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SpaceX IPO Oversubscribed as Banks Near Institutional Order Cutoff

SpaceX IPO Oversubscribed as Banks Near Institutional Order Cutoff

Banks handling SpaceX's initial public offering have received more buy orders than the number of shares on offer, sources familiar with the process told Bloomberg. Institutional books will close on Wednesday at 4 p.m. New York time to allow underwriters to measure demand and advise on pricing ahead of a June 11 price set and trading debut on June 1…

nLIGHT options activity spikes as December $40 puts dominate volume

nLIGHT options activity spikes as December $40 puts dominate volume

Options trading in nLIGHT Inc. surged to 8,936 contracts by 11:40 a.m. New York time on Monday, driven almost entirely by put activity. Calls accounted for 472 contracts while puts reached 8,464, led by a December 18, 2026 $40 put that represented 8,259 contracts. Shares traded higher on the session as measures of near-term volatility moved up and …

Options Volume in Oscar Health Surges to 52,384 Contracts

Options Volume in Oscar Health Surges to 52,384 Contracts

Options volume in Oscar Health Inc. accelerated to 52,384 contracts by 11:40 a.m. New York time on Monday, driven predominantly by call buying. The session featured heavy trading in several near-term June strikes and a large open-interest position in a January 2027 call, while the company’s shares rose and three-month volatility increased.

TOYO Shares Plunge After $357M Houston Solar Expansion Announcement

TOYO Shares Plunge After $357M Houston Solar Expansion Announcement

TOYO Co Ltd's stock tumbled more than 12% mid-day after unveiling a $357 million plan to build a 1.5 gigawatt heterojunction solar cell facility adjacent to its existing Houston-area module site. While the project targets pilot production within 20 months and about 400 manufacturing jobs, the proposed financing mix - including possible equity issua…

Istanbul Stocks Close Higher as Financials and Telecoms Lead Gains

Istanbul Stocks Close Higher as Financials and Telecoms Lead Gains

Turkey's equity benchmark, the BIST 100, finished the trading day up 1.22% as gains in leasing & factoring, banking and telecoms stocks propelled the market higher. Market breadth was mixed, with a slightly greater number of declining issues than advancing ones. Key commodity contracts and local FX pairs recorded modest moves.

Quantinuum Shares Jump as Buyers Defend IPO Price, Backed by Federal Funding Prospect and Sector Momentum

Quantinuum Shares Jump as Buyers Defend IPO Price, Backed by Federal Funding Prospect and Sector Momentum

Quantinuum shares climbed about 7.5% in morning trading to $60.51, recovering to its IPO price after an early post-listing dip. The move reflects a technical floor at the $60 offering level, investor interest following Microsoft’s new quantum chip announcement, and a tentative $100 million funding commitment from the U.S. Commerce Department under …

India to divest up to 3% of NLC India through offer for sale

India to divest up to 3% of NLC India through offer for sale

The Indian government will offer up to 3% of NLC India in an offer for sale, selling a base 2% stake with an option to offload an additional 1% if subscriptions exceed demand. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management announced the plan on X. The floor price is set at 303 rupees per share, a 9.8% discount to the company’s last close,…

Tesla Held at Critical Support as Downtrend Persists on 2-Hour Chart

Tesla Held at Critical Support as Downtrend Persists on 2-Hour Chart

Tesla (TSLA) is trading at $404.22 on the 2-hour chart, positioned between an entrenched bearish trend and a key support band at $390–$395. Buyers printed a bullish engulfing candle at a high-volume support cluster and the 200MA, yet multiple trend indicators remain bearish. Traders face a narrow path: a break below $388 could accelerate selling, w…

Cipher Digital Seeks $810 Million in Junk Bonds to Fund Amazon-Leased West Texas Data Center

Cipher Digital Seeks $810 Million in Junk Bonds to Fund Amazon-Leased West Texas Data Center

Cipher Digital Inc. plans an $810 million high-yield bond offering to finance the completion of its Stingray data center in West Texas, which Amazon will occupy under a 15-year lease. The deal, arranged by a syndicate of global banks, underscores how speculative-debt markets are underwriting large-scale AI and cloud infrastructure projects tied to …

Mizuho Says Buy Broadcom on Pullback, Citing Massive TPU Opportunity

Mizuho Says Buy Broadcom on Pullback, Citing Massive TPU Opportunity

Mizuho argues that concerns about Broadcom losing ground in custom AI chips are exaggerated and recommends buying the recent share-price dip. Analyst Vijay Rakesh highlighted a projection that Google TPU shipments could reach roughly 35 million units by 2028, and said that combined TPU sales and related data center infrastructure deals could create…