Financial Disclosure

Birmingham – October 14, 2026 -- Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results before the NYSE opens on Thursday, October 14, 2026, and hold its earnings conference call the same day at 9:00 a.m. CT (10:00 a.m. ET).

Vulcan schedules live webcast and dial-in access for the October 29 call

Investors and other interested parties can follow the call through a live webcast on the company's website. Phone participants can dial in about 10 minutes before the 9:00 a.m. CT start, using separate numbers for U.S. and international callers and a conference ID of 5524133. A webcast replay will be posted on the company's website after the call.

Vancouver – October 14, 2026 -- The U.S. Department of War has committed $450 million to The Elmet Group, the largest federal tungsten investment so far, as defense procurement rules barring tungsten from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea take effect on October 14, 2026.

Washington pairs equity investment with a $2 billion stockpile contract

The September 14 package includes a Defense Logistics Agency contract with a ceiling of $2 billion for tungsten supply to the National Defense Stockpile. The contract carries a guaranteed funded commitment of $150 million. The investment is funded through an initial $200 million drawdown at closing, in exchange for redeemable preferred equity and warrants for up to 19.9% of Elmet's common stock.

About $150 million is allocated to restarting and expanding ammonium paratungstate conversion at the Springer Tungsten Complex in Imlay, Nevada, through a majority-owned joint venture.

Jersey City – October 13, 2026 -- BetMGM LLC reported Q3 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $86 million, up 112% year over year, on net revenue of $710 million, up 7%. The North American sports betting and iGaming operator is jointly owned by MGM Resorts International and Entain plc. It reiterated full-year guidance but said it expects to land at the lower end of the ranges.

iGaming delivers $483 million as online sports adds $216 million

iGaming net revenue rose 6% to $483 million, and online sports net revenue rose 7% to $216 million. iGaming contribution exceeded $135 million, while online sports contribution was positive. Year-to-date adjusted EBITDA stands at $185 million.

BetMGM holds a 14% gross gaming revenue share in its active markets, including 20% in iGaming and 8% in online sports.

Austin – October 13, 2026 -- UpCodes' AI Plan Review has surfaced more than $1 million in estimated potential construction error costs on average per project, based on more than 1,300 construction plan sets reviewed since its June launch.

The tool has identified more than 180,000 potential issues across those plan sets. Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, BDG Architects and Hereford Dooley Architects are among the companies newly adopting the technology.

Plan Review combines multimodal AI with code libraries to read drawings

UpCodes says Plan Review pairs AI models with its building code and construction content libraries. The system interprets both the visual and technical information in drawings, including geometry, dimensions, annotations and spatial relationships. The aim is to flag problems earlier in design, before they become costlier during review or construction.

Dallas – October 13, 2026 -- S2 Capital has completed loan modifications and refinancings on 26 multifamily assets carrying about $1.2 billion in loan balance, covering 8,223 units across seven markets.

S2 Capital ends foreclosure proceedings on 12 of 26 communities

Twelve of the 26 communities were subject to foreclosure proceedings. Those proceedings have been terminated in connection with the modifications.

The transactions extend maturity dates, revise pricing, and resolve existing defaults and near-term maturities. The Dallas-based investment manager said the changes let it concentrate on operating performance across the portfolio. The transactions were funded in connection with the initial closing of S2's continuation vehicle.

Johannesburg – October 13, 2026 -- Kholo Capital Mezzanine Debt Fund I has provided R275 million (US$17 million) in mezzanine debt to DCC Holdings Proprietary Limited, a South African information and communications technology (ICT) distributor. The funding will refinance DCC's existing debt and support its long-term growth strategy.

Kholo Capital enters DCC's capital structure alongside Kleoss Capital

DCC's shareholders are senior management and private equity investor Kleoss Capital. DCC CEO Carlos Ferreira said the shareholders are introducing Kholo Capital into the group's capital structure. He said DCC has grown steadily by adding key brands and expanding its footprint within established vendor relationships.

Kleoss Managing Partner Hale Matsipa described the deal as a collaboration with a fellow private markets investor and evidence of positive momentum in South Africa's private markets.

Mexico City – October 13, 2026 -- NEXT Properties (Trust 2401) has amended its exchange offers for four series of outstanding notes, making each offer conditional on the issuance of at least US$450,000,000 in new notes, following feedback from large institutional holders.

NEXT Properties sets two US$450 million floors for new 2036 and 2056 notes

The exchange offers, launched on October 13, 2026, cover any and all of the Trust's 7.700% Senior Sustainability-Linked Notes due 2032, 7.375% Senior Green Notes due 2034, 6.950% Senior Notes due 2044 and 6.390% Senior Notes due 2050.

Holders of the 2032 and 2034 notes can exchange into new Senior Sustainability-Linked Notes due 2036. Holders of the 2044 and 2050 notes can exchange into new Senior Sustainability-Linked Notes due 2056.

Singapore – October 13, 2026 -- NEU Battery Materials has closed an oversubscribed US$7.6 million funding round to scale the recovery of battery-grade lithium from lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, following the commissioning of its 1,300-ton-per-year Singapore factory.

Shift4Good and SGInnovate co-lead the round with new and existing backers

Shift4Good, a venture capital platform investing in the decarbonisation and resilience of transport and energy, and SGInnovate, a Singapore government-backed Deep Tech investor, co-led the financing. New investors Lotus Singapore Group and M7 Holdings joined, as did existing backer Paragon Ventures I.

The capital will fund the ramp-up of battery-grade lithium production from LFP feedstock, including cathode production scraps and end-of-life black mass. It will also fund international expansion.

Las Vegas – October 13, 2026 -- Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRR) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and host a conference call the same day at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT).

Call combines prepared remarks with investor Q&A

The session will open with prepared remarks from the company, followed by a question-and-answer segment. Participants must dial in to the conference operator no later than 4:15 p.m. ET (1:15 p.m. PT), 15 minutes before the start. A live audio webcast will also run on the company's website.

Replay stays available through November 10

Investors who miss the live call can access a telephone replay through October 13, 2026, a window of seven days after the earnings date. An audio archive will be posted on the company's website.

Chicago – October 13, 2026 -- CME Group's Corn futures traded a record 1,206,376 contracts on Oct. 9, topping the previous daily high of 1,128,597 contracts set on October 13, 2026, by 77,779 contracts.

USDA report above expectations drives the rush to reposition

Traders turned to Corn futures after last week's USDA report to adjust positions and manage price risk. The market had priced in lower yields after a challenging summer, but the report showed ending stocks, yields and production all above expectations, according to John Ricci, CME Group's Global Head of Agricultural Products.

Ricci said CME Group remains focused on "equipping clients to manage their risk in any market environment."