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  • Zions Bancorp Q1 Profit Declines April 21, 2026 05:14 ET

    Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (ZION), reported lower earnings in the first quarter, compared to last year, due to softer net interest income and non- interest income. For the first quarter, net earnings came in at $232 million or $1.56 per share compared to $262 million or $1.76 per share last year. Net...

  • Spruce Biosciences Prices Public Offering To Fund Neuro Therapies April 21, 2026 04:58 ET

    Spruce Biosciences Inc. (SPRB) announced that it has priced a public offering expected to raise $60 million in gross proceeds to advance its neurological disorder therapies. The late-stage biopharma will sell 1.15 million common shares at $50.00 each. Certain investors will instead receive pre-funded...

  • BridgeBio Oncology Gets FDA Fast Track Tag For BBO-11818 In KRAS-mutant Pancreatic Cancer April 21, 2026 02:54 ET

    BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, Inc. (BBOT) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation to BBO-11818 for the treatment of adults with advanced KRAS-mutant pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The designation follows preliminary data released in January 2026, in which...

  • SKF Q1 Adj. Operating Profit Declines April 21, 2026 02:07 ET

    SKF (SKFB.L, SKF_A.ST, SKFb.ST) reported that its first quarter net profit attributable to shareholders was 1.6 billion Swedish kronor compared to 1.8 billion kronor, prior year. Basic earnings per share was 3.57 kronor compared to 3.95 kronor. Adjusted operating profit declined to 2.95 billion kronor...

  • Amazon Partners NEURA Robotics To Scale Physical AI Deployment; Shares Rise In After-Hours April 21, 2026 01:30 ET

    Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), on Tuesday, announced a strategic collaboration with NEURA Robotics to accelerate Physical AI deployment at scale. Under the agreement, Amazon Web Services will serve as NEURA's primary cloud provider and host the Neuraverse platform. The partnership will support AI training,...

  • Thales Q1 Sales Up 9.7% In Organic Terms; Confirms 2026 Targets April 21, 2026 01:24 ET

    Thales (TCFP.PA) reported that its sales for the first quarter were 5.32 billion euros, compared to 4.96 billion euros, in the same period of 2025, up 9.7% in organic terms. Order intake for the first quarter were 4.65 billion euros, up 27% at constant scope and exchange rates compared with the first...

  • LS ELECTRIC Q1 Profit Rises April 21, 2026 01:06 ET

    LS ELECTRIC (010120.KS) reported that its first quarter net income attributable to shareholders of parent company was 121.1 billion south Korean won compared to 69.9 billion won, a year ago. Operating income increased to 126.6 billion won from 87.3 billion won, last year. First quarter sales were...

  • Keppel REIT Q1 Property Income Rises April 21, 2026 00:41 ET

    Keppel REIT Management Limited, as Manager of Keppel REIT (K71U.SI), issued the key business and operational updates of Keppel REIT for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026. Net property income attributable to unitholders was S$54.7 million, an increase of 9.1% from a year ago. Property income and NPI...

  • Rio Tinto Q1 Copper Production Up 9%; 2026 Production Guidance Unchanged April 21, 2026 00:11 ET

    Rio Tinto (RIO, RIO.L) reported 9% year-over-year copper equivalent production growth across its portfolio for the first quarter. Global iron ore sales were up 2% from last year. The company reported second highest first quarter Pilbara production since 2018, up 13% from prior year. Rio Tinto said its...

  • UnitedHealthcare Announces National Expansion Of Rural Health Care Initiatives April 21, 2026 00:00 ET

    UnitedHealthcare announced a national expansion of its rural health care initiatives to help lower costs and simplify processes for care providers. The initiatives include: speeding payments by up to 50% for approximately 1,500 rural hospitals and all Critical Access Hospitals; exempting rural providers...

  • Anthropic, Amazon Expand Collaboration; Amazon To Invest In Anthropic April 20, 2026 23:53 ET

    Anthropic said it has signed an agreement with Amazon (AMZN) that will deepen existing partnership and secure up to 5 gigawatts of capacity for training and deploying Claude, including new Trainium2 capacity coming online in the first half of the current year and nearly 1GW total of Trainium2 and Trainium3...

  • Hyundai, TVS Sign Joint Development Agreement To Commercialize Electric Three-wheelers In India April 20, 2026 23:39 ET

    Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) and TVS Motor (532343) have signed a Joint Development Agreement to advance the development and commercialization of Electric Three-Wheeler solutions in India and additional markets. Hyundai Motor will lead the design of and co-develop the E3W by leveraging its research and...

  • Challenger Q3 Life Sales Up 19%; Tightens FY26 Normalised Basic EPS Guidance April 20, 2026 23:31 ET

    Challenger (CGF.AX) reported its third quarter total Life sales were A$1.7 billion, up 19% from last year. Funds Management FUM was A$104.5 billion, a decrease of 10% for the quarter, driven by net outflows of A$8.0 billion, A$3.4 billion of negative investment market movements driven by the war in Iran...

  • Ethiopian Airlines Finalizes Purchase Of Six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners April 20, 2026 21:09 ET

    Boeing (BA) and Ethiopian Airlines announced the purchase of six 787 Dreamliner jets, as the airline fully exercises commitments from its landmark 2023 order. The new 787-9 aircraft will support Ethiopian Airlines in expanding its intercontinental network from Addis Ababa while also boosting cargo capacity...

  • Massimo Group CEO David Shan Steps Down, Quenton Petersen Becomes New CEO; Stock Falls April 20, 2026 11:12 ET

    Massimo Group (MAMO), Monday announced the transition of David Shan's role from Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chairman of the company. Also, it announced the appointment of Quenton Petersen as the new CEO, effective April 14, 2026. Commenting on the company's plans, Petersen said, "We plan...

Global Economics Weekly Update: April 13 – April 17, 2026

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.