SUSSEX, Wis. – October 29, 2026 -- Quad/Graphics (NYSE: QUAD) raised the midpoint of its full-year 2026 Adjusted Annual Net Sales Change guidance from -3% to -2%, after third-quarter Net Sales of $587 million held essentially flat against $588 million a year earlier.

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share rose 13% to $0.35 from $0.31. Net Earnings fell to $6 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, from $10 million, or $0.21, on higher restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net.

RICHMOND – October 29, 2026 -- Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL) reported third-quarter adjusted operating income of $707 million, up 14% from $621 million a year earlier, as its insurance and industrial units improved profitability.

Operating revenues rose 6% in the quarter and 2% year to date. Operating income, which includes market movements in the equity portfolio, was $383 million for the quarter and $1.7 billion for the nine months.

Southfield – October 29, 2026 -- 123NET, a Michigan-based fiber, colocation and voice provider, has been awarded approximately $86 million through the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to build fiber across underserved Michigan communities.

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- Baker Hughes booked an order for 34 Frame 5 and nine NovaLT16 gas turbines, about 1.1 GW of capacity, for a major U.S. technology company's AI computing development. It was one of several gas-to-power deals reported between October 21 and October 27, while Henry Hub gas traded at $2.76 per MMBtu.

AUSTIN – October 29, 2026 -- Oracle set a fiscal 2030 target of $225 billion or more in total revenue, a compound annual growth rate above 35% from FY26, and committed to limiting new capital market funding to $20 billion through FY30. Co-CEOs Clay Magouryk and Mike Sicilia and CFO Hilary Maxson presented the updated medium-term guidance at the company's Investor Day in Las Vegas.

Vancouver – October 29, 2026 -- Bank of America, Blackstone, Citi and Morgan Stanley announced a $63 billion financing structure to build AI compute capacity for Anthropic using Broadcom technology, with deliveries expected from calendar 2027.

A special purpose vehicle will buy Broadcom XPU AI accelerators and networking solutions and lease them to Anthropic. Broadcom will provide residual value support equal to the first lien portion of the financing. CEO Hock Tan said the deal validates that "there is capital available to finance such growth."

Dallas – October 29, 2026 -- Brent crude spot prices reached $123.10 per barrel on October 27, with WTI at $103.37, as third-quarter results from PetroChina, Eni, Equinor and Phillips 66 showed sharply higher profits in a supply-constrained market, according to EIA daily data.

MONTREAL – October 29, 2026 -- Natural Resources Canada has approved C$1,215,185 for PMET Resources Inc. to upgrade the access road serving its Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project in Quebec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region.

NRCan funding targets 20 kilometers of road to the Trans-Taiga corridor

The money comes from NRCan's First and Last Mile Fund (FLMF). The application was approved under the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund, which has been integrated into the FLMF. The contribution goes to Innova Lithium, a wholly owned PMET subsidiary.

Guadalajara – October 29, 2026 -- Grupo Simec (NYSE: SIM; BMV: SIMEC-B) lifted nine-month net income 428% to Ps. 4,028 million from Ps. 763 million a year earlier, driven by a swing in exchange results rather than operations. Operating income was almost flat at Ps. 3,800 million, and third-quarter gross margin narrowed to 21%.

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- The Huntington's Disease Foundation (HDF) has awarded $2 million across two 2026 Transformative Research Awards (TRAs), giving $1 million each to teams targeting the toxic huntingtin protein behind Huntington's disease (HD).

HDF typically funds one TRA a year. CEO Meghan Donaldson said the "extraordinary potential" of both proposals warranted funding each. The foundation attributes the expanded round to new major donors.