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Mon, Oct 19, 2026 - Page 29

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M GM Q3'26 Earnings Preview GM is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 20 before the market opens. Revenue and EPS estimates were provided. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Capital One Q3'26 Earnings Preview: EPS Estimate at 5.50 USD Capital One is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 20 after the market closes. Revenue is estimated at 16.25 billion USD and EPS at 5.50 USD. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Cincinnati Financial Prepares to Report Q3'26 Results Cincinnati Financial is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 26 after the market closes. Revenue and EPS estimates were provided. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Brown & Brown Q3'26 Earnings Preview Brown & Brown is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 26 after the market closes. Revenue and EPS estimates were provided. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M PFG Q3'26 Earnings Preview Principal Financial Group is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 26 after the market closes. Revenue and EPS estimates were provided. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Lexeo Therapeutics to host educational event on PKP2-ACM clinical endpoints The company will host an educational event focused on clinical endpoints and outcome measures in PKP2-ACM. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M MMM Q3'26 Earnings Preview: EPS Estimate 2.39 3M is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 20 before the market opens. Revenue is estimated at 6.61 billion USD and EPS at 2.39 USD. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Northrop Grumman Q3 Earnings Preview Northrop Grumman is scheduled to report results Tuesday morning. The article cites last quarter's revenue of $10.88 billion, up 5.1% year over year, and says revenue exceeded analyst expectations. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Nextech3D.ai sponsors The Event Planner Expo 2026 The company said it is bringing its recently launched Agentic AI for Map D to the event industry. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Tonix to Present TONMYA Phase 3 Data Analysis at IASP Congress Tonix Pharmaceuticals says it will present an analysis of Phase 3 data on TONMYA at the IASP 2026 World Congress on Pain. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Plug Power appoints Dr. Lee Sweetland to engineering leadership role The company named Sweetland Global Engineering Industrialization Lead. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Public Storage Q3'26 Earnings Preview: Revenue Estimated at 1.35B USD Public Storage is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 26 after the market closes. Revenue is estimated at 1.35 billion USD and EPS at 2.50 USD. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Intuitive Surgical Q3 earnings preview cites EPS estimate The company is scheduled to report Q3 results on October 20. Revenue is estimated at 2.91 billion USD and EPS at 2.65 USD; the report time is not specified. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Parabilis Medicines to present updated zolucatetide data at ESMO 2026 The company plans to present updated clinical data for zolucatetide in patients with desmoid tumors at the ESMO Congress 2026. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Microbix to attend and present at IPVS 2026 EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Rocky Shore reports antimony discovery at Gold Anchor The company says the discovery enhances the Lucky 13 Gold Zone. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Chubb Q3 Earnings Preview Chubb is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 20 after the market closes. Revenue and EPS estimates were provided. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Iovance highlights TIL therapy platform at ESMO Congress Iovance highlighted its tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) cell therapy platform across solid tumors at the 2026 European Society for Medical Oncology Congress. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Nucor Q3'26 Earnings Preview: Revenue Estimated Nucor is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 26 after the market closes. Revenue and EPS estimates were provided. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Origin Agritech signs Shandong corn seed distribution agreement Origin Agritech says it received RMB 2.9 million in initial payments under the agreement. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Kamada to participate in two healthcare conferences in November 2026 Kamada announced participation in the Stifel 2026 Healthcare Conference and the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in London during November 2026. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Teamshares retires legacy credit facility, replaces it with term loan The replacement term loan matures in the fourth quarter of 2030. RATES | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Gogo unveils Galileo roadmap through the mid-2030s and beyond Gogo says its roadmap will continue enhancing customer investments through the mid-2030s and beyond. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Stillwater Critical Minerals files NI 43-101 report on updated Stillwater West mineral resource estimate The technical report covers the Stillwater West project in Montana, USA. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Musk pledges $10 billion in SpaceX shares to U.S. children EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Xanadu secures up to $10 million in additional DARPA support The funding will support acceleration of Xanadu’s quantum R&D roadmap. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Prospect Ridge Upsizes Critical Metals Flow-Through Placement to C$1.76 Million Prospect Ridge increased the size of its non-brokered private placement of critical metals flow-through units to C$1.76 million. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Sun Peak closes non-brokered private placement EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L aTyr Pharma Announces Research Collaboration with Montefiore Einstein EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Netflix Q3 Earnings Preview: EPS Estimate 0.82 USD Netflix is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 20 after the market closes. Revenue is estimated at 12.87 billion USD and EPS at 0.82 USD. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Verizon Q3'26 Results Expected October 26; Revenue Estimate 34.77B USD Verizon is scheduled to report Q3'26 results before the market opens on October 26. Revenue is estimated at 34.77 billion USD and EPS at 1.27 USD. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Cadence Q3'26 Preview: Revenue Estimate Cadence is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 26 after market close. Revenue and EPS estimates were provided. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M RTX Q3'26 Earnings Preview: EPS Estimate 1.78 USD RTX is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 20 before the market opens. Revenue is estimated at 24.11 billion USD and EPS at 1.78 USD. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Welltower Q3 Earnings Preview: Revenue Estimate Welltower is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 26 after the market closes. Revenue and EPS estimates were provided. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M GE Q3'26 Earnings Preview: EPS Estimate 2.01 USD GE Aerospace is scheduled to report Q3'26 results on October 20 before the market opens. Revenue is estimated at 12.88 billion USD and EPS at 2.01 USD. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M Shoals Technologies announces Q3 2026 earnings release date and call EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC M INEO reports preliminary fiscal Q1 2027 revenue above $1.3 million INEO said adjusted EBITDA was near break-even. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC L Yunda Holding September Courier Revenue Rises 7.9% Year Over Year Yunda Holding Group reported a 7.9% year-over-year increase in September courier business revenue. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC L Bristol Myers Squibb to Present Oncology Data at ESMO 2026 Bristol Myers Squibb said it will present new data from its oncology portfolio and pipeline across solid tumors at the ESMO 2026 Congress, scheduled for October 23–27 in Madrid. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC L Knox Systems and Palantir Partner on Federal Cloud Software Delivery Knox Systems and Palantir announced a partnership focused on customers with critical mission sets in FedRAMP and IL5 environments. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC M SML Mahindra Reports September-Quarter Profit of 117 Million Rupees EARNINGS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC L US Air Traffic Controllers to Get 2.8% Pay Increase Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association reached a deal to provide controllers with a 2.8% pay increase following workforce reforms. REGULATION | Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC L Chemours and Local Officials Act to Protect Refrigerant Intellectual Property Chemours said it and local officials are taking action to protect refrigerant intellectual property at Chillventa. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC M Tanla Platforms Shares Fall 5.60% to Intraday Low of Rs.529 Shares opened at Rs.562, compared with the previous close of Rs.560.40, and fell to an intraday low of Rs.529 before paring some losses. Trading volume surged 1.57 times. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC M KKR Agrees to Sell Infinity Transportation for About $2.9B KKR agreed to sell Infinity Transportation to Ares funds for an enterprise value of approximately $2.9 billion. The sale is subject to approvals, with closing expected in Q1 2027. MNA | Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC M German DAX Falls 1.27% Amid Regional Tensions German stocks fell on Monday amid unrest in France, tensions in Eastern Europe, Middle East conflict concerns and elevated oil prices. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC H Brent Crude Eases from 5-Month High Brent crude fell 1.5% towards $108 a barrel on Monday, as traders took profits following a 5% rally last week that pushed prices to a five-month high. The market remains caught between escalating geopolitical risks and s COMMODITIES | Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC L Platinum Industries Shares Jump Nearly 14% Platinum Industries shares jumped nearly 14% on Monday, October 19, with trading volumes sharply higher. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC L ANI Pharmaceuticals Launches Generic Duloxetine in U.S. ANI Pharmaceuticals launched delayed-release duloxetine capsules in 20 mg, 30 mg and 60 mg strengths. U.S. annual sales for duloxetine were approximately $247 million, according to August 2026 IQVIA MAT data. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC L U.K. Employment and Inflation Data May Curtail Sterling Rally Caxton's David Strict says upcoming U.K. employment and inflation data could dampen expectations for Bank of England rate rises and curb sterling's rally against the euro. FX | Oct 19, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC L Cantor Fitzgerald Raises Wix Price Target to $90 From $80 Cantor Fitzgerald maintained its Overweight rating on Wix. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC L Lilly to expand Omvoh for pediatric ulcerative colitis after late-stage trial win Lilly to expand Omvoh for pediatric ulcerative colitis after late-stage trial win NEWS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC H Sensex Finishes on Lower Note India’s BSE Sensex deepened losses to close about 1.1% down at 73,853 on Monday, halting a two-day winning streak, as investors weighed fresh corporate earnings amid persistently high oil prices. Selling was broad-based, EARNINGS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC M CME Group Plans Tungsten Futures Launch in Early 2027 CME Group said trading is expected to start early in the first quarter of 2027, pending regulatory reviews. COMMODITIES | Oct 19, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC L ASC Energy PLC 2056 Noteholder Extraordinary Resolution EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC L Musk Says He Will Give Every U.S. Child a SpaceX Share Elon Musk said in a post on X that he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in America next year. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC M Valor Energy agrees to acquire 18MW computing center in Ohio Valor Energy Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire an 18MW computing center in Youngstown, Ohio. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC M French Bonds Sell Off Again After Violent Protests French borrowing costs are surging after hundreds of thousands protested rising living costs over the weekend. German 10-year bund yields dipped, widening the spread between French and German bonds. RATES | Oct 19, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC M Premarket Shares Rise as Oil and Treasury Yields Ease Intel rose 3.8% after a JPMorgan upgrade; Broadcom gained 2.3%, CoreWeave 1.3% and Nvidia 1.1%. Brent fell about 1.8% toward $107 a barrel, and the 10-year Treasury yield eased to 5.085%. The October NAHB Housing Market MACRO | Oct 19, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC L IRON trading halted EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC L Pentair names Josh Cowley CEO of Pentair Pool Pentair named Josh Cowley executive vice president and chief executive officer of Pentair Pool. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC H Zelenskyy Says Trump Pushing Ukraine to Surrender, France Reels From Violence "The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you ex GEOPOLITICS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC L Citi cuts APP price target to 500 from 600, maintains Buy rating EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC L EYPT Trading Halted EYPT was halted. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC L HC Wainwright Maintains Neutral Rating on Aardvark Therapeutics HC Wainwright maintained its Neutral rating and $4.00 price target. The target implies 5.8% upside from the Oct. 16 close of $3.78. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC M Fifth Third Reports Higher Third-Quarter Profit After Comerica Acquisition Fifth Third Bancorp reported third-quarter profit of $866 million, or 90 cents a share, compared with an earlier period. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC L Hunan Yuneng New Energy Battery Material to Invest in Lithium Iron Phosphate Project EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC M VinFast Q2 Revenue Jumps 85.5% on Asian Demand VinFast reported second-quarter revenue of 30.3 trillion dong ($1.17 billion), up 85.5% year on year, citing stronger sales in Vietnam and growing contributions from overseas markets. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC L Cantor Fitzgerald Maintains Tripadvisor at Underweight EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC M GEO Group Redeems $650M of 8.625% Senior Secured Notes The GEO Group redeemed all $650 million of its 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 for about $678 million plus accrued interest. Its gross debt is now $625 million; amended credit documents permit unlimited restricted p EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC H Crude Oil Holds Near 4-Week High Crude oil held near $101 a barrel on Monday, close to a four-week high after surging 10% last week, as renewed fighting across the Middle East heightened concerns over supply disruptions. Reports of a Saudi helicopter cr COMMODITIES | Oct 19, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC L GEO Group Completes Redemption of $650 Million Senior Secured Notes GEO Group completed the redemption of all $650 million in outstanding 8.625% senior secured notes due 2029 on October… EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC L Cantor Fitzgerald Maintains Neutral Rating on Lyft EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC L GAUZ private placement; PZG, RUBI, TPG and VBIO filings GAUZ plans a $7 million private placement led by management to fund a court-approved settlement. PZG filed a $50 million mixed shelf offering; RUBI disclosed an $8.5 million registered direct offering of senior convertib EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC L Mediation efforts are ongoing to narrow the points of disagreement between the two parties and encourage them to make mutual concessions to prevent a renewed conflict - Al Arabiya Mediation efforts are ongoing to narrow the points of disagreement between the two parties and encourage them to make mutual concessions to prevent a renewed conflict - Al Arabiya NEWS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC L ANI Pharmaceuticals launches duloxetine delayed-release capsules EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC L Insider Purchase Notices Reported for Five Companies The alert lists open-market purchases by insiders at CRBG, PEP, SAFX, SAH and GRCE. Reported purchase amounts are $20,487,096 for CRBG, $23,686,389 for PEP and $142,083,451 for SAFX. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC L A breakthrough is expected to be announced this week, aimed at de-escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran - Al Arabiya A breakthrough is expected to be announced this week, aimed at de-escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran - Al Arabiya NEWS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC L Cantor Fitzgerald Cuts Liftoff Mobile Price Target to $22 From $32 Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its price target for Liftoff Mobile to $22 per share from $32. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC L Italy Has Met 15% of Its 2030 Energy Transition Targets, Report Says Climate think tank ECCO said Italy has met only 15% of its 2030 energy transition targets, according to its annual monitoring report. ENERGY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC M Jefferies Posts Investor Presentation Highlighting LTM Q3’26 Results and Strategy Jefferies posted an investor presentation highlighting financial momentum, market-share gains and strategic initiatives. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC M KKR to Sell Infinity Transportation to Ares for About $2.9 Billion KKR said it will sell the railcar-leasing company to Ares Management for about $2.9 billion. MNA | Oct 19, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC L Cantor Fitzgerald Cuts Jumia Technologies Price Target to $9 From $11 EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC L Lindt Replaces CEO With Former Boss in Growth Revival Bid Lindt & Spruengli appointed former chief executive Dieter Weisskopf to replace Adalbert Lechner, who is leaving after 33 years at the company, including four as CEO. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC L BioNTech to showcase late-stage oncology pipeline progress at ESMO 2026 EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC L Cantor Fitzgerald Maintains Neutral Rating on GoDaddy, Raises Target to $100 Cantor Fitzgerald raised its GoDaddy price target to $100 per share from $90 while maintaining a Neutral rating. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC L UK Consumer Confidence Index Falls to Lowest Since July 2023 S&P Global’s consumer sentiment index fell to 41.3 from September’s 42.7, marking its third consecutive monthly decline. The supplied report says 57% of respondents expect interest rates to rise. MACRO | Oct 19, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC L London Rubber Prices: October 19 The Rubber Trade Association of Europe listed TSR 20 offers at 249.75 European cents per kilogram for November and 251.25 for May. COMMODITIES | Oct 19, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC L French PM: If declaring a state of emergency is deemed necessary, we would do so French PM: If declaring a state of emergency is deemed necessary, we would do so NEWS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC L Breakthrough expected this week to halt US-Iran escalation Mediation efforts are ongoing to narrow points of contention between the US and Iran. GEOPOLITICS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC L Pentair Names Josh Cowley CEO of Pentair Pool EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC L Waymo orders thousands of Chinese-made cars for US robotaxi fleet The New York Post reports that the order has sparked security concerns on Capitol Hill. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC L B of A Securities Raises Dow Price Target to $31 From $29 EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC H Anthropic pledges at least 5% of shares to public-benefit fund Anthropic is gearing up for a record-breaking IPO in the face of increasingly negative public reactions to AI’s technological advances. Anthropic said it would commit 5% of its shares — potentially more if it hits unspec GEOPOLITICS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC M Fifth Third Bancorp Reports Q3 Net Income of $828M Fifth Third Bancorp reported Q3 2026 net income to common of $828M, or $0.90 per share. Net interest income rose 3% quarter over quarter to $2.28B; noninterest income was $1.01B, down 5%. CET1 rose to 10.02%, and provisi EARNINGS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC L Tesla sets annual meeting for December 3 Tesla sets annual meeting for December 3 NEWS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC L Sanofi breaks ground on new insulin manufacturing facility in Germany Sanofi breaks ground on new insulin manufacturing facility in Germany NEWS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC L AM Markets Need to Know: Musk plans SpaceX gift, Samsung taps TSMC, and more AM Markets Need to Know: Musk plans SpaceX gift, Samsung taps TSMC, and more NEWS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC L French protests raise fears of spillover effect Though largely peaceful, in some areas protests degenerated into riots and mass looting. A weekend of violent cost-of-living protests in France risks intensifying crises elsewhere in Europe, analysts warned. Though large NEWS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC M Yardeni Says AI Buildout Adds to Inflation Pressure, Doubts Fed Needs Restrictive Policy Yardeni Research said AI investment, elevated energy prices, tariffs and deglobalization are putting upward pressure on goods prices. It also cited stronger capital demand and lower national savings as pushing up the neu CENTRAL_BANK | Oct 19, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC M BofA Expects Deutsche Bank to Report Soft Third-Quarter Results BofA Securities analysts expect Deutsche Bank's third-quarter results to be soft, citing higher cost of risk from commercial real estate de-risking. They say the bank is nearing the end of its transition year as tailwind EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC L Marvel Biosciences Selects Adelaide Site for Planned MB-204 Phase I Study Marvel Biosciences selected CMAX in Adelaide, Australia, as the site for its planned first-in-human study of MB-204. The study is subject to regulatory and ethics approvals. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC L Scorpio Tankers Sets Date for Third-Quarter Results and Conference Call Scorpio Tankers plans to release its third-quarter 2026 results on October 28, 2026, and host a conference call. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC L Stifel Cuts LCI Industries to Hold From Buy EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC L Brightstar Lottery to Host Third-Quarter 2026 Results Call November 10 Brightstar Lottery PLC plans to host a conference call on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, to discuss its third-quarter 2026 results. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC L Marvel Biosciences Selects CMAX as MB-204 Phase I Trial Site Marvel Biosciences said MB-204 is advancing toward first-in-human testing and selected CMAX as the site for its Phase I clinical trial. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC L Netcompany Reports Transactions Under Share Buyback Programme Netcompany Group said it had announced a share buyback programme of up to DKK 750 million and a maximum of 3,250,000 shares on February 3, 2026. The supplied excerpt does not specify the latest transaction details. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC L BioNTech to Present Oncology Pipeline Data at ESMO 2026 BioNTech says it will present 16 abstracts spanning its tumor focus areas, including lung and breast cancer, at the European Society for Medical Oncology meeting. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC M Hindustan Zinc Q2 Net Profit More Than Doubles to Rs 6,412 Crore Consolidated net profit was Rs 6,412 crore for the three months ended September 30, up from Rs 2,649 crore a year earlier. Higher zinc and silver prices and increased production helped drive the rise. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC M Blue Moon Metals Closes C$35M Private Placement, Adds Board Nominee Blue Moon Metals closed a C$35.0 million non-brokered private placement with The Elmet Group to fund the Springer Project and appointed William Jacob Homiller to its board under an investor rights agreement. Warrants are EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC H US and China compete for influence in Central Asia US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to strike deals across resource-rich Central Asia and reverse Chinese inroads. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to strike deals across resource-rich Central Asia and rever GEOPOLITICS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC L Brightstar Lottery to Host Third-Quarter Results Call November 10 Brightstar Lottery says it will host a conference call and live webcast on November 10 to discuss results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC L Loyalist Exploration Discloses Grade-Tonnage Sensitivity for Tully Gold Project Loyalist Exploration disclosed additional grade-tonnage sensitivity information for the 2026 mineral resource estimate at its 100%-owned Tully Gold Project. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC H Brazil presidential candidates at loggerheads in the first debate Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had avoided debating challenger Flávio Bolsonaro but the rightist’s first-round victory put the president on the back foot. Brazil’s presidential candidates traded barbs in the first d GEOPOLITICS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC L Canadian Economic Indicators Scheduled for This Week A calendar lists Canadian economic releases, including September CPI measures. MACRO | Oct 19, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC L Kospi Correction Inevitable After Rally, President Lee Says South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said a correction in the country’s equity market was inevitable after its rapid ascent, while arguing the domestic stocks remain undervalued. NEWS | Oct 19, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC L BioNTech to present oncology pipeline and pumitamig combination data at ESMO 2026 BioNTech says it will showcase late-stage oncology pipeline progress and pumitamig novel-novel combination data at ESMO 2026. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC L China’s third quarter GDP beats forecasts, though worries abound The latest figures put the world’s second-biggest economy on track for the government’s 4.5-5% GDP growth target for 2026. China’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter thanks to the country’s powerful e MACRO | Oct 19, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC L European Alcohol and Tobacco Stocks Face Refinancing Risks, Citi Says Citi says higher-for-longer rates, rising bond yields and wider credit spreads pose refinancing risks for European alcohol and tobacco companies, potentially weighing on earnings in coming years. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC L Stifel Cuts A. O. Smith Price Target to $59 From $70 Stifel also downgraded A. O. Smith to Hold from Buy. EQUITY | Oct 19, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC