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theguardian.com - Chris Stein - Elizabeth Warren says 'frenzy' of mergers under Trump could be reversed
Elizabeth Warren says 'frenzy' of mergers under Trump could be reversed
The Guardian

Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has warned that corporate mergers approved by the Trump administration – including a pending deal that would put two of America's largest news outlets under the control of a family sympathetic to the…

marketwatch.com - Healthcare Stocks Rise Amid M&A Activity -- Healthcare Roundup
Healthcare Stocks Rise Amid M&A Activity -- Healthcare Roundup
MarketWatch

Stocks of healthcare companies were the top gainers Thursday amid M&A activity while investors seek less volatile options. Germany's Merck KGaA said it struck a deal to buy U.S. life-sciences tools supplier Bio-Techne for $11.3 billion, in an early…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - B&M European Value Retail slides Thursday, underperforms market
B&M European Value Retail slides Thursday, underperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of B&M European Value Retail S.A. BME dropped 1.71% to £2.07 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.65% to 10,529.89. B&M European Value Retail…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - M&T Bank Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
M&T Bank Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

Shares of M&T Bank Corp. MTB rose 1.50% to $236.77 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.14% to 51,920.62 and the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.01%…

standard.co.uk - Anna Wise - H&M sees efforts to control stock weigh on sales
H&M sees efforts to control stock weigh on sales
Evening Standard

News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. H&M has reported sluggish sales in recent months as…

crunchbase.com - Joanna Glasner - Cursor Deal Puts US On Track For Record Startup M&A Year
Cursor Deal Puts US On Track For Record Startup M&A Year
Crunchbase

When someone spends $60 billion to buy a startup, M&A spending suddenly starts looking pretty robust. Those were the unsurprising findings of a Crunchbase analysis of U.S. startup acquisition outlays in 2026. So far this year, acquirers have spent…

marketwatch.com - ASP Isotopes, Endra Life Sciences Shares Fall After Companies Propose Merger
ASP Isotopes, Endra Life Sciences Shares Fall After Companies Propose Merger
MarketWatch

Shares of ASP Isotopes were recently down around 9% at $6.45. Shares of Endra Lifesciences were recently down around 38% at $3.87. Under the proposed transaction, Noble Africa would merge with an Endra subsidiary and continue as the surviving…

seekingalpha.com - The Value Pendulum - ECARX Holdings: A Bull On Recent Acquisition And Partnerships (NASDAQ:ECX)
ECARX Holdings: A Bull On Recent Acquisition And Partnerships (NASDAQ:ECX)
Seeking Alpha

I initiate ECARX Holdings Inc. with a 'Buy' rating, citing value-accretive M&A and strategic alliances. The Flyme acquisition enhances ECX's vertical integration, margin profile, and OEM win potential. Partnerships with TPK and May Mobility…

scmp.com - Ann Cao - China's Big Fund becomes SMIC's third-largest shareholder after record buyout
China's Big Fund becomes SMIC's third-largest shareholder after record buyout
South China Morning Post

China's state-backed Big Fund has become the third-largest shareholder of the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), the country's largest wafer foundry, after SMIC completed its acquisition of a manufacturing subsidiary in…

bloomberg.com - Eyk Henning - Engines and Elevators Lift German Deals Past $120 Billion
Engines and Elevators Lift German Deals Past $120 Billion
Bloomberg

Germany's dealmakers are seeing some of their long-wished-for transactions come to fruition, driving the country to one of its busiest years for mergers and acquisitions in decades. The latest big deal to be announced is Volkswagen AG 's sale of a…

bloomberg.com - Stock Movers: AMS, EasyJet, H&M
Stock Movers: AMS, EasyJet, H&M
Bloomberg

Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street. Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - H&M reports Q2 profit miss as tighter inventory hit sales
H&M reports Q2 profit miss as tighter inventory hit sales
The Standard

Swedish fashion retailer H&M reported on Thursday a smaller-than-expected March-May profit as it was unable to fully meet demand after reducing the amount of clothing it keeps in stock, and predicted unchanged June sales. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…

independent.co.uk - Anna Wise - H&M sees efforts to control stock weigh on sales
H&M sees efforts to control stock weigh on sales
The Independent

H&M has reported sluggish sales in recent months as efforts to tighten stock left some stores unable to meet shopper demand. The Swedish fashion giant nonetheless said its work to modernise and improve shops was going to boost profitability in the…

mirror.co.uk - Ben Hurst - Rule change in weeks for ASOS, boohoo, Gymshark, H&M, Nike customers
Rule change in weeks for ASOS, boohoo, Gymshark, H&M, Nike customers
Daily Mirror

Major new rules are coming in within weeks which could impact anyone buying from major online retailers like ASOS, boohoo, Gymshark, H&M, Nike, Selfridges, and Charlotte Tilbury. On BBC Morning Live personal finance expert Laura Pomfret explained…

nypost.com - Ariel Zilber - Paramount denies Larry Ellison pledged to Trump that he would 'overhaul' CNN after WBD merger
Paramount denies Larry Ellison pledged to Trump that he would 'overhaul' CNN after WBD merger
New York Post

Paramount Skydance is denying a report that Larry and David Ellison promised the Trump administration they would overhaul CNN as part of the company's blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. A spokesperson told The Post the company made…

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