Corporate America
Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, Verizon beat on subscribers but missed on revenue, Cadence and Nucor beat after the close, and Skydance began cutting costs after its $110 billion Warner Bros deal.
Market Briefer · October 26, 2026
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Corporate America
HealthSpan Partners, an affiliate of Bon Secours Mercy Health, will acquire Surgery Partners in an all-cash deal valued at about $5.7 billion, paying $23.50 per share, with closing expected in the first quarter of 2027.
Market Briefer · October 26, 2026
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Corporate America
EQT will acquire Range Resources in an all-stock merger at 0.987 EQT shares per Range share, creating a combined natural gas company with a pro forma enterprise value over $50 billion, expected to close in Q1 2027.
Market Briefer · October 26, 2026
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Corporate America
Audi will build its first U.S. plant at Georgia's Middle Georgia Megasite, investing around $4 billion and creating about 4,500 jobs, with construction from 2027 and production in the early 2030s.
Market Briefer · October 25, 2026
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Corporate America
CRH completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Arcosa on October 23, adding a leading U.S. aggregates and infrastructure supplier, with an index change on October 28 and updated guidance due October 29.
Market Briefer · October 24, 2026
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Corporate America
American Express beat earnings, raised guidance and announced a 5% workforce cut to prepare for AI, while P&G and SLB beat, Apple launched the $1,999 iPhone Duo, and Verisk was ordered to pursue its $2.35B AccuLynx deal.
Market Briefer · October 23, 2026
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Corporate America
American Express will eliminate about 5% of its global workforce — roughly 3,500 jobs — after recording a $336 million restructuring charge in the third quarter as it prepares to automate and use AI.
Market Briefer · October 23, 2026
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