UPDATED JULY 16, 2026 · 636 STORIES ON THE WIRE

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01MARKETS

Oakworth Capital posts 14% net income gain for first half of 2026

Profit at a Birmingham, Alabama bank holding company climbed in the first six months of 2026. Net income, the amount a company keeps after every expense and tax has been paid, rose 14% at Oakworth Capital Inc. (OTCQX: OAKC) for the year-to-

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02MARKETS

Allstate's second-quarter catastrophe bill reaches $1.72 billion as June losses add $563 million

Estimated catastrophe losses, meaning insured claims tied to storms and other sudden natural disasters that are tallied before all individual claims have settled, came to $563 million at [Th

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03MARKETS

Bernhard Capital Partners agrees to sell EPIC Piping parent United WELD Holdings

A private equity firm has agreed to exit one of its industrial holdings. Private equity describes funds that buy and manage companies outside of public stock markets, then sell them later f

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04MARKETS

Future Fund Oman commits $1.744 billion to 105 new projects

A sovereign wealth fund, the term for state capital set aside to grow returns rather than cover public services, has committed $1.744 billion across 105 strategic projects and investments. The fund is Future Fund Oman (FFO), a portfolio wit

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05MARKETS

Technology performance insurance pays a plastic recycling facility claim, giving clean energy backers real evidence the coverage works

Technology performance insurance has paid a claim on a plastic recycling facility, giving the clean energy sector documented proof that this type of coverage responds when called upon. Tech

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06MARKETS

M&T Bank declares quarterly preferred dividends, with one series set at $0.3515625 per share

Preferred shareholders of M&T Bank Corporation will receive a quarterly cash payment. The Buffalo, New York bank, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MTB, declared dividends across multiple

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07MARKETS

Law firm opens securities fraud probe into NYSE-listed GPGI

An investigation into possible securities fraud at a publicly traded company is now underway. Securities fraud, in plain terms, is when a company makes false or misleading statements that affect

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08MARKETS

Shoulder Innovations sets August 6 date to release second-quarter 2026 results

An earnings release is how a public company reports its financial performance for a specific three-month period, giving investors the raw numbers they use to judge whether a business is growing or contracting. Shoulder Innovations, Inc. (NY

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09MARKETS

New Zealand PM draws line between current government and Ardern-era spending

New Zealand's prime minister, the former chief executive of Air New Zealand, has warned against repeating what he calls "sugar rush economics" from the Jacinda Ardern era. The term refers to stimulus spending that produces a fast lift in ec

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