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Thoma Bravo has encountered resistance from private credit lenders in its attempt to refinance $2.5 billion of debt tied to cybersecurity firm Sophos. Several private credit firms are reported to have declined participation despite higher yields, and the private equity owner has engaged Goldman Sachs to pursue an alternative plan to extend maturiti…
Goldman Sachs said its merger and acquisition volumes this year are on pace to approach the 2021 record, driven primarily by corporate-led transactions. President John Waldron told a New York financial conference that backlogs are healthy and activity remains strong, while the bank is constructive on the IPO market and noted that several large deal…
Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) saw its shares fall about 8% on Thursday after public filings disclosed multiple stock sales by company executives. Director Todd Krasnow executed several transactions including share redemptions, transfers to a foundation, and open-market sales. Chief Technology Officer James Kuffner completed a mandatory sell-to-cover r…
Poland's main index closed slightly higher on Thursday, supported by gains in Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Food sectors. The WIG30 finished up 0.04% as several blue chips advanced, while market breadth showed more winners than losers. Commodities including crude and Brent oil, as well as gold futures, recorded modest increases and the dollar inde…
The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to a multi-year contract with DHL eCommerce for last-mile parcel delivery across the United States, a deal the parties say will exceed $10 billion in value. Under the arrangement, DHL eCommerce will manage pickups and sortation across its 19 U.S. hubs, while the Postal Service will finish deliveries to consumers a…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 finished modestly higher on Thursday, rising 0.15% as stocks in the Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Personal & Household Goods sectors provided upward momentum. Notable individual performers included Pandora A/S, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B, while Tryg A/S, Coloplast A/S and NKT Holding…
Options pricing indicates Planet Labs PBC Class A (NYSE: PL) may experience about a 10% intraday move when the company reports earnings on June 4 after the market close. Historical comparisons show the stock has exceeded options-implied moves in the majority of recent reports, though there have been notable exceptions.
Options pricing indicates Samsara Inc. Class A (NYSE:IOT) could experience a 13% share-price move when it reports earnings after the close on June 4. Historical patterns show the stock has often moved more than options traders anticipated, though there have been occasions when actual moves were smaller.
Options markets imply DocuSign Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU) could move about 9.7% when it reports quarterly results, according to Bloomberg data. The company is scheduled to release earnings on June 4 after the market close. Historical comparisons show a mixed record in how actual stock moves compared with options-implied moves over the past eight reports.
Options market pricing suggests Ciena Corp. (NYSE:CIEN) could see a roughly 13% share-price move when it reports results on June 4 before markets open, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Historical post-earnings reactions for the telecommunications equipment maker have often exceeded options-implied moves, with several large outliers in recen…
Options-implied volatility suggests Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) could see a 9.4% share-price swing when it reports quarterly results on June 4 after the market close. The company has a recent pattern of earnings reactions that often exceed the moves priced by options, producing both sharp gains and steep declines across the past two yea…
Options market pricing indicates Rubrik Inc. Class A shares could swing as much as 12% on the company’s June 4 earnings release after the close, according to Bloomberg-compiled data. Historical comparisons across the last eight earnings reports show two instances where actual moves exceeded options-implied expectations and six instances where they …
Waymo, Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving unit, will start offering public rides in its newly developed Ojai robotaxi in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles in the coming weeks. Built specifically for autonomous ride-hailing, the Ojai houses the sixth-generation Waymo Driver, features passenger-focused interiors and accessibility aids, and will be pro…
Observable Space announced a $90 million Series A financing round led by Lux Capital alongside a $94 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity award from the U.S. Space Force. The IDIQ includes $22 million in initial task orders to scale distributed optical infrastructure for national security. The company, which operates from facilities in …
Actis has completed a $2.5 billion first close for its flagship energy vehicle, roughly 40% of the $6 billion fundraising objective for Actis Energy 6. The fund will back renewable generation, power grids, energy storage and transition solutions across Asia, Latin America, central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The firm, owned by G…
Meta Platforms has provided extra funding to the company’s independent Oversight Board to sustain its operations through 2028. The board said the fresh resources will be placed in its trust, but did not disclose the amount. Meta continues to refer difficult content-moderation cases to the board and respond to its recommendations amid wider pressure…
Goldman Sachs president John Waldron told a New York financial conference that the bank's merger and acquisition pipeline is on pace to approach, or possibly exceed, the 2021 record. Goldman, long the market's leading M&A adviser, has seen activity rebound after an early slump tied to the start of the Iran war and has advised on several large trans…
Xpeng projected second-quarter revenue below analysts' consensus, reflecting an extended cooling in Chinas auto market and heightened rivalry among electric vehicle makers. The company reported mixed first-quarter results including revenue modestly above estimates, sharply lower vehicle deliveries year-over-year, and a widened quarterly net loss. …
Groq is soliciting up to $650 million from current investors after signing a $17 billion licensing agreement with Nvidia in December. The company has shifted emphasis from hardware to AI inferencing. Existing investors have already received distributions tied to the Nvidia arrangement, with a final cash distribution expected soon, and are being off…
Estée Lauder abandoned talks to merge with Spanish perfume house Puig, a move analysts described as cautious and enabling the cosmetics group to pursue smaller, more targeted acquisitions while concentrating on its ongoing turnaround. Investors feared a large deal would distract management and increase leverage - net debt was roughly five times EBI…
Barclays initiated coverage of Alpha Tau Medical, Cellectis, Immunome and Sutro Biopharma, assigning Overweight ratings and emphasizing platform-driven upside potential. Analyst Lukas Shumway noted that differentiated platforms with solid scientific rationale, prior clinical data and de-risked mechanisms can skew biotech risk-reward profiles favora…
Israel's main equity index closed lower on Thursday, with the TA 35 down 1.02%. Losses were concentrated in Financials, Insurance and Banking names. Market breadth favored declines, while select technology and defense names outperformed. Oil and gold futures also advanced during the session, and the shekel showed mixed movement against major curren…
Norwegian stocks finished higher on Thursday, with the Oslo OBX rising 0.33% as gains in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities pushed the index up. Several large-cap names drove the session's upside, while shipping and energy-related names showed mixed performance. Commodities and currency moves accompanied t…
Peabody Energy announced an offering of $225 million in convertible senior notes due 2031, with an option for an extra $25 million. The news coincided with an 8.8% rise in the company's share price. Proceeds are earmarked for capped call transactions and a partial repurchase of existing convertible notes due 2028, with any remainder for general cor…
Greek equities ended Thursday lower, with the Athens General Composite falling 0.91% at the close. Losses were concentrated in the Banking, Telecoms and Household sectors. Kri-Kri Milk and Public Power were among the session's gainers, while Eurobank Ergasias, Alter Ego Media and Allwyn AG were the largest decliners. Market breadth favored decliner…
