04:22 PM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Franklin Resources ( BEN ) said Friday that preliminary assets under management decreased to $1.576 trillion in December from $1.653 trillion in November. The decrease reflected the impact of negative markets and long-term net outflows of $18.9 billion, inclusive of $38.0 billion of long-term net outflows at Western Asset Management and reinvested distributions...

04:23 PM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Sage Potash ( SGPTF ) on Friday reported an previously announced equipment-purchase transaction will now be carried out through an alternative equipment-leaseback arrangement. The company said a leaseback is more financially beneficial than the direct-purchase transaction with a subsidiary of International Process Plants (IPP). The $500,000 cash deposit will be refunded to the...

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms ( META ) and Amazon.com ( AMZN ) are winding down diversity programs ahead of Republican Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency, amid growing conservative opposition to such initiatives. Some of America's biggest businesses have been scaling back their diversity initiatives, years after pushing for more inclusive policies in the wake...

04:26 PM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- UMB Financial ( UMBF ) was cleared by the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to acquire Denver-based Heartland Financial USA ( HTLF ) , the final regulatory hurdles needed for the deal to move forward, the bank companies said Friday. The bank companies announced the proposed...