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Juno Beach, Fla. – September 12, 2026 -- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) confirmed that senior management will hold a series of investor meetings through September and into early October to discuss long-term growth-rate expectations for the company.

Management to brief investors on multi-year growth trajectory

The Juno Beach, Florida-based utility holding company said the meetings will cover its long-term growth outlook, with updated presentation materials made available to investors and other interested parties through its corporate website.

Dubai – September 12, 2026 -- The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has confirmed the program for the inaugural Dubai Future Finance Week, set to run from November 2 to 6, 2026, gathering more than 850 speakers across over 85 events.

DIFC consolidates six financial verticals under one platform

The week-long program is structured around 12 flagship forums held across 14 stages throughout Dubai, under the theme "Finance Reimagined: Where Innovation Meets Policy and Purpose." The agenda spans six focus areas: FinTech, Tokenisation, Islamic Finance, Family Wealth, Sustainable Finance and Private Capital.

Newtown Square, Pa. – September 12, 2026 -- Empowered Funds, LLC will liquidate two emerging-market exchange-traded funds on or about September 28, 2026, closing out the Sophus Capital Emerging Market ETF (NASDAQ: EMEM) and the Sophus Capital Emerging Market Small Cap ETF (NASDAQ: EMSC).

Two emerging-market ETFs will stop trading on NASDAQ September 25, 2026

Both funds will cease trading and close to new purchases immediately after the close of regular trading on September 25, 2026. Empowered Funds, doing business as ETF Architect, confirmed the funds will no longer accept creation or redemption orders after that date. Shareholders can sell holdings ahead of the liquidation date, though customary brokerage charges apply and the company warned that a liquid market for the shares during this window is not guaranteed. In the run-up to liquidation, the funds may hold elevated cash positions and deviate from their stated investment strategies.

New York – September 12, 2026 -- Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) said five of its Texas data center projects have received conditional classifications under the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Batch Zero large load interconnection process, covering approximately 4.2 gigawatts (GW) of gross power capacity.

ERCOT splits Galaxy's projects into base load and studied load categories

Lincoln, Nebraska – September 12, 2026 -- Nelnet Government Services said its ADA Web Accessibility Consulting services are now listed on Civic Marketplace, letting state and local agencies procure compliance work without issuing a new request for proposal ahead of Department of Justice deadlines set for April 2027 and April 2028.

Cooperative contract removes the RFP bottleneck for public agencies

Nelnet's services were awarded through the Alliance for Innovation (AFI) cooperative purchasing program, meaning they have already been competitively solicited under public procurement rules. Listing on Civic Marketplace lets eligible cities, counties, school districts, and other public agencies access Nelnet's pre-negotiated pricing directly, cutting a process that typically consumes about a year down to an immediate purchase.

Grand Rapids, Mich. – – September 12, 2026 -- Shoulder Innovations, Inc. (NYSE: SI) has settled all outstanding patent litigation with Catalyst OrthoScience Inc., ending a legal dispute between the two shoulder-implant makers under confidential terms.

Shoulder Innovations resolves patent dispute with Catalyst OrthoScience under sealed terms

The settlement agreement closes all pending patent claims between Shoulder Innovations and Catalyst OrthoScience without disclosing financial or licensing terms.

CEO Rob Ball says the deal protects intellectual property tied to shoulder arthroplasty innovation

"We are pleased to have reached a resolution with Catalyst that provides an agreeable solution to this patent dispute," said Rob Ball, CEO of Shoulder Innovations. He said protecting intellectual property remains fundamental to ensuring continued investment benefits stakeholders, including surgeons and patients.

Irvine, Calif. – September 12, 2026 -- WNC & Associates, Inc. has closed a $66.3 million affordable housing fund in California, its 23rd consecutive state-focused vehicle for institutional investors, as the family-owned firm marks 55 years of operations.

Fund CA23 finances six new-construction properties totaling 650 homes

WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund X California Series 23, L.P. will help four developers complete projects across Los Angeles, San Benito, and San Diego counties. All six properties target families using 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, with 25 units backed by Section 8 rental assistance vouchers.

WNC's 23 California funds have raised nearly $1.5 billion since inception

The consecutive fund series has supported 161 affordable housing properties representing 15,573 homes and $4.2 billion in total development costs, spanning 34 counties across urban, suburban, and rural communities in the state.

Yokohama – September 12, 2026 -- Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. and its group companies have secured validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

SBTi confirms Panasonic Automotive's emissions targets meet Paris Agreement 1.5°C threshold

The Yokohama-based Tier 1 automotive supplier, led by President Masashi Nagayasu, received the validation from SBTi, a body jointly operated by CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute, and the World Wide Fund for Nature. The initiative certifies corporate GHG reduction plans against Paris Agreement benchmarks.

Vancouver – – September 12, 2026 -- RUA GOLD Inc. (OTCQX: NZAUF) (TSX: RUA) (NZX: RGI) reported its highest-grade drill results to date at the Auld Creek gold-antimony project in New Zealand's Reefton Goldfield, with hole ACDDH119 returning 0.6 metres grading 82.9 grams per tonne gold and 24.80% antimony. The results land as Western governments race to replace Chinese antimony supply, a metal Future Market Insights values at roughly US$2.5 billion globally in 2026, rising to about US$4.5 billion by 2036 at a 6.2% compound annual growth rate.

Waxahachie, Texas – September 12, 2026 -- Americase International said Mike Pagel, Principal Consultant with its HazMat Safety Consulting subsidiary, contributed dangerous goods and regulatory expertise to a January 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) white paper setting safety requirements for energy storage systems (ESS) deployed in data centers amid rising AI and high-performance computing power demands.

OCP guidance targets battery risks from rack-level backups to large-scale storage

The white paper, Requirements for Energy Storage Systems Used in Data Centers, covers configurations ranging from rack-level battery backup units and centralized uninterruptible power supply systems to larger battery energy storage systems (BESS). It addresses battery chemistry, testing, fire protection, transportation, emergency response and end-of-life management for lithium-ion, nickel-zinc, lead-acid, sodium-ion and supercapacitor systems.