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Kyowa Kirin's shares climbed after the company joined eight other drugmakers in a U.S. pricing agreement announced by the Trump administration. The pact, which requires participating firms to reduce prices for medicines in the U.S. Medicaid program, coincided with the company reaffirming a positive tone after reporting favorable results for the Jan…
Astellas Pharma's stock rose 2.2% to ¥2,423.5 on Tuesday after the company joined a U.S. pricing agreement announced by the Donald Trump administration and reported strong fiscal first-quarter results in August. The move outpaced a 0.2% decline in the Nikkei 225 index on the same day, driven by the company's commitment to lower prices of its medici…
The Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents has designated the Arts and Industries Building as the permanent site for the National Museum of the American Latino, allowing the museum to proceed without seeking congressional approval for a new National Park Service location. The museum was authorized by Congress in December 2020 and opened a tempo…
New Zealand and the United States will jointly finance a significant improvement of the World War Two-era port at Omoka village on Penrhyn (Tongareva) in the Cook Islands. Washington will provide $50 million and Wellington NZ$17.5 million (about $10 million), with New Zealand implementing the works in coordination with the Cook Islands and the U.S.…
Shein Global's shares opened at the HK$48.56 IPO price in Hong Kong but slid to HK$43.80 on debut, a roughly 10% fall as investors digested slower revenue growth, rising trade costs and governance and capital structure details tied to the listing. The IPO raised HK$13.6 billion and set a post-offer valuation near $26.5 billion, a steep reset from p…
PMV Pharmaceuticals, a precision oncology company listed on Nasdaq under ticker PMVP, announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering raising approximately $50.8 million in gross proceeds by selling shares, pre-funded warrants, and accompanying warrants. The offering is expected to close shortly, with proceeds intended to support developme…
HSBC has joined at least six private equity firms in a contest to acquire a majority stake in Nuvama Wealth and Investment after owner PAG revived a sale process it had paused a year ago. Non-binding offers were submitted last week, and the transaction would trigger an open offer for another 26% of the company.
Aurora has converted partnerships into live driverless routes and is monetizing a tiny share of a vast autonomous trucking market. The stock is volatile, capital‑intensive and priced for growth rather than current revenue. For disciplined traders willing to accept execution and technology risk, a long trade targeting the $8.50 level from a $5.60 en…
Mitsui & Co. will acquire an additional 19% interest in Nutrinova Netherlands from Celanese Corporation for roughly $152 million in cash, taking its total ownership to 89% and prompting consolidation of Nutrinova as a Mitsui subsidiary. Celanese will retain a minority stake after the deal, the companies said.
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) registered a targeted insider transaction on August 28, 2026, when President and Chief Executive Officer George Kurtz sold 200 shares of Class A common stock. The divestment, executed through a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading protocol established on January 6, 2026, totaled $45,167. Shares were offloaded at pric…
An Australian Federal Court judge indicated he may compel Tesla to permit a court-appointed expert to access the company's internal engineering platforms in a class action alleging phantom braking and overstated self-driving capabilities and battery range. The suggestion comes after applicants' lawyers said documents already produced by Tesla do no…
A car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas on Sunday, wounding at least 11 people and damaging about 40 buildings. State officials say this incident is part of a broader rise in explosive attacks by criminal groups that has intensified over the last three years and now includes drones and landmines.
Lam Research (LRCX) has pulled back from June highs and is trading below short-term moving averages despite strong profitability and expanding addressable market from AI-driven memory capex. We upgrade to Buy and lay out an actionable mid-term trade with entry at $302.00, a $380.00 target, and a $270.00 stop - horizon: mid term (45 trading days).
MediaTek shares climbed sharply after Nvidia agreed to buy $3.5 billion of the Taiwanese chip designer's convertible bonds as part of a record $3.9 billion overseas issuance. The transaction is intended to deepen collaboration on AI data-center systems, personal computing and AI-enabled vehicles while giving MediaTek customers access to Nvidia's NV…
Gold steadied after a more than 3.5% fall over the prior two sessions as recent U.S.-Iran military exchanges lifted oil prices and forced market participants to reconsider inflation and interest-rate paths. Prices showed small moves late Monday while bond yields and the dollar held pressure on bullion amid an elevated probability of a September Fed…
Shares of fast-fashion company Shein were poised to open unchanged in their Hong Kong market debut, reflecting a market reception tempered by a string of obstacles that delayed the listing and eroded investor confidence. Once touted as a near-$100 billion private startup in 2022, the company’s recent initial public offering placed its valuation at …
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to suspend a federal judge's temporary restraining order that stopped the U.S. Postal Service from implementing a new rule tightening requirements for mail-in ballots. The lower-court order, issued at the request of Democratic-led states and voting rights groups, will re…
Fujikura (FKURF) is a niche fiber and cabling play that benefits if AI datacenter buildouts run into a fiber-density bottleneck. Technicals are mixed but short interest is extreme; that combination creates an asymmetric long opportunity. Entry $33.25, target $42.00, stop $29.00, horizon 180 trading days.
Crude futures rose as fresh fighting between the U.S. and Iran pushed the prospect of Middle East supply disruption back onto markets. Brent and U.S. WTI both advanced, supported by reduced visible vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and reports of a tanker struck while transiting the waterway. Separately, a U.S.-Venezuela oil agreement and…
Oil benchmarks rose in Asian trade after recent U.S. strikes on Iranian targets and subsequent Iranian missile attacks heightened the risk of protracted disruptions to flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent and WTI gained on the session, with supply-side worries from a diesel export ban extension and uncertainty around Venezuelan crude supplies …
Australia’s anti-money laundering regulator has launched an investigation into The Western Union Company and its Australian subsidiary amid concerns that the money remitter may not be adequately managing high-risk payment channels and associated criminal exploitation risks. The probe will review the firm's AML and counter-terrorism financing progra…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Japanese officials they should present a clear plan for fiscal sustainability and for raising interest rates, according to NHK, which cited a senior U.S. Treasury official. Meetings on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gathering in Asheville, North Carolina, included sep…
U.S. stock index futures were largely unchanged Monday evening as investors weighed the possibility of further Federal Reserve rate increases and renewed military skirmishes between the U.S. and Iran. Rising oil prices and higher Treasury yields pressured risk assets during the regular session, while market participants prepared for key U.S. nonfar…
Nvidia remains the most direct pure play on the infrastructure backbone of generative AI. At $220.88 and a market cap above $5 trillion, the stock looks priced for strong growth but not for a pause in AI adoption. We lay out a concrete long trade - entry $221.00, stop $200.00, target $260.00 - with a 180 trading day horizon that balances near-term …
Biogen and Eisai announced that Canada's Drug Agency has issued a final positive recommendation supporting public reimbursement of LEQEMBI (lecanemab) for early Alzheimer's disease patients in Canada. This decision is a key regulatory milestone pending pricing negotiations and reimbursement decisions across Canada's provinces and territories. LEQEM…
