Product Launches ·
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LAIKA's Wildwood is available to preorder as a two-disc 4K Ultra HD SteelBook at $39.96, distributed by Shout!
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129 stories: 31 product launches, 18 earnings reports and 13 regulatory decisions. Newest first, times in UTC.
Product Launches ·
LAIKA's Wildwood is available to preorder as a two-disc 4K Ultra HD SteelBook at $39.96, distributed by Shout!
Business ·
Magic AI topped Deloitte's 2026 UK Technology Fast 50 with 19,774% three-year revenue growth, as the fitness-mirror maker counts 30,000 users in 43 countries.
Product Launches ·
saVRee expanded its online power engineering training, offering 550 interactive 3D models and 100 hours of video on turbines, boilers and generators.
Product Launches ·
Paradyne AI opened its SICE subpoena intelligence engine to every sector and won two 2026 Silver Davey Awards for Sentinel Core's ethical AI design.
Business ·
Generic Engineering will ask shareholders to approve ₹780 crore in FY27 related-party transactions at its November 30 AGM.
Research & Clinical Trials ·
A BMC Medical Research Methodology study validated Kythera Labs' all-payer claims asset across nine data-quality dimensions.
Earnings & Results ·
QumulusAI will report third-quarter 2026 results after market close on November 10, 2026, and host a 5 p.m.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Velox Shipping redirected ₹1.44 crore of its August 2022 preferential allotment to buy a 98% stake in International Logistics Associates LLC.
Research & Clinical Trials ·
Organon's VA study found a 1.3% switchback rate over 12 months after the HUMIRA-to-HADLIMA formulary switch.
Product Launches ·
Benchmark Vehicles' 143rd build is a custom camper van on a 2026 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 XD, with a 40-gallon fuel tank and 416W of solar.
Product Launches ·
iQibla has opened pre-orders for the Aura Premium, a 99-diamond smart zikr ring running Rafiq OS, with free engraving.
Research & Clinical Trials ·
argenx's Phase 3 ALKIVIA trial showed efgartigimod improved myositis scores by 15.4 points versus placebo.
Research & Clinical Trials ·
Johnson & Johnson's Phase 2 Sjögren's interviews found 96% of patients cited dry mouth, and the findings shaped the design of the ongoing Phase 3 DAFFODIL study.
Incidents ·
Proliance Surgeons is notifying patients after unauthorized access to its network, offering free Cyber Monitoring to those whose Social Security numbers were exposed.
Contracts & Customers ·
Kimley-Horn will support design, infrastructure and entitlements for Praetorian Park, a proposed 4,000-plus-acre innovation hub in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Earnings & Results ·
Samvardhana Motherson's Q2 net profit rose 42% to ₹1,175.32 crore on revenue of ₹38,279.85 crore, while Motilal Oswal retained Buy with a ₹200 target.
Product Launches ·
Black Label Traffic is promoting an integrated model that pairs traffic planning and permit coordination.
Funding ·
Sky7 Ventures has invested in AltUrban, backing the Indian co-living and corporate housing company's data-driven operations.
Product Launches ·
TECNO's 11.11 Mega Sale runs November 7 to 21, 2026, adding a free smartwatch and 365 days of screen protection insurance to CAMON 50 Series purchases in Pakistan.
Product Launches ·
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund named six schemes for Samvat 2083, with returns from 8.6% to 13.8% since inception and a 7.1% FY27 GDP growth forecast.
Product Launches ·
Ducati has opened bookings for the DesertX V2 adventure bike in India, with expected pricing of Rs 19 lakh to Rs 20 lakh and an 890cc V-twin making 110hp.
Partnerships ·
Chingmu signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hitch Open at the 9th China International Import Expo.
Expansion ·
Big Time Restaurant Group will open Parisol, a French brasserie with entrees around $30, in mid-January at the former Big City Tavern site on Las Olas Boulevard.
Legal & Disputes ·
Vitol Asia invoked a $10 million HSBC Singapore guarantee against EKI Energy, which disputes the default and plans arbitration over the carbon credit agreement.
Research & Clinical Trials ·
Highway's third-quarter Freight Fraud Index attributes 40.2% of 184 reported stolen loads to compromised communications and logs a 111.4% jump in ownership change reports.
Legal & Disputes ·
HD Fire Protect received a November 6, 2026 order from the Jalgaon Deputy Commissioner dropping a ₹7,10,16,525 GST demand for FY2022-23 with nil liability.
Earnings & Results ·
Quess Corp reported 15% revenue growth to Rs 4,396 crore in Q2 FY27, with profit after tax up 44% to Rs 75 crore and headcount crossing 5.04 lakh.
Divestitures ·
Hoboken Brownstone withdrew its $250 million Voorhees Town Center plan after losing a $90 million Aspire tax credit.
Leadership ·
TGC Worldwide appointed Jeanie Bailey, Lara Butler-Montague and Meredith Johnson to lead retail partnerships, client services and account management.
Business ·
BOXABL PH Construction OPC reports 2026 sales above $10.8 million, a Dun & Bradstreet listing and a production schedule filled to August 2027.
Partnerships ·
TenTrade's introducing broker programme pays partners up to $10 per lot and 15% on funded accounts, with rebates across five referral levels.
Mergers & Acquisitions ·
Jagsonpal Finance & Leasing shareholders approved a Business Transfer Agreement with Elanistech for ₹10 crore and a name change to Jagsonpal Services Limited.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Brijlaxmi Leasing & Finance notified BSE it is exempt from Regulation 23(9) related party transaction disclosures for FY26.
Leadership ·
Aastha Spintex confirmed Executive Director Jashwant Valjibhai Patel died on November 6, 2026, and filed a SEBI Regulation 30 intimation with BSE and NSE.
Expansion ·
Costco opened a 140,000-square-foot Business Center in Chandler on November 7, its 21st Arizona store.
Partnerships ·
Gujarat Energy has issued an expression of interest for joint venture partners to build 200 tonnes per day of compressed biogas capacity.
Earnings & Results ·
EnerSys reports quarterly results on November 11, 2026, with forecasts of $3.19 per share and $967.58 million in revenue.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Bajaj Finserv filed October 2026 insurance figures with IRDAI, including ₹2,142 crore in general premiums and ₹1,355.19 crore in new life business.
Product Launches ·
Cloudsky and China Mobile (Shanghai) Industry Research Institute unveiled a cloud-based in-vehicle infotainment platform at Wuzhen.
Product Launches ·
JSC Ingenium presented a cloud-native 5G SA core and BSS platform to US independent ISPs at WISPAPALOOZA 2026, targeting CBRS spectrum holders.
Product Launches ·
24ieye is expanding its Digital Risk Takedown Services to help businesses remove phishing pages, fake accounts and counterfeit listings across digital channels.
Earnings & Results ·
Interactive Financial Services posted ₹40.4 lakh net profit for Q2FY27, down 63% year on year, as revenue from operations fell 61% to ₹82.9 lakh.
Business ·
Superhouse Limited's board will meet November 14, 2026, in Unnao to approve Q2FY27 and H1FY27 results.
Leadership ·
Nagarjuna Agri Tech appointed Meena Agarwal as an additional independent director for a five-year term after Chanchal Kedia resigned.
Partnerships ·
CIB Bank and the EIB signed a €100 million risk-sharing agreement expected to unlock up to €200 million in loans for Hungarian mid-sized companies.
Leadership ·
Siddharth Grease & Lubes has appointed Nitesh Madan, who brings 22 years of HR experience, as Chief Human Resources Officer to lead people strategy and HR transformation.
Product Launches ·
Yamaha Music India launched Guild and Cordoba guitars, a CK76 stage keyboard at ₹99,990 and YUS5 and DU1 ENST pianos.
Leadership ·
Sterlite Technologies appointed Aviral Singh as Corporate HR Head effective October 2026, moving from Yokohama-ATG where he led HR business partnering.
Leadership ·
At least seven Blockworks staff announced departures across October and November as the crypto data firm opened its MCP service.
Incidents ·
PA Housing has stopped covering temporary accommodation for Henrietta Close fire residents after 18 months, citing insurer limits.
Leadership ·
Uno Minda has elevated Kartikeya Joshi to Chief Marketing Officer after his tenure as President and Head of Corporate Planning and Group Strategy.
Expansion ·
Erie Apparel opened a second Millcreek Mall store on November 1 for a 60-day holiday run through January 1, adding space in the Boscov's concourse.
Incidents ·
A threat actor claims 1.2 TB of AU Small Finance Bank data, including 22 lakh live accounts, is for sale at $8,500.
Product Launches ·
Xelectron Technologies launched the ARZOPA 17.3-inch Z1C Plus portable monitor in India at Rs 17,390 on Amazon.
Expansion ·
Indian Railways is quadrupling seven major corridors to add over 1,000 regular trains and ease waiting lists, Ashwini Vaishnaw said at a press conference.
Product Launches ·
Soult launched its secure digital life vault in the UAE on 2 November 2026, letting families store documents and passwords.
Funding ·
Filatex India acquired 1.3 crore Ecosis shares for ₹13 crore at ₹10 each, taking cumulative investment in the recycling subsidiary to about ₹111 crore.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Heranba Industries paid a ₹35,400 fine for missing the Q1FY27 results deadline, blaming data validation during a new ERP rollout.
Product Launches ·
LeadingIT now gives Chicago businesses 100 days to exit new managed IT agreements without penalty, covering support, cybersecurity and compliance services.
Product Launches ·
Maxsun is preparing two MoDT motherboards for NAS builds, one with Intel Panther Lake and one with Wildcat Lake.
Dividends & Buybacks ·
Goldiam International declared a ₹2 per share interim dividend for FY27 with a November 13 record date.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) received a ₹25,000 DoT penalty on November 6, 2026 for breaching Unified License conditions on subscriber verification and premises checks.
Product Launches ·
Pigeon returned to CIIE 2026 for a fourth year, debuting the Lamb Blessings Newborn Bottle Gift Set and unveiling a Shanghai Climate Week white paper on green manufacturing.
Business ·
Stavian Chemical ranked 227th on the 2026 Fortune Southeast Asia 500, its second straight year on the list, with revenue up 3.4% and profit up 9.3%.
Regulation & Approvals ·
TRIMET asked Brazil's CADE to block Alcoa's purchase of South32 alumina assets, warning the combined firm would hold 51.8% of merchant alumina sales.
Product Launches ·
Bombardier's Clara agent on Salesforce Agentforce turns a four-hour aircraft range calculation into 10-20 seconds for more than 300 sales staff worldwide.
Business ·
Himadri Speciality Chemical's board approved a ₹200 crore corporate guarantee for Sturdy Niketan's ICICI Bank credit facilities and shifted its corporate office in Kolkata.
Product Launches ·
Austin Air Systems launched Reindeer Route, an interactive Christmas Eve map with a clean air coloring book and a giveaway for an $845 medical-grade air purifier.
Leadership ·
Adani Total Gas appointed Rakesh Mewada as Associate Vice President for Environment, Health & Safety and Senior Management Personnel, effective November 7.
Partnerships ·
Big Apple Plumbing becomes an official SpringWell installer, handling sizing, installation and leak checks for whole-house filters and softeners in the north Denver metro.
Product Launches ·
MachineTranslation.com launched a Team Plan with per-seat pricing, shared accounts and a single invoice, aimed at teams that outgrew individual logins.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Dumfries & Galloway Council approved Gas Networks Ireland's €200 million plan to fit electric motor drives at two Scottish compressor stations.
Incidents ·
Chiltern Railways will run a reduced timetable on Thursday as RMT train managers strike for 24 hours over staffing on the proposed East West Rail route.
Earnings & Results ·
SW3 Capital Ireco Limited swung from a €37,985 loss to an €11.2 million profit after disposing of investments in 2025.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Ramco Industries won orders dropping ₹37,49,490 in GST, interest and penalty on a Harini Textiles corporate guarantee, covering FY19 to FY24 cases.
Product Launches ·
Muyuan Foods will present smart pig farming and green development solutions at EuroTier 2026, after marketing 77.98 million pigs and cutting 6.06 million tons of emissions in 2025.
Earnings & Results ·
CIL Securities reported Q2FY27 net profit of ₹66.63 lakh, up 4.2%, on revenue of ₹245.64 lakh, while total expenses rose 15.2% to ₹157.72 lakh.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Patel Chem Specialities has asked BSE to waive a ₹1,22,720 penalty for a Regulation 34 filing lapse, citing an inadvertent error in its annual report upload.
Product Launches ·
Trust Moments launched its AI-assisted real estate platform with a first pilot at Pines to Vines Realty and will show live demos at NAR NXT 2026 in booth 2518.
Divestitures ·
Fuller Industries sold its chemical business to Betco, effective October 30, and ended production at its Great Bend plant on November 6.
Leadership ·
Industrial & Prudential Investment will ask shareholders to approve Gaurav Swarup as Chairman and Managing Director for five more years from February 2027.
Earnings & Results ·
Airan shifted its Q2FY27 results board meeting to November 14, 2026, citing unavoidable circumstances.
Earnings & Results ·
Manipal Payment and Identity Solutions posted H1FY27 revenue of ₹849.4 crore, up 40.3%, and profit after tax of ₹158.6 crore, up 45.4%.
Earnings & Results ·
Asia Pramulia's total liabilities rose 21.02% to Rp 182.17 billion as of September 30, 2026, driven by higher bank borrowing and trade payables.
Business ·
Fender and Teufel launched early Black Friday discounts on three ROCKSTER speakers, with prices from $89.99 through December 7, 2026.
Product Launches ·
FAW Toyota launched the redesigned Avalon in Guangzhou with seven variants priced from CNY 178,800, and a CNY 45,000 limited-time discount cuts the starting price to CNY 133,800.
Partnerships ·
Altrad's front-of-shirt partnership with France Rugby ends in July 2027, closing nearly a decade on the Les Bleus jersey and opening a €10m slot.
Earnings & Results ·
Tanfac Industries used ₹18,219.06 lakh of its ₹24,999.97 lakh QIP proceeds in the September 2026 quarter.
Business ·
Acharya Bangalore B School took 1st rank in the GHRDC B-Schools Survey 2026 Leading B-Schools category and 6th among Karnataka private schools.
Leadership ·
Avanti Helium shareholders approved all resolutions at the November 5, 2026 AGM, re-electing four directors and raising the equity plan cap to 12,895,892 shares.
Incidents ·
Deepinder Goyal says Temple cost $30 million to build and cites preprint correlations near 0.8 and 0.93.
Contracts & Customers ·
WEG will supply a planetary gearbox to a Guatemalan sugarcane milling operation, extending a partnership that has already delivered more than 15 gearboxes.
Product Launches ·
Zotter Schokolade is showing more than 200 products, including over 50 new items, at its 800-square-meter booth at the ninth China International Import Expo in Shanghai.
Product Launches ·
Sensitron Semiconductor released the SPHM/SEHM Series of programmable SSPCs, each switching up to 16 loads at 1A to 10A for 270VDC military and aerospace systems.
Funding ·
Chunghwa Telecom announced 10 content investments at TCCF, spanning four scripted series, two films, a band tour and equity stakes in two production companies.
Regulation & Approvals ·
The FRA released a 59-page environmental assessment for Amtrak's Midwest Maintenance Facility in Chicago.
Earnings & Results ·
Mphasis lifted full-year revenue guidance to low double digits after a 3.2% sequential rise to $486 million in Q2.
Legal & Disputes ·
Kahn Swick & Foti has opened an investigation into Pinterest's officers and directors, citing Q4 2025 revenue of $1.32 billion and an ongoing securities class action.
Regulation & Approvals ·
PG&E says a proposed CPUC decision on Senate Bill 884 could cut its 5,000-mile undergrounding plan to 1,100 miles, with a vote set for November 19.
Expansion ·
Alltru Credit Union opened a $1 million branch at 2908 Market St. in Midtown on October 27, after closing its Downtown West location on October 22.
Research & Clinical Trials ·
UW Medicine has started a phase II trial of an ovarian cancer vaccine aimed at preventing recurrence in patients in remission.
Product Launches ·
Snowbasin Resort plans a Nov. 27 opening with a new Meadow Pavilion, three free weekday tickets at Alta, Brighton and Snowbird for Premier Pass holders.
Partnerships ·
Smeda signed an MoU with ICMA Pakistan and a letter of intent with DigiKhata to improve MSME financial documentation and credit access toward Rs2.2 trillion in SME financing.
Business ·
Boston Projects has been recognized as Australia's number one project marketing agency, with more than $7 billion in property sales and over 8,000 apartments sold.
Funding ·
Vertical Data closed a $4.24 million private placement at $3.00 per share, with CEO and insiders buying $1.0 million and B. Riley Securities investing $1.0 million.
Business ·
Nestlé Pakistan won two sustainability awards at the 29th SDC in Islamabad, with regenerative farming on 125 farms and 11,000 tons of packaging waste managed.
Earnings & Results ·
JazzCash revenue rose 67.6% to Rs43.4 billion in Q3 2026, with net profit of Rs6.8 billion as digital transactions, lending and merchant numbers climbed.
Expansion ·
Cochin International Airport has completed a feasibility study for India's first integrated agricultural packhouse, part of a cargo push.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Ontario's Bill 144 would create a committee to recommend plug-in solar safety and certification rules within six months, following Germany and the UK.
Product Launches ·
A new report details the Realme 17 Pro with a 1.5K AMOLED screen, Dimensity 7300 chipset, 50MP main camera and a 10,000 mAh battery.
Regulation & Approvals ·
Binance France will shut all customer accounts on December 31, 2026, and charge 0.025% monthly on idle balances from November 29.
Partnerships ·
Good Purpose Investments hired MCS Market Communication Services for a six-month digital marketing term at €500,000, paid in three instalments starting.
Product Launches ·
CZR Exchange unveiled CZR Pay, a mobile app for U.S. consumers to hold, send and spend dollar stablecoins with virtual and physical cards.
Business ·
RAGBRAI unveiled its 2027 'Spirit of '73' logo for the 54th ride, July 24-31, with the route to be announced January 23, 2027, at the Val Air Ballroom.
IPOs & Listings ·
SPACCircle Acquisition will let IPO unit holders split Class A shares, warrants and rights onto Nasdaq from November 10, 2026, under SCQC, SCQCW and SCQCR.
Funding ·
ZYUS Life Sciences closed a C$50,000 second tranche of its non-brokered unit offering, issuing 111,110 units at C$0.45 each to insiders.
Earnings & Results ·
Diversified Royalty reported $31.5 million in Q3 2026 revenue, up 72.7%, as Mr. Lube + Tires system sales slipped 1.7% and the payout ratio fell to 86.9%.
Expansion ·
Alectra Energy Solutions and Convergent Energy and Power completed three battery storage facilities in Vaughan and Guelph.
Earnings & Results ·
TELA Bio is expected to report a 3.4% revenue decline to $19.995 million and a 16-cent loss per share when it releases quarterly results on November 10.
Incidents ·
BNB Chain said a Reth flaw has limited impact on BSC nodes and none on opBNB, while Pepeto's presale has raised more than $11.2 million for a $0 bridge.
Product Launches ·
Caesars Palace Online Casino is offering a $10 no-deposit bonus plus a 100% match up to $1,000 to new players in New Jersey, Michigan.
Business ·
Farris, Riley & Pitt has rebranded as Farris Riley Injury Law, keeping its Birmingham personal injury practice and more than $200 million recovered for clients.
Earnings & Results ·
KBRA assigned a preliminary BBB- (sf) rating to Freedom Mortgage's Series 2026-GT2 term notes, tied to the BB+/Stable repurchase obligor rating.
Leadership ·
Rodney Reider will step down as Conemaugh Health System market president and CEO on November 27 to move to Wisconsin for his wife's kidney transplant.
Earnings & Results ·
Converge ICT Solutions earned P8.1 billion in the first nine months of 2026, down 9.1%, as operating costs rose faster than revenue and the enterprise unit grew 22%.
Product Launches ·
Ja Morant unveiled the Nike Ja 4 High "Christmas" in Electric Green with Bright Crimson accents, expected to retail at $180 with a late-December release.
Earnings & Results ·
DMCI Holdings' nine-month net income climbed 28% to P15 billion, with nickel mining and power units driving record contributions and coal earnings falling 46%.
Leadership ·
Tungsten Eagle Development appointed Kevin Ma and Brett Halvorson to its board effective November 5, 2026, as Dominic Stann and Avrom E. Howard resigned.
Partnerships ·
Temu signed a voluntary MOU with the Philippines' IPOPHL letting rights holders report infringing listings, joining Lazada, Shopee, Zalora and TikTok Shop.