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  • Catholicos Karekin II and six senior clerics will stand trial Friday for defying a court order to reinstate a defrocked bishop.
  • The trial represents the most consequential legal challenge to the Apostolic Church's leadership in Armenia.
  • Proceedings intensify church-state confrontation amid disputes over Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's handling of peace talks with Azerbaijan.
  • Zaporizhzhia saw a fresh surge of aerial attacks striking neighborhoods.
  • Attacks also struck vehicles and public transport, officials said.
  • Officials said attackers used small FPV explosive drones alongside larger glide bombs.
  • Strikes follow a repeated, predictable timetable, officials said, aimed at sowing panic.

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Roblox Lowers 2026 Bookings Guidance as Safety Measures Weigh on Engagement

Roblox Lowers 2026 Bookings Guidance as Safety Measures Weigh on Engagement

Summary: Roblox said it now expects fiscal 2026 bookings of $7.33 billion to $7.6 billion, down from a prior forecast of $8.28 billion to $8.55 billion, attributing part of the change to reduced communication engagement after rolling out age-gating and broader content monitoring. The move follows rising scrutiny over child safety on the platform an…

Roku Lifts 2026 Platform Revenue Outlook as Streaming Ad Demand Strengthens

Roku Lifts 2026 Platform Revenue Outlook as Streaming Ad Demand Strengthens

Roku raised its annual platform revenue forecast, citing continued advertiser demand for connected TV. The company's Platform segment delivered strong quarter-over-quarter growth, and Roku increased its 2026 platform revenue target to $5 billion. Management warned that rising memory costs will pressure device margins later in the year, even as its …

Reddit Raises Q2 Revenue Outlook, Citing AI Ad Tools as Driver of Growth

Reddit Raises Q2 Revenue Outlook, Citing AI Ad Tools as Driver of Growth

Reddit forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts' averages, attributing the lift to AI-driven advertising features that enhance targeting and creative optimisation. The company also raised adjusted EBITDA guidance, reported robust first-quarter revenue growth and said active advertiser counts climbed sharply year-over-year. Reddit's hiring pla…

The Ensign Group Reports First Quarter 2026 Results; Raises 2026 Annual Earnings and Revenue Guidance

The Ensign Group Reports First Quarter 2026 Results; Raises 2026 Annual Earnings and Revenue Guidance

The Ensign Group, Inc. announced its first quarter 2026 results showing significant growth in earnings and revenue, with GAAP diluted EPS up 21.9% to $1.67 and adjusted EPS rising 21.7% to $1.85. The firm reported increased occupancy and skilled nursing revenue rates, expanded its healthcare operations portfolio with key acquisitions, and raised it…

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. reported its Q1 2026 results showing growth in assets under management to $18.3 billion, driven by strong performance in Energy and Real Assets strategies and growth in ETFs and private energy secondaries funds. Quarterly revenues totaled $25.0 million, slightly down from the previous quarter but above last year's firs…

Ames National Corp Director Increases Stake Through Recent Stock Purchase

Ames National Corp Director Increases Stake Through Recent Stock Purchase

A recent regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed that Michelle R. Cassabaum, a director at Ames National Corp (NASDAQ: ATLO), has increased her position in the company through a purchase of common stock. The transaction, which occurred on April 30, 2026, involved the acquisition of 84 shares at a price point of $2…

Compass Therapeutics General Counsel Executes Open Market Share Purchase

Compass Therapeutics General Counsel Executes Open Market Share Purchase

Jonathan Anderman, the General Counsel for Compass Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMPX), has expanded his holdings in the company through a direct purchase of common stock. The transaction, which took place on April 29, 2026, involved an acquisition of 25,000 shares via the open market at a price per share of $1.89. This move brings the total value of …

Rivian to Take a Smaller, Sooner DOE Loan for Georgia Plant; R2 Production Expanded But Long-Term Capacity Trimmed

Rivian to Take a Smaller, Sooner DOE Loan for Georgia Plant; R2 Production Expanded But Long-Term Capacity Trimmed

Rivian said it will receive up to $4.5 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy to build its Georgia manufacturing plant, about $2 billion less than the previously approved $6.6 billion. The company said it will draw the funds earlier than planned in 2027, expand initial annual capacity at the plant to 300,000 units from 200,000, and keep its ful…

Cue Biopharma Names Shao-Lee Lin M.D., Ph.D., CEO, President and Board Director to Lead Continued Growth and Transformation into a Clinical-Stage Company

Cue Biopharma Names Shao-Lee Lin M.D., Ph.D., CEO, President and Board Director to Lead Continued Growth and Transformation into a Clinical-Stage Company

Cue Biopharma announces the appointment of Shao-Lee Lin, M.D., Ph.D., as CEO, President, and Board Director to steer the company’s transition into a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Dr. Lin brings over 25 years of experience leading biotech firms and advancing drug candidates. The company is progressing its lead autoimmune candidate, CUE-4…

Syntec Optics (Nasdaq: OPTX) Announces Closing of $20 Million Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock

Syntec Optics (Nasdaq: OPTX) Announces Closing of $20 Million Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock

Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. successfully closed a $20 million underwritten public offering of 2,857,142 common shares priced at $7.00 each. The company plans to use the proceeds to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, technologies, products or assets, as well as for working capital, capital expenditures, and to optimize its capital struc…

Provident Financial Services, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Provident Financial Services, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Provident Financial Services, Inc. announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per common share payable on May 29, 2026, to shareholders of record as of May 15, 2026. Provident Financial Services is the holding company for Provident Bank, serving communities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York with banking, wealth management, and insurance s…

Matrix Service Company Announces CFO Transition

Matrix Service Company Announces CFO Transition

Matrix Service Company, a leading engineering and construction firm for energy and industrial markets, announced that CFO Kevin Cavanah will leave the company after the filing of the fiscal 2026 Annual Report. The company has engaged an executive search firm to find a replacement. The departure is not due to disagreements on accounting or operation…

Trupanion Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

Trupanion Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

Trupanion, Inc., a leading pet medical insurance provider, reported its first quarter 2026 results showing 12% total revenue growth year-over-year to $384 million, driven largely by a 16% increase in subscription revenue. The company achieved net income of $4.9 million, a significant improvement from a net loss in Q1 2025, supported by strong adjus…

Larimar Therapeutics Publishes Cross-Species Findings Supporting Skin as a Surrogate for the Measurement of Frataxin in Tissues Clinically Relevant to Friedreich’s Ataxia

Larimar Therapeutics Publishes Cross-Species Findings Supporting Skin as a Surrogate for the Measurement of Frataxin in Tissues Clinically Relevant to Friedreich’s Ataxia

Larimar Therapeutics announced the publication of research demonstrating that treatment with their lead drug candidate, nomlabofusp, increases frataxin (FXN) levels in tissues relevant to Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA). These frataxin increases correlate between critical tissues and accessible peripheral tissues such as skin and buccal cells, supporting …