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A roundup of the most newsworthy financial press releases from PR Newswire this week, including Zimmer Biomet's acquisition of Monogram Technologies and S&P Global's collaboration with Anthropic.

NEW YORK, July 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help finance journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  1. Zimmer Biomet Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Monogram Technologies, Expanding Robotics Suite with Autonomous Solutions
    Zimmer Biomet anticipates the acquisition will be neutral to adjusted earnings per share in 2025-2027 and accretive in 2028 and beyond.
  2. S&P Global and Anthropic Announce Integration of S&P Global's Trusted Financial Data into Claude
    Financial professionals, from hedge fund managers to private equity and investment banking analysts, need to be able to access crucial financial data wherever their workflows take place. With this cutting-edge integration, customers can unlock S&P Global's trusted data and insights seamlessly and reliably within Anthropic's Claude. 
  3. VantageScore 4.0 Beats FICO Classic for Mortgage Predictive Performance
    According to the analysis, VantageScore 4.0 captures 11.2% more mortgage defaults within the highest risk scored population in the historical 10-year data set, compared to the Classic FICO Score.
  4. Paycheck-to-Paycheck Living Reaches Four-Year High in the U.S., According to Debt.com Survey
    The survey, now in its eighth year, reveals a troubling paradox: while budgeting has become a regular habit for many, the pressures of inflation, stagnant wages, and rising costs are overwhelming even the most disciplined consumers.
  5. Synopsys Completes Acquisition of Ansys
    The transaction, which was announced on January 16, 2024, combines leaders in silicon design, IP and simulation and analysis to enable customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products.
  6. Opendoor Releases the Key Agent™ App to Further Empower Real Estate Agents
    At launch, the app will help agents present cash offers to clients with increased speed and precision by providing an intuitive, streamlined home assessment process.
  7. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Announces Acquisition of Veritex and Provides Preliminary 2025 Second Quarter Results
    This strategic acquisition accelerates Huntington's strong organic growth in Texas by expanding its presence in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. As of March 31, 2025, Veritex reported approximately $13 billion in assets, $9 billion in loans, and $11 billion in deposits.
  8. Summer just got hotter: Zillow debuts five powerful new features
    Zillow's Summer Launch debuts five new features to make home shopping, selling and renting easier - and it's headlined by SkyTour, a first-of-its-kind, user-guided view of a home's exterior from above.
  9. Blue Owl Capital and Voya Financial Enter Strategic Partnership to Bring Private Markets Investments to Defined Contribution Retirement Plans
    The strategic partnership will offer private markets strategies in vehicles tailored for defined contribution retirement plans, addressing the growing demand for alternative investment solutions within retirement portfolios.
  10. Realtor.com® Acquires Zenlist
    The acquisition advances Realtor.com®'s strategy to deliver solutions that provide agents and industry partners with greater insight and value – while creating a more connected, transparent and consumer-friendly real estate marketplace.
  11. Introducing Luminary Insights: AI-Powered Estate Planning Guidance
    Breakthrough technology automatically detects potential concerns and surfaces opportunity suggestions-helping firms scale and deliver more consistent, expert-level advice across their entire client base.
  12. Cardinal Health announces One Voice Initiative to support independent pharmacy advocacy
    As part of this ongoing initiative, Cardinal Health will make financial contributions to state pharmacy associations. Support for additional states will be based on access to advocacy opportunities for the independent pharmacy community.

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