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  • USA Rare Earth Stock Rises 11% Over Appointment Of Chaitan Kansal As Chief Commercial Officer April 17, 2026 11:05 ET

    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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Ericsson Board Approves Up To SEK 15 Bln Buyback Of Class B Shares April 17, 2026 06:14 ET

    Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC, ERICb.ST, ERIC_A.ST, ERCB.DE, ERIBR.HE), a provider of mobile connectivity solutions, announced that it's Board authorised to repurchase Ordinary Class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm under a new program. The buyback is capped at SEK 15 billion. According to Ericsson,...

  • QVC Group Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection; Sees Emergence Within 90 Days April 17, 2026 02:57 ET

    Media conglomerate QVC Group Inc. (QVCGA) said it has agreed with a majority of its lenders and initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection proceedings in the U.S. to implement a plan to significantly reduce debts and strengthen its balance sheet. The company expects to cut its debt from...

  • Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad, Orange In Negotiations With Altice France For Acquisition Of SFR April 17, 2026 02:51 ET

    Bouygues Telecom, the Free-iliad Group and Orange (ORAN, ORA.PA) have submitted an offer and are starting negotiations with the Altice France group with a view to acquiring SFR. The offer reflects a total enterprise value of 20.35 billion euros for the Altice France assets under consideration. The split...

  • NiSource Signs Long-term Energy Deals With Alphabet And Amazon To Power Indiana Data Centers April 17, 2026 02:26 ET

    NiSource Inc. (NI) announced a new long-term energy agreement with a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. to support the development and operation of a large-scale data center in northern Indiana. The deal is expected to deliver benefits to existing customers and local communities while enhancing regional economic...

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.