Daily business news: funding, M&A, launches
18 stories: 4 product launches, 3 partnerships and 2 leadership changes. Newest first, times in UTC.
Product Launches ·
The San Diego Symphony opens its Kids Series on October 24 with 30-minute concerts for children 5 and under, sensory kits and tickets starting at $24.
Product Launches ·
Solayer Pay now accepts stablecoin deposits on Solana, Ethereum, Arbitrum, BNB Chain and Base, letting 45,000 cardholders top up from the network they already use.
Product Launches ·
Stanley 1913 released a limited-edition holiday 2026 tumbler collection with six designs priced from $30 to $50.
Leadership ·
Kevin Sowers will retire at the end of 2027 after a decade as president of Johns Hopkins Health System, with a national search led by Theodore DeWeese.
Partnerships ·
Margin Trade's 27 perpetual markets and PEARL/USDC spot market are now tracked on CoinGecko, with 0.05% taker and 0.01% maker fees on standard markets.
Earnings & Results ·
Primis Financial reported $8.7 million in Q3 2026 net income and $0.35 earnings per share, up from $0.28.
Dividends & Buybacks ·
Scage Future's ADS ratio change takes effect October 27, 2026, cutting one ADS to fifteen ordinary shares and issuing a new CUSIP for Nasdaq holders.
Regulation & Approvals ·
China's NMPA approved Harbour BioMed's batoclimab SC for generalized myasthenia gravis after a Phase 3 trial met its primary endpoint in 58.2% of patients.
Leadership ·
Courtney Davis will lead Permian Regional Medical Center from November 23, 2026, inheriting a district that posted a $35.8 million operating loss.
IPOs & Listings ·
Apex Critical Metals priced a $1.86 million Nasdaq offering of 400,000 ADSs at $4.65 each, with Maxim Group as sole book-running manager.
Partnerships ·
CryptEscrow and Ripple partner to connect crypto wealth with real estate closings, as crypto-funded home purchases rise 35% year over year.
Divestitures ·
Foremost Clean Energy agreed to sell a 31% interest in the GR and Blackwing properties to Denison Mines for $650,000.
Product Launches ·
Google Cloud made an Anthropic-managed Claude deployment generally available, giving buyers day-zero access to Claude Managed Agents at the same pricing.
Contracts & Customers ·
Seatrium will convert and integrate five hydrogen-ready Whale Class Powerships for Karpowership, with the first vessel due at Tuas Boulevard Yard in December 2027.
Expansion ·
Culver's will open its first Memphis-area restaurant at the $200-million-plus Ashmont development in Lakeland.
Contracts & Customers ·
Thompson Builders finished a $10.4 million US Army Torpedo Building and Pier E-2 project on Yerba Buena Island, adding parking.
Funding ·
Namib Minerals' Bulawayo Mining signed a nonbinding $30 million, 36-month Ecobank Zimbabwe term sheet to fund Redwing Mine's resource-definition and bankability work.
Partnerships ·
Visa is exploring stablecoin use cases with Philippine banks and fintechs to cut cross-border payment costs, as a study finds low consumer awareness.