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Nvidia snaps up Kumo AI in latest acquisition
Nvidia has acquired Kumo AI, a small, four-year-old startup that develops foundation models designed to make accurate business predictions, according to two sources familiar with the deal. Kumo's three co-founders, Vanja Josifovski, Hema Raghavan…
SBI completes one M&A financing transaction, is set for another
India's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), is set to finance its second merger and acquisition transaction after it completed its first one in the current year, said C.S. Setty, Chairperson of the bank, on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) at…
Neon Boss Tom Quinn Talks 'Backrooms,' Industry Mergers & '70 Up
Neon CEO Tom Quinn has heralded the success of Backrooms and Obsession, saying the films show “there's a younger generation here that's willing to walk away from their phone.” Quinn said the box office breakouts were…
Academy trust proposes Swanage school merger as pupil numbers fall
Curtis Lancaster South of England An academy trust has proposed merging two schools into one so that it can cope with the 'ongoing fall in pupil numbers'. Coastal Learning Partnership (CLP) academy trust runs 20 primary schools across Dorset and…
The Long Game of Higher Ed Mergers
Mergers aren't easy. In the corporate world, 70 percent of them fail to deliver on their financial promises. In higher ed—with its loyal alumni, invested faculty, deferred maintenance backlogs and all manner of mascots—the deals can…
U.S. employers announce 97,006 job cuts in May, rising 16% M/M
Job cuts are rising overall, led by technology; transportation and health care cuts increased, while cuts in services dropped. AI is now the leading reason for job reductions in technology, with technology sector announcing the most cuts driven by…
M&S fans beg for 'more colours' of 'flattering' £30 summer trousers
When it comes to dressing for warmer weather, most women are on the lookout for lightweight, comfortable clothing that can handle the demands of the day without sacrificing style. Now, Marks and Spencer has launched the ultimate summer trouser…
'Buying stuff like it's going out of fashion': Biotech M&A on track for best year since pre-Covid
So far in 2026, biotech deals amounted to $106 billion over 201 transactions, according to PitchBook data. That momentum in dealmaking comes despite an interest rate environment that has turned for the worse following the Iran war and inflationary…
B&M European Value Retail climbs Wednesday, outperforms market
Shares of B&M European Value Retail S.A. BME surged 14.60% to £1.95 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 0.40% to 10,332.30. B&M European Value Retail…
Buried in SpaceX's IPO: a Tesla merger clue and a $3.75 billion insider windfall for friends and family
Elon Musk is planning a $3.75 billion windfall for SpaceX insiders. Markets: Global selloff as traders cash out of tech stocks. Ray Dalio: Yes, AI is a bubble. Get used to it. Tomorrow's jobs report could force the Fed to raise interest rates.
Former California AG Bill Lockyer Offers A Dumb And Lazy Defense Of The Paramount Warner Bros Merger
There's just an exhaustingly long list of reasons why the $111 billion planned acquisition of Warner Brothers by Larry Ellison and Paramount is very, very bad. Bad for consumers, bad for labor, bad for journalism, bad for democracy, and bad for…
Destination XL Calls Off Planned Merger With FullBeauty
Destination XL Group has decided to go it alone — at least for the time being. On Wednesday when it released its delayed first-quarter results, the Canton, Mass.-based men's big and tall retailer said its board has decided that its planned…
Wang Fuk Court residents tour potential new homes ahead of June 30 acquisition deadline
Ten flat viewing tours have been arranged for Wang Fuk Court homeowners to explore potential new homes as the deadline to accept the government's acquisition offer approaches, Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin said. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
Agilent Technologies (A) Declined in Q1 Amid QIAGEN Acquisition Speculation
Impax Asset Management, an investment management firm based in London, specializing in sustainable investing, released its first-quarter 2026 investor letter for its “Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund”. A copy of the letter is…
A merger could put two of America's most important news archives under one owner - Poynter
Earlier this spring, film stars and industry heavyweights made a splash, successfully drawing attention to the vast economic and creative harms the looming Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger would wreak on the industry. But underneath these…
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