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Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, acting as the investment adviser to RENN Fund, Inc., has increased its direct ownership of the company's common stock. The transaction, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, highlights the firm's ongoing pecuniary interest in the asset management entity. This acquisition adds to the firm's existin…
Bank of America cut its year-end S&P 500 target to 7100, representing roughly a 6% downside from current levels, and cautioned investors about growing red flags across equities. Despite an 11% year-to-date gain for the S&P 500, the bank highlighted compressed valuation multiples, widening return dispersion, weakening technology fundamentals, and an…
Zumiez shares tumbled as much as 25.9% in mid-day trading after the action-sports retailer reported a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss and guided to a second-quarter result that swung to a projected loss. Revenue rose year-over-year but fell short of consensus, and management flagged growing consumer pressures as a rationale for a conservativ…
Shares of Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Skydance fell in midday trading after reports that a coalition of U.S. states plans to file a lawsuit seeking to block Paramount Skydance’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros. Warner Bros Discovery shares declined about 2.4%, while Paramount Skydance shares slid more than 4.4%. California Attorney General…
Whitehawk Minerals Corp. is anticipated to set the price for its initial public offering at the midpoint of the marketed $25 to $27 range next week, after postponing pricing to address comments from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Demand has outstripped supply by multiple times and the deal will be increased in size; exact timing for p…
Bank of America has compiled a list of 67 companies it considers central to data center expansion and supply chains. The bank’s recent analysis spotlights the mid-tier cohort — those ranked 18 through 37 — which includes utilities, power generators, battery makers and component manufacturers that provide the electrical and infrastructure building b…
Toro Co. shares fell about 3.1% in mid-day trading after Q2 FY2026 results that beat consensus on both adjusted EPS and revenue. Despite the upside, management cautioned that tariff and inflationary pressures will be more acute in Q3, with mitigation not fully implemented until Q4. Analysts and investors focused on margin compression, a trimmed pri…
FormFactor shares dropped about 6.0% intraday to $119.02 as a semiconductor market rout that began after Broadcom’s weak post-earnings reaction extended into a second session. The decline reflected sector-wide pressure following Broadcom’s unchanged 2026 AI chip sales forecast, a large May U.S. payrolls beat that fueled rate-hike fears, and a modes…
The French government and edible-oil group Avril will jointly provide a €70 million rescue package to Eurolysine, Europe’s sole remaining amino acid fermentation plant. Eurolysine, co-owned with Bpifrance, has scaled production to 100,000 tonnes of amino acids per year since 2024 and has requested a European Commission investigation into alleged du…
A coalition of U.S. states is preparing litigation aimed at blocking Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros, according to two sources familiar with the matter. It remains unclear which states will lead the suit. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has said a decision on potential action is imminent. Shares of Warner Br…
A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved Saks Global's Chapter 11 reorganization plan, clearing the company to emerge with fewer stores and substantially less pre-petition debt. The deal transfers control to senior lenders after fresh and pledged financing, establishes a litigation trust for junior creditors, and follows the company’s January bankruptc…
<p>WeRide is a high-beta autonomous-vehicle (AV) name where the next leg higher will come from two things: visible regulatory approvals in new cities and revenue-bearing pilots outside its home market. The stock has been rangebound while investors wait for tangible commercialization milestones. This trade idea targets a tactical long with a clear s…
Long Table Growth Corp. completed its initial public offering by selling 17.25 million units at $10 each for total gross proceeds of $172.5 million, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. The company also completed a $3.6 million private placement of warrants to its sponsor, placed $173.36 million in trust, and bega…
Long Table Growth Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), completed its initial public offering of 17.25 million units at $10.00 per unit, raising $172.5 million including full exercise of the over-allotment option. Units began trading on Nasdaq under ticker LTGRU, with expected separate trading of shares and warrants under LTGR and LT…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will direct state officials to stop processing applications for data center tax incentives beginning July 1 as the state works with lawmakers, utilities, labor and local governments to write new rules governing data center development. The pause is intended to create time to assess effects on utility bills, water usage…
New York state lawmakers passed legislation that would prevent businesses from setting individualized prices for consumers using personal data tied to a person or their device. The One Fair Price Act, pending the governor's signature, would outlaw pricing based on information such as browsing history, income and real-time location while preserving …
Centurion Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company listed on Nasdaq under ticker ALF, announced the postponement of its Extraordinary General Meeting from June 9 to June 12, 2026. The meeting focuses on approving an extension of the deadline to complete an initial business combination from June 12, 2026, to June 12, 2027. Accordingly, t…
A calf in La Pryor, Texas tested positive for screwworm, prompting a livestock quarantine, checkpoints and a USDA-led containment campaign that includes fly traps and releases of sterile flies. Ranchers and local officials voiced concern about preparedness, potential impacts on cattle and wildlife, and limited sterile-fly supplies as cattle futures…
Goldman Sachs says several Canadian-focused upstream oil companies are well positioned for outsized free cash flow expansion over the coming years. The bank's analysts point to project start-ups, capital expenditure roll-offs and explicit shareholder return plans as the drivers supporting their top picks: Cenovus Energy, ConocoPhillips DRC, Canadia…
GoPro shares fell sharply in mid-day trading, dropping about 10% to $0.90 after the company refiled consolidated financials on June 1, 2026 that included a going-concern explanatory paragraph from PricewaterhouseCoopers. The filing flagged potential covenant breaches on multiple debt instruments containing cross-default provisions, compounding inve…
Shares of Hang Feng Technology Innovation Co plunged 34.8% to $4.03 in mid-day trading after a session marked by multiple exchange-mandated volatility pauses. The stock swung between a low of $3.60 and an intraday high of $5.30, with no new company-specific announcements to explain the extreme moves. Recent fiscal 2025 results showed revenue of $2.…
Northwest European gasoline refining margins rose by $0.35 on Friday to $22.20 per barrel, supported by falling regional inventories. Market participants recorded several barge trades in both Eurobob E10 and E5 grades in Argus and Platts windows, while a Mediterranean cargo moved at a premium. Dutch consultancy Insights Global reported a 7% weekly …
Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE:BBDC) Chief Executive Officer Thomas McDonnell recently acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s common stock, according to a recent SEC filing. The transaction occurred on June 3, 2026, with McDonnell purchasing the shares at $8.27 each, bringing the total transaction value to $82,700. This acquisition brings McDonnell’s dir…
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) found that multiple large data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations failed critical voltage disturbance tests, disconnecting abruptly in simulations and raising concerns about grid stability ahead of peak summer demand. ERCOT examined about 20 gigawatts of prospective large customers, includ…
VCI Global Limited's subsidiary, V Gallant Limited, plans to launch Galactic OPC, a proprietary AI-native business operating system that integrates intelligent software, high-performance computing infrastructure, and collaborative innovation spaces. This platform aims to transform business operations by coordinating AI-driven workflows across multi…
