•US President Donald Trump announced his intention to delist Syria from the state sponsor of terror designation during a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Ankara.
•Trump described Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa as a great leader respected by everyone who has successfully unified the country.
•17 major financial institutions, including HSBC, UBS, Wells Fargo, and Citi, are preparing for live transactions using tokenized digital assets on Swift's new platform.
•nLIGHT was selected for an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement supporting the U.S. Department of Defense's cruise missile defense architecture.
•The initial award value is $44 million, with a total program ceiling of up to $627 million including follow-on development.
•nLIGHT shares traded significantly higher following the announcement of the contract win.
•Verizon and Lockheed Martin have appointed Goldman Sachs Asset Management as the outsourced CIO for their retirement plans.
•The total assets under management amount to $70 billion, comprising $30 billion in defined benefit assets and $40 billion in defined contribution assets.
•The move reflects a growing trend among major U.S. employers to outsource the management of complex retirement portfolios to specialized firms.
•Natera announced that its Signatera platform has received certification as a Class C device under the European Union's In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR).
•MDA Space has entered into a firm and irrevocable offer to acquire a majority interest in CLS, a leader in satellite IoT and Earth observation services.
•CLS is expected to generate approximately €286 million (C$465 million) in revenue in 2026.
