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UniCredit’s voluntary €40 billion bid for Commerzbank formally ends on Tuesday. The Italian bank will publish an interim tally of shares tendered up to the 1200 GMT cut-off and a fuller update on June 19 covering acceptances through midnight Frankfurt time. Investors retain an extra two-week window to tender between June 20 and July 3 under unchang…
Alvotech said it has raised about $152 million through a priced public offering and a concurrent private placement, moves that coincided with an 8.7% decline in its shares and add meaningful dilution given the company’s roughly 312 million shares outstanding. The Reykjavik, Iceland-based biosimilar developer will direct net proceeds toward its bios…
CervoMed Inc. (NASDAQ: CRVO) stock jumped 32.3% in premarket trading after director Joshua Boger, through the Joshua S. Boger 2021 Trust, purchased 955,414 shares at $3.14 per share on June 11 as part of a private placement. The units included one common share and two types of warrants with differing exercise prices and expiration terms. Post-trans…
Shares of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA fell roughly 3.5% after the carrier confirmed an agreement to acquire Sweden-based Nordic Leisure Travel Group AB for SEK 7.94 billion ($845.24 million). Analysts signalled investor concern about a strategic pivot from a focused airline model toward an integrated leisure platform, arguing that a pure-play carrier…
J.P. Morgan views current UK political uncertainty as an opportunity to build positions in the utilities sector. The bank argues that concerns such as nationalisation, shifts in fiscal policy and rising gilt yields are largely priced into assets and prefers firms with strong electricity-network exposure or earnings that hold up in volatile energy m…
Eos Energy Enterprises said it has started commercial production at its second manufacturing site in Marshall Township, Pennsylvania, bringing Battery Line 2 online after Site Acceptance Testing. The move follows strong early output from Line 1 and supports the companys objective of reaching 4 GWh of annual manufacturing capacity by the end of 202…
Amkor Technology shares climbed after the company and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced a 10-year partnership to expand advanced semiconductor packaging and testing capabilities in Arizona. The deal establishes a procurement framework for TSMC to use Amkor’s packaging and test services while both firms grow their local facilities…
NovaBridge Biosciences (NASDAQ: NBP) saw its shares rise 11.5% in premarket trading after the FDA awarded Fast Track Designation to givastomig used with nivolumab and chemotherapy for previously untreated HER2-negative advanced or metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas in patients whose tumors are CLDN18.2 and PD-L1 positive. The company repor…
A review of disclosed insider transactions for Monday, June 15, 2026, shows concentrated buying by several executives and affiliated investment vehicles in smaller-cap names including PAR Technology, Comstock, Blend Labs and CervoMed, while sizeable share disposals were recorded for Navan, Dell and StoneX. The moves come alongside varying stock per…
Microbot Medical's stock climbed in pre-market trading after the company announced a partnership designating Lovell Government Services as its Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business distributor, creating a channel into federal healthcare procurement systems. The move complements recent commercial gains, including expanding account counts, fi…
Solidion Technology Inc (NASDAQ:STI) saw its shares trade higher in premarket hours after announcing BEEP, a patented bipolar electrode-to-pack solid-state battery technology that stacks bipolar electrodes and solid electrolyte layers into a single pack. The Dallas-based firm says the design reduces weight, volume, connectors and redundant housings…
Yum! Brands announced definitive agreements to divest its Pizza Hut business in two separate transactions worth a combined $2.7 billion and simultaneously approved a $4 billion share repurchase program. The moves, which the company says will free resources to focus on KFC and Taco Bell, are expected to generate about $2.3 billion in net proceeds an…
Beam Global's shares rallied over 20% in premarket trading after the European Patent Office granted protection for the company's Smart Phase Change Composite (PCC™) technology for lithium-ion batteries. The patent, EP 4 348 756 B1, covers a passive thermal management material that functions as a thermal switch and accommodates phase change expansio…
Saudi Arabia’s equity market ended Tuesday’s session higher, led by advances in the Insurance, Industrial Investment and Financial Services groups. The Tadawul All Share index rose 0.45% to reach a fresh one-month high, with several individual stocks recording notable intraday moves amid softer oil prices and mixed market breadth.
Verizon introduced a streamlined set of wireless offerings, eliminated activation and upgrade fees for eligible customers who opt into a new loyalty program, and will provide 3% back on bills beginning in July. The rewards can be applied toward new devices or purchases at select consumer brands. The company said the changes aim to simplify choices …
Meta Platforms said Threads has reached 500 million monthly active users and unveiled new feed customization and community-discovery features. The company highlighted communities as a key engagement driver while continuing to scale the app's advertising business. New personalization controls are initially available in five English-speaking markets.
At its capital markets day Equinor said it will double the 2026 share buyback program to $3 billion, lift its Norwegian Continental Shelf production target for 2030 and provide range-based buyback guidance from 2027 tied to oil and European gas prices. Analysts at Jefferies gave a modestly positive initial read, noting buybacks and stronger Norway …
UBS initiated coverage of Dynatrace with a Buy rating and a $60 price target after customer, partner and expert checks indicated robust demand for observability products and early artificial intelligence-related spending. The broker projects accelerating annual recurring revenue growth through fiscal 2029, driven by application performance monitori…
Databricks said its data warehousing business has expanded to a $1.5 billion annual run rate, more than doubling over the past year. Chief Executive Officer Ali Ghodsi attributed the growth to stronger demand for AI workloads and customers moving from competing platforms. The company also announced product updates and reiterated it will not pursue …
D.E. Shaw & Co. is preparing to close its Lithic fund to new money as early as next month, according to reporting that cites people familiar with the matter. The fund oversees more than $5 billion. The decision comes as part of a broader wave of hedge funds restricting inflows even as investor interest in the sector increases. D.E. Shaw manages in …
Yum Brands announced it will sell Pizza Hut for a combined $2.7 billion, splitting the chain between Yum China, which will pay $1.2 billion for the Mainland China operations, and private equity firm LongRange Capital, which will pay $1.5 billion for the rest of the business. The move follows exclusive talks with LongRange after Yum reviewed strateg…
Syntec Optics Holdings (NASDAQ:OPTX) saw its stock rise 5% after announcing nearly $2.4 million in fresh purchase orders for its space optics product line. The new orders add to a previously disclosed nearly $1.9 million order, bringing recent awards for the product line to nearly $4.3 million, with full delivery expected before the middle of next …
U.S. stock futures were largely unchanged in early trading while oil prices continued to retreat as markets awaited more information about a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace agreement. Premarket activity featured significant moves in technology and AI-related names, merger-driven volatility in chemicals stocks, and mixed reactions in healthcare and biot…
Frasers Group PLC shares fell sharply after RBC Capital Markets lowered its rating to Underperform, arguing the stock has outpaced fair value following a roughly 12% year-to-date rise and warning that the company's €1.98 billion all-cash offer for Hugo Boss adds meaningful leverage risk. The downgrade came as the company pursues several corporate a…
Currys shares climbed after RBC Capital Markets upgraded the stock to Outperform and raised its 12-month price target. The bank cited market share gains across the UK and Ireland, improving credit penetration and the retailer's omnichannel model. RBC also raised its earnings outlook, projecting higher adjusted diluted EPS for FY26-FY28 and sitting …
