August 2026 — page 13
Rockwell Automation Raises Full-Year Outlook as Software Sales Climb
The industrial automation provider increased its fiscal 2026 diluted EPS guidance to a range of $12.72 to $13.02.
Pfizer Swings to Loss on $4.3 Billion Impairment as Growth Slows
Pfizer posted a reported loss of $(0.04) a share in the second quarter after taking $4.3 billion in non-cash intangible impairments, even as it raised full-year revenue guidance by $500 million.
PAMT Reverses First-Quarter Revenue Decline
Second-quarter operating revenue reached $164.7 million as the truckload carrier booked a $3.1 million auto-liability accrual.
Niagen Launches NB4168 Drug Candidate and Telehealth Platform
Second-quarter net sales were $29.8 million, including $24.2 million from Tru Niagen, as the company introduced NB4168 and a Niagen Plus telehealth channel.
Merck Raises Sales Outlook as Acquisition Charge Drives Loss
Quarterly sales increased to $16.607 billion as cancer-drug demand offset declining diabetes revenue.
McDonald’s Sales Growth Slows as U.S. Traffic Turns Negative
Second-quarter revenue increased 4% to $7.10 billion as growth moderated across McDonald’s major markets.
LoanDepot Narrows Loss as Home Equity Mix Lifts Margin
Second-quarter revenue reached $337 million as pull-through weighted gain on sale margin rose to 345 basis points.
InfuSystem Oncology Crosses $20 Million in a Quarter
Net revenues reached $36.9 million, up 2.6% from a year earlier, and Adjusted EBITDA rose 7.6% to $8.6 million.
Idexx Raises Outlook as Margins Widen
Second-quarter revenue reached $1.217 billion as stronger profitability supported a higher full-year forecast.
Horizon NAV Falls After Single-Name Unrealized Losses
Net asset value was $6.23 a share at June 30, 2026, after $38.5 million of net unrealized depreciation, or $0.59 a share.
Finance of America Completes Onity HECM Servicing Purchase
Funded volume reached $730 million as the company closed the Onity HECM servicing deal and posted a $29 million GAAP loss.
8x8 Extends Revenue Growth Into Fiscal 2027
The communications platform posted record service revenue of $185.3 million and total revenue of $190.2 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Crexendo's Second-Quarter Revenue Growth Accelerates
Total revenue rose 49% to $24.6 million as service sales and adjusted EBITDA expanded after the Estech Systems deal.
Core Molding Gross Margin Reaches 20.3% of Sales
Second-quarter net revenue was $62.7 million as truck product sales stayed soft and tooling project revenue fell to $1.8 million.
Caterpillar hits record quarterly revenue as construction demand accelerates
The industrial manufacturer generated $20.5 billion in sales during the second quarter, the first time the company has exceeded $20 billion in a single period.
Bed Bath & Beyond Extends Revenue Growth Into a Second Quarter
Net revenue reached $361 million, up 28.0% year-over-year, after a 6.9% increase in the first quarter, as the company added The Brand House Collective.
Angel Oak's Second-Quarter Net Interest Income Growth Slows
Net interest income was $10.7 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, up 8% from a year earlier, after 20.1% year-over-year growth in the first quarter.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Raises Outlook as Oilseed Profit Rebounds
Revenue increased 7% to $22.68 billion as the oilseed business returned to growth.
Z Squared to Finalize Paradox Data Buy in Up-to-$25 Million Deal
The definitive agreement ties 80% of the consideration to power-delivery milestones at Z Squared's Union County Campus, extending the milestone-gated acquisition structure that has defined its Phase 1 buildout.
Tanger to Buy Levis Commons Town Center in $60 Million Cash Deal
The acquisition is part of a disciplined external growth strategy to enhance the company's portfolio of open-air and lifestyle centers.
Revvity to Divest China Immunodiagnostics Business
The divestiture removes a segment that accounted for approximately 6% of the company's total 2025 revenue.
Resideo Completes ADI Global Distribution Stock Spinoff
The separation positioned Resideo as a pure-play building-technologies company focused on profitable growth and innovation.
Lumen Technologies Completes Acquisition of Alkira
The deal integrates a cloud-native Network-as-a-Service control plane to accelerate Lumen's programmable networking capabilities for AI workloads.
IREN to Acquire Mirantis in Mixed-Consideration Deal
The acquisition adds a software orchestration layer to IREN's vertically integrated AI Cloud platform to better serve hyperscalers and enterprises.
Hinge Health to Buy Cylinder Health in $105 Million Cash Deal
The acquisition would extend Hinge Health’s AI-powered care platform into chronic digestive care through a single app.
Hillman Solutions to Buy Kanebridge Corporation in $315 Million Deal
The acquisition provides Hillman Solutions with an immediate industrial master distribution presence and a foothold in the industrial channel.
Consortium to Buy Electronic Arts in $55 Billion All-Cash Deal
The acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners aims to accelerate innovation at the intersection of creativity and technology.
BIS July Papers Trace How Financial Risk Travels
Six new BIS working papers this month examine how stress moves between sovereigns, banks, non-banks, currencies and firms.
IEEPA Refunds Split Importers After Ruling
The Supreme Court’s IEEPA tariff ruling created refunds for some importers, delayed recoveries for others and a new tariff layer as Section 301 duties took effect.
Cost Inflation and Pricing Power Dominate a 117-Company Week
Forty-two of the 117 companies reporting on the domestic economy this week, spanning ten industries, centered their commentary on pricing and costs.
Elevated Rates and Tariff Costs Frame a Split Demand Picture
Elevated borrowing costs, tariff-driven inflation, and uneven demand dominated what 89 companies across 13 industries told investors about the economy this week.
Demand Splits Across Industrials, Software and Retail This Week
Demand was this week's dominant theme across 44 companies in 12 industries, but the signal splits between industrial, software and chip firms gaining ground and housing, restaurant and consumer names absorbing a pullback.
Vertex Raises Revenue Guidance as New Therapies Gain Traction
The biotechnology company raised its full-year revenue outlook to a range of $13.1 billion to $13.2 billion.
TG Therapeutics Raises Outlook as BRIUMVI Sales Climb
The company lifted its 2026 global revenue target to approximately $950 million.
Site Centers Serves DTP Buy-Sell Notice After Sales
The REIT posted a $1.3 million net loss, or $0.03 a share, and held $238.9 million of unrestricted cash at June 30.
EchoStar’s Hughes Units File for Bankruptcy
The restructuring followed about $23 billion of spectrum sales to AT&T.
Marriott Raises Annual Outlook as North American Demand Accelerates
Adjusted diluted earnings per share rose 20% to $3.19 in the second quarter.
Loews Profit Rises 14% as Hotels Offset CNA Underwriting Strain
Loews Corp posted second-quarter net income of $444 million, or $2.16 a share, even as its CNA insurance unit's underlying combined ratio held near 94% for a second straight quarter.
Keros Starts Rinvatercept Phase 2 in Muscular Dystrophy
Cash and cash equivalents stood at $257.6 million as of June 30, 2026, a level the company said would fund operations into the first half of 2028.
GameStop Moves to Cut Debt Through Stock Exchange
The transaction would leave roughly $1.1 billion of 2030 notes outstanding after closing.
CNH Profit Slides 35% Even as Margins Recover From Q1 Trough
CNH Industrial reported second-quarter net income of $141 million, down from $217 million a year earlier, though sharply improved from the $10 million it earned in the first quarter.
CNA Profit Rebounds as Investment Income Offsets Underwriting Pressure
Net written-premium growth accelerated to 4% despite softer renewal pricing.
Black Rifle Direct-to-Consumer Growth Reaccelerates
Second-quarter net revenue was $107.0 million, up 12.8% from a year earlier, as Direct-to-Consumer sales rose 13.6% and Adjusted EBITDA reached $6.3 million.
Teleflex to Sell OEM Business in $1.5 Billion Cash Deal
The asset sale would sharpen Teleflex’s focus on higher-growth medical technologies while supporting debt reduction and shareholder returns.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals to Merge With Indivior Pharmaceuticals in All-Stock Deal
The combination aims to create a diversified central nervous system biopharmaceutical leader with $2.2 billion in combined annual revenues.
Intuitive Machines to Acquire Goonhilly and COMSAT to Expand Space Network
The acquisition adds a network of ground stations to enhance deep space communications and position, navigation, and timing capabilities.
Curium to Buy Lantheus in $8 Billion Cash-and-CVR Deal
Curium US Holdings agreed to acquire Lantheus Holdings for up to $114.50 a share, pairing its theranostics manufacturing base with Lantheus' U.S. radiodiagnostics franchise to build a company spanning diagnostics and therapy across more than 70 countries.
Liberty Global Buys Vodafone’s VodafoneZiggo Stake for €1 Billion, Equity
The transaction gave Liberty Global full control of VodafoneZiggo and advanced plans to form and list a broader Benelux telecommunications group.
KKR to Buy Integer Holdings in $5.7 Billion Take-Private Deal
KKR agreed to take medical-device manufacturer Integer Holdings private for $127 a share, capping a board-led strategic review with a premium of roughly 52% to the stock's price before the review began.
Indivior to Buy Supernus in All-Stock Merger
The combination aims to create a diversified central nervous system biopharmaceutical leader with $2.2 billion in combined annual revenues.