Economy, business, innovation

April 2026

Commerce Bancshares Releases Q1 2026 Financial Results

CBSH|EPS $0.96|Rev $475.7M|Net Income $141.6M Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (CBSH) posted Q1 2026 diluted EPS of $0.96. Revenue totaled $475.7M for the quarter. Revenue was up 11.1% year-over-year. Commerce Bancshares, Inc. is a Banks – Regional company. Assets under administration growth was +19.5% for the quarter. The company operated 249 Total bank/ATM locations at quarter end. […]

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Mercantile Bank Releases Q1 2026 Financial Results

MBWM|EPS $1.46|Rev $67.6M|Net Income $22.7M Mercantile Bank Corporation reported non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.46 for the first quarter of 2026, as the Michigan-based regional bank posted bottom-line profit of $25.2M. The bank holding company, which provides commercial and retail banking services to small- and medium-sized businesses and individuals, generated revenue of $67.6M for the

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UnitedHealth Group Releases Q1 2026 Financial Results

UNH|EPS $7.23|Rev $111.72B|Net Income $6.28B UnitedHealth Group Incorporated reported Q1 2026 adjusted diluted earnings per share of $7.23 as the nation’s largest health insurer navigated a challenging operating environment. Revenue totaled $111.72B for the quarter, up 2.0% from $109.58B in Q1 2025. The company earned $6.58B in net income during the period. UnitedHealthcare, the company’s

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Patent transfer agreement brings phosphorus recovery technology closer to full-scale rollout

Haskoning ViviMag®team, from left to right: Sigrid Scherrenberg, Paul Roeleveld and Martijn van Leusden. Copyright Haskoning Royal HaskoningDHV has signed a patent transfer agreement with Kemira for ViviMag, a phosphorus recovery technology designed to improve resource extraction from sewage sludge. The agreement marks a shift from pilot-stage development to early commercial deployment, with a full-scale

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How The Iranian Regime Destroyed Its Economy… Long Before The War

How The Iranian Regime Destroyed Its Economy… Long Before The War Authored by Daniel Lacalle, As negotiations edge towards a ceasefire, Tehran is trying to blame the country’s economic collapse on the war and foreign pressure. Yet the data tell a different story: Iran’s economy was already structurally broken before the war. Years of ideological policymaking, institutionalised

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Experience Matters: Why Boards Should Rethink the Value of Long Tenure

By any measure, corporate governance is having a moment. From banking failures to shareholder activism, the question of how boards are structured—and how they function—has rarely been more pressing. Yet amid the calls for reform, one idea stands out for its clarity and practicality: the case for retaining long-tenured directors. Recent research co-authored by Mascia

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Data Centers Drove Half Of All Growth In US Electricity Use In 2025

Data Centers Drove Half Of All Growth In US Electricity Use In 2025 Global electricity demand rose by 3% in 2025, with growth nearly triple compared to the 1.3% increase in total energy consumption, as data centers and electric vehicles continued to push power use higher, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on

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Comment: Efficiency in motion – why sustainable pumping must be a strategic priority

Wayne Rose is chief executive of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA). By Wayne Rose of the BPMA Energy efficiency is no longer a peripheral consideration for the UK pump industry — it is now central to how the sector innovates, competes and contributes to national sustainability goals. Given that pumping systems account for a

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Hybrid lining system enables live repair of critical port infrastructure

Shoreham Port pipe before cleaning and lining. UK utilities and drainage services provider Lanes Group says it has used a newly-developed lining system for the first time to seal four large-diameter pipes that are vital for keeping a sea port operational, as it explains here. The pipes feed water from a pump house to refill

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