Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Tuesday announced fines of more than $100 million for around a dozen broker-dealers and investment advisers to resolve allegations they failed to preserve electronic communications, the latest group to be penalized for so-called off-channel messaging in the financial sector. The firms included Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Invesco Distributors Inc and the Canadian Imperial...

MEXICO CITY, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. construction firm Vulcan Materials ( VMC ) said on Tuesday it planned to defend itself using all available legal avenues after Mexico turned land that contains a company-run quarry and port on the Riviera Maya into a nature reserve. Vulcan called the move a new violation of Mexico's commitments to regional trade agreements,...

10:38 AM EDT, 09/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals ( AUPH ) said Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved voclosporin in combination with mycophenolate mofetil to treat lupus nephritis. The approval is based on efficacy and safety data of voclosporin, which is available in the US under the brand name Lupkynis, Aurinia said Tuesday in a statement. The...

10:32 AM EDT, 09/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Cerence ( CRNC ) said Tuesday it partnered with Tuya ( TUYA ) to provide its multilingual text-to-speech for Tuya's ( TUYA ) cloud developer platform designed for two-wheeled vehicles, including motorcycles and e-bikes. The move will help riders request and hear via voice real-time riding speed, riding time, battery information, phone and...