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Northrop Grumman Lifts 2026 Profit Outlook After Record Backlog

Third-quarter sales rose 7% to $11.1 billion as the company raised MTM-adjusted EPS guidance to $29.35–$29.75.
Earnings · October 22, 2026

Netflix Cuts 2026 Ad Revenue Outlook After Slow Rollout

Full-year revenue is now $51.1 billion, 0.2% below the prior range midpoint, with advertising seen at about $2.7 billion instead of $3 billion.
Earnings · October 22, 2026

Lockheed Martin Lifts 2026 Sales and Cash Outlook Again

Third-quarter sales were $20.7 billion and the company now sees 2026 free cash flow of about $7.8 billion to $8.0 billion, after raising guidance for the second straight quarter.
Earnings · October 22, 2026

Intuitive Records $450 Million Antitrust Settlement Charge

Third-quarter revenue reached $3.05 billion, up 22%, as worldwide da Vinci and Ion procedures grew about 15%.
Earnings · October 22, 2026

Honeywell Technologies Raises 2026 Outlook After Organic Growth

Organic sales growth accelerated to 7% in the third quarter, and the company lifted full-year organic growth to 4%–5% and adjusted EPS to $8.40–$8.45.
Earnings · October 22, 2026

Dover Raises 2026 Adjusted Earnings Outlook

Organic sales rose 7.1% in the third quarter as Climate & Sustainability Technologies and Clean Energy & Fueling led the diversified manufacturer.
Earnings · October 22, 2026

Carpenter Lifts Buyback After Record First-Quarter Profit

Operating income reached a record $196.4 million as Aerospace and Defense demand accelerated and Specialty Alloys margins held near the prior quarter's peak.
Earnings · October 22, 2026

Sandisk Agreed to Split Out Major Costs After SEC Push

Sandisk revised its proposed segment disclosures to separate major charges and give investors a clearer breakdown of research and administrative spending.
SEC Correspondence Focus · October 22, 2026

U.S. Bancorp NIM Expands as Credit Card Purchase Lifts NII

Net interest margin reached 2.84% and taxable-equivalent net interest income rose to $4,490 million as a small-business card purchase and fixed-asset repricing added to the spread.
Global Banks · October 21, 2026

State Street Servicing Fees Hit Record AUC/A as NIM Widens

Servicing fees reached $1,492 million as assets under custody and administration rose to a record $59.2 trillion.
Global Banks · October 21, 2026

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Posts Record $9.1 Billion Quarter

Wealth Management net revenues hit a record $9.07 billion as net new assets reached $232.4 billion and firm net interest income rose 17% sequentially.
Global Banks · October 21, 2026

Wabtec Tightens 2026 Adjusted Earnings Outlook

The rail-technology company lifted 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $10.85–$11.05 after third-quarter sales of $3.12 billion and a 22.0% rise in adjusted earnings.
Earnings · October 21, 2026

United Expects Fourth-Quarter Revenue Growth to Accelerate

Third-quarter operating revenue hit a record $17.9 billion, up 17.4%, and the airline said fourth-quarter growth should exceed 20%.
Earnings · October 21, 2026

Thermo Fisher Organic Growth Accelerates to 6%

Third-quarter revenue reached $12.14 billion as adjusted EPS rose 15% to $6.68.
Earnings · October 21, 2026

NextEra Energy Keeps 8% Earnings Growth Target

Adjusted earnings rose 9.7% to $1.24 a share as FPL's capital employed grew 9.2% and the Dominion deal advanced after shareholder votes.
Earnings · October 21, 2026

3M Raises 2026 Adjusted EPS Outlook After Third Quarter

The company lifted full-year adjusted EPS to $9.10 to $9.15 after a 26.2% adjusted operating margin and $2.50 of adjusted earnings a share.
Earnings · October 21, 2026

UDR to Form $2.0 Billion Apartment Joint Venture With Apollo

Apollo-managed funds will invest $1.34 billion for an approximate two-thirds stake in 19 communities totaling 7,059 homes, with UDR retaining a one-third interest and continuing to manage the portfolio.
Deals · October 21, 2026

Teledyne to Buy Varex Imaging in $1.1 Billion Cash Deal

The aerospace and defense electronics maker will fold the X-ray imaging company into its Digital Imaging segment after stockholder and regulatory approvals.
Deals · October 21, 2026

Mcdonalds Defended Sales Disclosure After SEC Sought More Detail

The company cited limited franchise data in defending its revenue explanation, following earlier exchanges that produced clearer profit presentations.
SEC Correspondence Focus · October 21, 2026

Corning Agreed to Narrow Currency Adjustments After SEC Push

Corning proposed limiting its core-results currency adjustment to hedged exposures after SEC staff challenged a method that also adjusted unhedged amounts.
SEC Correspondence Focus · October 21, 2026

Earnings Roundup for Week of Oct. 12, 2026

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%.
Weekly Earnings · October 18, 2026

Deals Roundup for Week of Oct. 12, 2026

CCC and Varonis signed cash acquisition agreements, Humana announced BlackRock’s planned purchase of WCAS’s roughly $2.8 billion stake in CenterWell clinic ventures, and Fermi signed a 15-year lease with about $6.5 billion in contracted revenue.
Weekly Deals · October 18, 2026

Transcript Highlights for Week of Oct. 12, 2026

Selected remarks cover freight repricing, commercial borrowing, warehouse demand, alumina guidance, investment flows and franchise expansion.
Transcript Highlights · October 18, 2026

Insider Buying: Week Ending October 16, 2026

The week’s reported purchases, buying relative to company size, and persistent buying.
Insider Signal · October 18, 2026

Truist Swings to Credit Benefit After RAC Loan Sale

Truist Financial (TFC), the Charlotte-based consumer and wholesale bank, recorded a $253 million third-quarter credit-loss benefit following its RAC loan sale.
Global Banks · October 18, 2026

Schwab Core Net New Assets Hit Record $190.4 Billion

Core net new assets reached a record $190.4 billion in the third quarter, up 38% year-over-year, as net revenues hit a record $7.17 billion.
Global Banks · October 18, 2026

BNY Net Interest Income Fell 2% on Lower Deposits

Bank of New York Mellon’s third-quarter net interest income slipped to $1.423 billion as lower deposit balances outweighed gains from reinvesting securities at higher yields.
Global Banks · October 18, 2026

Semiconductor Export Controls Draw Chinese Legal Challenges

Chip companies described Chinese countermeasure risks, uncertain export licenses and harm to existing business.
Theme Survey · October 17, 2026

Travelers’ Underlying Underwriting Margin Improvement Paused

Travelers reported a third-quarter combined ratio of 86.8%, compared with 83.6% in the second quarter.
Earnings · October 16, 2026

M&T’s Net Interest Income Growth Stalled

M&T’s net interest margin fell 5 bps to 3.65% in the third quarter despite continued growth in average loans.
Earnings · October 16, 2026