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Colombian equities closed lower on Monday, with the COLCAP index falling 0.31% as declines in Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors outweighed gains among select large caps. Grupo Argos Pref and Grupo Cibest were the session's top performers, while Mineros and Ecopetrol fell. Commodity contracts showed notable swings in coffee and coco…
Ameresco shares surged in after-hours trading after the company reported Q2 2026 results that beat revenue expectations, matched consensus on adjusted EPS, and revealed a record backlog led by data-center project awards. Management raised full-year EPS and revenue guidance, boosting near-term visibility for the energy infrastructure firm.
The MOEX Russia Index closed higher on Monday, rising 1.60% to reach a one-month peak. Sectors leading the advance included Mining, Power and Oil & Gas, while market breadth favored gainers over decliners. Notable individual performers were Federal Hydro Generating Company RusHydro, Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat and Aeroflot. Oil benchm…
Danaher Corporation's board has selected Julie Sawyer Montgomery to become President and CEO effective Oct 1, 2026. The appointment highlights continuity in leadership after a period in which Sawyer Montgomery led the Diagnostics platform from roughly $6 billion to about $11 billion in revenue while tripling operating profit. Management signaled th…
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) is a franchising-heavy hotel company trading near the low end of its 52-week range with a $0.43 quarterly dividend, $323M in free cash flow and an enterprise value of roughly $8.16B. With a P/E of about 27 and ROE above 40%, the stock offers income and upside while carrying meaningful leverage. This trade targets a mea…
Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE: HOMB), the parent company of Centennial Bank, announced the passing of Tracy French, a respected banking leader and former CEO, President, and Chairman of Centennial Bank. French had a career spanning over two decades with Home BancShares and its subsidiaries, serving in various key leadership roles and recently continu…
Best Buy has appointed Anne Bramman as its new chief financial officer, effective August 19. Bramman succeeds Matt Bilunas and will join an incoming executive leadership team led by Jason Bonfig, who is set to replace current CEO Corie Barry. The appointment comes as Best Buy pursues growth through online channels, services and advertising and repo…
Westinghouse Electric confidentially filed for a US IPO on July 31, 2026. The company, majority-owned by Brookfield Renewable Partners and half-owned by Cameco, brings a deep pipeline tied to the AP1000 reactor and carries both sizable upside from a structural shift toward nuclear and material execution and valuation risks tied to project concentra…
A new analysis of the 2025 measles outbreak that spread from west Texas into New Mexico calculates total containment and care costs of about $5.4 million. The study attributes the largest shares to public health response and vaccination activities, with substantial productivity losses from missed work. Researchers warn that some expenses were not c…
Christina Paxson announced she will depart as president of Brown University at the end of the academic year, having stayed on an extra year to address a federal funding freeze that threatened the university's mission. Her tenure included a confrontation with the Trump administration over threatened cuts to federal grants, a negotiated restoration o…
Intercontinental Exchange raised its quarterly payout 8.3% to $0.52 per share, supported by record recurring revenue and a jump in adjusted free cash flow, even as the company announced a $5.7 billion all-cash acquisition of MarketAxess that will materially lift leverage upon close. Analysts remain broadly bullish, but the deal tightens the margin …
Apollo Global Management announced the acquisition of Maverick Water Group, a Houston-based developer and operator of alternative non-potable water systems, from Crosstimbers Capital Group. Maverick's management retains a minority stake and continues to operate the company, which plans to scale its platform to meet rising demand for efficient water…
A senior Moroccan official said Spanish authorities should have predicted the effects of a July 8 court ruling that he says undermined mechanisms deterring illegal migration and contributed to last week’s mass crossings into Ceuta. Moroccan and Spanish authorities report differing figures for those involved, and both sides have recorded fatalities.…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to suspend a $655.5 million damages award against the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority while they pursue appeals. The decision leaves in place a verdict revived after the Supreme Court upheld a 2019 law that authorized such claims; the Palestinian entities argue enfo…
Dorchester Minerals, L.P. has closed the acquisition of approximately 3,100 net royalty acres across five counties in the Williston Basin, North Dakota. The transaction was executed as a non-taxable contribution and exchange, with contributing entities receiving 835,958 common units of the Partnership. This expansion strengthens Dorchester's positi…
U.S. crude oil exports dropped to 3.66 million barrels per day in July, the lowest monthly level in eight months, as a brief June agreement between the United States and Iran allowed Middle Eastern barrels back into world markets and reduced foreign demand for American crude. Shifts in regional flows, high refinery utilization at home and changes i…
Stocks across technology, semiconductors and consumer appliances moved sharply in after-hours trading as a mix of quarterly results, guidance updates and investor positioning produced divergent reactions. Notable winners included Palantir, Snap and Backblaze after beats and upward guidance; laggards included Ichor, GeneDx and Whirlpool amid profit-…
Apnimed, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, completed an initial public offering that generated $220.8 million in gross proceeds. The company sold 13,800,000 shares at $16.00 apiece, including 1,800,000 shares issued through full exercise of the underwriters' overallotment option, and began trading on the Nas…
Apnimed, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on oral therapies for sleep apnea, completed an upsized initial public offering of 13.8 million shares at $16.00 each, raising gross proceeds of $220.8 million. The company's stock began trading on Nasdaq under ticker APMD on July 31, 2026. Apnimed is advancing AD109, a potential new oral tre…
The Federal Reserve's quarterly Senior Loan Officer Survey for July indicated that banks left lending standards for commercial and industrial (C&I) loans unchanged in the second quarter. Demand for C&I loans rose among large and middle market firms, while household lending displayed uneven adjustments and residential real estate loan demand weakene…
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVGI) announced its Q2 2026 financial results, highlighting 13.5% revenue growth to $195.2 million and improved operating income despite a net loss influenced by a warrant liability expense. The company raised its 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance, citing strong demand across all business segments and…
Tesla presented an ambitious multi-generation production plan for its Optimus humanoid robot, with Gen 3 targeting roughly 1 million units per year and Gen 4 aspirationally targeting 10 million per year. Management cautioned the initial ramp will follow a "flat S-curve" as a new supply chain is built. The company is increasing 2026 capital spending…
Palantir Technologies rallied in after-hours trading following a second-quarter 2026 report that topped estimates on revenue, GAAP earnings, and forward guidance. Revenue nearly doubled year-over-year and management boosted full-year and Q3 sales outlooks, while U.S. commercial and government segments posted rapid growth. Positive analyst positioni…
Cabot Corporation reported its third quarter fiscal year 2026 earnings with adjusted EPS of $1.67, driven by strong performance in the Performance Chemicals segment despite a decline in Reinforcement Materials EBIT. The company is expanding global conductive additive capacity in its battery materials line to support growing demand and reaffirmed it…
CapsoVision, Inc. announced the international release of AI Highlights, an AI-assisted feature integrated with its CapsoCam Plus capsule endoscopy system designed to support physicians by identifying frames with clinically relevant findings during small bowel studies. The launch expands into markets including the European Union, with AI Highlights …
