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Crusoe is negotiating a funding round of roughly $3 billion that could lift the company's valuation to about $30 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The data center operator, which had an estimated valuation near $10 billion in October, provides AI computing capacity and reports contracts and a sizable project pipeline. Discussio…
Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC finished Thursday's session down 0.26%, pressured by losses in industrials, consumer goods and services, and consumer staples. A larger number of advancing issues narrowly outnumbered decliners, while materials and selected food producers posted gains. Commodities movements included a notable rise in August gold futur…
Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU) saw its stock climb 2.8% in after-hours trading after S&P Dow Jones Indices confirmed its inclusion in the S&P SmallCap 600. The move, effective before the open on July 14, removes Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) from the index following its pending acquisition by Ares Management Corp. (NYSE:ARES). A separate S&P SmallCap…
Colombia's main stock index edged up at the close, supported by strength in Industrials, Services and Agriculture. The COLCAP finished 0.01% higher, with Etb and Cementos Argos Pf among the session leaders, while several banking stocks recorded declines. Commodities and currency benchmarks showed mixed moves during the trading session.
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has asked U.S. trade authorities to consider Brazilian legislation that would bar the national instant-payments platform Pix from linking with non-Western cross-border settlement systems. He framed the proposal as an alternative to punitive tariffs that the U.S. is weighing following a probe into Pix and other practices.
Russian equities closed lower on Thursday, with the MOEX Russia Index declining 3.63% as losses in Oil & Gas, Mining and Power sectors pushed the market down. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin, several large-cap names recorded multi-year or all-time lows, and implied volatility on the MOEX rose modestly. Commodity prices were mixed w…
Osprey Acquisition Corp. III completed an initial public offering of 30,015,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating $300.15 million in gross proceeds, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. Units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on July 1, 2026 under the ticker OSPRU. Proceeds from the IPO and a concurrent…
Moody's has cut Mercer International Inc.'s corporate family rating and related debt assessments, flagging a heightened chance of a distressed exchange or balance-sheet restructuring. The agency cited persistent high leverage, weak interest coverage and projected free cash flow shortfalls tied to rising fiber costs, soft pulp pricing and lower dema…
Seer Inc. shares rose sharply in after-hours trading following an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from the company’s Chair and CEO to acquire all outstanding Class A common stock for $2.45 per share in cash plus two contingent value rights. The Board will appoint a Special Committee of independent directors to evaluate the offer, consider alterna…
Lockheed Martin is reported to be leading negotiations to acquire Ultra Maritime from private-equity owner Advent International in a transaction that could value the naval defence business at about $3.5 billion. Discussions are active, other bidders are still in the running, and an announcement could come as soon as next week. Ultra Maritime is par…
ITG, Inc. closed an initial public offering of 22,439,025 shares of Class A common stock at $16.00 per share, including the full exercise of underwriters' option for 2,926,829 additional shares. The company began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 1, 2026 and reported net proceeds of about $323.4 million, which it intends to use to …
Scribe Therapeutics has filed for a proposed initial public offering on Nasdaq. The clinical-stage biotechnology firm is developing in vivo CRISPR technologies aimed at preventing and treating common diseases, with an initial emphasis on cardiovascular and metabolic conditions. Its lead candidate, STX-1150, employs the company's ELXR epigenetic sil…
Embraer delivered 65 aircraft in the second quarter of 2026, marking its best Q2 delivery total in 16 years. The quarter represented a 48% increase from Q1 and a 7% rise year-over-year. For the first half of 2026 the company delivered 109 aircraft, about 20% more than the 91 delivered in the same period of 2025. Management credited progress on prod…
Spotify asked two prediction market platforms to remove its brand and make clear there is no partnership after finding users manipulated streaming counts that affected chart rankings and the outcome of a Kalshi market. The company detected and eliminated more than 500,000 inauthentic streams that had elevated Malcolm Todd’s song "Earrings" on Spoti…
Alarum Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: ALAR) saw its shares fall sharply in after-hours trading after reports and a Justice Department statement indicated the FBI has taken action related to domains tied to NetNut, an Alarum subsidiary. The FBI is reportedly investigating whether NetNut had any involvement connecting customers' home internet devices with…
Lockheed Martin is reported to be the frontrunner to buy Ultra Maritime for about $3.5 billion. The technology specialist, part of Advent’s Cobham Ultra portfolio and a supplier to the U.S. and U.K. navies, has attracted multiple bidders. The sale would expand Lockheed’s underwater warfare capabilities but faces financing questions and regulatory r…
U.S. equities finished mixed on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.14% to a new record, supported by gains in several large-cap names, while the S&P 500 edged down 0.01% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.80%. Sector performance diverged, with Healthcare, Utilities and Basic Materials rising and Technology, Consumer Goods and Industr…
Canada's main equity index finished modestly higher Thursday, propelled by strength in the Materials, Real Estate and REITs groups. The S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.31% at the close as several large individual movers pushed the session's headline performance, while volatility and select commodity prices moved modestly.
The Sao Paulo stock market closed higher on Thursday, with the Bovespa finishing up 0.64%. Strength in Electric Power, Financials and Public Utilities underpinned the advance. Mining, power transmission and residential construction names were among the session leaders, while food, personal care and retail shares weighed on the market. Broader marke…
India has directed WhatsApp to suspend the rollout of a planned username feature in its largest market and to provide formal justification for the change, citing risks tied to anonymity that could enable fraud and impersonation. The government issued a letter giving WhatsApp a short window to reply and barred the feature in India while consultation…
Jefferies has singled out Delta Air Lines and United Airlines as its preferred airline sector investments, highlighting Delta's premium revenue mix and industry-leading margins and United's international network, premium cabin initiatives, and fleet modernization as key drivers of improved profitability.
TD Cowen analyst Joshua Jennings has named Edwards Lifesciences Corp. as the firm's preferred pick in the medical device sector and reiterated a Buy rating after investigators presented seven-year follow-up results from the PARTNER 3 trial. The extended data, delivered in a Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC-3) framework at NY Valves and expa…
Whale Rock Capital Management's flagship hedge fund surged 72.5% in 2026, withJune and long-only gains contributing to strong year-to-date performance. Gains were concentrated in semiconductor and circuit-board names, alongside a high-profile AI stake that reached a nine-figure valuation in its latest financing.
An Invesco Advisers executive sharply criticized the market response to SpaceX's inaugural high-grade bond issuance, calling secondary trading disappointing and questioning whether underwriting or traditional institutional demand was to blame. The offering drew nearly $90 billion in orders for $25 billion of notes, but the new securities weakened s…
Barclays Plc has pulled a nearly $1 billion leveraged loan package arranged for Sound Inpatient Physicians Inc. after the $960 million offering did not draw enough bids before a June 30 cutoff. The deal was pitched with a margin of 5 percentage points over the benchmark. Barclays plans to amend financing terms and attempt to relaunch the loan in th…
