Financial Disclosure

PITTSBURGH – October 29, 2026 -- Howmet Aerospace (NYSE: HWM) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $2.70 billion, up 29% year over year and 25% organically, and raised its full-year 2026 guidance. Adjusted EPS rose 54% to $1.46, while GAAP EPS was $1.42. Executive Chairman and CEO John Plant called it "the strongest quarterly growth rate on record for Howmet."

Adjusted EBITDA climbs 43% to $879 million as margin widens 310 basis points

Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 32.5%. Free cash flow was $562 million after $147 million of capital expenditures. Results exceeded the high end of company guidance.

Toronto – October 29, 2026 -- A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: AZ) will release third-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, covering the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Management call starts at 5:00 PM Eastern Time on release day

The smart retail technology company will hold a conference call at 5:00 PM Eastern Time on November 11 to discuss the results. Investors can dial 1-877-317-6789 (U.S. toll-free), 972 3-374-1008 (Israel, Tel Aviv) or 1-412-317-6789 (international). A live webcast is also available.

Retail media and the Hedia acquisition frame the company's risk disclosures

A2Z describes its business as a connected in-store commerce platform built around an AI-powered Smart Cart. The platform combines shopper engagement, retail media, data and in-store intelligence. The company says retail media is a growing part of its business.

WIESBADEN – October 29, 2026 -- Integrated municipal debt in Germany rose 9.9% over the course of 2025 to €378.9 billion, or €4,907 per capita, according to a model calculation by the Federal and State Statistical Offices published by Destatis. The increase compares with 6.3% in the previous year.

The measure includes debt of municipal core budgets, off-budget entities and other public funds, institutions and companies in which municipalities hold direct or indirect stakes. Only debt owed to the non-public sector, such as banks and private companies, is counted.

Record deficits in core and off-budget entities drive the increase

Core municipal budgets increased debt by 15.5% and off-budget entities by 14.7%. Both posted record deficits for the second year running. Debt of municipal holdings in other public funds, institutions and companies grew by a slower 4.5%.

BEIJING – October 29, 2026 -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) lifted second-quarter fiscal 2027 net revenues 15.5% to US$994.6 million and more than doubled operating income to US$235.9 million. Even so, it posted a net loss attributable to TAL of US$47.4 million for the quarter ended August 31, 2026, against net income of US$124.1 million a year earlier.

Gross margin widens to 59.8% as marketing spend falls 15.3%

Gross profit rose 21.1% to US$594.6 million, and gross margin reached 59.8% against 57.0% a year earlier. Cost of revenues increased 8.0% to US$400.0 million, below the pace of revenue growth.

Selling and marketing expenses fell 15.3% to US$226.4 million from US$267.3 million. General and administrative expenses rose 3.7% to US$132.4 million. Total operating costs and expenses declined 0.8% to US$758.8 million.

HONG KONG – October 29, 2026 -- Meitu, Inc. (1357.HK) reported 19.83 million global paying subscribers as of September 2026, adding 1.39 million in the quarter, its largest quarterly net increase in four quarters. Management disclosed the figures at the company's Investor Day on October 26.

Core product revenue rises 28.2% to RMB1.0 billion in Q3

Unaudited third-quarter revenue from Meitu's core photo, video and design products reached RMB1.0 billion, up 28.2% year-on-year. Paying subscribers of its productivity applications grew 18.3% year-on-year to 2.39 million.

Annual recurring revenue (ARR) for AI-driven productivity applications reached RMB655 million, up 40.1% year-on-year.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – October 29, 2026 -- Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMPH) will publish results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, after the market closes on Thursday, November 5, 2026.

Amphastar schedules a 2:00 p.m. Pacific call to discuss the quarter

Management will hold a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the same day. Participants can dial 877-407-0989 toll-free or 201-389-0921 from outside the United States, ten minutes before the start. A webcast of the call will run on the Investors page of the company website, and a replay will be posted within 24 hours of the call's end.

BAQSIMI sales sustainability is a named risk factor

In its forward-looking statements, Amphastar states there is no guarantee that its sales strategies will succeed or that it will continue to see significant sales of BAQSIMI. The company's trademarked portfolio also includes Primatene MIST, Amphadase and Cortrosyn.

Norwalk – October 27, 2026 -- Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share on its common stock, payable on October 30, 2026, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2026.

Xerox board sets $0.10 annualized common payout at $0.025 per quarter

The common dividend of $0.025 per share equals $0.10 on an annual basis if maintained across four quarters. Shareholders must be on the register by September 30, 2026, to receive the October 30 payment.

Xerox Series A preferred holders receive $20.00 per share on October 1, 2026

The board also declared a quarterly dividend of $20.00 per share on the outstanding Xerox Holdings Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock. The preferred payout is due on October 1, 2026, to holders of record on September 15, 2026.

NAPA – October 29, 2026 -- AM Best has raised The Doctors Company's financial strength rating (FSR) to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent), and its long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) to "aa-" (Superior) from "a+" (Excellent), with a stable outlook.

AM Best affirms A+ ratings across six TDC Group entities

The agency affirmed the A+ FSR, "aa-" ICR and stable outlook for The Doctors Company, an Interinsurance Exchange, and these subsidiaries of The Doctors Company Insurance Group (TDC Group):

Oakland – October 29, 2026 -- Kaiser Permanente has awarded a $15 million charitable grant to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland to build 20 private inpatient behavioral health rooms, adding capacity to treat approximately 700 children and adolescents a year.

Grant funds a 21,300-square-foot behavioral health wing

The money will pay for construction of the wing as part of the hospital's modernization project. The plan includes an outdoor therapy space and a therapeutic roof garden. The wing is expected to open in 2031.

Oakland hospital gains its first dedicated acute psychiatric beds

The project creates inpatient behavioral health treatment capacity at the facility for the first time. The hospital serves children and families from across Northern California regardless of ability to pay, and it provides specialized pediatric services that many community hospitals cannot offer.

Charlotte – October 29, 2026 -- Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway (ACWR) has been awarded a $19.9 million federal grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to rebuild track laid in the early to mid 1900s.

Grant funds 30 miles of continuous welded rail across two North Carolina counties

The project will replace the existing line with approximately 30 miles of continuous welded rail in Montgomery and Stanly counties. The grant supports a total rail infrastructure investment of $41 million. ACWR and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will contribute a 52% non-federal match.

ACWR CEO Anthony Menzies said a healthy rail network is critical to "take freight off of our nation's highways."