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Private equity firm Portobello Capital has delayed marketing the majority stake in Spanish legal-services platform Legálitas after potential bidders expressed worries that artificial intelligence could disrupt the sector. The firm had engaged with buyers earlier this year to divest its 76% holding and had expected to collect offers by next month; i…
Thyssenkrupp shares fell 1.1% to €11.23 after the supervisory board approved the listing and partial distribution of its materials trading unit, tk accelis. The spin-off, which will see 49% of the division distributed to existing shareholders while Thyssenkrupp retains a majority stake, is part of a broader restructuring toward a holding company. T…
Benfica has notified investor Tim Leiweke that it cannot grant approval for his planned acquisition of a 16.4% stake, citing his holdings in other European clubs. The club is relying on its statute allowing it to reject acquisitions above 2%, a rule it previously used in 2021. Benfica and the investor have been told the board's position, but no fin…
Poland's equity market ended Tuesday in positive territory, with the WIG30 rising 1.56% to reach a new all-time high. Gains were concentrated in Construction, Banking and Oil & Gas sectors. Allegro, Synektik and MODIVO SA recorded the biggest advances on the WIG30, while LPP SA, Tauron and PGE were among the largest decliners. Broader market breadt…
Turkey's benchmark BIST 100 closed higher, rising 0.32% to reach a fresh one-month high as Technology, Metal Products & Machinery and Information Technology sectors provided upward momentum. Market breadth was negative, with more decliners than advancers. Major commodity contracts and currency pairs moved lower for the session.
Denmark's equity market closed lower on Tuesday, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 index down 1.18% as Technology, Healthcare and Personal & Household Goods sectors led declines. Market breadth favored losers over gainers, while crude and Brent oil fell sharply and gold slipped marginally. Danske Bank shares reached a record high during the session.
A survey by emerging-markets asset manager Gemcorp shows that roughly 42% of institutional investors intend to increase their allocations to emerging-market private credit within the next two years. The study highlights that current exposure to the asset class is minimal for most investors, risk perception remains a major obstacle, and regional dif…
Options volume in Rackspace Technology Inc. spiked to 42,616 contracts at 11:11 a.m. New York time on Tuesday, with call options comprising the bulk of activity, exchange data showed. A handful of near-term call strikes accounted for the largest single-day turnovers, while several contracts also carried notable open interest.
The Federal Communications Commission said it will permit the importation of some new models of Chinese-made toy drones after a Pentagon review concluded those devices do not present the national security risks that prompted a prior import ban. The December policy had barred new foreign-made drones and key components from manufacturers including DJ…
Olin Corporation shares reversed an early rally and fell in morning trade after the company and Huntsman Corporation disclosed a definitive all-stock merger of equals. The deal would form OlinHuntsman Corporation with pro forma 2025 revenue near $12.5 billion and identified cost synergies above $400 million, but Olin shareholders face dilution and …
The Federal Communications Commission said it will allow certain new models of toy drones manufactured in China to be imported into the United States, reversing part of a broader restriction imposed in December. The agency's change follows a Pentagon determination that identified a subset of drones as "unsophisticated, low-risk toys" lacking advanc…
Thyssenkrupp AG's supervisory board has approved a proposal to separate its materials business, now branded tk accelis, into an independently listed company. The plan would allocate a 49% minority stake pro rata to existing thyssenkrupp shareholders and list the shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, subject to a shareholder vote at an extraordina…
Norway's benchmark Oslo OBX closed lower on Tuesday, sliding 0.53% to a fresh three-month low as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors pressured the market. Gains in a handful of large-cap names, including Hoegh Autoliners, Kongsberg Gruppen and Frontline, contrasted with steep declines from Nel, Norwegian Air Shuttle an…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff say immune response data for Moderna’s seasonal flu vaccine, mFlusiva, may underpin effectiveness in adults aged 65 and older. Briefing documents also indicate superior relative vaccine efficacy in adults 50 to 64 versus a standard-dose comparator. The agency’s advisory committee will vote on the vaccine’s be…
Cohu's stock jumped in morning trading after TD Cowen raised its price target to $80 from $60 and reiterated a Buy rating. The firm cited Cohu's expanding role in the AI high-performance computing supply chain, pointing to its Eclipse thermal handler systems and Neon HBM inspection platform. TD Cowen projects the company will return to profitabilit…
Options data compiled by Bloomberg imply KB Home could see a 3.3% share-price move when it reports earnings on June 23 after the market close. Historical results show the stock has sometimes moved more than options markets predicted, most recently on March 24, 2026, and at times moved less than implied.
Options market pricing indicates Carnival Corp. (CCL) shares could swing about 5.6% when the company reports earnings on June 23 before the market opens, according to options data compiled by Bloomberg. Carnival has exceeded the options-implied move in four of its last eight earnings reports, with individual post-release returns ranging from a 13.6…
e.l.f. Beauty stock rose sharply in morning trading after the company introduced e.l.f. Hair, a six-item haircare collection priced $6 to $9. Raymond James reiterated a Strong Buy rating and $85 price target on the launch day. The move follows stronger-than-expected Q4 FY2026 results and FY2027 sales guidance calling for 12-14% growth, and occurred…
Options data from Bloomberg indicate that FedEx Corp.'s stock could move about 6.7% when the company reports earnings after the close on June 23. Historical comparisons show a mixed record: in two of the last eight reporting periods, actual moves exceeded the options-implied range, while in the other six quarters actual changes were smaller than th…
Lionsgate Studios shares jumped sharply in morning trading after reports said Netflix is among several media companies that have expressed interest in buying the studio. No formal acquisition bid has been made, but the news drove the stock to a 52-week high as investors priced in a potential takeover premium.
Greece's stock market closed higher on Tuesday, driven by advances in Banking, Construction and Travel stocks that pushed the Athens General Composite up 0.52% to a five-year high. Market breadth was narrowly positive, with 62 advancers, 55 decliners and 17 unchanged. Several individual names recorded notable moves, while gold and crude futures fel…
Options activity in Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION) surged to 21,646 contracts by 10:31 a.m. New York time today, driven primarily by call buying and several large spread trades. The most active single contract was the July 17, 2026 $18 call, and notable multi-leg positions included a diagonal spread pairing July and June calls as well as a December…
Netflix shares dropped sharply in morning trading after Fox Corp reached a definitive $22 billion agreement to buy Roku for $160 per share in a mix of cash and stock. The outcome removes a major strategic target from Netflix’s pursuit of connected-TV distribution and advertising technology, compounding a recent string of acquisition setbacks and an…
Amkor Technology shares rallied sharply after the company and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company signed a formal 10-year procurement agreement for advanced packaging and testing services, anchored by both firms' Arizona facilities. The pact, coupled with Amkor's record first-quarter revenue and above-consensus Q2 guidance, drove the stock h…
Renault Group and Thales announced a partnership to produce Thales' Toutatis remotely operated loitering munitions at a Renault facility, with output targeting 1,000 units per month as early as next year. The agreement, revealed at the Eurosatory defence fair outside Paris, builds on an existing military-vehicle collaboration between the two firms …
