The Tip Desk

Selected remarks cover freight repricing, commercial borrowing, warehouse demand, alumina guidance, investment flows and franchise expansion.

BlackRock’s as-adjusted operating margin reached 47.8%, UnitedHealth’s earnings from operations rose to $6.6 billion, and Albertsons’ identical sales fell 0.8%.

Ames National’s third-quarter net income rose to $7.0 million, Enovix reported preliminary quarterly revenue of $11.0 million, and Better’s preliminary total net revenues missed its earlier guidance.

Highlights cover memory supply and costs, consumer pricing, vehicle margins, software contracts and consulting competition.

Richardson Electronics’ fiscal first-quarter sales rose 18.9%; Helen of Troy and Byrna reported tariff-refund benefits, while Resources Connection’s quarterly net loss widened to $8 million.

Constellation’s sales rebounded, Worthington Steel posted a loss, and drug developers disclosed research-related earnings charges.