France Bed Holdings Co. Ltd. reported net profit of ¥1.61 billion for the six months ended Sept. 30, 2026, up from ¥1.05 billion a year earlier. Revenue, operating profit and pretax profit also increased, according to results prepared under Japanese accounting standards.
Japan Airport Terminal Co. reported net profit of ¥14.20 billion for the six months ended September 30, up from ¥13.40 billion a year earlier, according to results prepared under Japanese accounting standards.
Nakabayashi Co. Ltd. reported net profit of ¥905 million for the six months ended September 30, 2026, compared with ¥229 million in the same period a year earlier, under Japanese accounting standards.
Raiffeisen Bank International expects to hold 95.74% of Addiko Bank after its 511 million-euro takeover offer settles, following additional shareholder acceptances during an extended offer period, the Austrian lender said Friday.
OCBC lifted its 2026 loan-growth target to the low double digits and raised its total-income outlook after third-quarter net profit increased 3%. The Singapore bank also expects net interest income to be flat or dip slightly, a better forecast than its earlier call for a slight decline.
Sony Group shares advanced 2.5% in Tokyo on Friday even as the Nikkei Stock Average fell 6.3%. The Japanese entertainment and electronics company reported a 44% rise in quarterly net profit and raised its forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 2027.
Asian markets fell sharply Friday after Wall Street’s technology selloff intensified, with investors questioning whether political opposition and a possible slowdown in data-center construction will undermine the growth underpinning the artificial-intelligence trade.
South Korea’s Kospi slid as much as 8.6% early Friday, prompting a 20-minute trading suspension as steep losses in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix followed an overnight selloff in U.S. technology stocks.
After-hours trading split sharply among four companies in focus: DraftKings fell 24% after cutting its guidance, while Airbnb gained 11% on a strong outlook. Cloudflare rose after lifting its forecast, and Affirm slipped as its sales-volume growth disappointed some investors.
Warburg Pincus has lifted its all-cash offer for Australian retirement-village operator Ingenia Communities to A$5.55 a share, valuing the proposal at US$1.67 billion. Ingenia said Friday it would consider the bid alongside a rival offer from AVID Properties.
JFrog shares jumped 22% in after-hours trading to $91.00 after the software company raised its full-year outlook and reported third-quarter results above analyst expectations. The move followed a 14% drop in the regular session, when investors sold stocks linked to the artificial-intelligence industry.
Macquarie’s net profit for the six months through September rose 50% to A$2.48 billion, beating analysts’ A$2.32 billion average forecast, as volatility in commodity markets lifted earnings at its commodities and global markets unit.
Datavault AI has removed Nathaniel Bradley as chief executive and president, with every board member except Bradley voting in favor, according to the company’s board decision. Bradley will retain his seat on the board.
Abacus Global Management’s annual dividend will rise to 22 cents per share from 20 cents, a 10% increase approved by the company’s board. The new payment is scheduled for Dec. 16, with shareholders of record on Dec. 1 eligible to receive it.
DraftKings sharply lowered its full-year earnings forecast as it plans to spend as much as $700 million expanding its prediction markets business. The company also cut its revenue outlook, and its shares fell 24% to $17.81 in after-hours trading.
Automated Logic Contracting Services has agreed to acquire Logical Solutions, a Richardson, Texas-based provider of building automation services, in a deal expected to close in the coming months, the companies said.
Natera shares fell sharply in after-hours trading Thursday after the molecular diagnostics company reported a quarterly loss that exceeded analysts’ expectations and announced that Chief Executive Steve Chapman would step down. The company also raised its full-year revenue forecast.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide lifted its quarterly dividend 1.6%, to 64 cents per share from 63 cents, setting an annualized payout of $2.56 per share.
SoundHound AI shares fell 11% in late trading Thursday, even as the voice AI company raised the low end of its full-year revenue forecast above Wall Street estimates. The decline followed its announcement of a restructuring plan that includes cutting roughly 27% of its workforce.
Affirm lifted its full-year gross merchandise volume forecast after GMV rose 34% in the fiscal first quarter, but some investors had expected stronger growth. The company’s shares fell 10% to $62.99 in after-hours trading.
Oil futures regained part of their postelection losses, lifting energy shares. New York crude settled just above $90 a barrel, while Brent, the globally traded benchmark, tested $100 as traders expressed skepticism about a U.S. exit from the Middle East.
Gold rose 1% to close at $4,102.50 a troy ounce, but gains in the precious metal were not enough to offset weakness in industrial metals. Producers of metals, grains and other raw materials fell as copper prices slid to their lowest level since July.
Health-care stocks declined but held up better than the broader market as traders shifted money out of artificial-intelligence bets and into defensive sectors.
Industrial and transportation shares fell as traders moved away from sectors seen as exposed to the artificial-intelligence boom, weighing on companies tied to data centers and factory automation. Toyota moved in the opposite direction after raising its annual earnings projection.
Consumer companies fell as doubts grew about the durability of U.S. economic growth, with pressure spanning travel, dining and spirits. A selloff in artificial-intelligence stocks added to concern about an economy that has relied on activity in AI infrastructure, while a slight rebound in oil prices weighed on fuel-sensitive travel firms.
Banks and other financial firms fell sharply as traders grew concerned that the artificial-intelligence boom could unwind, putting pressure on investors exposed to data-center developers and software companies.
A $2.5 trillion loss in Nasdaq market value marked the largest decline in the index’s history as technology shares tumbled after results from Qualcomm and Arm Holdings disappointed investors. The selloff spread across semiconductor stocks, with the sector’s benchmark suffering its steepest drop since the depths of the pandemic.
Communications-services companies declined as investors retreated from risk, though results varied across the sector: News Corp. fell sharply after its latest earnings disappointed some investors, while Nexstar gained on strong revenue growth.
Boise Cascade plans to acquire two building-materials distribution facilities from Taiga Building Products, one in Rocklin near Sacramento and the other in Sanger near Fresno. The company said the sites will expand its service reach across California and into Northern Nevada.
Power producers’ shares declined as traders moved back toward safe-haven assets, but the sector’s losses were smaller than those of the broader market. Duke Energy gained after raising the lower end of its annual adjusted earnings forecast, while Sempra fell despite lifting its outlook.
