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Business Wire
7 hours ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Spire Global Awarded European Space Agency Contract for Weather Data
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ('Spire' or 'the Company'), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the Third Party Mission (TPM) programme to supply historical weather data collected by its satellites. Under the programme, European researchers will have access to Spire's historical Earth intelligence data, including GNSS-Reflectometry and Polarimetric Radio Occultation data, to support cutting-edge science and the development of operational applications. These datasets provide insight on sea ice, soil moisture and precipitation, amongst other climate variables. 'The TPM programme supports Spire in delivering novel Earth observation products to the Earth science community in Europe,' said Matthieu Talpe, a Remote Sensing Product Engineer at Spire. 'Our datasets are already shaping the future of climate research, enabling breakthroughs like enhanced weather forecasts at ECMWF, the world's premier weather forecasting institution. We can't wait to see how researchers leverage this data to address global challenges.' 'Through our Third Party Mission programme, we aim to empower Europe's scientific community with access to high-impact commercial Earth observation data,' said Peggy Fischer, Third Party Missions Manager at the European Space Agency. 'We're proud to work with Spire to make its GNSS-Reflectometry and Polarimetric Radio Occultation data available to the European scientific community, helping advance both research and pre-operational Earth observation capabilities across the continent.' About Spire Global, Inc. Spire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so that organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing world. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite constellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency technology. The data acquired by Spire's satellites provides global weather intelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to better predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business operations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions that empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their business in space. Spire has offices across the U.S., Canada, UK, Luxembourg, Germany and Singapore. To learn more, visit
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Looking For Yields: Merck, Hormel Foods, And Spire Are Consistent Moneymakers
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Companies with a long history of paying dividends and consistently hiking them remain appealing to income-focused investors. Merck, Hormel Foods, and Spire have rewarded shareholders for years and recently announced dividend increases. These companies currently offer dividend yields of around 4%. Merck Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) is a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of health solutions. Don't Miss: 7,000+ investors have joined Timeplast's mission to eliminate microplastics—now it's your turn to invest in the future of sustainable plastic before time runs out. This AI-Powered Trading Platform Has 5,000+ Users, 27 Pending Patents, and a $43.97M Valuation — Merck has increased its dividends every year for the last 14 years. In its most recent dividend hike announcement on Nov. 19, the company raised the quarterly payout from $0.77 to $0.81 per share, equal to an annual figure of $3.24 per share. More recently, in its dividend announcement on May 27, the company maintained the payout at the same level. Currently, the dividend yield on the stock is 3.97%. Merck's annual revenue as of March 31 stood at $63.92 billion. The company on April 24 posted Q1 2025 revenues of $15.53 billion and EPS of $2.22, both coming in above the consensus estimates. Check out this article by Benzinga for P/E ratio insights for Merck. Trending: Warren Buffett once said, "If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die." Here's , starting today. Hormel Foods Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE:HRL) develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and other food products to foodservice, convenience store, and commercial customers in the U.S. and internationally. Hormel Foods has increased its dividends consecutively for the last 59 years. In its most recent dividend hike announcement on Nov. 25, it raised the quarterly payout by 3% to $0.29 per share, equaling an annual figure of $1.16 per share. More recently, in its dividend announcement on May 19, the company maintained the payout at the same level. Currently, the dividend yield stands at 3.91%. Hormel Foods' annual revenue as of April 30 stood at $11.92 billion. In its latest earnings report on May 29, the company posted Q2 2025 revenues of $2.90 billion, matching expectations, while EPS of $0.35 came in above the consensus of $ Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) purchases, distributes, and sells natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and other end-users of natural gas in the U.S. The company has increased its dividends consecutively for the last 22 years. In its most recent dividend hike announcement on Nov. 14, it raised the quarterly payout from $0.755 to $0.785 per share, equal to an annual figure of $3.14 per share. More recently, in its dividend announcement on April 24, the company maintained the payout at the same level. The dividend yield on the stock is 4.16%. Spire's annual revenue as of March 31 was $2.43 billion. The company on April 30 posted Q2 2025 revenues of $1.05 billion and EPS of $3.60, both coming in below the consensus estimates. Check out this article by Benzinga for four analysts' insights on Spire. Merck, Hormel Foods, and Spire are good choices for investors seeking reliable passive income. Their dividend yields of around 4% and long history of consistent hikes make them attractive to income-focused investors. Read Next: , which provides access to a pool of short-term loans backed by residential real estate with just a $100 minimum. Image: Imagn Images This article Looking For Yields: Merck, Hormel Foods, And Spire Are Consistent Moneymakers originally appeared on © 2025 Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Spire Launches New Space-Based Radio Frequency Intelligence Capabilities for Defense and Security
VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ('Spire' or 'the Company'), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced the expansion of its Space Reconnaissance portfolio with new radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) capabilities. Designed to support both U.S. and international missions, the enhanced offering delivers persistent monitoring, real-time geolocation, and multi-layered situational awareness. With this expansion, Spire aims to enable government agencies, the security and defense sectors, and integrators worldwide to access advanced RF intelligence tools tailored to a wide range of mission needs such as emergency beacon detection, GNSS interference tracking and more. Once collected, signal data is processed through Spire's detection and geolocation engine and delivered via secure, cloud-based infrastructure, ensuring fast and reliable access to RF insights. For customers requiring full control over mission infrastructure and data, the solution also supports sovereign-ready deployments. Spire's satellites currently collect signals across the VHF, UHF, and L bands. As part of Spire's expanded Space Reconnaissance portfolio, customers can now: Detect unauthorized or unregistered radio signals across land, sea, and air Collect and process unencrypted, publicly broadcast voice transmissions from space using AI to transcribe, translate, and summarize even short or noisy signals in near real time Trigger third-party satellite imagery to visually validate signal activity on the ground Identify and track emitters over time for persistent signal monitoring 'Today's security environment demands faster, smarter insights and that starts with knowing what's happening on the ground in near real time,' said Iain Goodridge, senior director of radio frequency geolocation products at Spire. 'With our enhanced RF detection and geolocation capabilities, we're equipping partners and agencies globally with the intelligence they need to make confident, informed decisions — even in the most complex and hard-to-reach environments." Spire continues to invest in expanding its RF capabilities, including the development of next-generation satellite clusters with greater signal collection, onboard processing, and downlink performance. In June 2024, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Spire a $14 million contract to develop and deploy a cluster of satellites designed to detect and track moving objects on Earth with the goal of enhancing situational awareness for U.S. defense operations. Additional detection clusters are scheduled to launch no earlier than late 2025 through 2026 to increase revisit rates and extend coverage across priority regions. 'Radio Frequency Geolocation (RFGL) has become a valuable part of our commercial monitoring capabilities. Spire's RFGL product gives us consistent, global coverage day, night, and through bad weather, which allows us to track RF emissions from things like radar systems, broadcast towers, and communication infrastructure,' said Luke Fischer, CEO and co-founder of SkyFi. 'This helps us understand shifts in activity, changes in asset usage, or identify potential disruptions across markets we care about. Spire has been a solid partner: responsive, fast, and willing to adapt their tools to real-world use.' Learn more about Spire's RF Detection and Geolocation solutions. About Spire Global, Inc. Spire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so that organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing world. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite constellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency technology. The data acquired by Spire's satellites provides global weather intelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to better predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business operations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions that empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their business in space. Spire has offices across the U.S., Canada, UK, Luxembourg, Germany and Singapore. To learn more, visit Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements, including information regarding our plan to launch additional satellites, management's view of Spire's future expectations, plans and prospects, including our views regarding future execution within our business, and the opportunity we see in our industry, within the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the results of Spire to be materially different than those expressed or implied in such statements. Certain of these risk factors and others are included in documents Spire files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, Spire's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on Spire's future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. Spire cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Finally, Spire expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Business Wire
21-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Spire Global Schedules Business and Financial Update Conference Call
VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ('Spire' or 'the Company'), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, will hold a conference call with investors and analysts on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the Company's business outlook and select financial highlights. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on Spire Global's Investor Relations website at The toll-free dial-in number for the live audio call is 877-841-2968. The conference ID for the call is 13755116. A replay of the webcast will be available for six months at About Spire Global, Inc. Spire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so that organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing world. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite constellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency technology. The data acquired by Spire's satellites provides global weather intelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to better predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business operations, and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions that empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their business in space. Spire has offices across the U.S., Canada, UK, Luxembourg, Germany and Singapore. To learn more, visit
The Herald Scotland
18-07-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Scotland must build on its growing global reputation
One standout moment was leading a delegation of 16 exceptional Scottish women entrepreneurs to Barcelona, alongside UK Government Minister Kirsty McNeill. This Scotland Office-led mission wasn't just about trade; it was about unlocking untapped business potential. If women-led businesses exported at the same rate as men, Scotland's trade could grow by over £10 billion in just two years. Yet only 2p in every £1 of investment goes to women. That's not just a gender gap but a massive economic opportunity missed. These businesswomen, representing sectors from food and drink to tech and legal services, proved what's possible when ambition meets opportunity. The Barcelona trip reinforced a clear message: in a time of global uncertainty, Scotland cannot retreat from the world but must reach out. We are leading in sectors like digital, AI, advanced manufacturing, space and green energy but are we telling that story boldly enough? I want more people to know about the exciting achievements of brilliant companies like Alba Orbital and Spire, which have made Scotland the top manufacturer of small satellites in Europe. And I want more people to discover our growing strengths in AI and robotics, where the National Manufacturing Institute and Heriot-Watt University's Robotarium are breaking new ground. Scotland's entrepreneurial spark is alive and thriving now. Take co-founders Dr Sally Beattie and Emer Bustard who started Lazy Day Foods in North Lanarkshire after being inspired by their personal experience with food allergies and intolerances and are now exporting to UAE, Europe and North America. Or Jacine Rutasikwa, co-founded the Matugga Distillery in 2018, and was one of the first in the UK to produce rum from scratch. The Livingston-based distillery produces a multi-award-winning range of handcrafted spirits which are distributed across the UK and Europe. Or Leigh Fell, Founder & CEO of Caritas Bioscience, a life sciences company based in Edinburgh focusing on clinical trials and is involved in the oncology field. I love Scotland but returning from holiday made my heart sink Edinburgh firm outguns forecasts after snubbing £1bn takeover approach 'Confusion and uncertainty': Scotch whisky rocked by global upheaval Scots legal giant cites 'resilience and ambition' as latest results revealed These are the shining examples today of a nation that has never stopped inventing. From expanding Scotland's contributions to science and exciting new products in food and drink, these Scots are proving that innovation is in our DNA. The economic performance backs it up: despite global pressures, Scotland's GDP per capita remains one of the highest in the UK outside London. Our export economy is worth £35 billion annually, with the USA accounting for £4.6 billion of that. And we're not standing still. Emerging sectors like green hydrogen, quantum computing and sustainable tourism are already turning heads globally. This momentum will be on full display as Scotland prepares to welcome the 47th US President. As leader of the world's largest economy, President Trump's presence offers a timely opportunity to showcase Scotland's industrial strengths, renew our commercial ties with the US, and drive forward investment and job creation. This is a moment to demonstrate the scale of our export potential and to advance opportunities for stronger trade terms and deeper commercial partnerships. Our recent trade mission to New York laid valuable foundations, and we're already building momentum with further US business visits scheduled for this year and plans underway for participation in Tartan Week 2026. Our goal is clear: grow Scottish exports, attract US investment, and champion Scotland as a global business hub. That message was front and centre when I sat down with one of the most influential voices in global media: The New York Times. I made the case clearly that Scotland is a strategic gateway to both European and global markets. We combine world-class research, skilled talent and a strong entrepreneurial culture. Our time zone, language and legal system make us a natural hub for international operations. And the message is landing. According to the latest EY Attractiveness Survey, Scotland is the top UK destination for inward investment outside London. Investors are drawn to our skilled workforce, innovation ecosystem, and unmatched quality of life. We offer a stable, transparent, and welcoming environment for long-term investment. But we can't stop there. To truly unlock Scotland's global potential, we must tackle trade barriers, improve access to talent, and build on the momentum of the new UK-EU trade agreement. It's a pragmatic step toward rebuilding one of our most important trading relationships and making it easier for Scottish firms to compete across Europe. Scotland's global trade performance is relevant to us all. It's a driver of jobs, prosperity, and investment. With the right policies, we can create an environment that allows our incredible Scottish entrepreneurs to reach new heights. Because when Scotland trades, Scotland thrives. Liz Cameron is chief executive of Scottish Chambers of Commerce
