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Adform, the integrated advertising platform, today shares highly positive results from the live rollout of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. Transforming how advertisers manage and optimise programmatic campaigns, the MCP Server is fundamentally changing how partners work. Initial users gave it a recommendation score of 9.5 out of 10 and a usefulness rating of 4 out of 5. Campaign Reporting is the biggest use case, at almost a third of the queries. Users have widely praised how this rapid and accurate data retrieval is actively unlocking new strategic opportunities.

The board of directors of GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.66 per common share, payable Dec. 31, 2026, to shareholders of record on Dec. 15, 2026. This quarterly dividend is unchanged from the prior quarter.

Generational Group, a leading mergers and acquisitions consultant for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of Percopo Coatings Company, LLC, a Florida painting and coatings contractor, to Bertram Capital Management, a private equity firm. The acquisition closed September 4, 2026.

Ask Google who will win the Senate this November, and there's an even chance a betting market is part of the answer. A CasinoReviews.net study of 140 Google results pages across 14 US cities found Polymarket or Kalshi on page one for half of everyday forecast searches such as "election forecast" and "midterm polls." The platforms appeared in all eight cities tested in states where state law bans betting on elections.

Rotunda Capital Partners (“Rotunda”), an operationally driven private equity firm focused on the lower middle market, has been named to Inc.’s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list for the seventh consecutive year. The list recognizes private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders with demonstrated track records of supporting founder-led companies. This year’s list recognizes Rotunda among 294 firms across the investment landscape.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good), the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) and the Mexico National Scale Rating of “aa+.MX” (Superior) of Insignia Life S.A. de C.V. (Insignia) (Mexico City, Mexico). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

From Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, guests at all 172 The Fresh Market stores can round up their total at the register to help their local food bank. Funds raised at each store through the Holiday Round Up go to Feeding America® and support the partner food bank(s) in that store’s community.

The Board of Directors of Constellation Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CEG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4265 per share on Constellation’s common stock. The dividend is payable on Dec. 4, 2026, to shareholders of record as of 5 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 16, 2026.

Investors who lost money on Everest Group, Ltd. ("Everest" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover their losses. Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP ("Glancy") today announced a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE: EG) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation follows the October 27, 2025 disclosure regarding Everest Group, Ltd.

Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, today announced the completion and operational launch of its new vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California. Now fully operational, the site is one of the nation's first public, on-airport vertiports supporting both piloted and autonomous operations.

Investors who lost money on Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. ("Tenax" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover their losses. Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP ("Glancy") today announced a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TENX) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation follows the August 10, 2026 disclosure regarding Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.

Investors who lost money on Merck & Co., Inc. ("Merck" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover their losses. Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP ("Glancy") today announced a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation follows the October 22, 2026 disclosure regarding Merck & Co., Inc.

Nations Lending today announced the promotion of Eric Roman to President and Cindy Baird to Chief Operating Officer. The appointments recognize two established leaders whose experience and commitment to the company’s people will help guide its next chapter.

Hiya, a global leader in AI-native voice security, today announced that its technology is powering O2's rollout of fraud call blocking in the UK. Moving beyond warning customers about potentially fraudulent calls to actively blocking them, the service is expected to block more than 3 million fraudulent calls each week before they reach O2 customers' phones.

PROS, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for airline commercial performance, today announced that Kenya Airways (KQ) is partnering with PROS to support the airline’s revenue optimization and growth strategy following an extensive evaluation of revenue management solutions. The airline selected PROS for its advanced artificial intelligence and forecasting capabilities, which will help improve forecasting accuracy, strengthen commercial performance and support Kenya Airways' long-term offer optimization ambitions.

U.S. tort costs nearly doubled between 2014 and 2023, rising from $299.7 billion to $579.7 billion and significantly outpacing economic growth, according to a new report by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I).

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Everest Compañía de Seguros Generales Chile S.A. (“Everest Chile”), Everest Group Ltd.’s (NYSE: EG) insurance subsidiary in Chile. AIG also announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Everest Compañía de Seguros Generales Colombia S.A. (“Everest Colombia”). Together, the transactions will further strengthen AIG’s decades-long presence in Latin America and support the company’s long-term growth across one of the world’s fastest-developing insurance markets.

Everest Group, Ltd. (“Everest” or “the Company”) (NYSE: EG), a global specialty reinsurance and insurance leader, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Everest Compañía de Seguros Generales Chile S.A. to American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG). The agreement represents the final planned divestiture of Everest’s Latin American insurance operations as part of its strategic exit from commercial retail insurance.

Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) has expanded its presence in Colorado Springs to the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation to accelerate defense and space innovation. The new facility enhances Amentum’s ability to deliver advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, deepen defense partnerships, and accelerate the development of next‑generation capabilities.

Mortar Group, the New York-based architect-led real estate investment firm, is advancing plans for a new four-unit condominium development at 470 Humboldt Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The firm acquired the property earlier this year. Completion of the approximately 5,000-square-foot residential project is targeted for late 2027.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Abu Dhabi National Takaful Company P.S.C. (ADNTC) (United Arab Emirates) {UAE}. The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WLDN) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Mantis Intermediate Holdings, LLC (“Mantis”), doing business as Mantis Innovation, for $285 million in cash, subject to customary holdbacks and adjustments. The transaction closed following expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Antitrust Improvements Act and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Super Age, the longevity media company, today announced a collaboration between World of Hyatt, Hyatt’s loyalty program, and the Super Age Games, a live longevity fitness competition testing the eight markers of healthspan. The collaboration brings Hyatt's hospitality together with Super Age's science-backed longevity fitness training platform, The Super Age Standard, to help travelers stay on track before, during, and after their trip to the Games.

Rheinmetall Air Defence AG has entered into an agreement with Silvus Technologies, a leading innovator in radio frequency (RF) technology, to integrate its passive RF sensors into Rheinmetall’s ground-based air defence systems. The sensors provide a new layer of passive threat detection in Rheinmetall’s Skynex Air Defence System and Skymaster command and control platform by exploiting electromagnetic spectrum to enhance resilience and early threat awareness.

TestMu AI, the Full Stack Agentic AI Quality Engineering platform, announced Kane CLI Exploration, an autonomous agent that learns a web application before anyone writes a test. Given a single URL, it walks the entire app on its own, flags problems along the way and gives Kane CLI the context it needs to generate and run tests, even when no requirements, user stories or acceptance criteria exist.

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) used physics-based computer simulations to demonstrate that an individual's three-dimensional (3D) knee articular shape (encompassing bone, cartilage, and menisci) influences anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading, independent of the properties of the surrounding soft tissue, such as ligaments. The results provide new insights into why some people are more prone to ACL injuries and why females experience significantly higher risk than males.

Enterprises worldwide are linking sustainability records across environmental, supplier and financial functions to meet changing requirements and inform business choices, according to a new research report published today by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm.

SecurityScorecard today released “Visiting Hours: What Hackers See When They ‘Drop By’ America’s Hospitals and Clinics,” an outside-in snapshot of U.S. healthcare cyber risk. The report draws on Project Meridian, SecurityScorecard’s geospatial intelligence platform that shows cyber and physical risk across the nation’s 16 critical infrastructure sectors as one connected system. The report uses Project Meridian to show what hackers see when they probe America’s hospitals and clinics, and it gives leaders a 30-day plan to act on what they find.

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Talroo, an award-winning, data-driven talent matching platform, will move into new headquarters at One Uptown in Uptown ATX. The office is nearly 10,000 square feet at 11515 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758. The company plans to relocate December 2026.

Wire 3, a leading 100% fiber internet provider, yesterday announced the official launch of pre-sales in Anderson, marking an important milestone as the company prepares to connect its first South Carolina customers.

Cantor, a premier global investment bank and part of the Cantor Fitzgerald group of companies, will be hosting its Cantor Convergence conference November 10-12, 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami, Florida.

ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: GTM), the all-in-one AI GTM platform, has confirmed that ZoomInfo MCP and the ZoomInfo API are now available in Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud. Business users can ask questions of ZoomInfo data in natural language inside Snowflake CoWork, and data teams can enrich Snowflake tables in real time or in bulk. Both connections run through GTM.AI, ZoomInfo's headless GTM context layer.

Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC (“Moneta”), a 100% partner-owned Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with more than $50 billion in assets under management (AUM), announced it is moving its Kansas City office to 1957 W. 51st Street, Suite 500, Mission Woods, KS 66205. The new office opened Oct. 29 and will accommodate 25 employees, with capacity for 19 additional employees.

Bloom’s Curv 2g, the first device on its new Curv hardware platform, debuted at dispensaries across New Mexico in early October. In less than three weeks, 96% of Bloom’s retail partners placed first orders and more than 21,000 units shipped. The response points to what Bloom set out to prove: two-gram consumers aren’t new to the format, and they want more from the experience. Given a 2g option that holds its performance to the last draw, they didn’t hesitate: Curv is moving fast enough that retailers are already reordering.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) today announced a new strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. to advance its cloud and data foundation and support the responsible adoption of AI-enabled capabilities across the enterprise. The collaboration will help connect data and intelligent tools to support faster innovation, more efficient operations, and more relevant consumer experiences.

Terreno Realty Corporation (NYSE:TRNO), an acquirer, owner and operator of industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets, acquired an industrial property located in San Carlos, California on October 29, 2026 for a purchase price of approximately $29.0 million.

KBRA releases a report on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan performance trends observed in the October 2026 servicer reporting period. The 30+ day delinquency rate among KBRA-rated U.S. private label CMBS remained relatively stable at 7.7% in October, down 2 basis points (bps) from September, while the distress rate (reflecting delinquent plus current-but-specially-serviced loans) increased marginally by 4 bps. Compared to a year ago, delinquency is down 24 bps and the distress rate is 52 bps lower.

Sumisho Air Lease Corporation (“Sumisho Air Lease”) announced today that it has commenced an offer to exchange up to $800 million aggregate principal amount of new 4.400% Senior Notes due 2028, $1.20 billion aggregate principal amount of new 4.500% Senior Notes due 2029, $1.50 billion aggregate principal amount of new 4.850% Senior Notes due 2031 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of new 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 (collectively, the “Exchange Notes”) for a like principal amount of the applicable series of outstanding 4.400% Senior Notes due 2028, 4.500% Senior Notes due 2029, 4.850% Senior Notes due 2031 and 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 (collectively, the “Outstanding Notes” and, such offer, the “Exchange Offer”).

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against York Space Systems, Inc. (“York” or the “Company”) (NYSE: YSS) and reminds investors of the October 30, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.

Performance golf and lifestyle apparel company Sunday Swagger is back with its biggest Guinness® drop yet: 24 new pieces, eight custom prints and the return of 10 fan favorites that sold out from earlier collections, just in time for the start of the holiday shopping season.

Solmate Infrastructure Public Limited Company (Nasdaq: SLMT) (“Solmate” or the “Company”), a Solana-based digital asset treasury and infrastructure company, today confirmed that it has no accounts with or exposure to Binance following the security incident reported at Binance earlier today. The company’s validator infrastructure continues to operate normally.

PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that Jennifer Bourne, PPG senior information technology manager, science and technology, has been named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2026 40 Under 40 list.

STARTEEPO SICAV a.s. (“STARTEEPO”), which beneficially owns 7.34% of Xerox Holdings Corporation (“Xerox” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRX) in stocks and options, today commented on the Company’s third quarter results announcement.

Newegg (Newegg Commerce, Inc., NASDAQ: NEGG), a global leader in computer and technology products, today announced its Black November® sales event, featuring new Doorbuster deals every day from November 1 through November 30, Black Friday Price Protection and extended holiday returns.

Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ), a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral atom technology, demonstrated quantum timing capabilities to support navigation using the company’s Tiqker optical atomic clock. The demonstration took place during the Maritime Big Play Pacific (MBP-P) military exercise, an event sponsored by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research & Engineering with participation from across the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Australia and UK (AUKUS) partners. During this exercise, Infleqtion operated Tiqker continuously aboard the U.S. Navy support vessel, RV Merlin, for two weeks in the Southern California (SOCAL) operating area.

Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) will host a conference call to discuss results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2026 on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company will issue a press release reporting its results prior to the market opening.

Neon One, the Nonprofit Relationship Management Platform, announced today that it has been named a Gold winner in the 16th Annual 2026 Globee® Awards for Business, a global awards program recognizing business achievements across organizations, industries, functions, and markets worldwide.

Investors who suffered losses on Merck & Co., Inc. ("Merck" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover those losses. The Law Offices of Howard G. Smith today reported that it is conducting a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation comes after an October 22, 2026 disclosure concerning Merck & Co., Inc.

The Port of Hueneme partnered with ForeFront Power, a leading developer and asset manager of commercial and industrial-scale solar energy and storage projects, to build a 913-kilowatt solar energy carport system over an automobile staging area near the Port of Hueneme/Oxnard Harbor District Administration building. Built at no upfront cost to the Port, the completed project will help stabilize electricity costs and reduce carbon emissions, contributing to the Port’s goal of eliminating emissions from its on-Port operations by 2030.

Ditto, the data platform for unstoppable operations, today announced that Performance Drone Works (PDW) has partnered with Ditto to integrate Propagate software for sensor data distribution on PDW’s C100 Group 2 small Uncrewed Aircraft System (sUAS).

Crisp has launched a new platform for CPG brands, brokers, distributors and retailers to speed time to insights and time to action through a unified infrastructure that embeds AI across existing retail workflows to meet the unique needs of each organization. Built on top of the Crisp Retail Data Foundation, Crisp Halo seamlessly integrates agentic AI with sales and supply chain data enabling brands to quickly analyze sales, revenue, inventory and retail performance, uncover why results are happening, and implement changes immediately.

Investors who suffered losses on Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. ("Tenax" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover those losses. The Law Offices of Howard G. Smith today reported that it is conducting a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TENX) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation comes after a August 10, 2026 disclosure concerning Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.

BondiBoost, the hair-wellness brand that pioneered infrared technology in haircare tools, today announced the launch of the Infrared 2-in-1 Blowout Brush, a dual-function styling tool designed to dry, smooth, and shape hair with significantly less damage than traditional hot tools. The latest addition to the brand’s infrared lineup brings together a blowout brush and thermal styler in one versatile tool. Beginning October 30th, Sephora Rogue members have an exclusive first look before the tool launches online and in-store on October 31st.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that it will redeem all 150,000 outstanding shares of the Company’s 7 1/8% Series C Cumulative Preferred Equity Securities, par value $100.00 per share (“Preferred Securities”) on Dec. 1, 2026 (the “Redemption Date”).

U.S. industrial vacancy is expected to hold steady through 2027, according to a revised forecast from CoStar, a leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.

Investors who suffered losses on Everest Group, Ltd. ("Everest" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover those losses. The Law Offices of Howard G. Smith today reported that it is conducting a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE: EG) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation comes after a October 27, 2025 disclosure concerning Everest Group, Ltd.

Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leading AI-powered observability platform, today announced that Forrester has named it a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AIOps Platforms, Q4 2026 report. Forrester evaluated 10 providers on 24 criteria. Dynatrace received the highest score of all vendors evaluated in the Current Offering category and the highest scores possible in 16 criteria. These include causal root cause analysis, autonomous AI SRE and orchestration, and algorithmic trust and explainability. A complimentary copy of the report is available here.

Lightbits Labs®, inventor of the NVMe® over TCP storage protocol and Inferra™, intelligent KV cache orchestration engine, today announced that it has been named a Solution Provider by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH and released a native storage plugin for Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE). The integration gives organizations evaluating alternatives to VMware a way to deploy shared, high-performance block storage using standard servers and existing Ethernet infrastructure.

EJF Capital LP (“EJF Capital”) today announced the closing of TruPS Financials Note Securitization 2026-4 (“TFINS 2026-4”), an approximately $273 million securitization collateralized by trust preferred securities (“TruPS”), surplus notes and subordinated debt issued by U.S. community banks and insurance companies. TFINS 2026-4 is EJF Capital’s 20th public securitization completed since 2015 and its 4th transaction in 2026.

Sonny's Enterprises (Sonny's), a leading provider of conveyorized car wash equipment, parts, service and technology solutions, today announced a distribution partnership with Moleaer, the global leader in nanobubble technology, to expand access to advanced water treatment solutions for U.S. car wash operators. Through the partnership, Sonny's will offer Moleaer's nanobubble solutions through its distribution network and relationships with operators.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) announced today that Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer John Stern and Vice Chair and Head of Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking Stephen Philipson will participate in the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference.

Schall, Brown & Schwartz LLP (“SBS”), a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Intel Corporation (“Intel” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: INTC) for violations of the securities laws.

State Street Investment Management today announced the launch of SPYMX, an institutional mutual fund share class of the State Street® SPDR® Portfolio S&P 500® ETF (SPYM), bringing one of the firm’s flagship S&P 500 strategies into a structure designed to meet the needs of the retirement and institutional markets. SPYMX is available to eligible employer-sponsored and state-sponsored retirement plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, as well as other eligible institutional investors. With no investment minimum for eligible retirement plans, SPYMX enables plan sponsors of all sizes to provide participants with low-cost S&P 500 exposure within a ’40 Act mutual fund structure.*

Organon (NYSE: OGN), a global healthcare company with a mission to deliver impactful medicines and solutions for a healthier every day, announced today that the company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.02 for each issued and outstanding share of the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 9, 2026.

NEOS Investments, an asset management firm comprised of leaders and pioneers in the options-based ETF space, announces October monthly distribution amounts for their suite of ETFs that pursue monthly income and tax efficiency across core portfolio exposures.

Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] announced that it has been named the EMEA winner in the 2026 GitHub Services and Channel Partner of the Year Awards, recognising customer outcomes and GitHub ecosystem impact across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Ramen, developer of the best-in-class multi-agent AI assistant for Unity and Unreal Engine, today launched Aura Autopilot, an open source, state-of-the art game playtesting agent that improves itself the more it plays. Alongside the launch the company has published a whitepaper that covers benchmark results and high-level architecture.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) announced today its inclusion on TIME’s list of America’s Growth Leaders 2027. This ranking highlights the top 500 U.S.-based companies in demonstrating exceptional growth, financial stability and stock performance by creating lasting impact in the competitive global landscape. Zurn Elkay ranked No. 224 overall and No. 1 of only three Wisconsin-based companies to make the list.

The United States Investing Championship just announced the leaders for the first nine months of 2026. Out of 712 real-money competitors, only 85 are reporting profits; it has been an extremely difficult year. Prior top performers include Paul Tudor Jones, Mark Minervini, David Ryan and his son Sean Ryan, Mark Strome, and Dr. Edward O. Thorp.

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV) (“HGV” or “the Company”) today announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch for $200 million (the repurchase price) of its common stock, as part of its previously announced 2025 and 2026 Repurchase Authorization. As of Oct. 30, 2026, the Company has $17 million of remaining availability under the 2025 Repurchase Plan and $600 million of remaining availability under the 2026 Repurchase Plan.

Lincoln Financial (NYSE:LNC) announced today that the board of directors of Lincoln National Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of $562.50 per share on the corporation’s 9.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D, $25,000 liquidation preference per share, represented by depositary shares each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of the preferred stock, holders of which will receive $0.5625 per depositary share (NYSE: LNC PRD). The dividend will be payable December 1, 2026 to holders of record on November 16, 2026.

Intellicheck, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDN), an industry-leading identity company delivering proprietary, on-demand digital and physical identification validation solutions, today announced it will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, after the market close on Thursday, November 12, 2026, and host a conference call and simultaneous webcast at 4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT that day. During the call, Intellicheck Chief Executive Officer Bryan Lewis and Chief Financial Officer Adam Sragovicz will review the Company’s financial results and provide a business update, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Nebius Group N.V. (“Nebius Group” or the “Company”; Nasdaq: NBIS), will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, November 12, 2026, before market open.

AV AirFinance, a leading commercial aviation lending platform, announced a planned leadership succession to support the platform’s long-term strategic development.