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Administration Agrees to Refund Invenergy to End Four Offshore Wind Leases

Administration Agrees to Refund Invenergy to End Four Offshore Wind Leases

The U.S. Department of the Interior has reached a settlement with power developer Invenergy to terminate four offshore wind leases situated off the coasts of New York, California and Maine. As part of the agreement, the Interior will refund $765 million to Invenergy. The company says it will allocate the funds toward new natural gas plants in the M…

iHeartMedia Shares Drop as SiriusXM Merger Talks Falter

iHeartMedia Shares Drop as SiriusXM Merger Talks Falter

iHeartMedia shares fell 4.1% to $3.825 in mid-day trading, extending a multi-week decline that began after early-stage merger negotiations with SiriusXM stalled. Disagreement over how many broadcast stations would need to be divested to satisfy regulators was a central obstacle. The merger-driven premium that pushed IHRT higher after initial report…

Nippon Steel Predicts U.S. Steel Will Top ¥100 Billion in Profit This Year

Nippon Steel Predicts U.S. Steel Will Top ¥100 Billion in Profit This Year

Nippon Steel's leadership expects U.S. Steel to record profits above 100 billion yen ($624 million) this year, citing robust U.S. pricing, restarted capacity and tariff protections. Management sees potential for higher near-term earnings through 2027 and projects long-run annual profit of 300-400 billion yen, while pursuing operational improvements…

SPAC Revival Accelerates as Mega-IPOs Siphon Market Attention

SPAC Revival Accelerates as Mega-IPOs Siphon Market Attention

Special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are re-emerging as a viable path to public markets as a cluster of expected blockbuster IPOs draws investor attention toward a handful of headline deals. With hundreds of SPACs holding substantial committed capital and a recent uptick in announced mergers, smaller and mid-sized firms in sectors such as …

Mutares Weighs Sale or Lisbon IPO for Efacec Unit, People Say

Mutares Weighs Sale or Lisbon IPO for Efacec Unit, People Say

Mutares SE & Co. is evaluating strategic options for its Portuguese engineering unit, Efacec, with advisers including JPMorgan Chase & Co. assisting the process. Options under consideration reportedly include a public listing in Lisbon or a straight sale. The unit has drawn preliminary interest from potential buyers, while valuation scenarios cited…

Nippon Steel Sees U.S. Market Strength Boosting U.S. Steel Profits

Nippon Steel Sees U.S. Market Strength Boosting U.S. Steel Profits

Nippon Steel’s leadership says the American steel market is providing a powerful lift to U.S. Steel’s near-term and long-term profit outlook. Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori pointed to elevated U.S. prices, import protections and resilient demand as drivers that could push U.S. Steel to post more than 100 billion yen in profit this year and substantial…

Berenberg Flags AI as a Headwind for IT Services, Downgrades Cognizant

Berenberg Flags AI as a Headwind for IT Services, Downgrades Cognizant

Berenberg has grown more cautious on IT services names as artificial intelligence reshapes demand dynamics. The bank downgraded Cognizant to Hold and trimmed its price target, while keeping Accenture on Buy but lowering its target and reiterating a Hold on Capgemini. The firm warned that AI could depress billable hours and pricing for legacy outsou…

Barclays Nowcast Sees Further Softening in UK Job Vacancies Through May 2026

Barclays Nowcast Sees Further Softening in UK Job Vacancies Through May 2026

Barclays' nowcast model estimates UK job vacancies at 673,000 for the three months ending May 2026, marking a notable decline from the model's prior period estimate and below the actual December-February level. Single-month daily-data nowcasts for May register 637,000 vacancies and reinforce the easing trend, while survey data from KPMG/REC shows p…

ASML Flags Supply Risks as It Backs Musk’s Terafab Project

ASML Flags Supply Risks as It Backs Musk’s Terafab Project

ASML’s chief executive warned that while large-scale fabrication projects such as Elon Musk’s Terafab present growth opportunities, the company must guard against supply limitations when supporting new, major fabs. ASML is the sole supplier of the advanced lithography machines required for cutting-edge AI chip production and has said this month it …