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Northview Residential REIT Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results With Steady Revenue Growth Amid Expense Pressures

NotfordistributiontoU.S.newswireservicesorfordisseminationintheUnited States. CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northview Residential REIT ("Northview” or the "REIT”) (NRR.UN - TSX), today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. Q22026 HIGHLIGHTS FFOperUnit - $0.52 FFO per unit, excluding insurance proceeds, was supported by steady Same Door NOI and interest savings.SteadySameDoorNOI - Same door NOI was $40.9 million as Same Door revenue gr

Penrose Growth Expands Next-Generation Value Creation Platform After Generating More Than $70MM in Incremental Revenue

Operator-led firm combines full-funnel growth execution, AI and technology implementation, outcome guarantees, and performance-aligned economics for residential and commercial service businesses Since 2020, Ariel Construction has earned the trust of commercial clients across New York, Texas, and South Florida with reliable budgets, dependable timelines, and a single point of contact from start to finish.Miami, FLORIDA, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Penrose Growth, a value creation firm focus

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UK officials fear Burnham’s fiscal flexibility could unsettle bond markets

Zelenskyy arrives in Serbia for first visit since war

BELGRADE, Serbia — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday began his first official visit to Serbia to discuss security with a rare European country still closely allied with Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Welcomed at Belgrade airport by Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic, Zelenskyy had dinner with Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic. "We will discuss expanding economic ties between our countries, relations with the European Union, other areas that can benefit our na

EU tells Meta, TikTok to boost monitoring, fact-checking

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU's tech chief called on Meta and TikTok to "act decisively" to stem disinformation at times of crisis, saying the European Commission held talks with both platforms Friday following last week's Ceuta migrant surge. A wave of social media disinformation is believed to have played a large part in the deadly rush of tens of thousands of men, women and children into Spain's north African territory, after a rumor that the Ceuta border was open spread on social media. "

Bugtraq Is Back: The Original Full Disclosure Mailing List Is Live Again

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At DEF CON 34 in Las Vegas, security researcher Jonathan Brossard, known in the community as endrazine, announced the rebirth of the original Bugtraq mailing list. Established in 1993, Bugtraq is the original mailing list where cybersecurity vulnerabilities, mitigations, and cutting-edge techniques have been discussed at scale. With over 120,000 references from the NVD/CVE database, Bugtraq and its associated website securityfocus.com a

Westhaven Announces Grant of Incentive Stock Options

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WHN) (OTCQB: WTHVF) (FRA: 1W5) ("Westhaven” or the "Company”) announces that, pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Stock Option Plan approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held June 24, 2026 the Company has granted a total of 300,000 incentive stock options to Officers of the Company. The stock options are exercisable to acquire one common share of Westhaven at $0.375 per share and can b

Allied Gold Announces Voting Results From Annual Meeting of Shareholders

TORONTO, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allied Gold Corporation (TSX: AAUC, NYSE: AAUC) herein announces the results of the votes cast at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company held today for the election of directors, and the appointment of auditors. Detailed results of the votes are presented below. Voting results for the election of directors are as follows: Votes By Poll Outcome of VoteVotes ForVotes Withheld(1) John BeardsworthCarried67,520,952 (90.73%) 6,899,449 (9.27%) (2) J

MARKSMEN ANNOUNCES PROPOSED PRIVATE PLACEMENT

CALGARY, ALBERTA, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marksmen Energy Inc. ("Marksmen” or the "Company”) is a junior oil and gas company in Alberta, Canada and is pleased to announce that it plans to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to 10,000,000 common shares of Marksmen ("Common Shares”) at a price of $0.12 per Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds of up to a maximum of $1,200,000 plus an over allotment option at the discretion of the Company of up to $180,000 (the "Offering”)

FitzWalter Capital Selected as Successful Bidder for Mohawk Day Camp

NEW YORK, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FitzWalter Capital Partners ("FitzWalter") is pleased to confirm that it has been selected as the successful bidder for Mohawk Day Camp & Mohawk Country Day School ("Mohawk") in White Plains, New York, as part of the court-supervised sale process for SIMAD Holdings Ltd. and its affiliated debtors. The selection was disclosed on the public court docket on August 4, 2026. The sale remains subject to approval by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the

Nova Leap Health Corp. Posts Record Q2 2026 Revenue, Income from Operating Activities and Adjusted EBITDA

NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NOVA LEAP HEALTH CORP. (TSXV: NLH) ("Nova Leap” or "the Company”), a growing provider of home-based and community care services in North America, is pleased to announce the release of financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. All amounts are in United States dollars unless otherwise specified. Nova Leap Q2 2026 Financial Results Financial r

Newcore Gold Files Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report for the Enchi Gold Project, Ghana

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newcore Gold Ltd. ("Newcore" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NCAU, OTCQX: NCAUF) is pleased to announce that it has filed the technical report supporting the Pre-Feasibility Study ("PFS" or the "Study") for the Company’s Enchi Gold Project ("Enchi" or the "Project") in Ghana. The technical report, titled "Enchi Gold Project, Pre-Feasibility Study, NI 43-101 Technical Report”, was prepared by Lycopodium (Americas) Limited of Mississauga, On

Univest Securities, LLC Announces Closing of $1.05 Million Registered Direct Offering for its Client YXT.COM GROUP HOLDING Ltd (NASDAQ: YXT)

New York, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Univest Securities, LLC ("Univest”), a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a full-service investment bank and securities broker-dealer firm based in New York, today announced the closing of a registered direct offering (the "Offering”) of approximately $1.05 million for its client YXT.COM GROUP HOLDING Ltd ("YXT.com" or the "Company"), a China-based provider of AI-enabled enterprise productivity solutions. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement

Ashland board authorizes quarterly dividend

WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend will be payable on September 15, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2026. As of July 31, 2026, there were 45,805,711 shares of Ashland common stock outstanding. About Ashland Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a global additives and specialty ingredients com

Check-Cap Announces Reverse Share Split

ISFIYA, Israel, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Check-Cap Ltd. ("Check-Cap” or the "Company”) (NASDAQ: MBAI) today announced a 1-for-7 reverse share split (the "Reverse Share Split”) of the Company’s ordinary shares. The Company’s Board of Directors approved the Reverse Share Split on July 31, 2026, and the Company obtained shareholder approval for the Reverse Share Split at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on November 14, 2025. The Company’s ordinary shares will continue to tra

U.S. plans $1 billion security aid package for Colombia

Ukraine agrees to avoid targeting some tankers and Black Sea oil infrastructure

U.S. expects Strait of Hormuz deal soon as Sunni powers sign defense pact

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Debt-to-GDP ratio hits 22-year high in June

The share of national government debt to gross domestic product (GDP) breached a 22-year high of 66 percent as of end-June, raising concerns that weak growth and sluggish investment could complicate efforts to pare down the country’s debt stock.

DMCI Holdings profit climbs 26 percent in 1st half

Record-high contribution from nickel mining and significantly narrower losses from the cement business bolstered first-half earnings of the Consunji family’s DMCI Holdings Inc.

Dollar reserves slip to 18-month low

The country’s dollar reserves fell to their lowest level in 18 months as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s foreign exchange operations and government withdrawals outweighed gains from higher gold valuations.

GDP slows to 2.3 percent, weakest in 5 years

The Philippine economy grew at its slowest pace in five years to 2.3 percent in the second quarter as the Middle East conflict kept household consumption subdued while an infrastructure scandal curbed investments and public construction, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.