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Spire Healthcare Shares Jump After Toscafund Tables 250p Takeover Proposal

Spire Healthcare Shares Jump After Toscafund Tables 250p Takeover Proposal

Spire Healthcare's stock leapt following a non-binding cash proposal from Toscafund Asset Management at 250 pence per share, a bid that the board says it would be minded to recommend unanimously if it becomes a firm offer on the same terms. The approach follows a strategic review begun in September 2025 and comes amid solid trading in early 2026 an…

Insider moves: Gates adds $100M to Republic Services as select execs buy and sell sizable stakes

Insider moves: Gates adds $100M to Republic Services as select execs buy and sell sizable stakes

This report reviews the most notable insider transactions disclosed on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Major purchases included a roughly $100.5 million acquisition of Republic Services shares by William H. Gates III and Cascade Investment and a multi-million dollar commitment to Artiva Biotherapeutics by RA Capital. Significant insider sales were also re…

Tate & Lyle Shares Jump as Ingredion Reveals Conditional Cash Proposal

Tate & Lyle Shares Jump as Ingredion Reveals Conditional Cash Proposal

Tate & Lyle PLC shares rose sharply after the board disclosed a conditional proposal from Ingredion Incorporated for a possible cash acquisition of the entire issued ordinary share capital. The proposal values Tate & Lyle at up to 615 pence per share, comprising 595 pence in cash plus rights to specified dividends, while a formal decision on an off…

Tadawul slips as energy, construction and cement lead losses

Tadawul slips as energy, construction and cement lead losses

Saudi Arabia's stock market ended lower on Thursday, with the Tadawul All Share falling 0.22%. Losses were concentrated in Energy & Utilities, Building & Construction and Cement sectors. While a handful of names including Maharah for Human Resources and Sedco Capital REIT advanced, several construction and agricultural stocks posted notable decline…

SharonAI Secures $950 Million Cloud Infrastructure Deal, Stock Jumps

SharonAI Secures $950 Million Cloud Infrastructure Deal, Stock Jumps

SharonAI Holdings (NASDAQ: SHAZ) announced a cloud infrastructure agreement valued at roughly $950 million over five years with a global technology company, prompting an 8.8% rise in premarket trading. The work will roll out across multiple NEXTDC data centers in Australia and will use the Vast Data AI Operating System, with revenue projected to co…

Futures Rise as AI Momentum and U.S.-China Summit Drive Premarket Moves; Cisco, Canada Goose Advance, Doximity Drops

Futures Rise as AI Momentum and U.S.-China Summit Drive Premarket Moves; Cisco, Canada Goose Advance, Doximity Drops

U.S. stock futures were trading higher early Thursday as investor attention remained focused on persistent enthusiasm around artificial intelligence and on news emerging from a widely anticipated summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders. By 07:13 ET (11:13 GMT) the Dow futures were up 396 points (0.8%), S&P 500 futures rose 25 points (0.3%), and Nas…

Take-Two Shares Rise on GTA VI Pre-Order Buzz Ahead of Earnings

Take-Two Shares Rise on GTA VI Pre-Order Buzz Ahead of Earnings

Shares of Take-Two Interactive rose after social posts circulated screenshots purporting to show a Best Buy email announcing a Grand Theft Auto VI pre-order window beginning May 18. The rumor-driven move pushed the stock to its strongest level since January, but neither Take-Two nor Rockstar Games have confirmed the report and major outlets could n…

Tate & Lyle Shares Soar After Ingredion Lodges Cash Offer Proposal

Tate & Lyle Shares Soar After Ingredion Lodges Cash Offer Proposal

Tate & Lyle PLC shares jumped sharply after Ingredion Incorporated tabled a proposal to acquire the company in a cash offer that could amount to 615 pence per share when proposed dividends are included. Trading in Tate & Lyle was halted for volatility as the two parties enter discussions and the UK takeover timetable sets a deadline for a firm inte…

Biogen Shares Jump After CELIA Phase 2 Readout for Diranersen

Biogen Shares Jump After CELIA Phase 2 Readout for Diranersen

Biogen shares climbed sharply in pre-market trading after the company posted topline results from the Phase 2 CELIA study of diranersen (BIIB080), an antisense oligonucleotide aimed at lowering tau protein production. While the trial did not meet its primary dose-response endpoint, Biogen described the data as "the first study to show reduction in …