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Unusual Machines Completes Upgrade Energy Acquisition

The drone-parts maker said the completed deal adds battery and power systems and plans battery-pack operations at a second Orlando production facility.
Deals · October 26, 2026

UFP Industries to Buy Acme Skid Assets for $27 Million

The asset purchase expands UFP Packaging's pallet manufacturing and Gulf Coast customer coverage.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Tradeweb to Buy Trumid Holdings in $1.97 Billion Mixed Deal

The electronic trading platform said the credit suite will extend its multi-asset stack from trade inception into the secondary market.
Deals · October 26, 2026

TTM Technologies to Buy Ophir Optics in $650 Million Cash Deal

The electronics manufacturer said the all-cash purchase of mission-critical optics for land, air, maritime and unmanned platforms is a step in its long-term growth strategy.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Soluna to Form Joint Venture With Applied Digital

Following closing, Applied Digital is expected to hold 51% of a jointly owned company to develop a 50 MW critical IT data center at Project Dorothy 3 near Silverton, Texas, expected to draw power from Briscoe Wind and the grid, subject to definitive documentation.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Construction Partners Completes Acquisition of S.E. Cline Construction

The Florida asphalt-paving platform adds site development and underground utility work along Interstate 95.
Deals · October 26, 2026

RadNet to Buy ONRAD in Mixed Cash-and-Stock Deal

The imaging operator said combining outpatient imaging, DeepHealth AI tools and ONRAD’s radiology professional services would put the full diagnostic stack in one company.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Red Cat Proposes EUR 39 Cash Offer for Steyr Motors

The drone maker said the cash bid would pair Steyr’s marine engines with Blue Ops uncrewed surface vessels.
Deals · October 26, 2026

CNP Assurances Group to Buy Prudential's Brazil and Mexico Units

The planned purchase of Prudential of Brazil and Prudential of Mexico advances the insurer's exit from emerging markets and a shift of capital toward businesses and markets where Prudential sees the greatest opportunity for long-term growth.
Deals · October 26, 2026

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Deals · October 26, 2026

Ovintiv to Buy Logan Energy in $890 Million Cash Deal

The all-cash bolt-on is expected to be immediately and long-term accretive and to generate about $60 million of annual cost synergies.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Northpointe Plans Sale of Mortgage Origination Channels to CMG

Northpointe Bancshares said it plans to sell distributed retail and consumer direct mortgage origination channels to CMG Financial under a non-binding letter of intent, with a proposed close by year-end 2026.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Labcorp to Buy Myriad Prenatal Health Unit for $210 Million in Cash Plus Inventory Value at Closing

The sale is expected to close by early 2027 and is framed by Myriad as accretive to growth and profitability.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Maximus to Buy Agile Defense for $660 Million in Cash Plus Potential Contingent Consideration

The government-services firm said the purchase is expected to accelerate expansion into defense and national security markets.
Deals · October 26, 2026

TTM Technologies to Buy Ophir Optics in $650 Million Cash Deal

MKS said the transaction represents an opportunity to capitalize on value created in the optics unit and further strengthen its balance sheet.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Centrus Energy Acquires Westerman Holdings in $116 Million Deal

The uranium enrichment company said the mixed-structure purchase secures a centrifuge component supplier and opens adjacent non-nuclear manufacturing work.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Kimberly-Clark to Complete Kenvue Acquisition in Fourth Quarter

Kimberly-Clark offered to exchange any and all Kenvue notes for up to $7 billion of new Kimberly-Clark notes plus cash, with indenture amendments set to take effect upon settlement of those offers.
Deals · October 26, 2026

GigCapital9 Signs LOI for Carbon-Capture Combination

The blank-check firm said the proposed combination would take a post-combustion carbon-capture technology company public to support firm power for AI-driven demand.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Deep Fission Signs 25-Year Kansas Power Purchase

A master energy purchase agreement converts a 2025 letter of intent into a binding contract for a commercial plant at the DOE pilot site, with an initial 150 MW phase aimed at September 2028.
Deals · October 26, 2026

EQT to Buy Range Resources in All-Stock Deal

The all-stock merger is expected to create America’s only vertically integrated natural gas producer with more than 30 years of inventory.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Emera to Buy ATCO

ATCO shareholders will receive 0.865 Emera shares and one SpinCo share for each ATCO share in the statutory arrangement.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Dorchester Minerals to Buy Williston Royalty Acres in Stock Deal

The E&P partnership agreed to a non-taxable contribution and exchange for about 4,300 net royalty acres across three North Dakota counties.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Dream Finders Homes Completes Beazer Homes Take-Private

The homebuilder converted Beazer shares into $33.50 a share in cash and took the company private.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Dime Commercial Bancshares to Buy ES Bancshares for $58 Million

The mixed cash-and-stock combination is meant to deepen Dime’s Staten Island and Brooklyn franchise with a granular, low-cost core deposit base.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Salesforce to Buy Braze in All-Cash Deal

Salesforce said Braze’s real-time engagement and AI decisioning tools are expected to complement Salesforce’s four architecture layers — Data 360, Customer 360, Agentforce and SIForce — following the close and sharpen Marketing Cloud personalization.
Deals · October 26, 2026

CRH Completes $8.5 Billion Arcosa Deal

The building-materials group closed the $150-a-share cash merger, converting Arcosa into a wholly owned subsidiary and lifting combined U.S. aggregates production past 265 million tons.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Cencora to Buy American Oncology Network for $2.4 Billion

The mixed-structure purchase is meant to expand Cencora’s physician-led oncology MSO and support of care in communities across the country.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Cardinal Infrastructure to Buy Hughes Brothers for $357.5 Million

The mixed cash-and-stock deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 and is framed as a step into Central Florida.
Deals · October 26, 2026

CBRE to Buy Onnec Group for Initial $610 Million in Cash

The all-cash purchase is framed as a step toward a global infrastructure services business that would sit alongside CBRE’s real estate franchise.
Deals · October 26, 2026

CopperPoint Completes $84.3 Million Cash Purchase of General Indemnity

Boston Omaha sold its surety unit after a decade of expansion, holding the cash for later deployment.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Applied Materials to Lift Besi Stake to About 20 Percent

The semiconductor equipment maker is deepening a hybrid-bonding partnership as AI-driven scaling pushes next-generation interconnects.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Alector to License AL050 to Genentech for $100 Million Upfront

The neurodegeneration biotech grants Genentech worldwide rights to its brain-penetrant GCase enzyme replacement therapy while keeping ownership of its ABC platform.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Abbott Plans Spin of Nutrition Unit With $8.5 Billion in Annual Sales

The healthcare company said the planned distribution would leave Abbott with a higher-growth, innovation-driven mix of medical devices, diagnostics and established medicines.
Deals · October 26, 2026

Glass House Brands Reports Record Biomass Production

The company anticipates revenue of $56.8 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026
Earnings · October 26, 2026

Texas Instruments Posts Faster Third-Quarter Revenue Growth

Third-quarter revenue reached $6.06 billion, up 28% from a year earlier, and the company set a fourth-quarter range of $5.80 billion to $6.30 billion.
Earnings · October 25, 2026

Meta Reports 26% Third-Quarter Revenue Growth

Meta reported $9.86 billion in net income as advertising revenue reached $63.06 billion; a $9.89 billion settlement charge reduced operating margin to 20%.
Earnings · October 25, 2026

Lam Research Posts Record September Revenue

Systems sales reached $5.73 billion as the company guided December-quarter revenue to $8.60 billion, plus or minus $400 million.
Earnings · October 25, 2026

CSX Operating Margin Reaches 39.1% on Record Revenue

Third-quarter revenue hit a record $4.02 billion as fuel surcharge income doubled and merchandise, intermodal and coal volumes and prices rose.
Earnings · October 25, 2026

Zymeworks Partners ZW209 With Roche for $55 Million Upfront

The collaboration pairs Zymeworks’ multispecific antibody work with Roche’s cancer-medicine capabilities and adds up to $718 million in later milestones.
Deals · October 25, 2026

AbbVie wins FDA approval for at-home Skyrizi initiation

The clearance gave adults with Crohn’s disease an option to start Skyrizi at home and continue using an on-body injector through maintenance treatment.
Companies · October 24, 2026

Phoenix Capital Group Files to Sell Notes for Drilling and Royalty

The oil and gas company is offering unlisted notes to finance operated wells, mineral rights, and working capital.
IPO Watch · October 24, 2026

Phoenix Capital Group Holdings I to Sell Notes for Drilling

The oil and gas operator is proposing a note offering to fund owned drilling, mineral and working-interest purchases, and working capital.
IPO Watch · October 24, 2026

Phoenix Operating Seeks Notes to Fund Drilling and Royalty Buys

The oil-and-gas operator is offering unlisted notes to finance operated wells, mineral and working-interest purchases, and working capital.
IPO Watch · October 24, 2026

Firebird Marketing Seeks Notes for Drilling and Royalty Buys

The oil-and-gas operator is offering unlisted notes to fund PhoenixOp drilling, mineral and working-interest purchases, and working capital.
IPO Watch · October 24, 2026

Firebird Services, LLC Files S-1 for Notes Offering

The oil and gas company is offering notes to fund drilling, mineral rights, and working capital.
IPO Watch · October 24, 2026

Bradesco lifts market NII as client spread compresses

Market net interest income rose 30.0% to R$875 million in the third quarter as total NII reached R$21.37 billion.
Global Banks · October 24, 2026

American Express Lifts 2026 EPS Outlook After GBTG Gain

Third-quarter revenue net of interest expense was $20.1 billion, up 9% year over year, as the company raised full-year EPS guidance to $18.30–$18.60.
Global Banks · October 24, 2026

Seneca Foods boosts operating cash despite seasonal pack

Seneca Foods improved its quarterly operating cash flow through stronger asset and liability contributions, even as inventory replenishment began.
Fathom Files · October 24, 2026

MarketAxess Withdraws 2026 Guidance After ICE Deal

Third-quarter revenue was $210.4 million, up 1% from a year earlier, as merger costs with Intercontinental Exchange cut GAAP earnings to $1.53 a share.
Earnings · October 24, 2026

LKQ Withdraws 2026 Guidance After Europe Miss

The auto-parts distributor expects a third-quarter net loss of $16 million to $32 million and Europe EBITDA margin of 4.1% to 5.1%.
Earnings · October 24, 2026