Heidi Cuthbert

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has approved Switzerland’s first retail fund investing directly in Bitcoin (BTC).

Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) generated record quarterly sales revenue of $565 million for the period ended Sept. 30, driven by a 9% quarter-on-quarter rise in production.

Synlait Milk (ASX:SM1) appointed Leon Fung as its CEO after he served as acting CEO since May 14.

Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG) delivered strong sales growth across its Chemist Warehouse store network in Australia and international markets.

Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) announced that its subsidiary Visage Imaging signed a 7-year, $43 million contract with New Jersey-based Virtua Health.

Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $12.2 million, up 41.2% year over year, supported by stronger lending income.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $5.7 billion, exceeding analyst expectations, while adjusted earnings reached $0.60 per diluted share.

Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) reported third-quarter 2026 sales of $6.5 billion, up 4.2% year over year, supported by 2.9% comparable-sales growth.

Dime Commercial Bancshares (NYSE:DCOM) reported third-quarter 2026 net income available to common stockholders of $39.7 million, with diluted earnings increasing 53% to $0.90 per share.

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $32.6 million, with diluted earnings of $0.91 per share.