08:32 AM EDT, 05/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- United Bankshares ( UBSI ) and Piedmont Bancorp have entered into a definitive merger agreement in which United will acquire Piedmont in an all-stock deal valued at $267 million, the companies said Friday. Under the agreement, United will purchase 100% of Piedmont's outstanding shares in exchange for common shares of United at a...

08:28 AM EDT, 05/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Ford Motor ( F ) said Friday it appointed Chief Financial Officer John Lawler as vice chair, effective in early June. Also, Sherry House will join Ford as vice president of finance next month as part of a plan to succeed Lawler as CFO in 2025, the company said. House was previously CFO...

08:18 AM EDT, 05/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding ( ZK ) said Friday it has priced its initial public offering of 21 million American depositary shares at $21 apiece with total gross proceeds of roughly $441 million. The company's American depositary shares, each representing 10 ordinary shares, will start trading under the ticker ZK on the New...

08:28 AM EDT, 05/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Arcadium Lithium ( ARLTF ) said on Friday that it submitted an application to Canadian securities regulatory authorities to cease to be a reporting issuer. The decision comes after the merger between Allkem Limited and Livent Corporation, which resulted in the creation of the company, was completed. If the application is approved, the...