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ScanSource to Buy MicroAge in $220.5 Million All-Cash Deal

ScanSource said the acquisition would push it deeper into higher-margin cloud, cybersecurity, data center and AI solutions work.
Deals · August 20, 2026

Francisco Partners to Buy Weave Communications in $650 Million Cash Deal

The acquisition aims to accelerate the development of Weave's AI-powered healthcare platform and expand its revenue cycle management capabilities.
Deals · August 19, 2026

Universal Health Services Completes Acquisition of Talkspace

The deal creates a full continuum of behavioral healthcare services by integrating a virtual health platform with a network of physical facilities.
Deals · August 18, 2026

HomeTrust Bancshares to Buy Blue Ridge Bankshares in $448.1 Million All-Stock Deal

The acquisition expands HomeTrust's footprint into Virginia markets to create a regional commercial bank with over $7 billion in assets.
Deals · August 18, 2026

Rates Pinch Credit as Backlogs Signal Uneven Demand

Companies across 14 industries flagged rising borrowing costs and mixed demand signals in their latest disclosures.
Economy Survey · August 17, 2026

Supply Chain Disruptions Spread Beyond Tariffs Into Labor and Tech

Six U.S. companies across disparate industries report intensifying multi-modal supply chain constraints spanning tariffs, skilled labor shortages, component bottlenecks, and logistics disruptions.
Filing Trends · August 14, 2026

Chemours and Chiron Lead Weekly Insider Buying Clusters

Six distinct insiders at Chemours and a $2.5 million commitment at Chiron Real Estate headline a week of concentrated open-market activity.
Insider Signal · August 14, 2026

Media Earnings: Demand, Outlook Broadly Upbeat as Costs Diverge

Communications and media companies described a strong demand backdrop and confident guidance for the second quarter of 2026, even as cost management and hiring told a more uneven story.
Industry Earnings Roundup · August 14, 2026

Materials & Chemicals: Demand and Pricing Firm, Costs Squeeze

Materials and chemicals producers reported broad demand and pricing strength this quarter, but rising input costs ate into much of the gain.
Industry Earnings Roundup · August 14, 2026

Healthcare Earnings: Demand Surges, Costs Bite Back

Healthcare and pharma companies described broad-based patient and prescription demand alongside investment-heavy capex plans, even as input costs emerged as the one category tilting negative.
Industry Earnings Roundup · August 14, 2026

Financial Services Earnings: Demand Strong, Costs Bite Back

Financial services companies reported broad demand strength and expanding capex plans in 2026Q2, even as rising input costs and a softening insurance pricing cycle complicated the picture.
Industry Earnings Roundup · August 14, 2026

Energy Earnings: Demand Runs Hot, Capex Stays Disciplined

Across oilfield services, midstream and E&Ps, management teams described strengthening activity and firming prices while working costs down rather than opening the spending taps.
Industry Earnings Roundup · August 14, 2026

Banks Post Broad Loan Growth as Funding Costs Ease

Lenders described widespread loan and deposit growth alongside falling deposit costs, even as a chunk of the group flagged rising personnel and technology spending.
Industry Earnings Roundup · August 14, 2026

S-3 Shelf Push Reaches Six Issuers

Six companies sought accelerated effectiveness for Form S-3 shelf registrations in 2026, with four requests clustered in May after two earlier winter requests.
Filing Trends · August 12, 2026

Unusual Machines to Buy Upgrade Energy in $52 Million Cash-and-Stock Deal

The acquisition would add domestic battery engineering and manufacturing capacity to the drone-component maker.
Deals · August 11, 2026

Cost Inflation Outruns Relief Across 14 Industries

Of 126 companies reporting on the domestic economy this week, 42 across 11 industries pointed to pricing and cost pressure as the defining issue, from oilfield services to hardware to real estate.
Economy Survey · August 10, 2026

Teledyne to Buy Varex Imaging in $1.1 Billion All-Cash Deal

The transaction would add complementary X-ray technologies to Teledyne’s portfolio and support faster development of advanced imaging products.
Deals · August 10, 2026

Zymeworks to Buy Theravance Biopharma in $929 Million Cash Deal

The acquisition, structured with a contingent value right tied to ampreloxetine, caps a multiyear strategic review at the COPD-focused biopharmaceutical company.
Deals · August 10, 2026

Safe Harbor to Buy MarineMax in $1.5 Billion All-Cash Deal

Blackstone-backed Safe Harbor Marinas agreed to take the yacht retailer and marina operator private at a 96% premium, capping a competitive strategic review of the company's future.
Deals · August 10, 2026

Insiders Buy Into Boston Scientific Restructuring

Three Boston Scientific executives added $9.3 million in shares as the company accelerates cost reduction initiatives.
Insider Signal · August 7, 2026

Dream Finders to Buy Beazer Homes in $2.2 Billion All-Cash Deal

The agreement caps a three-month public campaign by Dream Finders and creates the nation's sixth-largest homebuilder with more than $100 million in expected annual cost synergies.
Deals · August 7, 2026

Dream Finders Homes to Buy Beazer Homes in $2.2 Billion Cash Deal

The acquisition will create the sixth-largest U.S. homebuilder by revenue, with Dream Finders targeting double-digit EPS accretion in the first full year.
Deals · August 7, 2026

ARKO to Buy U.S. Petroleum Partners Business for $205 Million

The transaction would broaden ARKO Petroleum’s platform and accelerate the growth strategy set at its initial public offering.
Deals · August 7, 2026

Loan Stress Moves Into Foreclosures

Credit stress intensified across four US lenders and finance companies as higher rates pushed concentrated loan problems from modification into foreclosure and charge-off activity.
Filing Trends · August 7, 2026

Small Caps Leverage Pricing Power Amidst Input Volatility

Smaller companies are successfully raising prices and subscription fees to offset rising costs and shifting consumer behavior.
Small-Cap Signal · August 6, 2026

Market Gains Mask Asset Managers’ Flow Strain

Asset appreciation lifted AUM across major managers, while persistent redemptions and slower fundraising exposed weaker underlying growth.
Filing Trends · August 5, 2026

Intersnack Group to Buy Utz Brands in All-Cash Deal

The acquisition will take the U.S. snack manufacturer private, with Intersnack Group and the Rice and Lissette Family Entities each holding a 50% stake.
Deals · August 5, 2026

Eton Pharmaceuticals to Acquire U.S. Rights to ASN-001 From Auson

The asset purchase pairs a late-stage hemangioma candidate with Eton's existing HEMANGEOL franchise, extending a commercial infrastructure built for pediatric dermatology.
Deals · August 5, 2026

Mubadala Capital Consortium to Buy Clear Channel Outdoor for $6.2 Billion

The all-cash take-private, first struck in February at $2.43 a share, heads toward a third-quarter close after clearing a stockholder vote and a CFIUS review.
Deals · August 5, 2026

Quantum Computing: Scaling Hardware and Securing Assets

Companies are pivoting toward hybrid architectures and quantum-safe security as the industry chases the threshold of quantum advantage.
Theme Survey · August 4, 2026