03:49 PM EDT, 09/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Propel Holdings ( PRLPF ) on Thursday it agreed to to acquire Stagemount, which does business as QuidMarket, a digital UK-based fintech lender specializing in credit for underserved consumers, for US$71 million and will pay for the acquisition with a $100 million bought-deal offering of subscription receipts. The existing management team at QuidMarket...

Scholastic Corp. ( SCHL ) reported first-quarter financial results after Thursday's closing bell. Here's a look at the details from the report.  The Details: Scholastic reported quarterly GAAP losses of $2.21 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate for losses of $2.48. Quarterly revenue of $237.2 million beat the analyst consensus estimate of $233.5 million. Book Fairs revenues were...

04:13 PM EDT, 09/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Social media platform X has requested permission from Brazil's Supreme Court to restart its services in the country, Reuters reported Thursday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. In late August, X was shut down in Brazil for not complying with court orders related to content moderation for hate speech and...

* Port of Tampa halts vessel traffic * Fuel terminals struggling to stay supplied * Fuel distributors warn customers of delays By Shariq Khan NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Fuel distributors in Florida were bracing for supply shortages as government officials issued dire warnings about strengthening hurricane Helene, which is forecast to make landfall in the state on Thursday...