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Options trading in Skyworks Solutions Inc. surged to 32,697 contracts at 3:40 p.m. New York time on Monday, driven almost entirely by call activity. The August 21, 2026 $95 call made up the bulk of the flow, while a smaller number of call strikes and a limited put presence accounted for the remainder.
Alphabet Inc. saw total options volume reach 928,825 contracts at 3:40 p.m. New York time on Monday. Calls made up the bulk of activity with 634,875 contracts traded, while puts totaled 293,950 contracts. Several June 22, 2026 call strikes recorded particularly high trade counts relative to their open interest. Alphabet shares declined 5.22% to $34…
California lawmakers have reached an agreement to place an $11.3 billion housing bond on the November ballot intended to expand affordable housing and increase homeownership. The proposal bundles $10 billion in general obligation bonds for affordable housing initiatives with $1.25 billion in self-supporting revenue bonds for a veterans’ home loan p…
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded an $875 million, 12-year contract to Air Space Intelligence to develop a strategic data-driven system to manage flight schedules, routes and trajectories. The Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories (SMART) platform will analyze schedules, weather, airport capacity and airspace cond…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration awarded an $875 million, 12-year contract to Air Space Intelligence to deploy a data-driven flight management platform called SMART that aims to predict traffic flows, coordinate schedules and reduce delays by addressing capacity-demand imbalances before aircraft depart. Airlines have raised private concerns…
Hut 8 Corp. shares declined 3.4% on Monday after insider transactions totaling $5.7 million were disclosed. Chief Legal Officer Victor Semah sold 10,000 shares on June 17 for $125 each, while Director Joseph Flinn sold 38,947 shares across June 11-12 at prices between $115.94 and $119.44, including option exercises and RSU vesting.
On June 22, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the completion of the 100-mile Smart Path Connect transmission project. Developed by the New York Power Authority and National Grid, the upgrade is part of the largest investment in the state’s electric grid in 50 years, is expected to unlock one gigawatt of renewable energy in Upstate New York, …
DA Davidson initiated coverage on 16 diversified industrial companies and highlighted three buy-rated distributors—MSC Industrial Direct, Regal-Rexnord and WESCO International—citing improving demand, pricing strength and secular drivers such as data center construction, reshoring and automation investment.
U.S. auto-safety regulators have initiated a special crash investigation after a Tesla Model 3 left the roadway at speed on a Friday evening and drove into a brick home near Houston, Texas. A woman inside the residence was struck and later died. The Harris County Sheriff's Office says the driver told police he was using an automated driving assista…
Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, disclosed she will resign from UnitedHealth Group if confirmed, accept certain cash settlements for equity awards, and divest healthcare-related holdings. Her filing with the HHS Ethics Counsel dated June 16 outlines timelines for c…
Reflection AI has reached an agreement with SpaceX that will provide the startup with expanded compute capacity at SpaceX’s Colossus 2 data center, including immediate access to Nvidia GB300 accelerator chips. The deal commits Reflection to pay $150 million per month beginning July 1, 2026 through 2029, with contractual termination provisions and p…
BofA Securities reiterated its Buy recommendation on Dynatrace and raised its price objective to $50 from $48 after increasing conviction in the company’s execution. The firm pointed to an improving revenue predictability profile, stronger enterprise sales dynamics and a unique renewal cadence as drivers that could lift Dynatrace’s free cash flow m…
The Department of the Interior has proposed a package of regulatory rollbacks for oil and gas operations on federal lands that would reduce statewide bonding requirements for wells to $25,000 per state from $500,000, shorten public participation windows for permitting, and roll back methane-related compliance requirements. The proposals aim to lowe…
On June 22, sources cited by the Financial Times say leading EasyJet shareholders and parties close to discussions are seeking at least an extra £600 million from U.S. suitor Castlelake after the airline turned down a $6.3 billion proposal it judged to be too low. Castlelake disclosed its bid earlier the same day and said EasyJet's limited engageme…
Options activity in UWM Holdings Corp climbed to 9,821 contracts by 1:30 p.m. New York time on Monday, driven primarily by call option trades. Several specific strike-dated series accounted for large portions of that volume, while the company's shares fell 7.44% to $2.05. Open interest figures cited are as of June 18 unless otherwise noted.
EasyJet and several of its leading shareholders are pressing U.S. suitor Castlelake for at least an additional £600 million on top of the firm’s publicised offer. The airline rejected the $6.3 billion proposal as undervaluing the business, while Castlelake said it had gone public because of easyJet’s limited engagement; investors indicate a bid of …
Micron Technology has reached an agreement with Anthropic to supply memory and storage products and to make a strategic investment in Anthropic’s latest funding round. The partnership will include joint analysis of memory and storage performance across AI workloads as Anthropic prepares for a confidential U.S. IPO filing following a large Series H …
Stocks moved unevenly on Monday, with several headline names in the mega-cap cohort falling and a number of technology, semiconductor and biotech companies rallying across market-cap tiers. SpaceX and Arm were notable decliners among the largest names, while AbbVie and SanDisk led gains at the top end. Momentum-driven moves were visible in large-ca…
A packed economic docket on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, will test market expectations as investors await Services and Manufacturing PMI releases, the API weekly crude stock report and a two-year Treasury auction. The data provide contemporaneous signals on activity across services, manufacturing, energy inventories and government debt demand, which mar…
Unifor has initiated collective bargaining with Ford Motor as the first step in negotiations covering roughly 19,000 Canadian autoworkers employed by Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. The union set a July 10 deadline to reach a deal with Ford, which it intends to use as a template for talks with the other two automakers, while noting broader eco…
Google DeepMind and independent film studio A24 have entered a collaborative arrangement to investigate how artificial intelligence can assist filmmakers and other creative professionals. The initiative will prioritize the development of new creative workflows shaped by the artists who will use them, and the companies plan multiple research and dev…
Bending Spoons, an Italian technology group that buys and operates digital businesses, is preparing a U.S. initial public offering that could raise as much as $1.62 billion by selling 58 million shares at $26 to $28 each, according to people familiar with the matter. The company would sell about 60% of the shares, with existing investors including …
Unifor has initiated collective bargaining with Ford Motor Company on behalf of 5,150 unionized employees at Ford operations in Canada. The union selected Ford to establish a pattern agreement for negotiations with the Detroit Three, citing Ford’s commitment to Canadian operations and a longstanding cooperative relationship. Talks are being held in…
Prysmian said Monday it will produce the submarine power cables for the ELMED interconnector between Italy and Tunisia at its Arco Felice factory near Naples. The work follows a notice to proceed issued by Italian transmission operator Terna and Tunisian grid and gas operator STEG, and stems from a contract worth about €460 million awarded in Septe…
Major U.S. technology stocks fell on Monday as investor unease about the costs of building artificial intelligence infrastructure pressured the sector. Alphabet posted its steepest one-day drop since May 2025, while Amazon, Meta and Microsoft also pared market value. SpaceX shares dropped sharply amid a new notes offering announcement, and a senior…
