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  • Martin Marietta Materials Appoints Chris Samborski As COO April 27, 2026 07:36 ET

    Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(MLM), a supplier of aggregates and other building materials, said on Monday that it has appointed Chris Samborski as chief operating officer with effect from May 1. Most recently, Samborski has served as the president of Martin Marietta's West and Specialties Divisions....

  • Verizon Raises FY26 Adj. EPS Guidance April 27, 2026 07:34 ET

    Verizon Communications (VZ) said, for fiscal 2026, the company now expects adjusted EPS of $4.95 to $4.99, or year-over-year growth of 5.0 to 6.0 percent. Previously, the company expected adjusted EPS of $4.90 to $4.95. Total retail postpaid phone net additions are now expected to be in the top half...

  • HBT Financial Earnings Slid In Q1 April 27, 2026 07:33 ET

    HBT Financial, Inc. (HBT), on Monday reported lower net income in the first quarter compared with the previous year despite higher sales. The decline is due to impacts like the CNB acquisition and AOCI movement. For the first quarter, net income declined to $11.20 million from $19.08 million in the...

  • Domino's Pizza Stock Down On Weak Q1 Profit, Despite Comps Growth April 27, 2026 07:31 ET

    Domino's Pizza, Inc., the largest pizza company in the world, Monday reported weak profit in its first quarter, despite growth in revenues and same store sales with improved performance mainly in U.S. stores. In pre-market activity, the shares were losing around 4.07 percent. CEO Russell Weiner stated, "Q1 2026 represented another quarter of positive order count and market share growth..."

  • Eli Lilly To Buy Ajax Therapeutics To Advance AJ1-11095 Development April 27, 2026 07:19 ET

    Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Monday announced a deal with Ajax Therapeutics, Inc., agreeing to acquire the company along with its lead asset, AJ1-11095, an investigational, once-daily oral, first-in-class Type II JAK2 inhibitor currently being evaluated in patients with myelofibrosis. As per the deal,...

  • Onsemi Expands EV Collaboration With NIO; Shares Rise Pre-market April 27, 2026 05:23 ET

    ON Semiconductor Corp. (ON), on Monday, announced an expanded strategic collaboration with NIO Inc. (NIO) to advance next-generation electric vehicle platforms. The company said the partnership will support NIO's transition from 400V to 900V architectures using onsemi's EliteSiC enhanced M3e technology. The...

  • Harworth, Microsoft Secure Planning Resolution For Leeds Data Centre Campus April 27, 2026 04:05 ET

    Harworth Group plc (HWG.L), a regeneration, strategic land and development business, announced Monday that Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) MSFT MCIO Limited secured a resolution to grant planning consent from Leeds local planning committee for a hyperscale data centre and industrial space at Skelton Grange. The...

  • Sun Pharmaceutical To Buy Organon For $11.75 Bln April 27, 2026 03:11 ET

    Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (SUNPHARMA, 524715), a major Indian pharma company, said on Monday that it has inked a deal to buy Organon & Co.(OGN) for $14 per share in cash with an enterprise value of $11.75 billion. Kirti Ganorkar, Managing Director of Sun Pharma, said: "This transaction...

  • Hitachi FY25 Net Income Rises April 27, 2026 03:07 ET

    Hitachi (6501.T) reported that fiscal 2025 net income attributable to stockholders increased to 802.4 billion yen from 615.7 billion yen, prior year. Earnings per share was 176.63 yen compared to 133.72 yen. Adjusted operating income increased to 1.2 trillion yen from 971.6 billion yen. For fiscal...

  • Chemical Industries (Far East) Sees Significantly Narrower Losses In FY26 April 27, 2026 02:57 ET

    Chemical Industries (Far East) Limited (C05.SI) said it expects significantly narrower losses for financial year 2026 versus 2025, mainly reflecting cost savings. The company attributed the expected improvement to rightsizing of organization mainly with headcounts reductions and lower costs across...

  • CapitaLand Ascott Trust Q1 RevPAU Up, Distribution Income Nearly Stable April 27, 2026 02:24 ET

    CapitaLand Ascott Trust (ATTRF, HMN.SI) reported Monday that its first-quarter RevPAU increased 1 percent year-over-year, excluding The Cavendish London or TCL, which is closed for renovation, as well as acquisitions and divestments in 2025. RevPAU grew 7 percent in Australia from last year and 2...

  • AstraZeneca: FDA Approves Saphnelo For Subcutaneous Self-administration April 27, 2026 02:19 ET

    AstraZeneca (AZN, AZN.L, ZEG.DE, AZN.ST) said its Saphnelo has been approved in the US for self-administration as a once-weekly autoinjector, the Saphnelo Pen, for the treatment of adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus on top of standard therapy. The approval was based on results from the...

  • Apollo Funds To Acquire Forvia's Interiors Business April 27, 2026 02:12 ET

    Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) on Monday said Apollo-managed funds have agreed to acquire the Interiors Business Group of Forvia SE in a carve-out transaction. The Interiors Business is a supplier of automotive interior systems, including instrument panels, door panels, and center consoles,...

  • SKC Co Loss Narrows In Q1; Shares Surge April 27, 2026 01:55 ET

    SKC Co., Ltd. (011790.KS), a manufacturer and seller of basic chemical raw materials and copper foils for batteries, on Monday reported its net loss narrowed in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the previous year. For the first quarter, net loss attributable to shareholders of the parent company...

  • Atlas Arteria Gets A$4.75/shr Takeover Offer From IFM For Remaining Stake; Stock Up April 27, 2026 01:52 ET

    Atlas Arteria Limited (ALX.AX) an owner, operator and developer of toll roads, said Monday it received an unsolicited off-market takeover offer from IFM to acquire all securities it does not already own for A$4.75 cash per security. On the ASX, shares of Atlas Arteria Limited were gaining 13.39 percent,...

Global Economics Weekly Update: April 20 – April 24, 2026

April 24, 2026 15:15 ET
Economics news flow was relatively light this week even as the conflict in the Middle East continued, raising concerns for policymakers. In the U.S., spending data, initial jobless claims and pending home sales were the highlights. Business confidence in the biggest euro area economy was in focus in Europe. Inflation data from Japan gained attention in Asia.