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  • Federal judge issues preliminary injunction pausing enforcement of Idaho's transgender restroom criminal penalties.
  • SoftBank shares slide after reports of OpenAI's rising losses and cash burn through early 2026.
  • ASX proposes 25% cap on non-vote share issuance in public takeovers, blocking issuances above that without shareholder approval.
  • Kingboard Laminates unit to sell about 155 million shares for HK$11.77 billion in a block trade at HK$76 each.
  • Kingboard Holdings shares jump about 18% after the Laminates block trade announcement.

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Park Ha Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Announces Pricing of $2.0 Million Registered Direct Offering

Park Ha Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Announces Pricing of $2.0 Million Registered Direct Offering

Park Ha Biological Technology Co., Ltd., traded on NASDAQ under the ticker BYAH, has priced a registered direct offering of up to 1,133,332 Class A ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants to raise approximately $2.0 million. The offering is expected to close around June 15, 2026, with proceeds intended to support general corporate and working capit…

Options Flow in Centene Intensifies as Puts Dominate Activity

Options Flow in Centene Intensifies as Puts Dominate Activity

Options activity in Centene Corp. (CNC) surged intraday, with total contracts trading reaching 17,245 by 2:50 p.m. New York time. Put contracts accounted for the bulk of the activity, led by a heavy block in the $65 put expiring today and significant volume in a June 2026 $64 put. A multi-leg diagonal call spread also changed hands during the sessi…

SL BIO Ltd. and Horizon Space Acquisition II Announce Closing of Business Combination and Listing on the Nasdaq Global Market

SL BIO Ltd. and Horizon Space Acquisition II Announce Closing of Business Combination and Listing on the Nasdaq Global Market

SL Science Holding Limited, the post-merger entity of Taiwan-based SL BIO Ltd. and Horizon Space Acquisition II, has commenced trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SLBT. The business combination valued SL Bio around $5.568 billion, supported by a $7.8 million PIPE financing, advancing SL Bio’s proprietary Gamma delta T cell therapies for solid tumors…

Microsoft Weighs Strategic Options for Xbox Unit, Including Possible Spinoff

Microsoft Weighs Strategic Options for Xbox Unit, Including Possible Spinoff

Microsoft is reviewing several structural alternatives for its Xbox gaming division, including a potential spinoff, conversion to a wholly owned subsidiary, or the creation of a joint venture with outside partners. The deliberations were described in a report that cited three people with direct knowledge of the discussions. No restructuring is immi…

Frontline Rises as Market Bets on Imminent Reopening of Strait of Hormuz

Frontline Rises as Market Bets on Imminent Reopening of Strait of Hormuz

Frontline shares jumped about 3.6% to $38.47 amid growing investor optimism that a U.S.-Iran deal, reportedly including a commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days, is close to completion. The potential resumption of transits would expand the market for Frontline’s 80-tanker fleet. Analyst support, a recent CEO media appearance and a…

American Airlines Advances After Geopolitical Risk Eases and Analyst Upgrades

American Airlines Advances After Geopolitical Risk Eases and Analyst Upgrades

American Airlines shares rose about 2.1% in afternoon trade, extending a prior-session surge tied to the cancellation of planned U.S. military strikes against Iran. The move was supported by several analyst price-target increases, the carrier’s announcement of resumed Haiti flights in November, and a generally positive market tone that benefited ma…

Short-term Brazil sovereign yields tick up while long-end eases in Friday trade

Short-term Brazil sovereign yields tick up while long-end eases in Friday trade

Brazil's government bond market showed divergent moves on Friday afternoon, with the shortest maturity rising and longer-dated securities retreating. The one-year yield increased to 14.432% while 9- and 10-year yields moved lower. The yield curve narrowed and the Ibovespa index edged down, even as longer-term bond benchmarks have posted gains over …

Private markets face fundraising strain as redemptions and stretched holdings mount in Berlin discussions

Private markets face fundraising strain as redemptions and stretched holdings mount in Berlin discussions

Senior figures at the private markets sector’s main annual gathering in Berlin flagged weaker income streams and increasing difficulty raising fresh capital. A Bain & Co report described private equity as experiencing a prolonged "liquidity crunch," while executives from EQT and Ares highlighted investor preference for scale and a recent pullback i…

IMF and Ukraine Agree on Steps to Advance $8.1 Billion Program

IMF and Ukraine Agree on Steps to Advance $8.1 Billion Program

IMF staff and Ukrainian authorities have reached an agreement following a review of Ukraine's $8.1 billion loan arrangement. The understanding allows for a $690 million disbursement pending approval by the IMF's executive board. Ukraine met all of the program's quantitative performance criteria and indicative targets through the end of March, but t…

Roku Stock Jumps as Analyst Targets Rise and Q1 Beats Support Recovery

Roku Stock Jumps as Analyst Targets Rise and Q1 Beats Support Recovery

Roku shares rose sharply in afternoon trading, gaining 7.7% to $128.84 and moving toward a 52-week peak of $133.46. The advance followed a roughly 3% pullback the previous day and was reinforced by analyst price-target increases from Guggenheim and Morgan Stanley, as well as Roku’s better-than-expected Q1 results reported in late April.