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STT

State Street's Vice Chairman and CFO, Eric Aboaf, has decided to leave the company for a new opportunity outside of banking, with his departure expected in February 2025.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 15, 2024 | 11:06 am

WBA

Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced a footprint optimization program, planning to close approximately 1,200 stores over the next three years. This includes around 500 closures in fiscal 2025, which is expected to be immediately accretive to adjusted EPS and free cash flow.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 15, 2024 | 11:03 am

KLTO

Klotho Neurosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLTO) has appointed Peter Moriarty, co-founder of Shire Pharmaceuticals, as its new Chief Operating Officer. Moriarty's extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry is expected to aid Klotho in advancing its pipeline of cell and gene therapies for aging and age-related diseases.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 15, 2024 | 10:03 am

CMCSA

NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA), is undergoing a major restructuring of its advertising team, with key leadership changes and a new strategy for sports and Olympics sales. This move aims to enhance market share and streamline operations.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Neuro

October 15, 2024 | 6:52 am

MSFT

Sebastien Bubeck, VP of GenAI research at Microsoft, is joining OpenAI amidst a series of executive departures from OpenAI. This move occurs as OpenAI seeks greater autonomy from Microsoft, despite their partnership.

Portfolio Pulse from Ananya Gairola

October 15, 2024 | 1:45 am

IAC

TSLA

Media mogul Barry Diller, chair of IAC Inc, criticizes billionaire Trump supporters, including Elon Musk, for backing Trump in the 2024 election. Diller suggests Musk's political stance may harm revenue on social media platform X.

Portfolio Pulse from Chris Katje

October 14, 2024 | 11:28 pm

TCNNF

TSLA

An organization linked to Elon Musk has donated $500,000 to oppose Florida's cannabis legalization amendment, while the campaign supporting it has raised over $100 million. The amendment will be voted on in November, with recent polls showing 58% support, just shy of the 60% needed to pass.

Portfolio Pulse from Maureen Meehan

October 14, 2024 | 11:04 pm

JYNT

The Joint Corp has appointed Sanjiv Razdan as its new President and CEO, effective immediately, following the resignation of Peter Holt.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 14, 2024 | 8:18 pm

MDAI

Spectral AI has appointed its founder, Dr. J. Michael DiMaio, as the new Chairman of the company. This leadership change could influence the company's strategic direction.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 14, 2024 | 8:08 pm

GRYP

Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP) released its September 2024 operational update, highlighting a 4% increase in hashrate, production of approximately 19.31 bitcoin, and a high mining fleet uptime of 98.7%. The company continues to focus on sustainable operations powered by zero-carbon hydro power.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 14, 2024 | 8:07 pm