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Enbridge halts Sandpiper Project amid regulatory hurdles in 2024 review

The pipeline operator maintained a 10% after-tax return on equity for its Southern Lights assets while streamlining affiliate service costs.
Utility Annual Reviews · July 18, 2026

American Electric Power streamlines Texas generation as capex rises

The holding company completed its exit from the Texas generation business while expanding capital liabilities across its Ohio and Texas subsidiaries.
Utility Annual Reviews · July 18, 2026

WaFd Holds Margin as Credit Provision Climbs

Net interest income rose 2% QoQ to $181.3 million as funding costs eased.
Earnings · July 17, 2026

Travelers Profit Climbs as Catastrophe Losses Decline

The insurer’s combined ratio improved 6.7 points to 83.6%.
Earnings · July 17, 2026

Regions Financial Loan Growth Accelerates as Deposit Costs Keep Falling

Regions Financial (RF) grew net interest income 2.3% to $1,277 million in the second quarter as average loans posted their fastest sequential growth in five quarters, even as net interest margin slipped 1 basis point to 3.66%.
Earnings · July 17, 2026

Netflix Beats Margin Forecast as Revenue Growth Slows

Operating margin reached 33.4%, topping Netflix’s forecast by 0.8 percentage point.
Earnings · July 17, 2026

Kimbell Adds Multi-Basin Scale With $215 Million Drop-Down

The acquired assets are expected to produce 2,347 barrels of oil equivalent a day in the third quarter.
Earnings · July 17, 2026

Intuitive Surgical Lifts Margin Outlook as Procedure Growth Slows

The company raised its 2026 adjusted gross-margin forecast to 68.0%-69.0%.
Earnings · July 17, 2026

Howard Hughes Names Insurance Chiefs as MPC Growth Slows

Howard Hughes Holdings reported Q1 2026 net income of $8.2 million, down from $10.5 million a year earlier, as it installed new leadership atop its recently closed $2.1 billion Vantage insurance acquisition.
Earnings · July 17, 2026

Fifth Third Net Interest Income Rises 48% on Comerica Integration

Net interest margin expanded 24 basis points year-over-year to 3.36% as the bank integrated its latest acquisition.
Earnings · July 17, 2026

Autoliv Reaffirms Outlook as Organic Growth Stays Muted

Operating cash flow reached $434 million as working capital shifted from a use of cash to a source.
Earnings · July 17, 2026

Alcoa Posts Record Revenue as Aluminum Shipments Rebound

Adjusted earnings climbed to $2.12 a share from $1.40 in the prior quarter.
Earnings · July 17, 2026

USA Rare Earth to Buy SVRE Holdings in $300 Million Mixed Deal

The acquisition utilizes a mixed consideration structure to integrate SVRE Holdings into USA Rare Earth's strategic operations.
Deals · July 17, 2026

Kimbell Royalty Partners to Buy $215.4 Million Drop Down Royalty Package

The related-party acquisition marks Kimbell's second drop down since its 2017 IPO and deepens its footprint across four basins including the Eagle Ford and Permian.
Deals · July 17, 2026

Four Corners Buys Mission Pet Health Properties in $268 Million Asset Deal

The acquisition expanded the REIT’s medical-retail exposure and deepened its relationship with a national veterinary operator.
Deals · July 17, 2026

LKCM Headwater to Buy Distribution Solutions Group in All-Cash Deal

The transaction will take the specialty distributor private through a deal offering an 81% premium to a March closing price.
Deals · July 17, 2026

Baker Hughes Completes $13.6 Billion Chart Industries Cash Deal

The acquisition expanded Baker Hughes’ industrial portfolio and recurring aftermarket-services business.
Deals · July 17, 2026

Lilly to Buy AtaiBeckley in $2.8 Billion Cash-and-CVR Deal

Eli Lilly's move for a clinical-stage psychedelics developer bets a milestone-laden contingent payout on turning a Breakthrough Therapy-designated depression drug into a marketed medicine.
Deals · July 17, 2026

ARRAY Technologies to Buy Affordable Wire Management in $203 Million Mixed Deal

The transaction would broaden ARRAY’s solar balance-of-system portfolio and open growth paths in battery storage and datacenters.
Deals · July 17, 2026

Europe's Bank Margins Diverge as Returns Climb, Capital Slips

Europe's biggest banks are pulling in opposite directions on income and returns even as capital ratios thin out from Tokyo to Wall Street.
Systemic Banks Monitor · July 16, 2026

Hard Assets Draw Capital as Financing Costs Stay High

Long-duration property and infrastructure contracts are attracting fresh capital, while lenders are demanding rich returns and stronger collateral.
Financials Signal · July 16, 2026

UnitedHealth Raises Outlook as Earnings Rebound

The health-care company lifted its adjusted earnings forecast to $19.50 to $20.00 a share.
Earnings · July 16, 2026

Uber Adds Delivery Hero in $14.8 Billion Deal as Growth Cools

Uber Technologies disclosed a roughly $14.8 billion equity-value takeover offer for Delivery Hero, extending an acquisition streak even as its most recent quarterly bookings growth decelerated to 25% from 22% a quarter earlier.
Earnings · July 16, 2026

Insmed revenue jumps 230% on brensocatib growth

Total company revenues reached $306.0 million for the first quarter of 2026
Earnings · July 16, 2026

General Electric raises full-year outlook as engine deliveries climb

Free cash flow rose 43% year-over-year to $3.0 billion in the second quarter.
Earnings · July 16, 2026

Citizens Financial's Net Interest Income Accelerates 4.4% as NIM Expands Further

The regional lender posted $1.63 billion in net interest income, up 14% year-over-year, as its net interest margin widened to 3.17%.
Earnings · July 16, 2026

Worthington Steel to Buy Kloeckner & Co in All-Cash Delisting Deal

The offer follows Worthington Steel's previous acquisition of a 62% stake in the German metals processor.
Deals · July 16, 2026

Uber to Buy Delivery Hero in $14.8 Billion All-Cash Deal

The combination would nearly double Uber’s markets offering both mobility and delivery services.
Deals · July 16, 2026

Dorian LPG Sells VLGC Corsair for $81.8 Million

The asset sale is part of a disciplined fleet renewal and expansion strategy to deliver long-term shareholder value.
Deals · July 16, 2026

ASP Isotopes to Acquire Quantum Leap Energy Notes in $109.2 Million Deal

The all-stock transaction aims to reduce the target's outstanding convertible notes by approximately 50% ahead of a planned public listing.
Deals · July 16, 2026

M&T Bank Net Interest Income Rises on Loan Growth

Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased 2% quarter-over-quarter to $1,804 million
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Pediatrix Posts 18% EBITDA Jump as Reimbursement Gains Offset Volume Decline

The neonatal and maternal-fetal medicine provider posted $58.2 million in first-quarter adjusted EBITDA, up 18% from a year earlier, while reaffirming its full-year outlook of $280 million to $300 million.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Cheniere Energy raises full-year guidance on record export volumes

The company increased its 2026 consolidated adjusted EBITDA forecast to a range of $7.25 billion to $7.75 billion
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Hycroft Names New COO, Discloses No New Operating Metrics

Hycroft Mining Holding (HYMC) said its incoming chief operating officer starts Aug. 24, 2026, a leadership update that carried none of the resource, economic or cost figures included in its three prior releases.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Liberty Media's F1 Profit More Than Doubles on Extra Race, Calendar Shift

Formula 1 swung to $107 million in operating income from a $28 million loss a year earlier, powered by a 53% revenue jump.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

First Horizon NIM Dips as Deposit Costs Rise

Net interest margin fell 3 bps to 3.49% in the second quarter as brokered deposit costs climbed.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Fastenal Sales Growth Hits Five-Quarter High

The industrial distributor reported 14.7% year-over-year daily sales growth in the second quarter.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Elevance Profit Slides as Medical Costs Climb

The health insurer reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $7.45 a share, down 15.7% from a year earlier.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

BNY's NIM Streak Hits Fourth Quarter as Deposits Dip and Buybacks Accelerate

Net interest margin at Bank of New York Mellon expanded for a fourth straight quarter to 1.45%, even as average deposits fell for the first time in five quarters and share repurchases rose to $1.1 billion.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

BlackRock inflows hit record $192 billion

The world’s largest asset manager saw long-term net inflows jump 46% sequentially to $199 billion in the second quarter.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Allstate Profit More Than Quadruples on Improved Underwriting Results

The insurer's net income reached $2.4 billion in the first quarter as its combined ratio improved 15.4 points to 82.0.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of XOMA Royalty in $739 Million Deal

The all-cash transaction expands Ligand's royalty portfolio to more than 200 assets and adds seven commercial products.
Deals · July 15, 2026

Willis Lease to Buy 12 Aircraft, 13 Engines in Asset Deal

The transaction strengthens the company’s aftermarket and leasing capabilities across the aviation asset lifecycle.
Deals · July 15, 2026

Ligand Completes $739 Million All-Cash Acquisition of XOMA Royalty

The deal adds more than 120 royalty assets to Ligand's portfolio, including seven commercial-stage products, and includes contingent value rights tied to pending litigation.
Deals · July 15, 2026

First Bancorp to Buy First Carolina Bancshares in $166 Million Deal

The mixed cash-and-stock deal pushes First Bancorp's First Bank into the top 10 for deposit share in both Carolinas, betting on a target it says shares its relationship-banking playbook.
Deals · July 15, 2026

Apollo Funds Completes $1.5 Billion Buyout of Emerald Holding

The all-cash deal unites two B2B events platforms under private ownership to capture demand for in-person industry gatherings.
Deals · July 15, 2026

Diodes to Buy ElevATE Semiconductor in $250 Million Cash Deal

The acquisition expands Diodes' analog and mixed-signal portfolio to target growth in the automated test equipment market.
Deals · July 15, 2026

Companies Warn AI Threatens Their Own Business Models

Across four industries, companies are flagging AI as both an operational necessity and a competitive and legal menace in their latest annual reports.
Filing Trends · July 15, 2026

Williams Companies Lines Up $5.34 Billion Power JV With Blackstone

Williams Companies struck a $5.34 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Apollo and KKR that the company said would lower its 2026 leverage guidance to roughly 3.6 times debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA.
Earnings · July 14, 2026

Wells Fargo Loan Growth Outpaces NIM Erosion as Fee Income Surges

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) grew average loans 12% year over year to $1,026.5 billion even as its net interest margin compressed to 2.43%, while noninterest income jumped 13% on capital-markets strength.
Earnings · July 14, 2026