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  • Taiwan Weighted closed unchanged despite more decliners, with several stocks recording double-digit percentage moves.
  • Oil and Brent eased, gold futures advanced, and the dollar index ticked slightly lower.
  • UK prime minister Andy Burnham used TikTok, X and Instagram to counter populist appeal and rapidly grow followers.
  • Europe's legacy tech groups reported stronger demand and improved outlooks as AI moves from experiment to enterprise.
  • Incumbent software and services firms hold an advantage operationalising AI across legacy software, fragmented data and regulated workflows.
  • Palantir reports accelerating commercial AI adoption, visible margin expansion, and free cash flow surpassing $1 billion.

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O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

O’Reilly Automotive reported robust first quarter 2026 results with 8.1% comparable store sales growth and a 16% increase in diluted EPS to $0.72. The company achieved record revenue of $4.56 billion and operating income increased 14% to $842 million. O’Reilly repurchased 10 million shares in Q1 and updated its full-year guidance, projecting total …

LOBO TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Announces Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

LOBO TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Announces Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

LOBO Technologies LTD. announced FY 2025 financial results with a 9.6% revenue increase to $23.2 million, driven by strong sales in e-bicycles and e-tricycles. Gross profit rose 26% with improved gross margin at 13.14%. The company doubled R&D spending to $3.74 million, emphasizing innovation and expansion into new markets. Despite higher revenues …

Unitil Declares Common Stock Dividend

Unitil Declares Common Stock Dividend

Unitil Corporation declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.475 per share, payable on May 29, 2026, reflecting an annualized dividend rate of $1.90 per share. The company operates as a utility providing electricity and natural gas in New England, serving over 110,000 electric and 105,000 natural gas customers. This dividend declaration signals t…

First Mid Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Results

First Mid Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Results

First Mid Bancshares, Inc. announced its Q1 2026 financial results, highlighting record quarterly earnings per share of $1.06 and net income of $26.3 million. The company completed the acquisition of Two Rivers Financial Group, adding $871.4 million in loans and $1.04 billion in deposits, contributing to significant growth in total loans and deposi…

Toll Brothers to Webcast Its Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call Live on May 20, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. (ET)

Toll Brothers to Webcast Its Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call Live on May 20, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. (ET)

Toll Brothers, a leading luxury home builder listed on the NYSE as TOL, will webcast its second quarter fiscal 2026 earnings conference call live on May 20, 2026. The company will announce its financial results after market close on May 19. The call will be hosted by the Executive Chairman and CEO and accessible via the company’s investor relations…

Exzeo Group CEO Expands Equity Stake Amid Recent Financial Performance

Exzeo Group CEO Expands Equity Stake Amid Recent Financial Performance

Exzeo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:XZO) Chief Executive Officer Paresh Patel has executed a transaction to increase his direct ownership in the company. On April 28, 2026, Patel purchased 2,000 shares of common stock at a price per share of $16.68, representing a total investment of $33,360. This move follows a period of stock price fluctuation for XZO, whi…

BondBloxx Announces Upcoming Changes to its ETF Lineup

BondBloxx Announces Upcoming Changes to its ETF Lineup

BondBloxx Investment Management Corporation will close and liquidate six of its sector-specific high yield bond ETFs by May 15, 2026. The ETFs will cease accepting creation orders on May 15, and trading will end on the same day, with liquidation proceeding thereafter. Shareholders will receive cash based on net asset value around May 29, 2026, with…

Boeing's ViaSat-3 F3 Reaches Space, Heads for Geostationary Orbit

Boeing's ViaSat-3 F3 Reaches Space, Heads for Geostationary Orbit

Boeing's ViaSat-3 F3 satellite launched from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and is operating normally as it travels to geostationary orbit. The spacecraft separated from the rocket about five hours after liftoff and has been acquired by Boeing’s Mission Control in El Segundo, which began initialization steps ahead of orbit…

Why Upstart's New Product Launch Gives Me Confidence to Buy the Dip

Why Upstart's New Product Launch Gives Me Confidence to Buy the Dip

Upstart (UPST) reported a major new product launch that management says set internal records for early adoption. The combination of that rollout, a compact market cap (~$3.0B), elevated short interest and constructive technicals creates a defined long trade: enter $30.00, stop $27.50, target $48.00 over a mid-term horizon (45 trading days). This is…

Toll Brothers Announces New Phase of Home Sites Now Open at Oakbridge Crossing in Flower Mound, Texas

Toll Brothers Announces New Phase of Home Sites Now Open at Oakbridge Crossing in Flower Mound, Texas

Toll Brothers, the leading luxury home builder, announced the release of a new phase of home sites at Oakbridge Crossing in Flower Mound, Texas. The community offers high-end single-family homes priced from $1.49 million, with spacious designs and proximity to highly rated schools and amenities. Quick move-in homes are available with expected deliv…

Beacon Financial Corporation Announces First Quarter Results

Beacon Financial Corporation Announces First Quarter Results

Beacon Financial Corporation announced its first quarter 2026 financial results, reporting net income of $46.2 million and earnings per share of $0.55. The quarter reflects pressures from the recent merger with Brookline Bancorp and completion of related core system conversion. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3225 per share and…

Travelers Vice Chairman Executes Option Exercise and Subsequent Share Sale

Travelers Vice Chairman Executes Option Exercise and Subsequent Share Sale

On April 28, 2026, William H. Heyman, the Vice Chairman of Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV), completed a series of transactions involving the company's common stock. These movements included both the acquisition of shares through the exercise of stock options and a subsequent sale of those same shares. The total value realized from the sale am…

Markets Diverge After Fed Hold as Oil Spike and Big Tech Earnings Loom

Markets Diverge After Fed Hold as Oil Spike and Big Tech Earnings Loom

U.S. equities traded unevenly after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a notably divided decision, while a sharp climb in crude prices tied to potential Iranian port disruptions and a slate of high-profile tech earnings scheduled after the close left investors cautious. Corporate reports and capital spending indicators added to the d…