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Denarius Holding Commits $400M to Venezuela's CEMA Oil Field

Miami – – September 20, 2026 -- Denarius Holding Group Inc., a Florida-headquartered, U.S.-incorporated energy holding company, disclosed on September 16 a long-term investment to develop the CEMA Oil Field in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela, formerly known as the Petrokariña Oil Field.

Denarius structures the deal through a Venezuelan production-sharing contract

The investment flows through Denarius's principal partnership in Minerosol Group C.A., which has executed a Hydrocarbons Production Participation Contract (CPPH) with state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA). The company clarified that this agreement covers the CEMA field in eastern Venezuela and is separate from an existing Petrokariña Joint Venture operating in the west of the country.

Honey Badger PEA Shows Negative $22/oz Cost at PC Silver Mine

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Honey Badger PEA Shows Negative $22/oz Cost at PC Silver Mine

Vancouver, BC – September 20, 2026 -- Silver has run its sixth consecutive annual structural deficit, with spot prices assessed at $66.41 an ounce on August 31 after trading around $65 through mid-August. One layer beneath that price move, polymetallic deposits carrying zinc, lead and copper alongside silver are showing all-in sustaining costs that fall below zero once base metal by-product credits are subtracted, reshaping which projects get financed first.

Fed Hikes Rates to 4% as Boomers Dominate US Housing Market

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Fed Hikes Rates to 4% as Boomers Dominate US Housing Market

Pompano Beach, Fla. – – September 20, 2026 -- The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%, its first increase since 2023, defying President Trump's calls for lower rates.

Fed policymakers unanimously approve rate hike, signal more to come

The move came in response to inflation that picked up again last month. Fed officials also hinted at an additional rate increase before year-end.

Baby boomers control 42% of home purchases and 55% of home sales

Buyers aged 61 to 79 now represent the largest single demographic in both buying and selling activity nationwide. Because many boomers hold large or full equity in their current homes, they frequently pay cash for new purchases.

Eterna Regeneratives Raises Seed Funding for Keratin Enamel Repair Tech

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Eterna Regeneratives Raises Seed Funding for Keratin Enamel Repair Tech

London – September 20, 2026 -- UK biotech spin-out Eterna Regeneratives has closed a seed funding round led by Hoxton Ventures and The Venture Collective to commercialize a keratin-based material that regrows tooth enamel, targeting the $43 billion global oral care market.

King's College London spin-out moves from lab to commercial pipeline

Co-founded in 2024 by Khaled Eissa and Dr Sherif Elsharkawy, Eterna emerged from research led by Elsharkawy and PhD student Dr Sara Gamea that drew coverage from the BBC, Washington Post and Newsweek after demonstrating keratin's capacity to regrow damaged enamel. The seed round funds the shift from proof-of-concept research to real-world product development, according to Elsharkawy, the company's Chief Scientific Officer.

DarioHealth Signs New Jersey Health Plan Covering 1.5M Lives via Amwell

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DarioHealth Signs New Jersey Health Plan Covering 1.5M Lives via Amwell

New York – September 20, 2026 -- DarioHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: DRIO) has secured a new contract with one of New Jersey's largest health plans, covering approximately 1.5 million lives, through its channel partnership with Amwell. The program covering Dario's cardiometabolic suite and provider-backed care is expected to launch and begin generating revenue in the first quarter of 2027.

Amwell channel delivers third major state health plan in 12 months

The New Jersey deal follows previously secured contracts with major health insurers in Arizona and Florida, marking the third large state health plan Dario has signed through Amwell within the past year. The customer operates as an administrative services only (ASO) health plan, giving Dario access to a broad population of self-funded employer groups eligible to deploy its cardiometabolic solutions.

FirstEnergy PA Unit Launches $850M Note Exchange Offer

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FirstEnergy PA Unit Launches $850M Note Exchange Offer

Greensburg, Pa. – September 20, 2026 -- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company (FE PA), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has launched an exchange offer covering $850 million in outstanding senior notes, swapping unregistered debt for SEC-registered equivalents with identical terms.

Company to exchange $300 million and $550 million note tranches

The offer applies to up to $300 million aggregate principal of unregistered 4.150% Senior Notes due 2028 and up to $550 million of unregistered 4.550% Senior Notes due 2031. Holders will receive a like principal amount of registered New Notes carrying the same coupon and maturity terms.

Ara Partners Takes Majority Stake in Design Firm Bryden Wood

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Ara Partners Takes Majority Stake in Design Firm Bryden Wood

Boston – September 20, 2026 -- Ara Partners, a global private markets firm with roughly $8.2 billion in assets under management as of September 20, 2026, has acquired a majority interest in Bryden Wood, a London-headquartered strategy and integrated design consultancy employing 300 people across four European offices.

Deal deepens a multi-year industrial partnership

The transaction formalizes an existing relationship in which Bryden Wood supported design and capital strategy for several Ara portfolio decarbonization projects, including Sedron, Divert, Utility Global, BioVeritas and GIDARA Energy. Ara Partners, founded in 2017 and focused on decarbonizing the industrial economy, invests across Private Equity, Infrastructure and Energy strategies and operates from Houston, Boston, Dublin and Washington D.C.

Dualitas Signs Up to $1B Roche Deal for Bispecific Antibody Discovery

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Dualitas Signs Up to $1B Roche Deal for Bispecific Antibody Discovery

South San Francisco, Calif. – September 20, 2026 -- Dualitas Therapeutics has secured a research collaboration and license agreement with Roche worth up to $1 billion, including a $36.5 million upfront payment, to develop bispecific antibody therapeutics for immunology and inflammation diseases.

Dualitas will screen over 300,000 bispecific antibody combinations for Roche

Under the agreement, Dualitas will use its proprietary DualScreen Bispecific Discovery Engine to functionally screen more than 300,000 novel bispecific combinations, in what the company describes as one of the largest-scale bispecific discovery efforts undertaken. Roche will take over all subsequent preclinical development, regulatory, manufacturing and commercial activities for candidates that emerge from the collaboration.

Luca Mining to Acquire Agnico Eagle's El Barqueño Gold Project for Up to $60M

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Luca Mining to Acquire Agnico Eagle's El Barqueño Gold Project for Up to $60M

Guadalajara, Mexico – September 20, 2026 -- Luca Mining Corp. has agreed to acquire the El Barqueño gold-silver-copper property in Jalisco, Mexico from a subsidiary of Agnico Eagle in a deal that could total up to $60 million in cash and shares plus royalty consideration.

Deal structure ties payments to drilling and production milestones

Luca will pay $10 million on closing through the issuance of its common shares, followed by up to $30 million in contingent payments: $15 million three months after the first drilling program begins, and $15 million upon commercial production. A further $20 million is tied to output, paid at $5 million for every 100,000 gold-equivalent ounces produced, capped at 400,000 ounces. Agnico Eagle will also hold a 2.0% net smelter return royalty on areas with currently defined mineral resources, which Luca can halve to 1% for $12.5 million.

China Investor Sentiment Cools in Q3 Despite Corporate Profit Rebound

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China Investor Sentiment Cools in Q3 Despite Corporate Profit Rebound

Beijing – September 20, 2026 -- Investors in China's A-share market turned more cautious in the third quarter of 2026 even as corporate earnings began to recover, according to the latest CKGSB Investor Sentiment Survey covering the May-to-September 2026 period.

Investors cut return expectations and stock allocation plans

Only 58.6% of respondents expected A-share prices to rise, down 5.2 percentage points from April 2026. The expected rate of return fell 1.8 percentage points to negative 0.7%. Appetite for direct stock investment weakened sharply, with the net proportion of investors planning to increase stock holdings falling 7.3 percentage points to 10.7%; the equivalent figure for equity funds dropped 1.2 percentage points to 13.4%.