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Irenic Acquisition Corp. completed an initial public offering of 22 million units at $10 per unit, raising $220 million. Units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker IACQU on April 28, 2026. The SPAC is sponsored by Irenic Capital Management LP and will target aerospace, defense and broader industrial companies, while retaining …
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC closed down 1.79% as losses in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples weighed on the market. Decliners outnumbered advancers by 134 to 98 with 18 stocks unchanged. Commodity and FX moves included a drop in gold futures and gains in crude oil, while the peso strengthened marginally versus the dollar.
Nucor's first-quarter results topped analyst expectations as stronger average selling prices and increased volumes in its steel mills drove revenue to $9.5 billion. Management cited record shipments at the mills, benefits from recent capital investments, and federal trade policies as contributors. The company reported earnings of $3.23 per share an…
Colombian stocks closed lower on Monday as the COLCAP index fell 1.93% to a new one-month low. Losses were driven by weakness in the Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors. Several large-cap names finished unchanged while commodity and currency markets also moved lower during the session.
Russia's equity benchmark finished slightly higher on Monday with gains concentrated in Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Telecoms. Market breadth favored decliners, while select energy names outperformed and several large-cap stocks hit multi-year lows. Commodities showed mixed direction and implied volatility ticked up.
Match Group has committed $100 million to Sniffies, a dating platform focused on non-heterosexual men, in a deal that grants Match a sizeable minority holding plus an option to acquire the remainder of the company later. The investment comes as Match retools product features to curb negative user experiences and bolster user experience amid tougher…
Rogers Communications has made approximately 10,000 employees eligible to apply for voluntary buyouts as part of a cost-cutting initiative. That figure equals about half of the company’s 20,000-person workforce, excluding staff of the Toronto Blue Jays and the 75% owned Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment unit, which are not included in the program…
Cadence Design Systems raised its fiscal 2026 revenue guidance on April 27, citing continued heavy investment in specialized AI processors that is fueling demand for its electronic design automation software and hardware. The company reported a first-quarter revenue beat and a quarterly adjusted EPS above estimates, and said it is partnering with N…
The U.S. Department of the Interior reached an agreement to terminate two offshore wind leases managed by Ocean Winds in exchange for $885 million in pledged investments in domestic fossil fuel projects. The move affects Bluepoint Wind off New York and New Jersey and Golden State Wind off California, and follows a similar $1 billion redirect deal w…
A cluster of corporate earnings reports released after the market close produced pronounced moves in several stocks. Sanmina, Bed Bath & Beyond, LendingClub, Nucor and Solaris Energy Infrastructure all rose after beating estimates or showing stronger performance, while Rambus declined following an earnings and revenue shortfall.
U.S. equity markets finished mixed on Monday as gains in Technology, Financials and Utilities were counterbalanced by losses in Telecoms, Consumer Services and Healthcare. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended lower, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite registered modest advances. Several large-cap names reached record highs, even as a handful o…
Canadian equities closed lower on Monday, with the S&P/TSX Composite ending the session down 0.25% as losses in Consumer Discretionary, Materials and Consumer Staples weighed on the market. Energy and lithium names were among the top advancers, while gold miners and an aerospace technology firm posted the largest declines. Volatility on S&P/TSX opt…
Brazil's benchmark Bovespa index closed lower on Monday, sliding 0.61% as declines in Real Estate, Consumption and Public Utilities sectors outnumbered gains. Steelmaker USIMINAS and energy company PRIO were among the day’s top advancers, while construction and healthcare names led declines. Commodity prices and currency pairs showed mixed moves du…
U.S. Treasury yields climbed after Monday's auctions for bills and notes drew less demand than expected, rekindling investor concerns about appetite for government debt amid sizable supply and uncertainty over monetary policy. The two- and five-year offerings showed signs of investor caution, while benchmark 10- and 30-year yields rose modestly. Ma…
Owners of FiberCop and Open Fiber, including Italy, KKR and Macquarie, are in discussions over a commercial arrangement aimed at completing nationwide high-speed broadband coverage. Under a government-backed proposal, FiberCop would build in many commercially attractive 'grey' areas while Open Fiber would remain the exclusive full-fibre operator in…
Erasca Inc. (NASDAQ:ERAS) stock dropped 5% in after-hours trading Monday after the company released preliminary Phase 1 dose escalation data for ERAS-0015, a pan-RAS molecular glue. Early results from U.S. and China Phase 1 trials show notable unconfirmed overall response rates in KRAS G12X non-small cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer at specif…
Activists from the Make America Healthy Again movement gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court while justices considered Bayer’s appeal aimed at cutting off thousands of lawsuits alleging Roundup causes cancer. Speakers at the rally criticized the Trump administration’s support for Bayer, urged policy changes on pesticides, and highlighted farmer v…
Moody's Ratings reports the fund finance market surpassed $1 trillion this year, fueled by demand from the expanding private credit sector. Originally a liquidity option for early-stage funds, fund finance has become a central backstop for private credit lenders, with growing use of NAV-backed facilities and hybrid structures. Moody's highlights co…
WeRide Corp ADR (NASDAQ:WRD) shares climbed 2.8% Monday after the company and Lenovo unveiled an expanded alliance to deploy 200,000 Level 4 autonomous vehicles worldwide over the next five years. The plan, announced at Auto China 2026, builds on the July 2025 launch of the HPC 3.0 computing platform and seeks to prioritize cost and scalable deploy…
The fund finance market exceeded $1 trillion this year, driven largely by rising activity in private credit, Moody’s Ratings reports. Once a nascent liquidity tool for private funds, fund finance now serves as a key backstop for private credit managers, while NAV facilities and hybrid structures have expanded. Moody’s analysts flagged growing stres…
U.S. equipment financing rose 12.5% year-on-year in March to $10.8 billion, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA). The association’s survey of 25 members - including major banks and manufacturer financing units - also showed a 1.8% decline in new loans, leases and lines from February, a 17.7% drop in small-ticket volume,…
Shares of Flowserve Corporation rose sharply on Monday, climbing more than 5% after reports emerged that activist investor Starboard Value has amassed a stake in the industrial manufacturer and is pressing for changes aimed at expanding margins. Company representatives confirmed routine engagement with shareholders but declined to comment on specif…
Rogers Communications is proposing voluntary departure and retirement packages to roughly half of its approximately 25,000 employees, offering staff across multiple divisions the choice to leave with a package or remain. Some categories of workers are ineligible, and the company did not specify a headcount reduction target. Rogers did not immediate…
Absci Corp's stock climbed sharply in early trading after analysts pointed to encouraging mid-to-late stage data from a rival and a sizable estimated market for hair-loss treatments. KeyBanc reiterated a $9 target on Absci and suggested the company's experimental therapy could act as a complement to existing options rather than a direct substitute.
Microsoft will extend its Copilot 365 AI assistant to all of Accenture’s approximately 743,000 employees in the largest enterprise deployment of the chatbot to date. The agreement, whose financial terms were not disclosed, comes as Microsoft pushes multiple AI models to customers and seeks to convert more of its large 365 user base into paid Copilo…
