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Nektar Sets Nov. 12 Date for Q3 2026 Earnings and Investor Call

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Nektar Sets Nov. 12 Date for Q3 2026 Earnings and Investor Call

SAN FRANCISCO – October 29, 2026 -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) will report third-quarter 2026 financial results for the period ended September 30 on Thursday, November 12, 2026, after U.S. markets close.

CEO Howard Robin to host 5:00 p.m. ET results call

President and Chief Executive Officer Howard Robin will lead a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to review the quarter.

Lead candidate REZPEG is being evaluated in three indications

Nektar describes itself as a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the underlying immunological dysfunction in autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases. Its lead candidate, rezpegaldesleukin (REZPEG, or NKTR-358), is a first-in-class regulatory T cell stimulator being evaluated in atopic dermatitis, alopecia areata and Type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Full Truck Alliance to Report Q3 2026 Results on November 19

GUIYANG – October 29, 2026 -- Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YMM) will release its unaudited third quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, November 19, 2026, before the U.S. markets open.

Management call is set for 6:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time

The company's management will discuss the results on an earnings conference call at 6:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on November 19, which is 7:00 p.m. Beijing Time the same day.

Participants who want to dial in must complete online registration before the call starts. Each registrant then receives dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN.

Easol Raises $30M Series A Extension, Totaling $60M Funding

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Easol Raises $30M Series A Extension, Totaling $60M Funding

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- Experience commerce platform Easol has raised a $30 million Series A extension, bringing its total funding to $60 million. The round combines $20 million in equity with a $10 million debt facility from Viola Credit.

The equity investors are Y Combinator, Tiger Global, Foundation Capital, FMZ Ventures, Notion Capital and Eight Roads.

Easol has served 2.8 million guests in 135 countries so far in 2026

Ben and Lisa Simpson, co-founders of Rise Festival, launched Easol in 2021. The platform serves festivals, wellness retreats, sports operators and location-based entertainment venues, with offices in London, New York and Los Angeles. Customers include Coachella, Stagecoach, Rapha, Boots in the Park, Defected, State of Play Hospitality, Bingo Loco and Swingers - The Home of Revelry.

Formation Bio Launches $600M Fund to Acquire 10-15 Drug Programs

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Formation Bio Launches $600M Fund to Acquire 10-15 Drug Programs

New York – October 29, 2026 -- Formation Bio, an AI-native pharmaceutical company, has launched the Formation Bio Drug Development Accelerator Fund with $600 million in capital commitments to expand its portfolio of clinical-stage medicines. The company aims to acquire 10-15 drug programs over the next 3-5 years and advance them through key clinical milestones.

Fund draws research foundations, endowments and hospitals as limited partners

The Fund's limited partners include research foundations, institutional endowments, hospitals and philanthropic organizations. Formation Bio acts as general partner through a wholly owned subsidiary and has committed its own capital alongside them. The amount of that commitment was not disclosed.

The Fund exclusively finances the acquisition and development of programs within Formation Bio's portfolio, scaling the company's hub-and-spoke model.

Plato Raises $16M Series A to Build AI Training Simulations

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Plato Raises $16M Series A to Build AI Training Simulations

San Francisco – October 29, 2026 -- Plato, a startup that builds simulated workplaces for training AI models, raised a $16 million Series A round led by Nava Ventures, lifting its total funding to $19 million.

Gradient Ventures, Transpose Platform and Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman also participated. Gradient Ventures had led the company's earlier seed round. Nava Ventures founder Freddie Martignetti joins Plato's board.

Simulations let AI labs train models without touching live systems

Plato targets the shift from AI that answers questions to AI that takes action. Training models directly in live software carries real risk: a model learning to place an order could spend actual money, and one practicing an administrative task could alter real records. Plato recreates these workflows in simulations that can be reset and reused.

Rendezvous Robotics Raises $20M Seed for Self-Assembling Spacecraft

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Rendezvous Robotics Raises $20M Seed for Self-Assembling Spacecraft

GOLDEN – October 29, 2026 -- Rendezvous Robotics has raised $20 million in an oversubscribed seed round to build spacecraft that assemble themselves in orbit. MaC Venture Capital and Toyota Ventures led the financing, the company's first priced round.

The University of Michigan Endowment participated significantly. New investors include Astera, co-founded by Jed McCaleb, and Industrious Ventures. Existing backers Aurelia Foundry, ATX Venture Partners and Mana Ventures also took part. The capital will fund next-generation spacecraft development, flight demonstrations and team expansion.

Frontier Posts Record $1.4B Q3 Revenue, Up 53% as RASM Jumps 30%

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Frontier Posts Record $1.4B Q3 Revenue, Up 53% as RASM Jumps 30%

DENVER – October 29, 2026 -- Frontier Group Holdings (Nasdaq: ULCC) reported record third-quarter 2026 revenue of approximately $1.4 billion, up 53 percent year-over-year, and returned to an adjusted profit of $40 million despite a 56 percent jump in per-gallon fuel costs.

Adjusted net income was $0.18 per diluted share on about 233 million weighted-average shares. The company said this significantly exceeded its guidance, even though average fuel prices ran $0.26 per gallon above the level assumed when guidance was issued. On a GAAP basis, Frontier posted a net loss of $104 million.

AerCap Posts Record Q3 Profit, Lifts 2026 EPS Guidance to $20.70

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AerCap Posts Record Q3 Profit, Lifts 2026 EPS Guidance to $20.70

DUBLIN – October 29, 2026 -- AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) reported record adjusted net income of $1,009 million, or $6.56 per share, for the third quarter of 2026 and raised full-year adjusted earnings per share guidance to approximately $20.70, before any fourth-quarter gains on sale.

GAAP net income was $949 million, or $6.17 per share. GAAP return on equity reached 20%, while adjusted return on equity hit a record 22%. Operating cash flow totaled $1.8 billion.

AerCap sells 70 assets for $1.1 billion at a 45% gain-on-sale margin

Net gain on sale of assets rose to $353 million from $332 million a year earlier. The company sold 70 owned assets for $1.1 billion, against 32 assets for $1.5 billion in the third quarter of 2025. The unlevered gain-on-sale margin was 45%, or 2.6x book value on an equity basis.

Capex was $1.9 billion, including the purchase of 32 aircraft.

Dechra Cuts Scope 1-2 Emissions 27%, Invests 9.6% of Revenue in R&D

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Dechra Cuts Scope 1-2 Emissions 27%, Invests 9.6% of Revenue in R&D

BOSTON – October 29, 2026 -- Dechra, a global veterinary specialty care company, reported a 27% cut in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions since its baseline year and R&D spending equal to 9.6% of global revenue in fiscal 2026. The figures come from its 2026 Sustainability Report.

Dechra recycles, reuses or recovers 98% of its waste

The report is organized around four pillars: Sustainable Innovation, Resilient Planet, Thriving People and Strong Communities. Dechra used sustainable sources, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, for more than 98% of its paper-based product packaging. Its 98% waste figure includes incineration with heat recovery, composting, anaerobic digestion and solvent recovery.

Dechra Academy logged 33,785 learning hours across 40 countries

Under the Thriving People pillar, employees accrued 33,785 hours of learning through Dechra Academy, which operates in 40 countries.

Grounded Lithium PFS Shows C$125M NPV, 11% IRR for Kindersley

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Grounded Lithium PFS Shows C$125M NPV, 11% IRR for Kindersley

CALGARY – October 29, 2026 -- Grounded Lithium Corp. (TSXV: GRD) has filed a pre-feasibility study for the Kindersley Lithium Project (KLP) reporting an NPV8 of C$125 million and an after-tax IRR of 11% for a first phase covering only 13% of the project area.

Stantec study for Grounded Lithium and Denison is dated June 26, 2026

The NI 43-101 technical report, "Kindersley Lithium Project – Phase 1 Pre-Feasibility Study," was prepared by Stantec Consulting Ltd. for GLC and its project partner Denison Mines Corp. It follows a company news release dated October 13, 2026. The PFS rests on a considerably smaller land base than the 2023 PEA. The KLP resource base totals about 1.0 million metric tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, combining Mineral Reserves with Measured and Indicated Resources.