ADVFN US – Market Content Editor

US import and export prices increased significantly more than economists had anticipated in September, according to figures released by the US Department of Labor on Friday, indicating continued price pressures in international trade. Import prices rose 1.1% during the month, accelerating from a downwardly revised 0.5% increase in August. Economists had forecast a 0.6% rise,…

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) reported third-quarter 2026 earnings and revenue above Wall Street expectations on Friday, although its shares declined approximately 4.4% in premarket trading as catastrophe losses increased compared with the previous year. The US insurer posted adjusted earnings per share of $9.18, exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of $7.25. Revenue reached $12.41…

NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI) has entered into a 20-year energy agreement with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to supply approximately 1,100 megawatts (MW) of generation resources to a data centre campus in northwest Indiana. Electricity service is expected to begin in 2028, with Microsoft agreeing to fund the generation and transmission infrastructure required to meet the facility’s power…

WeShop Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:WSHP) has announced a committed equity financing facility of up to $25 million with Roth Principal Investments, LLC, providing the company with access to additional capital as it pursues expansion in the United States. The agreement, signed on 9 September 2026, allows WeShop to issue and sell Class A ordinary shares to…

Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) shares declined 4% in Friday morning trading after the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) maintained its negative opinion on the company’s marketing authorisation application for narsoplimab. The decision followed a formal re-examination of the application for narsoplimab as a treatment for haematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated…

Zenta Group Company Limited (NASDAQ:ZTG), a Macau-based professional services provider, has announced that its subsidiary, ZentoAI Intelligent Technology Company Limited, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning the proposed acquisition of a controlling interest in a privately held digital technology company in mainland China. The potential acquisition forms part of Zenta Group’s strategy to…

Perimeter Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:PRM) has announced plans to change its corporate name to Perimeter Group Inc. and relocate its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, effective 4 November 2026. The company said the rebranding reflects the development of its operations into six businesses across two reporting segments, Fire Safety and Specialty Products. Despite the corporate name…

Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) shares advanced 2.7% in premarket trading on Friday, 16 October 2026, following an increase in the semiconductor company’s third-quarter financial guidance and an analyst upgrade from Northland. The recovery followed a volatile trading session on Thursday, when Semtech shares declined sharply after investors assessed the company’s long-term financial targets presented at its…