Income

• B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ: RILY) behaalde in Q1 2026 een omzet van $352 miljoen, een stijging ten opzichte van $186 miljoen vorig jaar, met een nettoresultaat beschikbaar voor gewone aandeelhouders van $211,3 miljoen. • De Adjusted EBITDA bereikte $262,2 miljoen, inclusief een operationele adjusted EBITDA van $34,6 miljoen, een stijging van bijna 40% ten opzichte van het voorgaande kwartaal; de netto schuld daalde naar $372 miljoen. • De sterke prestaties weerspiegelen een robuuste activiteit in de financiële diensten, wat bijdraagt aan de liquiditeit in een volatiele marktomgeving.

• WESCO International rapporteerde voor Q1 2026 een omzet van $6.080,1 miljoen en een nettoinkomen van $153,8 miljoen, beide hoger dan in het voorgaande jaar. • De basis winst per aandeel uit discontinued activiteiten steeg naar $3,16, wat wijst op een sterkere winstgevendheid. • De resultaten duiden op een robuuste vraag in de distributie van kapitaalgoederen, wat het vertrouwen in de sector mogelijk kan versterken te midden van signalen van economisch herstel.

• U.S. gas prices have surged recently, hitting lower-income Americans the hardest amid ongoing economic pressures from geopolitical tensions including the Iran conflict. • The New York Times reports that the price spike exacerbates inequality, with lower-income consumers facing steeper relative burdens on household budgets. • President Trump's claim that the U.S. won the war with Iran has drawn scrutiny, potentially influencing energy markets and public sentiment on fuel costs.

• GXS Bank and MariBank, Singapore's digital banks, posted increased interest income for FY2025 ended in 2025, driven by sustained lending activities. • Both banks are leaning on South-east Asia markets to fuel profitability, expanding beyond Singapore into regional operations. • The growth highlights lending as a core strategy amid competitive digital banking landscape in ASEAN.

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• KeyCorp posted stronger Q1 2026 results with noninterest income up 8.2% year-over-year to $723 million, led by double-digit growth in investment banking, trust and investment services, and service charges. • The Consumer Bank earned $173 million and the Commercial Bank $451 million, both higher than prior year, while noninterest expenses rose 4.4% to $1.18 billion from increased personnel and technology spending. • Credit quality remained controlled with a provision for credit losses of $106 million, down from $118 million, and KeyCorp maintained a strong Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 11.4%.

• Ally Financial swung to profitability in Q1 2026, reporting net income of $319 million and diluted EPS of $0.93, reversing a $225 million loss and $0.82 loss per share from the prior year. • Total net revenue climbed to $2.102 billion from $1.541 billion year-over-year, driven by higher net financing revenue of $1.589 billion and significantly smaller investment losses. • Noninterest expenses fell sharply to $1.235 billion from $1.634 billion, demonstrating improved cost management and operational efficiency despite modest credit cost increases.