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AstraZeneca is scheduled to report Friday, Oct. 30, before U.S. markets open, with consensus earnings of $1.15 per share.

Higher prices in resource and memory-related markets drove most of the ¥1,766.3 billion increase.

The estimate uses Bitcoin near $80,300 and Strategy’s $75,446 average purchase price. The company made no Bitcoin purchases in the week ended Oct. 25.

Elysium called fomo its “exclusive trading partner” but did not define the arrangement. Transactions on the network will settle on HyperEVM, Hyperliquid’s smart contract layer.

Revenue is forecast at $705.94 million, up 16.6% from a year earlier. The figures are estimates, not reported results.

The quarter included a S$31.205 million net fair-value loss on derivatives, while gross revenue and net property income rose.

The 12-month plan spans eight milestones, including targets for Zenith mainnet feeds and liquidity bridged through Memora. CAPS remains in development.

Sandisk, Starbucks and Gilead Sciences are also scheduled to release results after the close on Oct. 29.

Revenue rose 15.4% year over year, while operating profit increased 27% to SEK 142 million.

AI-related job postings grew fivefold over the past year. The analysis covered 11 countries, 20 million job postings and roughly 100 million candidate profiles.

The placement issued 10 million ordinary shares at $33 each, lifting Berkshire’s stake to 4%.

Group net sales totaled EUR 2,453.9 million from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, while incoming orders rose over the period.

Canton Strategic Holdings has engaged SEC-registered transfer agent Fairmint to issue the tokens and maintain official ownership records.

The equipment is headed to the Piketon site for final assembly. Centrus expects new enrichment capacity in Ohio in 2029.

At comparable exchange rates, revenue rose 16.2% to €53.5 million. Operating profit was €9.4 million, equal to 17.5% of revenue.

STRC is scheduled to switch Nov. 1, 2026, pending the filing and effectiveness of amended certificates; STRF, STRK and STRD are scheduled to follow Jan. 1, 2027.

Net interest and dividend income totaled $10.0 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2026, up $1.6 million from a year earlier.

The partnership aims to give eligible investors worldwide access to Korean stock trading through Backpack’s app. The companies also plan to explore tokenized securities and real-world assets.

Adjusted funds from operations were C$0.310 per average diluted unit for the quarter.

Three firms raised targets and two cut theirs. ServiceNow forecast fourth-quarter cRPO growth of 18.5% in constant currency.

Shareholders of record Nov. 16 are eligible, and that date is also the ex-dividend date.

The three highest-priority series share a $155 million total-consideration subcap. The offers cover notes due from 2028 through 2061.

The next payment is scheduled for Dec. 8 for shareholders of record Nov. 16, which is also the ex-dividend date.

The old-age dependency ratio reached 23.1% in 2025, above the 22% child dependency ratio, as China’s population fell for a fourth consecutive year.

Banco Sabadell now expects net interest income to grow about 1% in 2026, down from July’s forecast of more than 1%. The bank also plans a €325 million interim dividend on Dec. 29.

BP is scheduled to report before U.S. markets open Friday, Oct. 30. Revenue is estimated at $64.54 billion, up 31.0% year over year.

Revenue increased 3% from the same quarter a year earlier.

The Nasdaq-listed company agreed to sell 2.52 million shares or pre-funded warrants to one institutional investor at a combined price of $1.39 per share with accompanying warrants.

The all-cash offer is $10 per share, about 45.6% above ADT’s unaffected closing price on Oct. 27.

Third-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings topped estimates, while fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 revenue guidance fell short of consensus.

The dividend is payable Dec. 31. The record and ex-dividend dates are both Dec. 17.

Shareholders listed on Nov. 16 qualify for the payment, and the stock’s forward dividend yield is 1.65%.

Continuing claims also edged down and remained close to a three-year low. Initial filings came in below a 198,000 forecast.

Office loans account for $22.2 billion of the $61.1 billion in private-label CMBS loans reaching hard maturity in 2027. Overall CMBS delinquencies rose to 8.02% in September.

Carlyle will keep a minority interest in the fiber provider. The transaction is expected to close in January 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions.

The figures are preliminary, unaudited and subject to audit; actual results could differ materially. Complete results are scheduled for Dec. 15.

A separate $1.25 million Ripple USD grant is intended to support WaterCredit lending in Indonesia, the Philippines and Uganda.

The terms call for $40 million in initial cash, with as much as $135 million more tied to performance milestones through 2030.

The project will increase pressure and temperature sensor capacity and add space for testing, innovation and future control products.

Protocol revenue fell 7.4% from Q2, while profit margin rose to 37.5% from 31.0%.