolfram, Acting Assistant Secretary For Economy Policy, For The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee

Date 03/05/2021

Last week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis confirmed that the U.S. economy has now expanded for three consecutive quarters, after the pandemic caused GDP to plummet 19.2 percent at an annual rate in the first half of 2020.  In the first quarter of 2021, economic growth was bolstered by two additional rounds of Economic Impact Payments (EIPs), extensive vaccination of the population, the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, and continuing progress reopening the economy.  Indeed, significant progress has been made in revitalizing many sectors, and the economy has proven its resilience in the face of multiple headwinds.  Nonetheless, a full recovery continues to depend upon vaccinating enough of the population for effective herd immunity and ensuring individuals and businesses can thrive, despite the challenges posed by the global pandemic.

MGEX Reports The Second Best Month In History

Date 03/05/2021

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports that April 2021 closed as the second best month in Exchange history with a grand total of 322,207 contracts traded. This past month was the best April in history, beating the previous record holder April 2018 by over 50,000 contracts.

BOX Options Market Reminder: SOLA® TCP Unicast High Speed Vendor Feed (“HSVF”) Decommission

Date 03/05/2021

BOX Options Market LLC (“BOX”) previously distributed IC-2021-02 to announce the decommissioning of the SOLA® TCP Unicast High Speed Vendor Feed (“HSVF”).

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Issues Best Practice Guidance For Prospectus Filings

Date 03/05/2021

The Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) has seen a significant number of confidential prospectus pre-files submitted in recent months and is providing best practice guidance to issuers to assist in their capital raising efforts.

Federal Reserve: The April 2021 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey On Bank Lending Practices

Date 03/05/2021

The April 2021 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months, which generally correspond to the first quarter of 2021.