HELSINKI – October 28, 2026 -- UPM-Kymmene reported a third-quarter comparable EBIT of €131 million from continuing operations, down 8% from €142 million a year earlier. Operating cash flow nearly doubled to €420 million from €218 million, driven by working capital measures.

HOUSTON – October 28, 2026 -- Group 1 Automotive (NYSE: GPI) posted third-quarter diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $8.59, up from $1.02 a year earlier. Adjusted diluted EPS, a non-GAAP measure, fell to $9.36 from $10.45 as the retailer closed a $1.7 billion-revenue Atlanta acquisition and pushed ahead with disposals to cut leverage.

BEIJING – October 28, 2026 -- New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE: EDU / 9901.SEHK) reported a 23.1% year-over-year rise in net revenues to US$1,874.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2027, ended August 31, 2026. Operating income rose 20.5% to US$374.7 million, and net income attributable to the company rose 13.5% to US$273.2 million.

OAKVILLE – October 28, 2026 -- Infoya posted 665% revenue growth from 2022 to 2025, placing 34th on Deloitte's 2026 Technology Fast 50 ranking of Canada's fastest-growing technology companies.

WIESBADEN – October 28, 2026 -- German hospitals treated 17.7 million inpatients in 2025, up 1.2% or 203,000 cases on 2024, while bed capacity shrank 0.9% and average occupancy climbed to 72.6%, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Case numbers remain well below pre-pandemic levels. In every year from 2014 to 2019, more than 19 million people received inpatient treatment. Against 2019, when 19.4 million patients were treated, the 2025 total is 9.4% lower.

HAIFA – – October 28, 2026 -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) will publish its third-quarter 2026 financial results on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, with an order backlog of $32.0 billion as of June 30, 2026 as the baseline for investors.

Management call set for 9:00am ET on results day

The company will host a conference call at 9:00am Eastern Time, which is 6:00am Pacific Time and 4:00pm Israel Time. Management will review the results and take questions. The call will also be broadcast live on the company's website.

OSLO – – October 28, 2026 -- Photocure ASA raised its 2026 product revenue growth guidance to 10% to 12% on a constant currency basis, up from 8% to 11%, after Hexvix/Cysview revenues of NOK 134.2 million in the third quarter matched the prior-year level of NOK 134.1 million.

CAIRO – October 28, 2026 -- Sinopec invested more than US$5.7 billion in 33 projects across 16 African countries between 2021 and 2025, according to its Sustainability Report in Africa (2021-2025), released in Cairo on October 25.

Total tax payments and social responsibility contributions over the period exceeded US$4 billion. Sinopec's African operations directly created 16,000 local jobs in 2025. The company also introduced WE17, its global sustainability communication brand.

ESPOO – October 28, 2026 -- Valmet Oyj's third-quarter orders received rose 30 percent to EUR 1,408 million (EUR 1,083 million), or 25 percent organically, while comparable EBITA climbed 6 percent to EUR 169 million (EUR 159 million).

GUIYANG – October 28, 2026 -- Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YMM) will release its unaudited third quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, November 19, 2026, before the U.S. markets open.

Management call is set for 6:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time

The company's management will discuss the results on an earnings conference call at 6:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on November 19, which is 7:00 p.m. Beijing Time the same day.