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OpenAI has obtained more than $4 billion in fresh capital to fund a new joint venture called The Deployment Company, backed by 19 investors including major private equity and asset management firms. The deal values the venture at $10 billion before the new funds, with OpenAI retaining majority ownership and operational control. Separately, rival An…
Futures tied to Canada’s primary equity benchmark moved slightly lower on Monday as investors parsed fresh confrontations between the U.S. and Iran centered on the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P/TSX 60 futures fell 3 points (about 0.1%), while the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite ended Friday marginally lower at 33,891.18. Broader mark…
Siemens said it has invested $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing over the last five years, funding new facilities and expansions that target data centers and AI, healthcare, passenger rail, semiconductors and utilities. The projects, which are scheduled to come online throughout 2026, are intended to strengthen domestic supply chains, support local de…
An investigation by Hunterbrook Media raises doubts about Czechoslovak Group’s stated ammunition production capacity and undisclosed shareholder transactions that preceded its 3.8 billion euro military IPO in January. The probe highlights gaps between prospectus claims and observable manufacturing capability, a large Slovak framework deal with no f…
Insider disclosure filings for Friday, May 1, 2026, reveal a mix of targeted executive purchases and sizable institutional divestitures. Transactions span regional banking, energy, healthcare equipment, GPU-focused cloud computing, and financial services. The filings include debt-for-equity conversions, direct open-market buys, and structured sales…
Bernstein increased its price target on Apple to $350 from $340 and kept an Outperform rating after the company reported stronger-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and issued upbeat guidance for the June quarter. Robust iPhone sales and Services growth, expanding gross margins, and an aggressive buyback plan were central to the note, whil…
Anthropic has secured $1.5 billion from a consortium of prominent Wall Street investors to launch a consulting joint venture aimed at deploying its AI technologies across the investors' global portfolios. The initiative is backed primarily by Blackstone, Goldman Sachs and Hellman & Friedman, with additional commitments from Goldman Sachs, General A…
U.S. stock futures held near flat amid renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. By 07:32 ET (11:32 GMT), Dow futures were down 213 points (0.4%), S&P 500 futures had slipped 13 points (0.2%), and Nasdaq 100 futures had fallen 24 points (0.1%). Several individual equities moved sharply in premarket trading after corporate …
RBC Capital says U.S. equity valuations have climbed as markets recover from March lows but have not yet reached levels that historically mark market tops. The firm keeps its 12-month S&P 500 target unchanged while flagging several sources of volatility, and notes corporate earnings showed resilience in the first quarter alongside cautious operatio…
Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust has filed for a U.S. initial public offering that would raise just over $1.7 billion by selling 87.5 million shares, including 725,987 bonus shares, at $20 apiece. The newly formed real estate investment trust will acquire newly built data centers leased to investment-grade tenants, targeting properties value…
Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Monday, with the Tadawul All Share dropping 0.91% at the close. Gains among several insurance companies were outweighed by declines in the Cement, Real Estate Development and Transport sectors, while broader market breadth tilted toward losers. Commodity moves included higher crude and Brent prices and a drop in …
Eli Lilly shares dropped about 3% on Monday after an Evercore ISI analyst flagged a hepatic failure report tied to Foundayo in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System. The case involved a 56-year-old man, with the event possibly occurring on or before April 15 and reported to regulators on April 30. The analyst placed the incident in the context of …
Global Medical Response, the Lewisville, Texas-based emergency medical services operator backed by KKR, Ares and others, is pursuing a U.S. initial public offering that would value the company at up to $5 billion. The firm plans to offer 31.9 million shares at $22 to $25 each, aiming to raise as much as $797.9 million, while private placement warra…
A Barclays review of first-quarter results for large-cap household and personal care firms and beverage makers finds most companies maintaining their profit outlooks despite rising input costs. Firms report plans to absorb incremental cost pressures, signal consumer resilience among higher-income U.S. shoppers, and outline mitigation techniques inc…
HSBC downgraded Advanced Micro Devices from Buy to Hold and nudged its price target up to $340 from $335, arguing that the stock's recent rally and foundry capacity limits reduce the likelihood of an earnings upside when AMD reports its first-quarter results. The bank trimmed its 2026 AI GPU revenue forecast and flagged persistent tightness at TSMC…
Morgan Stanley's Asia EM Equity Strategy has placed DBS Group Holdings on its Asia Pacific ex-Japan focus list and removed United Overseas Bank. The move reflects DBS's more diversified, defensive regional exposure and a strong underlying business model supported by deposits, corporate and wealth franchises. The strategist team expects continued ca…
EagleRock Land LLC, a Houston-based owner and manager of Permian Basin acreage, has filed to raise $346 million in a U.S. initial public offering. The company will offer 17.3 million shares at a price range of $17 to $20 each, and at the top of that range would carry a market value of $2.6 billion based on outstanding shares disclosed in its filing…
U.S. government representatives met with Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to discuss shortfalls in artificial intelligence processing capacity that threaten defense and critical software maintenance. Officials flagged concerns that Anthropic may not have the compute resources to support widespread use of its Mythos model, and noted that some of Google's …
Shares of Clene Inc. (NASDAQ:CLNN) rose 20% Monday after the company said it will seek accelerated approval for its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment CNM-Au8 following a productive meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA indicated the submitted biomarker data may support an NDA under the accelerated approval Subpart H path…
Shares of JetBlue and Frontier rose in premarket trading after Spirit Airlines ceased operations, creating potential opportunities for rivals to capture displaced passengers and temper aggressive pricing in leisure-heavy markets. JetBlue jumped about 5% and Frontier about 4% as industry participants assess route overlap, hub expansion plans, and ne…
Assertio Holdings shares surged after the company and Garda Therapeutics amended their merger agreement to raise the all-cash tender offer price to $21.80 per share. The revised price reflects premiums to Garda's earlier bid and to Assertio's pre-offer market value, and the agreement includes committed equity and debt financing. The transaction is …
Goldman Sachs describes first-quarter corporate earnings as "exceptionally strong," citing broad beats across the S&P 500 and outsized contributions from mega-cap technology names. While headline EPS growth is partly skewed by one-time items, analysts point to rising AI-related capital spending as a material upside driver for infrastructure-related…
BlackBerry shares climbed 13% on Monday after favorable media attention spotlighted the company’s shift away from smartphones toward profitable software, led by its QNX division. QNX now contributes roughly half of BlackBerry’s revenue and its operating system is embedded in an estimated 275 million vehicles, supporting safety and driver-assistance…
EagleRock Land, LLC has initiated an initial public offering for 17.3 million Class A shares with an anticipated price range of $17.00 to $20.00 per share. The company filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has applied to list on the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE Texas under the ticker EROK. Major…
U.S. equity benchmarks extended gains on Friday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at record levels after Apple topped expectations and issued an upbeat revenue outlook. The Dow slipped modestly. Markets enter a critical week with more than 100 S&P 500 companies reporting results and a key employment release due, while Federal Reserve divisions an…
