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  • Blaize Holdings Stock Rises 29% After Announcing Upto $50 Mln Contract With NeoTensr April 17, 2026 10:18 ET

    Shares of Blaize Holdings, Inc. (BZAI) are climbing about 29 percent during Friday morning trading after it announced a new partnership with NeoTensr to jointly develop and deploy co-branded AI edge data center infrastructure targeting the rapidly growing compute market across the broader Asia Pacific...

  • Mitsubishi HC Capital Announces Its Medium-term Management Plan April 17, 2026 09:54 ET

    Mitsubishi HC Capital (5B4.F, 8593.T) announced the establishment of its Medium-term Management Plan for the three years beginning from fiscal 2026 to fiscal 2028. The company has defined four key elements — business, finance, digital, and talent and culture — as the main driving forces of the Plan....

  • Repay Holdings Stock Rises 26% Over All-Cash Takeover Proposal From Forager Capital Management April 17, 2026 09:50 ET

    Shares of Repay Holdings Corporation (RPAY) are moving up about 26 percent on Friday morning trading after the company received an all-cash takeover proposal from Forager Capital Management, LLC, the largest shareholder of the company. The company's shares are currently trading at $4.01 on the Nasdaq,...

  • Marex Prices Public Offering Of $500 Mln Of Senior Notes April 17, 2026 09:22 ET

    Marex Group plc (MRX) has priced its public offering of $500 million of its 5.68 percent Senior Notes the financial services platform announced on Friday The notes will be issued at 100 percent of principal as senior unsecured obligations of the company. Marex intends to use the net proceeds from...

  • Rockwell Automation Adds AMETEK CEO David Zapico To Board April 17, 2026 09:05 ET

    Rockwell Automation (ROK) has appointed AMETEK Chairman and CEO David A. Zapico to its board of directors, effective April 16. The Milwaukee based industrial automation and digital transformation firm announced the move on Friday. Zapico has spent 36 years at AMETEK across Engineering and leadership...

  • U.S. Stocks May Extend Recent Upward Trend In Early Trading April 17, 2026 08:55 ET

    Stocks are likely to move to the upside in early trading on Friday, extending the upward trend seen over the past several sessions. The major index futures are currently pointing to a higher open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by 0.5 percent. The markets may continue to benefit from...

  • Forum Markets Announces Board-Authorized Plans To Maximize Shareholder Value, Stock Up In Pre-Market April 17, 2026 08:51 ET

    Forum Markets, Incorporated (FRMM), Friday announced several Board-authorized plans to maximize value for all shareholders, including the reinitiation of its share repurchase program, effective April 15, 2026. The Board has also established a Special Committee to evaluate proposals to narrow the gap...

  • Scotiabank Reports Expected Q2 Income Contribution From Its Ownership Interest In KeyCorp April 17, 2026 08:48 ET

    Scotiabank (BNS) said it expects net income contribution from its ownership interest in KeyCorp will be approximately C$77 million in second quarter. Adjusting for the amortization of acquired intangible assets of approximately C$8 million, the Bank's adjusted net income contribution from KeyCorp will...

  • UN Rights Experts Demand Probe Into Epstein Files Allegations April 17, 2026 08:02 ET

    UN independent human rights experts have called for justice and accountability for young women and girls who were trafficked systematically as part of allegations contained in the so-called Epstein files. The Human Rights Council-appointed experts also issued a general warning over the "continuing violence of patriarchal power systems" revealed in the files, which the US Department of Justice beg

  • FAA To Cut Schedules To Prevent Delays, Cancellations At Chicago O'Hare Airport April 17, 2026 07:54 ET

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration have announced a new action to prevent widespread flight delays this summer at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, or ORD. The FAA's action - known as a scheduling reduction - limits daily operations to 2,708 flights...

  • Freedom Boat Club Expands Northeast Footprint With 21-Location Greater Boston & Cape Cod Buy April 17, 2026 07:48 ET

    Freedom Boat Club (BC), a Brunswick Corporation business, on Friday announced that it has acquired the Freedom Boat Club of Greater Boston & Cape Cod franchise operations. The financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed. The purchase adds 21 locations across Greater Boston, Cape...

  • Ally Financial Q1 Swings To Earnings April 17, 2026 07:41 ET

    Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY), on Friday reported profit in the first quarter compared with the previous year. For the first quarter, net income attributable to the shareholders came in at $291 million compared with loss of $253 million in the previous year. Earnings per share were $0.93 versus...

  • Polestar Posts Wider Loss In FY25 April 17, 2026 07:39 ET

    Polestar (PSNY) posted a fiscal 2025 net loss of $2.4 billion compared to a loss of $2.05 billion, prior year. Net loss was mainly driven by impairment expense, net of reversals of approx. $1.05 billion. Adjusted EBITDA loss was $783 million, an improvement of 27.5% year-on-year. Fiscal year year...

  • US, Philippines To Set Up Joint Economic Security Zone To Strengthen Supply Chains April 17, 2026 06:59 ET

    The United States and the Philippines have announced plans to establish a 4,000-acre industrial hub to secure inputs vital to American and global supply chains. The site is located in the Luzon Economic Corridor of the Philippines. The site — the first of its kind — is being designated by the Philippines...

  • Oil Falls Further Over Hopes Of Ease In Middle East Tensions April 17, 2026 06:26 ET

    A pause in fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, and President Donald Trump's statement that the US and Iran are "very close" to making a deal to end the weeks-old Middle East war has sent oil prices down on Friday. Brent crude oil price decreased by more than 3 percent to $96.33 a barrel, while the US-traded WTI fell by nearly 4 percent to $91.10. Oil has been trading b

Global Economics Weekly Update -April 05 – April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026 16:21 ET
Inflation data from the U.S. was the main data event this week as the conflict in the Middle East continue. The minutes of the latest Fed policy session and the survey data on the services sector also made headlines. In Europe, manufacturing orders data from Germany was in focus. Price data from China drew attention in Asia.