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K2 Capital Raises $138 Million in NASDAQ Unit Offering

K2 Capital Raises $138 Million in NASDAQ Unit Offering

K2 Capital Acquisition Corporation completed an initial public offering of 13.8 million units at $10 per unit, raising $138 million after underwriters exercised an additional 1.8 million-unit option. The units - each composed of one Class A ordinary share and a right to one-fifth of a Class A share upon closing a business combination - began tradin…

SLB Wins $1.5 Billion Kuwait Oil Contract, Shares Tick Higher

SLB Wins $1.5 Billion Kuwait Oil Contract, Shares Tick Higher

SLB shares rose 2% after the company secured a $1.5 billion, five-year integrated contract from Kuwait Oil Company to advance the next phase of development at the Mutriba field. The deal broadens SLB’s responsibilities to include design, development and production management for deeper, higher-pressure, sour reservoirs and shifts the project toward…

Milan Stocks Close Higher; Italy 40 Reaches New Record High

Milan Stocks Close Higher; Italy 40 Reaches New Record High

Italian equities finished the session in positive territory as the Investing.com Italy 40 index climbed to a fresh all-time high, driven by advances in the Healthcare, Financials and Industrials sectors. Individual movers included gains for DiaSorin, Davide Campari Milano and Tenaris, while Nexi, Interpump Group and Amplifon were among the laggards…

Belgian equities close higher as BEL 20 hits record level

Belgian equities close higher as BEL 20 hits record level

Belgium's main equity gauge closed higher after the session on Tuesday, with the BEL 20 climbing 0.74% to a fresh all-time high. Strength in Utilities, Industrials and Consumer Services supported the advance. Individual winners included Umicore, Ageas and Ackermans & Van Haaren, while Melexis and Sofina were among the laggards. Market breadth was p…

Citi Reinstates Buy on Becton Dickinson After Life Sciences Divestiture

Citi Reinstates Buy on Becton Dickinson After Life Sciences Divestiture

Citi resumed coverage of Becton Dickinson (BD) with a Buy rating and a $233 price target, saying the pending sale of BD's Life Sciences Bioprocessing unit reconfigures the company into a focused medical technology operator across four businesses. Citi highlighted the addressable market, expected use of sale proceeds, near-term reporting dynamics an…

Blackstone Sees AI-Driven Disruption as Central Strategic Concern

Blackstone Sees AI-Driven Disruption as Central Strategic Concern

Blackstone’s president and COO Jon Gray said artificial intelligence-driven disruption is a leading consideration for the firm, urging portfolio-wide attention to potential impacts. While some assets such as sandwich shops and apartment complexes are seen as relatively insulated, Gray highlighted sharper questions for businesses that depend on rule…

Copenhagen's OMX C20 Closes Lower as Several Large Caps Slide

Copenhagen's OMX C20 Closes Lower as Several Large Caps Slide

Denmark's main index ended the session in negative territory, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 falling 0.70% as declines in Personal & Household Goods, Real Estate and Healthcare weighed on the market. Market breadth was nearly balanced but tilted slightly toward losers, while selected large-cap names recorded both multi-year highs and lows. Movement in …

BlackSky Shares Rally After Winning Multiple Seven-Figure Contracts from International Defense Customer

BlackSky Shares Rally After Winning Multiple Seven-Figure Contracts from International Defense Customer

BlackSky Technology Inc. stock jumped 7.4% after the company said it secured multiple seven-figure contracts with a new international defense client for its Gen-3 Assured services. The deals follow an early access phase and reflect rapid customer uptake of BlackSky's dynamic monitoring and high-resolution imagery capabilities for time-sensitive tac…

Western Digital Shares Jump 8% After New York Innovation Day as Company Sets High Growth and Margin Targets

Western Digital Shares Jump 8% After New York Innovation Day as Company Sets High Growth and Margin Targets

Western Digital stock rose about 8% on Tuesday after the company held an Innovation Day in New York where management presented an aggressive financial roadmap. The plan calls for revenue growth above a 20% CAGR, driven mainly by nearline storage expansion, and targets gross margins above 50%, operating margins greater than 40%, and free cash flow m…

Veradermics IPO Slated to Hit Top of $14-$16 Range Amid Heavy Demand

Veradermics IPO Slated to Hit Top of $14-$16 Range Amid Heavy Demand

Veradermics Inc.'s initial public offering is expected to price at the top of its marketed $14 to $16 range on Tuesday, with the deal reported to be multiple times oversubscribed. Investors are being warned that allocations will likely be limited. A filing shows Eli Lilly has expressed interest in buying up to 4.9% of Veradermics' outstanding share…

Ottawa Mulls Reinstating EV Purchase Rebates as National Auto Strategy Nears

Ottawa Mulls Reinstating EV Purchase Rebates as National Auto Strategy Nears

The federal government is considering the reintroduction of electric vehicle purchase rebates while finalizing a national automotive strategy. Officials are balancing climate targets and recent trade negotiations, and the strategy is expected to address the paused EV sales mandate, infrastructure needs, and foreign investment interest. Details on t…

FCAC fines Bank of Montreal $4M over undisclosed banking program fees

FCAC fines Bank of Montreal $4M over undisclosed banking program fees

Canada’s Financial Consumer Agency (FCAC) has imposed a $4 million administrative penalty on the Bank of Montreal for breaches of the Bank Act’s consumer provisions tied to inaccurate fee disclosure. The lapses, occurring mainly from 2010 to 2024, affected specific discounted programs and resulted in erroneous fees for 101,091 customers, many of wh…