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Glastonbury, Conn. – September 29, 2026 -- Symmetry Partners has launched the Symmetry Panoramic International Country Momentum ETF (Ticker: ICMO), a rules-based fund that rotates capital toward international countries and regions showing the strongest relative momentum within the MSCI ACWI ex-US universe.

Top-performing countries have averaged nearly 27% annual returns over 15 years

According to Morningstar Direct data through August 25, 2026, the 13 best-performing countries over the trailing 15-year period generated average annual returns of almost 27%, based on MSCI indices. Symmetry cites this dispersion as the rationale for a momentum-driven allocation model targeting shifting country leadership rather than static regional weights.

Toronto – September 29, 2026 -- Jaguar Uranium Corp. (NYSE American: JAGU) has secured Environmental Impact Assessment approval from Chubut Province's Ministry of Environment for the La Rosada prospect, unlocking exploration rights across 59,895.3 hectares in Argentina.

Approval covers a quarter of the entire Laguna Salada project

The permit authorizes exploration activities across six properties totaling 59,895.3 hectares -- approximately 25% of the 230,000-hectare Laguna Salada uranium-vanadium project, the largest single component of the district-scale portfolio to date.

La Rosada sits 45 kilometers from a prospect already cleared this year

The newly permitted zone lies 45 kilometers northeast of the Guanaco prospect, which received its own EIA approval on March 2, 2026, extending Jaguar's cleared exploration footprint within the same project area.

Charlotte, N.C. – September 29, 2026 -- JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) has entered into a commitment and consent letter with a significant group of lenders and noteholders to extend the maturities of its 4.875% Senior Notes due 2027 and its 2028 Term Loans to 2031, while raising $135 million in new money debt financing.

Nearly all 2027 noteholders and most 2028 lenders back the deal

The agreement covers approximately 94.5% of the 2027 Notes and approximately 72.2% of the 2028 Term Loans. Under the arrangement, the existing debt will be refinanced and/or exchanged for new first-lien debt maturing in 2031.

Exchange offers to launch within weeks

JELD-WEN said it intends to commence exchange offers to holders of the 2027 Notes and 2028 Term Loans in the coming weeks to implement the transactions.

Delray Beach – September 29, 2026 -- The global UV stabilizers market is projected to grow from $2.86 billion in 2026 to $3.99 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 6.91%, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Asia Pacific commanded 37.2% of global value in 2025

Asia Pacific led the UV stabilizers market in 2025 with a 37.2% share by value, driven by regional polymer processing capacity and industrial expansion. North America ranked second, supported by established polymer processing infrastructure and stringent performance requirements for materials exposed to outdoor conditions.

New York – September 29, 2026 -- Burford Capital has released its latest Burford Quarterly, revealing that cost has become the leading factor UK general counsel and law firms weigh when deciding whether to pursue disputes, ahead of legal merits alone.

Cost overtakes legal merit as top litigation driver, new research shows

The research, conducted with The Lawyer, surveyed UK GCs and law firms on 2026 litigation trends and found commercial considerations increasingly shape whether cases proceed. Legal finance is emerging as an established tool for managing both capital and risk in dispute decisions, according to the findings.

Fairfax, Va. – September 29, 2026 -- CGI Federal Inc. has launched an AI Agent Catalog developed with Amazon Web Services, offering thousands of curated agentic AI use cases to help U.S. federal agencies automate cyber defense, fraud detection, benefits processing and back-office operations.

Catalog targets scalable, enterprise-wide agentic AI deployment

The offering provides tooling to generate self-directed agents capable of navigating secure federal environments while meeting government security, governance and compliance requirements. CGI Federal says the goal is to move agencies beyond isolated pilot programs toward mission-specific agent deployment at scale.

Detroit – September 29, 2026 -- Benzinga and TradingView have integrated Benzinga's Analyst Insights product into TradingView's platform, giving the charting network's global trader base direct access to summarized sell-side research alongside its existing technical tools.

Analyst Insights converts dense sell-side reports into plain-language summaries

The product translates institutional analyst commentary on rating changes, price targets, and outlook shifts into concise takeaways, addressing what Benzinga describes as a longstanding accessibility gap between professional research and retail-facing trading tools.

Integration places research alongside TradingView's charting and community features

TradingView users can now cross-reference analyst commentary directly within the charts, technical indicators, and social feeds they already use, rather than switching between institutional research channels and trading interfaces.

Syracuse, N.Y. – September 29, 2026 -- Leslie Jemiolo, Director of Partner Marketing at MarketDesign Consulting Inc., has been named a finalist for CRN's 2026 Women of the Year Awards in the Solution Provider category.

CRN recognizes Jemiolo for building partner ecosystems across telecom, solution provider and manufacturing sectors.

Her nomination cites decades of channel experience translating vendor-partner relationships into measurable business growth, according to the announcement from MarketDesign Consulting Inc.

Atlanta – September 29, 2026 -- Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) has shipped its 1 millionth 1.8GHz amplifier, marking a manufacturing milestone unveiled this week at SCTE TechExpo 2026 in Atlanta. The company is showcasing the achievement alongside new AI-driven network management tools and the public debut of its QuantumWave tunable transport module at booth #H1448 through October 2.

AOI marks 25-plus years of HFC amplifier production with 1 millionth unit shipped

The milestone traces back to 1997, when AOI began building HFC amplifiers under the GainMaker platform as an ODM partner for industry vendors. The company consolidated that manufacturing legacy under the Quantum Bandwidth brand in 2023, pairing hardware with predictive software for autonomous network operations. A functioning golden Quantum 18 HGD amplifier is on display at the booth to mark the occasion.

Tefen, Israel – September 29, 2026 -- StePacPPC has launched a patent-pending resealable pouch that extends the shelf life of moisture-sensitive cucumbers to 16 days by combining modified atmosphere, humidity control, and condensation management in a single package.

Xgo PAZ pouch solves a longstanding packaging trade-off for cucumbers

Traditional laminated stand-up pouches restrict water vapor transmission, trapping moisture that accelerates microbial decay in cucumbers. Packers have historically countered this by macro-perforating the film, but that sacrifices modified atmosphere protection, speeds dehydration, and still allows condensation to form. StePacPPC's Xgo pouch integrates three functions -- modified atmosphere, modified humidity, and condensation control -- into one film structure, according to CTO Gary Ward.