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Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX) has increased its quarterly dividend from $0.3125 to $0.325 per share, marking the 51st consecutive year of dividend increases. The new dividend is payable on December 1, 2023, to shareholders of record as of November 16, 2023. The company is also offering a 3% discount on all common stock purchases made under its Investment Plan until 200,000 shares are purchased at the discounted price or December 1, 2023, whichever event occurs first.

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October 20, 2023 | 8:20 pm

JHAA

Nuveen Corporate Income 2023 Target Term Fund has announced its liquidation details, planning to terminate its existence and liquidate on or about December 1, 2023. The fund's common shares will continue trading on the NYSE until November 24, 2023, and will be suspended from trading before the market opens on November 27, 2023. The fund will not declare its regular monthly distribution in November 2023 and expects all accumulated earnings to be included in the final liquidating distribution. Due to market conditions, the fund does not anticipate returning the Original NAV at its termination.

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October 20, 2023 | 8:19 pm

CGA

China Green Agriculture (CGA) has received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) regarding its late filing of Form 10-K. The company is expected to submit the form within the grace period provided by NYSE.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 20, 2023 | 8:16 pm

AJX

EFC

Ellington Financial and Great Ajax Corp. have mutually terminated their merger agreement. Ellington Financial has agreed to pay Great Ajax $16 million, with $5 million in cash and $11 million for 1,666,666 shares of Great Ajax's stock at $6.60 per share. This makes Ellington Financial a holder of approximately 6.1% of Great Ajax's stock. The companies intend to continue working together on mortgage loan opportunities.

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October 20, 2023 | 8:15 pm

TFC

Truist Finl's (NYSE:TFC) short percent of float has fallen 14.04% since its last report, with 12.98 million shares sold short, which is 0.98% of all regular shares available for trading. This decrease in short interest could signal a more bullish market sentiment towards the stock. Compared to its peers, Truist Finl has less short interest as a percentage of float.

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October 20, 2023 | 8:15 pm

RYVYL

RYVYL has received a letter from Nasdaq stating that the company is not in compliance with the market value of listed securities standard, according to an SEC filing.

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October 20, 2023 | 8:11 pm

COMS

COMSovereign Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:COMS) has received a notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff indicating that the company's securities will be delisted from Nasdaq due to non-compliance with the filing requirement. The company has not yet filed its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and Forms 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2023, and June 30, 2023. COMSovereign plans to request a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel to present its plan to comply with Nasdaq's filing requirement and request an extension.

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October 20, 2023 | 8:08 pm

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TSLA

The market experienced volatility due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and mixed earning reports from leading U.S. corporations. Rising bond yields pressured major stock indices, with SPY and QQQ down for the week. Tesla reported lower-than-expected Q3 results, causing its stock to decline. Netflix surpassed expectations with its Q3 report, resulting in double-digit gains for the week. Gold and gold mining stocks have performed well due to the conflict in Israel.

Portfolio Pulse from Piero Cingari

October 20, 2023 | 8:08 pm

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DOGEUSD

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Bitcoin (BTC) led the crypto sector higher during Friday's trading session amid optimism about the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF. BlackRock and Fidelity made changes to their Bitcoin ETF submissions, while Grayscale filed an S-3 application for similar approvals. Bitcoin, Ethereum (ETH), and Dogecoin (DOGE) are trading in patterns that suggest potential bullish movements. However, Ethereum and Dogecoin are currently trading in bear cycles.

Portfolio Pulse from Melanie Schaffer

October 20, 2023 | 8:08 pm

FSNB

Fusion Acquisition Corp. II has received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) regarding the immediate suspension of trading of its securities. The NYSE has also commenced delisting proceedings against the company.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 20, 2023 | 8:06 pm