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BET and CBS News Present New Primetime News Special, “An Hour With President Obama” Premiering Tuesday, November 17 at 8 PM ET/PT

BET and CBS News Present New Primetime News Special, “An Hour With President Obama” Premiering Tuesday, November 17 at 8 PM ET/PT

Premiering on the Same Day of Mr. Obama’s Book Release, A Promised Land, the Special Will Feature His First Interviews After the Election With “CBS THIS MORNING’s” Gayle King and “60 MINUTES’” Scott Pelley, Candidly Reflecting on His Presidency and the Key Events and People Who Shaped It

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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Today, BET announced an exclusive news special with former President Barack Obama airing Tuesday, November 17, at 8 PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her. “AN HOUR WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA” features Mr. Obama’s first on-camera sit-down interviews with “CBS THIS MORNING’S” Gayle King and “60 MINUTES”’ Scott Pelley following the election of his former vice president and now President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris. The special, hosted by Gayle King, marks the launch of his new memoir, A Promised Land, which releases Tuesday, November 17, and features his thoughts on his political ascent and presidency. The interviews first aired in full on CBS News on “CBS SUNDAY MORNING” and “60 MINUTES,” and excerpts from it will air in the new one-hour BET special. From his improbable odyssey as a young man searching for his identity to shattering immeasurable barriers as the first African American president, securing passage of the Affordable Care Act, to being commander in chief and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making, to the fight for racial justice for Black Americans, and President Donald Trump. No topic was off-limits.

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Former President Barack Obama Talks With "CBS THIS MORNING'S" Gayle King in His First Broadcast Television Interview About His New Memoir, A Promised Land. "AN HOUR WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA" PREMIERES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT 8 PM ET/PT ON BET & BET Her (Photo Credit: Lazarus Baptiste/CBS News)

Former President Barack Obama Talks With “CBS THIS MORNING’S” Gayle King in His First Broadcast Television Interview About His New Memoir, A Promised Land. “AN HOUR WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA” PREMIERES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT 8 PM ET/PT ON BET & BET Her (Photo Credit: Lazarus Baptiste/CBS News)

Below is a fast transcript of the segment. Please credit “CBS SUNDAY MORNING.”

GAYLE KING: Donald Trump often raises eyebrows when he says he’s done more for Black America and people of color (LAUGH)…

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Yes. People– it does raise eyebrows, you are—

GAYLE KING: Yeah. (LAUGH)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: –correct. (LAUGH)

Donald Trump: I have done more for the African-American community than any president since Abraham Lincoln.

GAYLE KING: What do you think when you hear that? Do you take that as an insult to you or—

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: No. I– I mean, I– l–

GAYLE KING: –the work that you’ve done–

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: –I– I think it’s fair to say that– there are many things he says that I do not take– personally or seriously– although I think they can often be destructive and harmful.

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More clips from “CBS SUNDAY MORNING” available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2dy6fj807pn5tem/AAD2UcEbIjo0k6bjn29L4LRya?dl=0

Below is a fast transcript of the segment from “60 MINUTES.”

SCOTT PELLEY: Did you watch the video of George Floyd’s strangulation?

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Of course. It was heartbreaking. Very rarely, though did you see it so viscerally and over a stretch of time where the humanity of the victim is so apparent, the pain and the vulnerability of someone so clear. And it was, I think, a moment in which America for a brief moment came face to face with a reality that African Americans in this country I think had understood for quite some time. And I was heartened and inspired by the galvanizing effect that it had on the country as a whole. The fact that it wasn’t just Black people. It wasn’t just some, quote/unquote, “liberals” who were appalled by it, reacted to it, and eventually marched. But it was everybody. And it was a small first step in the kind of reckoning with our past and our present that so often we avoid.

SCOTT PELLEY: But Mr. President, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, why is this injustice never overcome?

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Well, it, for a couple of reasons. One is that we have a criminal justice system in which we ask oftentimes very young, oftentimes not-very-well-trained officers to go into communities and just keep a lid on things. And, you know, we don’t try to get at some of the underlying causes for chronic poverty. So if we’re going to actually solve this problem, there are some specific things we can do to make sure that our contracts with police officers don’t completely insulate them when they do something wrong, putting money into budgets for training these police officers more effectively, teaching police officers not to escalate but to de-escalate. But it’s important for us not to let ourselves off the hook and think this is just a police problem, because those shootings, that devaluation of life is part and parcel with a legacy of discrimination, and Jim Crow, and segregation that we’re all responsible for. And if we’re going to actually put an end to racial bias in the criminal justice system, then we’re going to have to work on doing something about racial bias in corporate America and bias in where people can buy homes. And that is a larger project in which all of the good news is all of us can take some responsibility. We– we can all do better on this front than we’ve been doing.

Video clips from “60 MINUTES” interview are available here:

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ABOUT BET

BET, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIACA, VIAC), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel is in 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, sub-Saharan Africa and France. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions including BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET HER, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American Woman; BET Music Networks – BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.

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Former President Barack Obama speaks to Scott Pelley in a “60 MINUTES” interview conducted at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. “AN HOUR WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA” PREMIERES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT 8 PM ET/PT ON BET & BET HER. (Photo Credit: Eric Kerchner for CBSNews/60 MINUTES)
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Former President Barack Obama Talks With “CBS THIS MORNING’S” Gayle King in His First Broadcast Television Interview About His New Memoir, A Promised Land. “AN HOUR WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA” PREMIERES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT 8 PM ET/PT ON BET & BET Her (Photo Credit: Lazarus Baptiste/CBS News)
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PSEG Long Island Continues to Raise Awareness During Utility Scam Awareness Week

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UNIONDALE, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PSEG Long Island will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize the fifth annual Utility Scam Awareness Week Nov. 16 -20. National Scam Awareness Week is an advocacy and awareness campaign focused on educating customers and exposing the tactics used by scammers.

“This year has presented many challenges, and scammers prey on us when we are distracted,” said Rick Walden, vice president of Customer Services, PSEG Long Island. “More than 5,400 scam calls have been reported to PSEG Long Island this year. We participate in the UUAS awareness campaign to educate and help decrease the number of customers that fall victim to the scammers.”

Signs of potential scam activity:   

  • Threat to disconnect: Scammers may aggressively tell the customer their utility bill is past due and service will be disconnected if a payment is not made – usually within an hour.

  • Request for immediate payment: Scammers may instruct the customer to use cash or purchase a prepaid card, a gift card or even Bitcoin, and then to call them back — supposedly to make a phone payment to the utility company, or to receive instructions for an in-person meeting, supposedly at a utility customer center. Many times after the customer makes the first payment, the scammer will call back to ask for the payment to be resubmitted due to an error with the amount. The scammer refers to a new amount is and claims that the original payment will be refunded. Sometimes they will call a third time to say the payment did not go through and to resubmit again.

  • In person-demands: Scammers may arrive at a home or business, flash a fake ID and/or claim to be a utility collection representative. The impostors may wear “uniforms” or affix false company signs to their vehicles. The scammers generally ask for personal information, which real utility representatives do not do, or offer bogus discounts.

  • Request for card information: If a customer calls back with requested information, the caller asks the customer for the prepaid card’s number or gift-card PIN, which grants the scammer instant access to the card’s funds, and the victim’s money is gone.

  • Priority Meter Installs: Recent phone scams reported to PSEG Long Island include demands for payment for past-due bills or requiring a deposit for a priority meter installation. PSEG Long Island does not require a deposit for meter installations. Often scammers will threaten to disconnect electric service if payment is not made immediately. These scammers often demand payment through a pre-paid card (e.g. Green Dot Money Pak, Vanilla Reload Card) or bitcoin. If the victim takes the bait, the scammer provides a telephone number where a fake representative requests additional information that completes the fraudulent transaction.

“Customers need to be on high alert as we continue to see impostor utility scams rise across North America,” said UUAS Executive Director Monica Martinez. “Scammers demand money or personal information on the spot—usually with threatening language—and indicate that service will be disconnected immediately. Anyone and everyone, from senior households to small business owners, is at risk of being targeted.”

Protect yourself against scams:

Be alert to the telltale sign of a scam: someone asking by telephone or email for payment in pre-paid debit cards or a MoneyGram transfer, or to send money to an out-of-state address. Never arrange payment or divulge account or personal information, including Social Security numbers or debit or credit card information, over the telephone unless you are certain you are speaking to a PSEG Long Island representative.

Customers should also know what PSEG Long Island will and won’t discuss over the phone. A genuine PSEG Long Island representative will ask to speak to the Customer of Record. If that person is available, the representative will explain why they are calling and provide the account name, address and current balance. If the person on the phone does not provide the correct information, it is likely the customer is not speaking with a PSEG Long Island representative.

If the Customer of Record is not available, the PSEG Long Island representative will not discuss the account at all and ask that a message be left for the Customer of Record to call 1-800-490-0025.

If a customer has doubts about the legitimacy of a call or an email — especially one in which payment is requested — call the company directly at 1-800-490-0025.

PSEG Long Island is a member of the UUAS collaborative. UUAS, a consortium of more than 145 U.S. and Canadian electric, water, and natural gas utilities and their respective trade associations, has helped to create awareness of common and new scam tactics and to cease operations of nearly 5,000 toll-free numbers used against utility customers by scammers.

For more information on various payment scams reported in the PSEG Long Island service area and around the country, visit https://www.psegliny.com/myaccount/customersupport/scamsandfraud.


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AVANGRID Appoints Kim Harriman as Vice President State Government & Public Affairs

AVANGRID Appoints Kim Harriman as Vice President State Government & Public Affairs

ORANGE, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company, announced today the appointment of Kim Harriman to the role of Vice President, State Government and Public Affairs. In this role, Harriman will be responsible for developing and leading state public policy strategy for the Company and coordinating design of the Company’s policy positions and strategies to support business objectives and drive favorable policy and regulatory outcomes.

“As we work with states to help meet aggressive climate goals and build the grid of the future, Kim will play an important role in enabling AVANGRID and our operating companies to be the leader in the energy transition,” said Deputy CEO and President of AVANGRID, Robert Kump. “Kim’s extensive public policy and government affairs experience in the energy sector will be an asset to AVANGRID as we pursue our ESG+F objectives by embracing and developing innovative energy solutions to transform and enhance the economic, social and environmental value we deliver to our customers, employees, partners and shareholders.”

Prior to joining AVANGRID, Harriman served as Senior Vice President for Public and Regulatory Affairs at the New York Power Authority (NYPA). At NYPA she led advocacy before the New York Public Service Commission and the New York Independent System Operator, and managed local and state elected affairs and community engagement for NYPA and the New York State Canal Corporation, a subsidiary of NYPA. Prior to NYPA, Harriman held key leadership roles at the New York Public Service Commission focusing on key energy policy initiatives and legislative engagement. She also served as Senior Counsel to the Moreland Commission on Utility Storm Preparation and Response for Governor Cuomo, and she continued to advise the administration on utility storm response matters after joining NYPA.

Harriman’s appointment is effective December 14. She will report to Kump.

About AVANGRID: AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) is a leading, sustainable energy company with approximately $36 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states. With headquarters in Orange, Connecticut, AVANGRID has two primary lines of business: Avangrid Networks and Avangrid Renewables. Avangrid Networks owns eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and New England. Avangrid Renewables owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities across the United States. AVANGRID employs approximately 6,600 people. AVANGRID supports the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2019 and 2020 by the Ethisphere Institute. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.

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/C O R R E C T I O N — Senmiao Technology Limited/

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In the news release, Senmiao Technology Schedules 2020 Third Quarter Financial Results for November 20, 2020, issued 16-Nov-2020 by Senmiao Technology Limited over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that: 1. The headline, should read “Senmiao Technology Schedules Fiscal 2021 Second Quarter Financial Results for November 20, 2020” rather than “Senmiao Technology Schedules 2020 Third Quarter Financial Results for November 20, 2020” as originally issued inadvertently; 2. All the “third quarter” should read “second quarter” in the release. The complete, corrected release follows:

Senmiao Technology Schedules Fiscal 2021 Second Quarter Financial Results for November 20, 2020

CHENGDU, China, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Senmiao Technology Limited (“Senmiao”) (Nasdaq: AIHS), a provider of automobile transaction and related services targeting the online ride-hailing industry in China, today announced that the Company expects to issue its financial results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2020 prior to the opening of the stock market on Friday, November 20, 2020. The Company will also file its quarterly report on Form 10-Q on November 20, 2020.

The Company does expect to file a form 12b-25 following the close of business today, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provides the Company with five additional calendar days within which to file its Form 10-Q for the second quarter. The delay is due to the Company needing additional time to complete certain disclosures.

About Senmiao Technology Limited
Headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Senmiao provides automobile transaction and related services including sales of automobiles, facilitation and services for automobile purchase and financing, management, operating lease, guarantee and other automobile transaction services aimed principally at the growing ride-sharing market in Senmiao’s areas of operation in China. For more information about Senmiao, please visit: http://www.senmiaotech.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements (including those relating to the operation of Senmiao’s ride-sharing platform and the collaboration with other ride-hailing platforms and business partners as described herein) are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those detailed from time to time in the Senmiao’s filings with the SEC, and represent Senmiao’s views only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon as representing Senmiao’s views as of any subsequent date. Senmiao undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in events or circumstances. 

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Phone: +86 28 6155 4399

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CORRECTING and REPLACING 1847 Goedeker Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results

CORRECTING and REPLACING 1847 Goedeker Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results

  • Nine Month Cash Flow from Operations Increased to $7.4M vs $(0.6M) for Same Period Prior Year
  • Q2 Revenue Up 10.1% Year-Over-Year to $13.4M
  • Written Orders Up 143% Year-Over-Year to $36.9M
  • Company to host conference call at 4:15 p.m. ET today

 

BALLWIN, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
The last sentence of the final bullet of the Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights section should read: Excluding non-cash charges, pre-tax net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, would have been $6.2 million (instead of Excluding non-cash charges, pre-tax net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, would have been $7.6 million).

The updated release reads:

1847 GOEDEKER ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2020 RESULTS

  • Nine Month Cash Flow from Operations Increased to $7.4M vs $(0.6M) for Same Period Prior Year
  • Q2 Revenue Up 10.1% Year-Over-Year to $13.4M
  • Written Orders Up 143% Year-Over-Year to $36.9M
  • Company to host conference call at 4:15 p.m. ET today

1847 Goedeker Inc. (NYSE American: GOED) (“Goedeker’s” or the “Company”), a one-stop e-commerce destination for appliances, furniture, home goods, and related products, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Business Highlights:

  • Site sessions increased 80% to 2.7 million in the third quarter of 2020, up from 1.5 million in the prior year period.
  • Written orders in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, reached $36.9 million, up 143% from $15.2 million in the prior year period.
  • Shipped orders increased to $13.4 million in the third quarter of 2020, up 10.1% from $12.2 million in the prior year period.
  • Completed IPO on NYSE American on August 4, 2020; raised net proceeds of approximately $9 million.
  • Art Smuck, former CEO of FedEx Supply Chain, joined Goedeker’s as Senior Strategic Advisor for Logistics to support accelerated growth plans.
  • Reduced annual debt service by $410,000 through 3.25% loan refinancing.
  • Expanded customer financing options with multiple new third-party offerings with no credit risk or balance sheet impact to the Company.
  • Appointed new VP of Logistics, Jacob Guilhas, to accelerate preparations for record revenue growth.
  • Signed purchase agreement to acquire Appliances Connection, ranked #1 in online appliance retail by USA Today, creating one of the largest independent online retailers of household appliances in the U.S.; upon closing, the Company’s revenue is expected to reach $400M on an annualized basis in 2021, with approximately $30M in EBITDA.

“I am excited to report another strong quarter of revenue growth as well as continued sharp improvement in our cash flow from operations,” stated Doug Moore, CEO of 1847 Goedeker. “The increased marketing spend led to record orders and cash on the balance sheet which will convert to revenues as supply of appliances returns closer to normal levels. Customers continue to find our online offering compelling and we will continue to invest in the sea change shift to online appliance buying.”

Moore continued, “We are pleased with the growth in site sessions and orders and with cash flow from operations. The lack of available product meant that we were able to ship only 37% of our orders in the 2020 quarter, compared to more than three years of shipped trends over 80%. The significant increase in orders required us to use temporary staff to supplement our permanent staff in order processing, customer service, and accounting. Had we not experienced supply chain disruptions from COVID-19, we believe that Goedeker’s would have realized $2.5 million to $2.7 million in additional net margin contribution and we believe that expenses would have been reduced by $500k to $750k due to reduction in variable expenses related to lack of supply. A near term look beyond supply constraints point towards mid-term profitability.”

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights:

  • Cash flow from operations improved to $7.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, up from ($0.7 million) in the prior year period, an $8.1 million improvement.
  • As of September 30, 2020, the Company had $12.4 million of cash and cash equivalents, including unrestricted of $3.5 million and restricted of $8.9 million.
  • Net revenue increased 10.1% to $13.4 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, up from $12.2 million in the prior year period. Growth was primarily driven by higher demand resulting from increased advertising spend.
  • Gross profit was $2.2 million, or 16.2% of total net revenue, up 7.5% from the prior year period. Increased gross profit was in line with increased net revenue.
  • Advertising expenses were $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, up from $0.7 million in the prior year period. The increase relates to an increase in advertising spending to drive traffic to our website.
  • Loss from operations in the third quarter of 2020 was $3.1 million. The loss primarily resulted from expenses we incurred in advertising, bank fees, and personnel related to processing the increase in orders that we could not ship at our normal level of shipping because of supply chain issues from our manufacturers. We believe that manufacturers will resolve the supply issues and we will be able to ship product at historical rates. Had we shipped at our normal shipping rates with the same gross margins, our gross profit would have been approximately $4.8 million and our operating income would have been $0.2 million.
  • Driven primarily by non-cash items totaling approximately $4.7 million, net loss before income taxes for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, was $10.9 million, as compared to a net loss before income taxes of $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Excluding non-cash charges, pre-tax net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, would have been $6.2 million.

“We are addressing a $20 billion industry as the only pure play appliance online retailer listed on a major exchange, and we are still at an early stage of capitalizing on this tremendous opportunity,” continued Moore. “Over the past year, we have been investing in people, processes and systems, while developing a world-class advertising and marketing platform in order to continue to drive significant revenue growth and dramatically increase our market share as we continue to execute on our vision of growing Goedeker’s to a billion-dollar revenue company, and in the process, becoming the largest, most profitable online retailer of appliances in the U.S.”

Webcast and Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its third quarter 2020 financial results today at 4:15 p.m. ET. Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-833-529-0213 (U.S. Toll-Free) or 1-236-389-2113 (International) a few minutes before the 4:15 p.m. ET start time. An audio-only webcast is also available by visiting:

https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2634270/06CA6B7A886A4F5763D47A67CBEAF2D8

For interested individuals unable to join the conference call, a dial-in replay of the call will be available until November 30, 2020, and can be accessed by dialing +1-844-512-2921 (U.S. Toll Free) or +1-412-317-6671 (International) and entering replay pin number: 4585388. An archive of the webcast conference call will be available shortly after the call ends at investor.goedekers.com.

About 1847 Goedeker Inc.

The Company is an industry leading e-commerce destination for appliances, furniture, and home goods. Since its founding in 1951, the Company has transformed from a local brick and mortar operation serving the St. Louis metro area to a respected nationwide omnichannel retailer that offers one-stop shopping for national and global brands. While the Company maintains its St. Louis showroom, over 90% of sales are placed through its website (www.goedekers.com). The Company provides visitors an easy to navigate the shopping experience and offers more than 185,000 items organized by category and product features. Specialization in the home category has enabled the Company to build a shopping experience and an advanced logistics infrastructure that is tailored to the unique characteristics of the market. Learn more at www.goedekers.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “aim,” “should,” “will” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus related to the public offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission thereafter. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

This press release contains a financial measure that is not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The non-GAAP financial measure is net loss before income taxes excluding certain non-cash charges (“Non-GAAP Net Loss before Taxes”).

The non-GAAP financial information should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management, however, believes that this non-GAAP financial measure, when used in conjunction with the results presented in accordance with GAAP, may provide a more complete understanding of our results and may facilitate a fuller analysis of our results, particularly in evaluating performance from one period to another. Management has chosen to provide this supplemental information to investors, analysts, and other interested parties to enable them to perform additional analyses of results and to illustrate the results giving effect to the non-GAAP adjustments shown in the reconciliation described in the next paragraph. Furthermore, the economic substance behind our decision to use such non-GAAP measures is that such measures approximate our controllable operating performance more closely than the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Management strongly encourages investors to review our financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and cautions investors that the non-GAAP measures used by us may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures.

As noted above, net loss before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was $10.9 million. Non-GAAP Net Loss before Taxes excludes (i) a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1,756,095, (ii) a write-off of acquisition receivable of $809,000, and (iii) a non-cash charge related to the change in fair value of a warrant liability of $2,127,656. Accordingly, to reconcile Non-GAAP Net Loss before Taxes to the GAAP measure, net loss before income taxes, we added back these non-cash charges of $4,692,751 to equal GAAP net loss of $10,925,868.

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Casey’s Announces Timing of Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call and Participation in Stephen’s Annual Investment Conference

Casey’s Announces Timing of Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call and Participation in Stephen’s Annual Investment Conference

ANKENY, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (“Casey’s” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq symbol CASY) will issue second quarter fiscal year 2021 results after the market closes on December 7th, 2020. Casey’s will hold a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, December 8th at 7:30am CST to review the quarterly results.

A live webcast of the event will be available on Casey’s website on the Investor Relations page at https://investor.caseys.com/events-and-presentations. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, an audio replay will be available on Casey’s for twelve months.

Casey’s will be participating virtually at the Stephens Annual Investment Conference on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 3pm CST. The webcast can be accessed through the Casey’s website on the Investor Relations page and at https://kvgo.com/stephens/caseys-general-stores-november-2020 .

About Casey’s General Stores

Casey’s General Stores is a Fortune 500 Company (NASDAQ: CASY) operating over 2,200 convenience stores in 16 states. Founded more than 50 years ago, the company has grown to become the fourth-largest convenience store retailer and the fifth-largest pizza chain in the United States. Casey’s provides freshly prepared foods, quality fuel, and friendly service at every location. Guests can enjoy famous, made-from-scratch pizza, donuts and other assorted bakery items, and a wide selection of beverages and snacks. Learn more and order online at www.caseys.com.

Brian Johnson

(515) 965-6587

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China Recycling Energy Corporation Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2020

XI’AN, China, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — China Recycling Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CREG) (“CREG” or “the Company”), an industrial waste-to-energy solution provider in China, today reported certain highlights of its operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

“As of September 30, 2020, we maintained a healthy cash and cash equivalents balance of approximately $73.8 million,” stated Mr. Guohua Ku, Chairman and CEO of the Company. In addition, we have accomplished significant cost cutting throughout our entire organization, evidenced by net loss narrowed by approximately 83.6% to approximately $(671,280) in the third quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to approximately $(4.1) million in the same period of 2019. We are executing what we believe is a clear plan to manage our business efficiently and effectively through the coronavirus pandemic, prioritizing the health and safety of our customers and teams. We expect the company to return to profitability for fiscal year 2020 driven by anticipated sales growth in the four quarter. Longer term, we believe our financial position and contingency plans will allow us to retain the financial flexibility to pursue opportunities in the fast-growing smart power sector. We feel we are back on track to continue evaluating several exciting strategic opportunities to reinvest in innovative growth initiatives. We expect to reposition our energy sustainability business in direct relation to smart power integrated solutions to vastly improve climate change efficiency in China in order to better serve our clients, employees and shareholders. As such, we will maintain our focus on expense and working capital discipline, so that we can move forward with a strengthened platform to attempt to capitalize on the significant opportunities we see for growth.” 

Financial Summary for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

  • Cash and cash equivalents were approximately $73.8 million as of September 30, 2020, an increase of approximately $57.6 million as compared to approximately $16.2 million as of December 31, 2019.
  • Net sales were nil and remained the same for the same period of 2019.
  • Loss from operations was approximately $77,015, due to our cost saving initiatives compared to approximately loss from operations of approximately $2.8 million. The decrease was mainly due to decreased bad debts expense of $2,692,953 during the three months ended September 30, 2020.
  • Net loss for three months ended September 30, 2020 was $671,280 or $(0.25) per fully diluted share compared to a net loss of approximately $4.1 million or $(2.54) per fully diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2019. This decrease in net loss was mainly due to the decrease operating expenses resulting from decrease in bad debts expense, and decrease in interest expense.

About China Recycling Energy Corp.

China Recycling Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CREG) (“CREG” or “the Company”) is based in Xi’an, China and provides environmentally friendly waste-to-energy technologies to recycle industrial byproducts for steel mills, cement factories and coke plants in China. Byproducts include heat, steam, pressure, and exhaust to generate large amounts of lower-cost electricity and reduce the need for outside electrical sources. The Chinese government has adopted policies to encourage the use of recycling technologies to optimize resource allocation and reduce pollution. Currently, recycled energy represents only an estimated 1% of total energy consumption and this renewable energy resource is viewed as a growth market due to intensified environmental concerns and rising energy costs as the Chinese economy continues to expand. The Company’s management and engineering teams have over 20 years of experience in industrial energy recovery in China. For more information about CREG, please visit http://creg-cn.investorroom.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” relating to the business of CREG and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects” or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with market conditions and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions relating to the registered direct offering and those discussed in the Company’s annual and periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website at http://www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

 
CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
  SEPTEMBER 30,
2020
(UNAUDITED) 		    DECEMBER 31,
2019 		 
           
ASSETS          
           
CURRENT ASSETS          
Cash $ 73,787,158     $ 16,221,297  
Accounts receivable, net   24,827,842       42,068,760  
Interest receivable on sales type leases   –       5,245,244  
Prepaid expenses   62,609       52,760  
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net   5,891       –  
Other receivables   45,641       1,031,143  
               
Total current assets   98,729,141       64,619,204  
               
NON-CURRENT ASSETS              
Investment in sales-type leases, net   –       8,287,560  
Long term deposit   –       15,712  
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net   –       54,078  
Property and equipment, net   27,704,004       27,044,385  
Construction in progress   –       23,824,202  
               
Total non-current assets   27,704,004       59,225,937  
               
TOTAL ASSETS $ 126,433,145     $ 123,845,141  
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY              
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES              
Accounts payable $ 2,253,884     $ 2,200,220  
Taxes payable   2,509,792       4,087,642  
Accrued interest on notes   7,599       –  
Notes payable, net of unamortized OID   591,974       –  
Accrued liabilities and other payables   1,182,642       1,184,751  
Operating lease liability   –       56,755  
Due to related parties   28,590       41,174  
Interest payable on entrusted loans   9,387,757       8,200,044  
Entrusted loan payable   20,979,731       20,480,214  
               
Total current liabilities   36,941,969       36,250,800  
               
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES              
Accrued interest on notes   –       368,362  
Income tax payable   5,782,625       5,782,625  
Notes payable, net of unamortized OID   –       1,552,376  
Long term payable   440,522       430,034  
Entrusted loan payable   293,681       286,689  
Refundable deposit from customers for systems leasing   –       544,709  
               
Total noncurrent liabilities   6,516,828       8,964,795  
               
Total liabilities   43,458,797       45,215,595  
               
CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (NOTE 17 & 18)              
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY              
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized,
3,001,146 shares and 2,032,721 shares issued and outstanding as of
September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		   3,001       2,033  
Additional paid in capital   119,128,530       116,682,374  
Statutory reserve   14,667,404       14,525,712  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (3,959,045 )     (6,132,614 )
Accumulated deficit   (46,865,542 )     (46,447,959 )
               
Total Company stockholders’ equity   82,974,348       78,629,546  
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 126,433,145     $ 123,845,141  
               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(UNAUDITED)
 
  NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 		    THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 		 
  2020     2019     2020     2019  
                       
Revenue                      
Contingent rental income $ –     $ 702,973     $ –     $ –  
                               
Interest income on sales-type leases   –       173,360       –       –  
                               
Total operating income   –       876,333       –       –  
                               
Operating expenses                              
Bad debts (reversal)   (1,659,101 )     5,508,377       (9,479 )     2,683,474  
Loss on disposal of systems   –       1,250,731       –       –  
General and administrative   477,358       2,160,017       86,494       142,681  
                               
Total operating (income) expenses   (1,181,743 )     8,919,125       77,015       2,826,155  
                               
Income (loss) from operations   1,181,743       (8,042,792 )     (77,015 )     (2,826,155 )
                               
Non-operating income (expenses)                              
Gain (loss) on note conversion   (496,853 )     24,240       (298,523 )     24,240  
Interest expense-inducement on note conversion   –       (893,958 )     –       –  
Interest income   124,305       120,903       51,688       38,293  
Interest expense   (1,037,183 )     (5,888,819 )     (340,155 )     (2,094,899 )
Other income (expenses), net   (47,903 )     332,397       (7,275 )     1,919  
                               
Total non-operating expenses, net   (1,457,634 )     (6,305,237 )     (594,265 )     (2,030,447 )
                               
Loss before income tax   (275,891 )     (14,348,029 )     (671,280 )     (4,856,602 )
Income tax benefit   –       (3,041,884 )     –       (755,840 )
                               
Net loss attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation   (275,891 )     (11,306,145 )     (671,280 )     (4,100,762 )
                               
Other comprehensive items                              
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)   2,173,569       (2,582,759 )     3,456,157       (2,486,200 )
                               
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation $ 1,897,678     $ (13,888,904 )   $ 2,784,877     $ (6,586,962 )
                               
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding   2,381,180       1,467,114       2,687,609       1,615,919  
                               
Basic and diluted loss per share $ (0.12 )   $ (7.71 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (2.54 )
 
* The basic and diluted loss per share are the same due to antidilutive options and warrants resulting from the Company’s net loss.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
  NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 		 
  2020     2019  
           
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net loss $ (275,891 )   $ (11,306,145 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:              
Amortization of OID and debt issuing costs of notes   45,833       84,661  
Stock compensation expense   10,999       –  
Operating lease expenses   49,034       –  
Bad debts expense (reversal)   (1,659,101 )     5,508,377  
Loss on disposal of 40% ownership of Fund Management Co   –       46,761  
Loss on transfer of Chengli Boxing system   –       628,170  
Loss on transfer of Xuzhou Huayu system   –       399,601  
Loss on transfer of Shenqiu Phase I & II systems   –       209,707  
Loss on disposal of fixed assets   –       289  
Loss (gain) on note conversion   496,853       (24,240 )
Interest expense-inducement on note conversion   –       893,958  
Changes in deferred tax   –       (3,044,371 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:              
Interest receivable on sales type leases   –       (171,506 )
Collection of principal on sales type leases   13,959,334       –  
Accounts receivable   43,765,943       64,306  
Prepaid expenses   (8,339 )     (20,320 )
Other receivables   (3,141 )     (132,920 )
Accounts payable   –       (2,857,402 )
Taxes payable   (2,133,778 )     (1,323,919 )
Payment of lease liability   (57,442 )     –  
Interest payable on entrusted loan   962,052       5,551,651  
Accrued liabilities and other payables   46,968       (109,867 )
Refundable deposit for systems leasing   –       (481,462 )
               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   55,199,324       (6,084,671 )
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:              
Proceeds from disposal of property & equipment   –       5,106  
               
Net cash provided by investing activities   –       5,106  
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:              
Issuance of notes payable   –       2,000,000  
Issuance of common stock   497,187       3,309,475  
               
Net cash provided by financing activities   497,187       5,309,475  
               
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH   1,869,350       (1,607,514 )
               
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH   57,565,861       (2,377,604 )
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD   16,221,297       53,223,142  
               
CASH, END OF PERIOD $ 73,787,158     $ 50,845,538  
               
Supplemental cash flow data:              
Income tax paid $ –     $ 223,369  
Interest paid $ –     $ –  
               
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating activities              
Transfer of Tian’an project from construction in progress to accounts receivable $ 23,771,386     $ –  
               
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating and financing activities              
Transfer of Xuzhou Huayu Project and Shenqiu Phase I & II projects to Mr. Bai $ –     $ 34,931,358  
Conversion of convertible debt into common shares $ –     $ 1,272,000  
Conversion of long-term notes into common shares $ 1,442,086     $ –  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Investor Relations Inquiries:
Vivian Chen
[email protected]



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JLL Income Property Trust Sells Los Angeles Industrial Property, Securing Strong Return

PR Newswire

CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX), announced the sale of an industrial warehouse located in the Los Angeles submarket of Valencia, California at a substantial premium to its acquisition price. It was sold to the current tenant for $5.6 million, representing appreciation of 35% above the original purchase price. This property was initially acquired in 2016 as part of a broader five-building warehouse portfolio in the Valencia market that JLL Income Property trust acquired as it was ramping up its allocation to the industrial property sector.

“This sale is a proof point in our thesis that investing in well-located, institutional quality industrial properties is a winning formula despite uneven market conditions, and it is another clear indicator that real estate capital markets are open for business,” said Allan Swaringen, President and CEO of JLL Income Property Trust. “Our strategy of investing in core properties, which for years has included prudently increasing our allocation to the industrial property sector, continues to generate stable, reliable cashflow.”

“On occasion, strong demand from certain tenants to own their own building also provides the added benefit of harvesting attractive gains on sale,” he continued. “In addition to maximizing value by selling the asset at a premium to its acquisition price, we were also able to de-risk our portfolio given an upcoming lease expiration. The sale eliminated this near-term rollover risk and potential vacancy.”

At just over 31,000 square feet this property is better suited for the owner/occupier market given its smaller footprint. Realized returns on the round-trip sale were an approximate unlevered, pre-fee 11.4% internal rate of return and an equity multiple of nearly 1.5 times over the four-year hold period. Proceeds from the sale will be reinvested to further diversify JLL Income Property Trust’s portfolio, which today includes $780 million of industrial holdings in 34 buildings across 11 key markets, representing an approximate 26% allocation within JLL Income Property Trust’s $3.1 billion portfolio.

Since JLL Income Property Trust’s inception in 2012, it has sold 37 properties, generating proceeds of more than $750 million. All dispositions traded on an arms-length basis at plus/minus 2% of their most recently independently appraised value.

Swaringen further noted, “The sale demonstrates our discipline of selling properties when values are maximized, and point-forward returns are enhanced by redeploying capital into more attractive risk-adjusted return opportunities. It also demonstrates the attractiveness of certain assets in our core, institutional portfolio even in what might be viewed as a challenging capital markets environment today.”

JLL Income Property Trust is an institutionally managed, daily NAV REIT that gives investors access to a growing portfolio of commercial real estate investments selected by an institutional investment management team and sponsored by one of the world’s leading real estate services firms.

For more information on JLL Income Property Trust, please visit our website at www.jllipt.com.

About JLL Income Property Trust (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX), Jones Lang LaSalle Income Property Trust, Inc. is a daily NAV REIT that owns and manages a diversified portfolio of high quality, income-producing apartment, industrial, office and grocery-anchored retail properties located in the United States. JLL Income Property Trust expects to further diversify its real estate portfolio over time, including on a global basis. For more information, visit www.jllipt.com.

About LaSalle Investment Management
LaSalle Investment Management is one of the world’s leading real estate investment managers. On a global basis, LaSalle manages approximately $65 .7 billion of assets in private and public real estate property and debt investments as of Q3 2020. LaSalle’s diverse client base includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments and private individuals from across the globe. LaSalle sponsors a complete range of investment vehicles including separate accounts, open- and closed-end funds, public securities and entity-level investments. For more information please visit http://www.lasalle.com, and LinkedIn.


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This press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to JLL Income Property Trust. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not descriptions of historical facts and include statements regarding management’s intentions, beliefs, expectations, research, market analysis, plans or predictions of the future. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Past performance is not indicative of future results and there can be no assurance that future dividends will be paid.


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Leading New Zealand Service Provider Signs Multimillion-Dollar Object Storage Deal with Cloudian

Computer Concepts Ltd. Achieves 5X Performance Improvement and Estimated 20% Cost Savings

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cloudian® today announced it has signed a deal with Computer Concepts Ltd. (CCL) to provide object storage technology to CCL’s New Zealand customers through the Vault Managed Service, with a particular focus on the government sector. The multimillion-dollar deal speaks to the growing role of object storage in managing and protecting data in the modern application workloads that are increasingly driving New Zealand’s digital agenda, particularly in hybrid cloud environments.

CCL is New Zealand’s largest locally focused information and communications technology (ICT) service provider. The Spark NZ-owned company has expanded in recent years through customer growth and a number of mergers and acquisitions, including a merger with Revera last year. CCL now has more than 1,000 clients and 650 staff across New Zealand. The company was seeking an object storage provider, seeing the technology as a pivotal steppingstone to help customers transition to hybrid cloud.

“With public cloud soaring and the expected local entry of CCL’s strategic partner, Microsoft, in the next few years, NZ’s ICT future is certain to be hybrid,” said Richard Hansen, director portfolio services at CCL.

Also factoring into CCL’s desire for a modern storage solution was a recent report from the New Zealand Government’s Digital Council, which was convened to guide the nation’s transformation to a post-COVID digital economy. Recognizing how digital and data-driven innovation can help revitalize hard-hit sectors of the economy, the report recommended public infrastructure projects be re-framed from being “shovel-ready” to being “sensor-ready.”

“We see object storage as essential to this sensor-ready focus as it is ideally matched to use cases such as videos, mobile apps, IoT and other areas central to where our technology needs are going,” Hansen added. “We needed a specialist object storage provider, rather than a company that just offers it, to meet current and future ICT demand.”

As the leading object storage specialist and most widely deployed independent provider of object storage systems, Cloudian was a perfect solution to replace version one of Vault. CCL deployed a Cloudian HyperStore system with a storage capacity in excess of five petabytes (5000 terabytes) – the data equivalent of over 17 years of 24/7 full HD video recording.

“We particularly liked HyperStore’s scalability, performance, low TCO, and fully native compatibility with the S3 API—the widely adopted protocol of public cloud storage,” said Hansen.

In the short time since deploying the Cloudian solution, CCL has already benefited from a five-fold performance improvement for data ingress and egress (inbound and outbound), while costs have decreased by an estimated 20%. Cloudian has also decoupled CCL’s hardware and software, enabling it to distribute workloads strategically across commodity and high-performance storage, increasing efficiency and further lowering costs. In addition, HyperStore’s fully native S3 API enables CCL to easily move data between public and private cloud environments as hybrid cloud becomes the model of choice in New Zealand.

CCL has activated HyperStore in more than 100 customer environments to date, mostly focused on backup and recovery applications initially. Moving forward, the company plans to leverage Cloudian for additional use cases over time. This includes incorporating Cloudian’s Object Lock solution for ransomware protection, which is becoming an important security feature as cybercrime rises. Object Lock creates an immutable copy of backup data, making it invulnerable to hacker encryption and deletion and, thereby, enabling users to quickly restore an uninfected copy of their data in the event of a ransomware attack.

The deal also leverages HPE’s storage infrastructure-as-a-service delivered under a GreenLake model, which provides a cost-effective, high-performance platform on which to run Cloudian’s technology.

“According to IDC, object storage capacity shipments are expected to increase at a 40% compound annual growth rate from 2020 to 20241,” said James Wright, regional director A/NZ and Oceania, at Cloudian. “In New Zealand, object storage has emerged as one of the key drivers for hybrid cloud and data security—trends which have accelerated during the pandemic.

“CCL is at the forefront in helping the country’s top government agencies and largest enterprises adapt to this new reality, and we’re proud to be partnering with CCL to bring the data management and protection benefits of object storage to these customers.”

Cloudian officially launched in New Zealand and Australia in July and announced the onboarding of a number of key partners across the region in August.

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IDC Worldwide File- and Object-Based Storage Forecast, 2020–2024, June 2020, Doc. #US45992520.

About CCL

CCL supports clients at every step in the management and modernization of their business technology. From government departments, local governments and DHBs to energy providers, insurers, and special projects, CCL’s end-to-end IT management, cloud platforms, and technology services are tested and proven by some of New Zealand’s most demanding organizations. Learn more at www.concepts.co.nz.

About
Cloudian

Cloudian is the most widely deployed independent provider of object storage. With a native S3 API, it brings the scalability and flexibility of public cloud storage into the data center while providing ransomware protection and reducing TCO by 60% or more compared to traditional SAN/NAS and public cloud. The geo-distributed architecture enables users to manage and protect object and file data across sites—on-premises and in the cloud—from a single platform. Available as software or appliances, Cloudian supports conventional and containerized applications. Learn more at cloudian.com.

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BABA Shareholder Alert: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies Alibaba Group Holding Limited Shareholders of Class Action and Lead Plaintiff Deadline: January 12, 2021

BABA Shareholder Alert: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies Alibaba Group Holding Limited Shareholders of Class Action and Lead Plaintiff Deadline: January 12, 2021

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“Alibaba” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BABA) and certain of its officers, on behalf of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired Alibaba securities between October 21, 2020 and November 3, 2020, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm’s site: www.bgandg.com/baba.

This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Ant Group did not meet listing qualifications or disclosure requirements for certain material matters; (2) certain impending changes in the Fintech regulatory environment would impact Ant Group’s business; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Ant Group’s IPO was reasonably likely to be suspended; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm’s site: www.bgandg.com/baba or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Investor Relations Analyst, Yael Hurwitz of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Alibaba you have until January 12, 2021 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is a corporate litigation boutique. Our primary expertise is the aggressive pursuit of litigation claims on behalf of our clients. In addition to representing institutions and other investor plaintiffs in class action security litigation, the firm’s expertise includes general corporate and commercial litigation, as well as securities arbitration. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC

Peretz Bronstein or Yael Hurwitz

212-697-6484 | [email protected]

KEYWORDS: New York United States North America

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Legal Professional Services

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