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Rollins cites Google AI search shift for lead decline, maintains 6% organic growth guidance
Rollins Inc. told investors at the U.S. All Stars Conference that Google’s AI Overviews account for roughly half of its recent lead‑generation drop, but the pest‑control firm reaffirmed its full‑year 6% organic revenue growth target and a 10% incremental margin goal.

StandardAero Taps GMR Aero Technic for India Engine Support
The engine MRO provider signed a supplier service agreement with India's largest third-party maintenance firm to cover on-wing support for CFM International narrowbody engines.

Sphere Entertainment Taps Disguise for Next-Gen Immersive Tech
Sphere Entertainment enters a multi-year partnership with Disguise to develop immersive entertainment technology ahead of its Abu Dhabi and National Harbor venue expansions.

Rain Enhancement Technologies to Acquire AI Firm Tensor Networks in All-Stock Deal
The deal, valued by equity holders at 90% of the combined company, targets predictive AI infrastructure with U.S. Air Force contracts as a key asset.

From Wealth Management to Crime Fiction: Andreas Russenberger’s Second Act
The former head of global wealth management at a major Swiss bank discusses his career pivot to becoming a bestselling crime novelist and president of the Swiss Authors Association.

LB Pharmaceuticals Highlights lb-102 at TD Cowen Summit
LB Pharmaceuticals discussed its lb-102 candidate and its goal of safer psychiatric treatment at the TD Cowen summit.

Garanti Bank Redeems €20M MTN Debt After Two Years
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S. has completed the redemption of a €20 million medium-term note issued under its global MTN program, marking a two-year holding period.

Teamshares at Sidoti small-cap virtual conference: scaling a buy-and-build model
Teamshares discussed scaling its buy-and-build model at the Sidoti small-cap virtual conference.

Lexeo secures gene therapy capsid access for Friedreich ataxia program
Lexeo Therapeutics gains rights to Apertura's TfR1 CapX intravenous AAV capsid to target the blood-brain barrier for its LX2006 Friedreich ataxia candidate.

Gevo highlights carbon stack at Water Tower conference
Gevo discussed its carbon stack and its positive impact on the company's outlook during the Water Tower Research Virtual Insights Conference.

ING Raises 2027 Profit Targets on Revenue Growth, Cost Cuts
Dutch bank upgrades return-on-equity target to above 16% and lifts 2027 revenue guidance by EUR 1 billion, citing momentum in retail lending, mortgages, and wealth management.

Soluna Holdings Expands AI Data Center Push Amid Bitcoin Hosting Growth
Soluna Holdings is scaling its AI and high-performance computing ambitions alongside Bitcoin hosting, with a 6.3-gigawatt pipeline and management projecting AI revenue to triple current Bitcoin income within 18 to 24 months.

Rapport Therapeutics at TD Cowen summit: bipolar data loom
Rapport Therapeutics presented at the TD Cowen summit, where upcoming bipolar disorder data were discussed.

LifeVantage outlines turnaround plan, cites strong margins and dividend
CEO Terrence Moorehead and CFO Carl Aure detailed a three‑point strategy to revive the supplement maker, noting near‑80% gross margin, a $0.18 dividend and a debt‑free balance sheet.

United Therapeutics at Bernstein forum: growth bets widen
United Therapeutics discussed broader growth initiatives at a Bernstein forum, according to the earnings call transcript.

Turn Therapeutics outlines itch-score driven trial design at Stifel forum
Turn Therapeutics (market cap $455 m) detailed its adaptive two‑stage atopic dermatitis trial, interim efficacy data and an enrichment strategy based on baseline itch scores, as its stock rose 288% YTD.

Pyrum shares rise 15% after H1 2026 earnings, lifts output guidance
The Swiss recycler reported a 37.6% revenue jump to EUR 1.7 million, announced higher 2026 output targets and disclosed a new plant contract in the Czech Republic.

Motability Operations appoints Stuart Ingall‑Tombs as CFO effective 2027
Motability Operations Group plc announced that Stuart Ingall‑Tombs will become chief finance officer on Jan. 1, 2027, succeeding long‑time CFO Matthew Hamilton‑James.

Kimberly-Clark proposes EU remedies for $40bn Kenvue acquisition
The consumer‑goods maker offered asset divestitures to address European Commission antitrust concerns, extending the EU review deadline to Oct. 13 while its deal already has conditional clearance in Australia and South Africa.

Blueberry Financial Consultation secures UAE CMA Category 5 license, opens Dubai office
Blueberry Financial Consultation obtained a UAE Capital Markets Authority Category 5 license and opened a Dubai office to serve traders across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

GMF, FTAI Aviation expand engine maintenance partnership through 2031
Indonesia-based GMF and FTAI Aviation have formalized an expanded maintenance agreement covering CFM56 engines and auxiliary power units over a five-year term.

SThree Raises FY26 Profit Outlook Amid Q3 Revenue Recovery
Net fees fell 2% YoY in Q3 but improved sequentially, with U.S. and life sciences segments driving growth; share buyback and productivity gains support revised guidance.

Verisk Affirms Growth Target Despite Four Quarters of Sub-6% Revenue
Verisk's CFO said the insurance-data company still expects 6% to 8% organic constant-currency growth annually, driven by pricing gains and new products, though results have lagged recently.

GXO Logistics pilots global labor management system, plans 2027 rollout
GXO Logistics is testing a new labor management platform at sites in the US, UK, Netherlands, Poland and Spain, with a network-wide rollout slated for 2027.

Veeva Systems Adds Another Top 20 Biopharma Client for Vault CRM
Veeva Systems now counts 14 of the 20 largest biopharma firms among its Vault CRM customers as it pushes agentic commercial tools into life sciences sales teams.

