National Australia Bank (NAUBF,NABZY,NAB.AX) expects credit impairment charges of A$706 million for the first-half of 2026, following adjustments to credit provisioning and capital settings in response to risks stemming from the conflict in the Middle East. Of this total, A$300 million relates to...
Vulcan Energy (VUL.AX) announced that it has entered into a major project framework agreement valued at approximately 40 million euros with Siemens AG for the supply of engineering, automation, telecommunications, and building technology systems for its flagship Lionheart Project in Germany's Upper Rhine...
Harmonic (HLIT) announced that DIRECTV is modernizing its U.S. direct-to-home (DTH) video platform using Harmonic's VOS Media Software. This cloud-native solution is designed to streamline DIRECTV's playout-to-delivery workflow, lowering operational costs while ensuring scalable, high-quality video delivery...
Tesla has officially launched its autonomous robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston, Texas, marking a significant expansion of its driverless ride-hailing network. This move extends Tesla's operational footprint to three major metropolitan areas in the state, following its initial rollout in Austin. The...
Sanofi's (SNY, SNYNF,SAN.PA) protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2705), demonstrated a significantly better tolerability profile compared to Moderna's latest mRNA vaccine, mNEXSPIKE (mRNA-1283), in the first head-to-head, double-blind, randomized phase 4 study conducted in adults. The...
Extending the strong upward move seen over the past several sessions, stocks moved sharply higher during trading on Friday. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 once again reached new record closing highs, while the Dow reached its best closing level in almost two months. The major averages ended the day off their highs of the session but still posted strong gains.
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...
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.