Finance & Banking · Week of Nov 2, 2026
Q3 results and shareholder payouts lead the week in finance
Third-quarter results dominated the week, with Hagerty raising guidance, Autohome and NCDL paying shareholders, and MIAX seeking binary options.
Third-quarter 2026 earnings made up most of the week's releases. Hagerty raised its full-year Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA outlook and said Adjusted EBITDA rose 64% year-over-year, even as Total Revenue fell 9% during its transition to the Markel Fronting Arrangement. Autohome reported lower net revenues and net income. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. reported net investment income of $0.38 per share. Opera released preliminary figures it says came in at the top end of guidance, ahead of full results on November 17, 2026.
Shareholder returns were a second common thread. Autohome approved a US$1.58 per ADS dividend and reported progress on its US$400 million buyback, and NCDL declared a $0.38 distribution and disclosed October share repurchases. Outside earnings, MIAX filed with the SEC to offer cash-settled binary index and KPI binary options, Hyperscale Data updated its Bitcoin and cash holdings, and AMBR and HashKey Capital announced a partnership on AI agents in financial services.

Hagerty
Hagerty Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results; Increases 2026 Growth Outlook
Hagerty says third-quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA rose 64% to $97 million and Net Income was $36 million, compared with $46 million a year earlier, including $36 million of pre-tax Markel Fronting Arrangement transitional costs. The company raised full-year 2026 guidance to Net Income of $48 million–$60 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $305 million–$315 million.
Autohome Inc.
Autohome Inc. Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Autohome reported third-quarter net revenues of RMB1,315.0 million (US$196.1 million), down from RMB1,778.1 million, and net income attributable to Autohome of RMB195.0 million, compared to RMB436.6 million. The Board approved a cash dividend of US$1.58 per ADS, and the company says it had repurchased 7,062,030 ADSs for about US$155.4 million 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 per share of $17.13, compared to $17.19 as of June 30, 2026. It declared a fourth-quarter distribution of $0.38 per share, made up of a $0.36 regular and $0.02 supplemental distribution, payable on or around January 28, 2027.

MIAX
MIAX Files with the SEC to Offer Cash-settled Binary Index Options and KPI Binary Options on its SEC-registered Exchanges
MIAX says MIAX Options submitted proposed rule filings to the SEC on Nov. 3, 2026, to offer cash-settled binary index options, including contracts on Bloomberg indices such as the B500 and B100, and binary options tied to company key performance indicators such as revenue or earnings per share. The company plans to launch the binary index options in 2027, subject to SEC review, with clearing at The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC); a timeline for the KPI binary options 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 says it held approximately $50.6 million in Bitcoin, cash and restricted cash as of November 1, 2026, including 211.4639 Bitcoin valued at approximately $16.5 million. The company is targeting December 2026 to energize the initial 10 megawatts of critical IT capacity at its Michigan AI data center, and it expects the divestiture of Ault Capital Group, Inc. to occur in 2027.
AMBR
HashKey Capital Joins AMBR in Accelerating AI Agent Integration Across Financial Services
AMBR and HashKey Capital announced a strategic partnership on Nov. 4, 2026, during Hong Kong FinTech Week, to explore AI agent architectures for investment research, operational automation and institutional client services. AMBR says it is its first major partnership since its business transformation, and the deal will give AMBR's clients access to more HashKey Capital products and services.

Opera Limited
Opera Announces Strong User Trajectory and Q3 Results at the Top End of Guidance
Opera says preliminary Q3 2026 revenue was $182.8 million, up 20% year-over-year and at the top of its $181–183 million guidance range, with Adjusted EBITDA of $43.2 million and IFRS net income of $27.6 million. The company says it released the figures early because of a later-than-usual reporting date, and full results are due before market open on November 17, 2026.

Opera Limited
Opera reaches 100 million PC users for the first time, growing 16% year over year
Opera says its PC browsers reached 100 million monthly active users in October 2026 for the first time, up 16% year over year, or 14 million users in 12 months. The company says the desktop user base is central to its push into Western markets such as Europe and North America.
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 Super Growth Media reporting.