Finance & Banking · Week of Nov 2, 2026
Q3 results bring dividend increases and buybacks: the week in finance
Third-quarter results dominated the week, with dividends, buybacks and asset sales alongside a contested cannabis bid and new binary options filings.
Third-quarter reporting accounted for much of the week. Sun Life Financial, Autohome, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending and Community Healthcare Trust all released results, and each paired them with shareholder returns. Sun Life raised its common dividend to $1.00 from $0.96. Autohome approved a US$1.58 per ADS cash dividend and reported progress on a US$400 million buyback. Nuveen Churchill declared a $0.38 fourth-quarter distribution, and Community Healthcare Trust held its dividend at $0.33. Results were mixed: Sun Life's underlying net income rose 9% while reported net income fell 29%, and Autohome's revenue and net income declined year over year.
Several companies also reshaped their balance sheets. Braemar Hotels & Resorts closed a $372 million resort sale ahead of a planned move to self-management, and Community Healthcare Trust reported property dispositions and pending purchases. Outside results season, Curaleaf said its bid for Aurora Cannabis still stands against a competing Organigram proposal. MIAX filed with the SEC to list binary index and KPI options, and Hyperscale Data updated its Bitcoin and cash holdings.
Sun Life Financial Inc. - Financial News
Sunlife Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
Sun Life Financial reported third-quarter 2026 underlying net income of $1,146 million, up 9%, and reported net income of $785 million, down 29%, and raised its common dividend from $0.96 to $1.00 per share. The company says reported income was hit by interest rate impacts and charges tied to GreenOak and Bell Partners Inc., while Sun Life Asset Management recorded net outflows of US$22.8 billion, driven by MFS.
Autohome Inc.
Autohome Inc. Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Autohome reported third-quarter net revenues of RMB1,315.0 million, down from RMB1,778.1 million, and net income attributable to the company of RMB195.0 million, compared with RMB436.6 million. The board approved a cash dividend of US$1.58 per ADS, and the company says it had repurchased about US$155.4 million of ADSs under its US$400 million buyback as of October 30, 2026.
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp.
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. Announces
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. reported third-quarter net investment income of $0.38 per share and NAV of $17.13 per share, down from $17.19 at June 30, 2026. It declared a $0.38 fourth-quarter distribution, made up of $0.36 regular and $0.02 supplemental, and says it repurchased 278,294 shares for about $3.0 million in October.
Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated
Community Healthcare Trust Announces Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2026
Community Healthcare Trust reported third-quarter net income of about $3.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, and FFO of $0.54 per diluted share, and kept its quarterly dividend at $0.33. The company says it has completed $32.3 million in property dispositions since the second quarter and has four properties under purchase agreements totaling about $99.0 million.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS ANNOUNCES CLOSING ON SALE OF FOUR SEASONS RESORT SCOTTSDALE
Braemar Hotels & Resorts closed the sale of the 210-room Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale for $372 million, or $1.8 million per key, which the company says reflects a 5.8% capitalization rate and a 15.0x Hotel EBITDA multiple. Braemar says the proceeds will help fund remaining fees owed to its external advisor and that it remains on track to become a self-managed REIT in mid-November.
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.
Curaleaf Issues Statement Regarding Alternative Proposal for Aurora Cannabis
Curaleaf said its enhanced October 6, 2026 offer for all outstanding Aurora Cannabis shares remains outstanding after Aurora announced an alternative transaction from Organigram Global. Curaleaf says its offer provides better value and that material terms of the Organigram deal have not been disclosed, and it accused Aurora's board of refusing it due diligence access.
MIAX
MIAX Files with the SEC to Offer Cash-settled Binary Index Options and KPI Binary Options on its SEC-registered Exchanges
MIAX said MIAX Options filed proposed rules with the SEC on Nov. 3, 2026 to offer cash-settled binary index options, including on Bloomberg 500 and Bloomberg 100 indices, and binary options tied to company-reported KPIs such as revenue or EPS. MIAX plans to launch the index contracts in 2027, subject to SEC review, with clearing at OCC; the timing for the KPI contracts will be announced later.
Hyperscale Data Inc.
Hyperscale Data Held Approximately $50.6 Million of Bitcoin, Cash and Restricted Cash as of November 1, 2026
Hyperscale Data said it held about $50.6 million in Bitcoin, cash and restricted cash as of November 1, 2026, including 211.4639 Bitcoin valued at about $16.5 million. The company says it is targeting December 2026 to energize the initial 10 megawatts of IT capacity at its Michigan AI data center and expects to divest Ault Capital Group in 2027.
This roundup is written with AI assistance from the press releases listed above, using only what they state. The releases are the companies' own announcements, not Core Insight News reporting.