VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF offers a diversified portfolio, with $1.89B in assets and a low 0.4% management fee. The fund's core holdings are baby bonds, mandatory convertibles, and fixed-rate preferreds, most trading below par with 6.8%-7.1% yields. Floating and fixed-to-floating rate securities provide higher yields but come with increased risk, making them suitable for risk-tolerant investors.

LOS ANGELES , Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with losses related to Fiserv, Inc. ("Fiserv" or the "Company") (NYSE: FI) have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit.

Shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store fell as much as 15% on Thursday after the restaurant chain came out with a new logo. The company removed the image of an old man leaning against a barrel from its logo, leaving just the words Cracker Barrel.

Zoom Communications raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, banking on hybrid work trends and the integration of artificial intelligence technology into its products, sending its shares up 4.5% in extended trading.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH, “Meritage” or the “Company”), the fifth-largest homebuilder in the U.S., today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share. This dividend is payable on September 30, 2025 to shareholders of record as of the close of trading on September 16, 2025.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascent Industries Co. (Nasdaq: ACNT) (“Ascent” or the “Company”), a specialty chemicals platform focused on the development, production, and distribution of tailored, performance-driven chemical solutions, will participate in the following upcoming investor events: 16th Annual Midwest Ideas Conference Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Location: Chicago, Illinois Presentation: 4:10 pm Central Time Webcast: Link 2025 Annual Gateway Conference Date: Wednesday, Septe.

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Alliance Bank today announced the grand opening of Serenity, a new residential project in South Los Angeles, supported in part by construction-to-permanent financing provided by Western Alliance's Affordable Housing Finance Group in partnership with R4 Capital Funding. Western Alliance invested $22.2 million in tax-exempt and taxable construction-to-permanent multifamily housing revenue bonds to finance the affordable, age-restricted, mixed-use residential proj.

The quantitative-trading firm revealed a 5.4% stake of nearly 20 million shares in CoreWeave.

Big Tech is dragging down the S&P 500, even as the broader universe of stocks in the index has been holding up so far this week.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $SNAP--SNAP Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Snap Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit with the Schall Law Firm.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced that it has asked Martin Makary, the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review the decision made by Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, the departing director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), days before her retirement that upholds an Office of Generic Drugs decision to approve two generic versions of Hetlioz®. In 2023, Vanda filed citizen petitions challenging the FDA's approval of two generic versions of Vanda's drug Hetlioz®.

I focus on companies with consistent annual dividend increases, signaling financial strength and reliable cash flow for long-term investors. This week's highlighted list features firms with an average dividend increase of 10.4% and a median dividend streak of 21 years. Goldman Sachs delivers a wonderful 33% increase and has become a total return story.

BENSALEM, Pa. , Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Howard G.

Workday stock wavered after the software maker reported second-quarter earnings that topped estimates and revenue edged by views.

LOS ANGELES , Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP announces that investors with losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ("Hims" or the "Company") (NYSE: HIMS). IF YOU SUFFERED A LOSS ON YOUR HIMS INVESTMENTS, CLICK HERE BEFORE AUGUST 25, 2025 (LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECURITIES FRAUD LAWSUIT What Is The Lawsuit About?

Shares of JinkoSolar (JKS -4.29%) fell hard on Thursday along with the rest of the solar sector, with Jinko down as much as 6.2% before recovering to a 4.3% decline on the day.

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MaxLinear announces new employee inducement equity award grants.

Dallas, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - August 21, 2025) - Cingulate Inc. (NASDAQ: CING): Stonegate Capital Partners updates their coverage on Cingulate Inc. (NASDAQ: CING). Cingulate reported 2Q25 results that highlight continued progress toward the commercial launch of its lead ADHD asset, CTx-1301.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased shares in KinderCare (NYSE: KLC) during its October 2024 initial public offering (IPO). The lawsuit alleges that the company made false and misleading statements in its IPO documents, failing to disclose significant risks related to the quality and safety of its childcare services.

Broad-based index now about 1.5% below record high; Walmart slips.