Halliburton and Atlantic Union Report Mixed First-Quarter Results

 

Houston — Halliburton reported first-quarter earnings of $461 million on Tuesday, posting net income of 55 cents per share and revenue of $5.4 billion, both figures beating Zacks Investment Research averages and Wall Street estimates while the company cites routine quarterly results in its automated report. The report was generated...

U.S. Launches Portal for Supreme Court Tariff Refunds

 

Denver. The U.S. government opened an online portal to accept refund requests for more than $160 billion in tariffs collected last year, allowing businesses to declare amounts paid and seek repayment. Local small businesses say the portal addresses a major uncertainty, but they face questions about timing, whether and how...

Steel Dynamics and Zions Report Mixed First-Quarter Results

 

Fort Wayne, Ind. — Steel Dynamics Inc. reported Monday a first-quarter profit of $403.4 million, posting EPS of $2.78 and revenue of $5.2 billion, while Salt Lake City-based Zions Bancorp reported Monday a first-quarter profit of $233 million with EPS of $1.56. Both companies released results to markets this week,...

Apple names John Ternus CEO, Cook becomes chairman

 

WASHINGTON — Apple said Monday that John Ternus, the company’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, will succeed Tim Cook as CEO on Sept. 1. Cook will assume the role of executive chairman. Ternus will join Apple’s board when he becomes chief and will be the company’s eighth CEO. Arthur...

Multiple Companies Announce Spin-Offs, Earnings Dates, and Restructuring

 

San Diego — AnaptysBio completed the spin-off of First Tracks Biotherapeutics on April 20, 2026, transitioning to a royalty-management focus and retaining exclusive management of certain collaborations. On April 20–21, SI-BONE, Simply Good Foods, and Cytokinetics issued announcements scheduling first-quarter financial results or outlining strategic cost and leadership changes. The immediate...

Regional banks, Ennis report quarterly results on Monday

 

Knoxville — SmartFinancial Inc. reported first-quarter earnings of $13.7 million on Monday, registering 81 cents per share and $82.2 million in revenue, with $53.8 million revenue net of interest. This week Capital City Bank Group in Tallahassee, Investar in Baton Rouge, and Ennis in Midlothian also issued quarterly or fiscal...

India, US Begin Three-Day Bilateral Trade Negotiations

 

Washington: India and the United States began a three-day round of negotiations on April 20 to advance the first phase of a proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement, with a 12-member Indian delegation led by chief negotiator Darpan Jain meeting US trade and foreign affairs officials through April 22 amid global energy...

Regional Banks Report Divergent First-Quarter Results Today

 

Honolulu. Bank of Hawaii Corp. reported first-quarter net income of $57.4 million and earnings of $1.30 per share on Monday, while Lafayette, Louisiana-based Home Bancorp Inc. reported first-quarter earnings of $11.4 million and $1.45 per share the same day, with both firms releasing accompanying revenue and net-interest figures via Zacks-sourced...

USA Rare Earth agrees $3.1bn Serra Verde acquisition

 

Stillwater, Oklahoma — USA Rare Earth announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire Serra Verde Group, owner of the Pela Ema rare earth mine in Goiás, Brazil, for $300 million in cash plus 126.849 million newly issued shares. The firms said the transaction implies an equity value near...

Investec Files Multiple Form 8.5 Disclosures This Week

 

Taiwan: Investec Bank plc filed a Form 8.5 public dealing disclosure on 20 April 2026 reporting that it acted as an exempt principal trader with recognised intermediary status and as joint broker to Gamma Communications Plc. The filing records dealings undertaken on 17 April 2026 in ordinary shares, showing purchases...