Expansion ·
Marathon-Branded Gas Station and Store to Open at 100 W. Broadway by Year-End
A Marathon-branded gas station and convenience store will open at 100 W. Broadway, a site bought for $2.81 million in mid-2025, by the end of the year.
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Expansion ·
A Marathon-branded gas station and convenience store will open at 100 W. Broadway, a site bought for $2.81 million in mid-2025, by the end of the year.
Product Launches ·
Keeper Security released Self-Managed Keeper, a self-hosted privileged access platform running in Docker on customer Linux infrastructure for air-gapped and OT networks.
Mergers & Acquisitions ·
Adani Ports will buy Evos B.V. from Igneo Infrastructure Partners for a $2.88 billion enterprise value.
Mergers & Acquisitions ·
TrustNordisk has acquired international sales rights to Erik Skjoldbjærg's eighth feature, Stiklestad.
Mergers & Acquisitions ·
NativeSeed Group acquired the assets of Sharp Brothers Seed Company in Healy, Kansas, adding warm-season grass cleaning to its Great Plains network.
Divestitures ·
Unilever will sell its shareholding in Unilever EAC Myanmar Company Limited to Centig Holding, an EAC affiliate.
Incidents ·
US regulators contacted banks after Binance's $6.3 billion hack, asking about unusual activity as lenders run diagnostics on their systems.
Product Launches ·
Lawson's Finest Liquids rereleases Cosmic Shift IPA in November, sending a share of every bottle's proceeds to 13 affordable housing nonprofits in 12 states.
Expansion ·
Hammons Products extended its black walnut harvest through November 30 and raised its buying price to $16 per 100 pounds of hulled nuts.
Product Launches ·
SeenThis opened early access to Studio MCP, which builds editable video ads from a brief in the AI tools teams already use.
Product Launches ·
Toobit's fifth VIP rewards campaign runs November 5 to 19, 2026, with a 500,000 USDT pool and lucky draw chances for futures and Earn milestones.
Business ·
RENK Group managing body member Dr. Alexander Sagel acquired 238,802.94 shares on XETRA at an average price of 35.169 EUR.
Leadership ·
Fusion Klassroom Edutech appointed Rao & Shyam as statutory auditors on November 5, 2026, after A V H P & Company LLP resigned over long association norms.
Earnings & Results ·
Shilpa Medicare's Q2 net profit rose 80% to ₹79 crore on revenue of ₹529 crore, with European CDMO supplies and peptide expansion supporting its FY27 outlook.
Funding ·
Venomics AI raised $2.7 million in a pre-seed round co-led by Speciale Invest and South Park Commons to expand its Venom Atlas and AI screening platform.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Kansai Nerolac Paints received a ₹66.70 lakh CGST penalty over input tax credit disallowance for FY21 to FY24 and is appealing the order.
Leadership ·
Jackie Hunt steps down from Standard Chartered's board on 31 December 2026, with Lincoln Leong succeeding her as Audit Committee chair from 1 January 2027.
Product Launches ·
Integrative Systems is applying AI across IBM i modernization, from RPG and CL code analysis to an AI Readiness Assessment.
Earnings & Results ·
PDS Limited posted record Q2 FY27 revenue of ₹4,432 crore, up 29.6%, with profit after tax rising 44.2% to ₹70 crore and a net cash positive position of ₹154 crore.
Earnings & Results ·
Foxconn's October revenue hit a record NT$1.31T, up 46% on Nvidia server demand, as the contract manufacturer expects AI operations to keep growing in the fourth quarter.
Business ·
Anuga Select India and Anuga FoodTec India closed in Mumbai with more than 53,000 trade visitors and over 1,100 exhibitors from 43 countries.
Research & Clinical Trials ·
Link Biologics completed IND-enabling preclinical work for its LB001 dry eye drop, with a 13-week toxicology study and two GMP runs done before a Q1 2027 filing.
Partnerships ·
Discover Network and Diners Club signed a multi-year deal to be the preferred payment method at Merlin's London Eye, Madame Tussauds and other attractions.
Leadership ·
Trifork CEO Jørn Larsen acquired 10,100 shares on Nasdaq Copenhagen at an average price of DKK 96.92, a total of DKK 978,892, the company disclosed.
Product Launches ·
WhatsApp is testing a Meta AI Expand tool that turns non-16:9 photos into 16:9 in one tap, rolling out to select Android and iOS beta users.
Research & Clinical Trials ·
A ClientEarth and World Resources Institute study finds 46% of EU cities exceed new air quality limits, as Clean Cities urges mayors to act before 2030.
Dividends & Buybacks ·
Savola Group's board approved a SAR 210 million cash dividend for H1 2026, or SAR 0.7 per share, with a record date of November 10 and payment on November 25.
Product Launches ·
DivyaSree Developers launches Quiet Side in Yelahanka, North Bengaluru, with 260 3BHK homes across three towers and prices starting at ₹2.99 crore.
Leadership ·
Vikas Shah, former CEO of Swiscot Group, was elected chair of GS1 UK at its 50th annual general meeting, succeeding Chris Tyas.
Earnings & Results ·
Amana Cooperative Insurance's accumulated losses reached SAR 236.06 million, 54.9% of capital, as its board proposed cutting capital to SAR 301 million.
Funding ·
Kesko's board approved a €650 million B-share rights issue at €18.00 per share to repay part of the bridge loan for its €1.2 billion Dahl acquisition.
Contracts & Customers ·
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust adopts Steriwave nasal photodisinfection for elective orthopaedic surgery.
Earnings & Results ·
ElringKlinger lifted Q3 2026 revenue 14% to EUR 450.9 million and raised its full-year forecast to about EUR 1.8 billion as E-Mobility sales doubled.
Earnings & Results ·
BT Group and the BT Pension Scheme agreed a June 2026 valuation showing a £2.7 billion deficit, with zero-coupon bonds set to cut it to around £0.3 billion.
Mergers & Acquisitions ·
AVENIR GLOBAL acquired Marker Collective from Next 15 Group, adding three agencies, about 650 employees and the Delve AI platform to its communications network.
Funding ·
Public Property Invest will issue 39,453,642 shares to SocialCo Fastigheter at SEK 25.67 each, settled by offsetting a claim and lifting shares outstanding 4.2%.
Leadership ·
OSB Group appoints Fiona Clutterbuck as independent non-executive director and chair designate from 9 November 2026, succeeding David Weymouth as chair.
Contracts & Customers ·
Aker Solutions received a letter of award from PTSC M&C for detail design on Qatar's Maydan Mahzam oil field.
Earnings & Results ·
Avolon's third-quarter net income rose 43% to $214 million as the lessor ordered 250 Boeing and Airbus jets and agreed a $1.4 billion Constellation Aviation venture.
Funding ·
T-Therapeutics closed an oversubscribed $133 million Series B co-led by Advent Life Sciences and British Business Bank to fund two TCR-CD3 bispecific programmes.
Funding ·
SC Ventures and SBI Group joined Soter Insure's Galaxy-led Series B as strategic investors, with Token Bay Capital adding follow-on funding.
Leadership ·
AAX Biotech appointed Sarah Fredriksson as CEO effective November 1, 2026, as the Swedish antibody technology developer moves from validation to commercial scale-up.
Legal & Disputes ·
Paolo Duterte seeks P20 million in damages from GMA Network over a 24 Oras episode, but no court order or closure exists and the network says it has no copy yet.
Earnings & Results ·
Legrand lifted its 2026 sales growth guidance to 20-22% as data centres drive revenue, with CEO Benoît Coquart flagging energy-efficient products.
Funding ·
Drone Volt set up a €6 million bond facility with Multi Strategies SICAV-RAIF, drawing €300,000 at 8% interest to fund its operating cycle.
Partnerships ·
Get Care at Home has partnered with Tembo Health to pair dementia care navigation with non-medical caregiving and respite support for Sacramento-area families.
Product Launches ·
SpaceX is marketing Starfall, a capsule carrying up to 1,000 kg of cargo for weeks in microgravity, with three commercial missions signed for Starship flights.
Earnings & Results ·
Innate Pharma ended September 2026 with €96.8 million in cash and financial assets, funded partly by Sobi's $75 million upfront.
Product Launches ·
AGCO Power's CORE75 engine debuts in Massey Ferguson MF 7S MARK 2 and Valtra's sixth-generation T Series tractors at EIMA International 2026 in Bologna.
Earnings & Results ·
Hester Biosciences posted a 44% rise in Q2 net profit to ₹206.31 crore and approved a $1 million loan to its Tanzania subsidiary, Hester Africa.
Divestitures ·
Siemens Healthineers has begun carving out its in vitro diagnostics unit as Olyrian Diagnostics, a standalone company, with the transition due by mid-2028.
Product Launches ·
RetailMeNot's National Cash Back Day runs November 5-7 with up to 30% cash back at more than 3,500 retailers and $1,500 travel payouts for 10 shoppers.
Earnings & Results ·
Lumo Homes grew Q3 revenue 12% to EUR 127.3 million and lifted financial occupancy to 95.5%, while fair value losses pushed pre-tax result to EUR -87.7 million.
Earnings & Results ·
CapMan's revenue rose 19% to EUR 50.7 million on carried interest from exits, with assets under management at EUR 7.7 billion and fund closings due at year-end.
Regulation & Approvals ·
SEBI issued an administrative warning to Bambino Agro Industries over related-party transactions of ₹61.31 crore in FY25 approved.
Expansion ·
GAC Group exported 223,000 vehicles from January to October 2026, a new record, as October self-owned brand exports rose 80.8% to 26,017 units.
Product Launches ·
Kyndryl launched an integrated agentic modernization solution with AWS Transform, citing a survey where nearly 50% of respondents are behind on modernization goals.
Earnings & Results ·
Checkin.com reported Q3 2026 net revenue of KSEK 12,563, down 28%, while holding a 25% EBITDA margin as its new strategy moves into execution.
Partnerships ·
NSING Technologies has shipped more than 250 million Bluetooth chips built on Ceva-Waves Bluetooth LE IP, spanning wearables, smart home.
Expansion ·
ReFuels opened a public Bio-CNG station at Magor, South Wales, able to refuel 800 trucks daily, as CNG Fuels targets capacity for 20,000 HGVs by 2028.