Stock of Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI) is falling about 18 percent during Friday morning trading after it reported a decline in first-quarter earnings to $27.33 million, or $0.93 per share, from last year's $38.40 million, or $1.30 per share. The company's stock is currently trading at $124.53, down 18.32...
Stocks have moved sharply higher during trading on Friday, extending the strong upward move seen over the past several sessions. The major averages have all shown significant moves to the upside, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 once again reaching new record intraday highs. Currently, the major averages are just off their highs of the session.
Shares of USA Rare Earth, Inc. (USAR) are gaining about 11 percent on Friday morning trading after it announced the appointment of Chaitan Kansal as Chief Commercial Officer. The company's shares are currently trading at $20.45 on the Nasdaq, up 11.05 percent. The stock opened at $19.61 and has climbed...
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 (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....
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 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 (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...
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, 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 (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 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
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 (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 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...
April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.