Clearwater Analytics Delisted After $8.4B Take-Private, Options Settle for Cash
Markets Daniel Marsh

Clearwater Analytics Delisted After $8.4B Take-Private, Options Settle for Cash

Clearwater Analytics' $8.4B take-private closed June 25 at $24.55/share, a 47% premium. CWAN delisted from NYSE; options settle for $2,455 cash per contract.

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Sadot Group Shares Surge 75% on Massive Volume Amid Going Concern Doubts
Markets Daniel Marsh

Sadot Group Shares Surge 75% on Massive Volume Amid Going Concern Doubts

Sadot Group (SDOT) soared 75% on volume 15x its share base, despite filings showing a tiny float, preferred stock, a large real estate option, zero Q1 commodity sales, and going concern doubts.

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Dow Steadies Near 52,000 as Alphabet Joins Index, Shifting Weightings
Markets Daniel Marsh

Dow Steadies Near 52,000 as Alphabet Joins Index, Shifting Weightings

The Dow edged up 13.89 points to 51,934.51, with Alphabet (GOOGL) replacing Verizon (VZ) in the index on Monday, boosting tech exposure without a mechanical price jump.

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Semiconductor Slump Hits Wall Street as Tech Giants Hold Steady
Markets Daniel Marsh

Semiconductor Slump Hits Wall Street as Tech Giants Hold Steady

Wall Street saw a split Friday as chip stocks tumbled but megacap platforms held firm, with the SOXX dropping 4.67% and Micron falling 4.17% after a previous surge.

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Strategy's STRC Preferred Stock Plunges, Signaling Bitcoin Funding Stress
Crypto Sarah Chen

Strategy's STRC Preferred Stock Plunges, Signaling Bitcoin Funding Stress

Strategy's STRC preferred stock sank 26% to $73.68, far below its $100 par value, as a $13.4 billion unrealized bitcoin loss drove its effective yield to 15.6%, signaling investor concern over funding pressure.

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EchoStar's ECHO Debut Slumps on AT&T Cash Dependence, SpaceX Index Event
Markets Daniel Marsh

EchoStar's ECHO Debut Slumps on AT&T Cash Dependence, SpaceX Index Event

EchoStar's new ECHO ticker dropped 6.5% in its first two sessions, with the $20.25B AT&T cash representing 71% of equity. The stock rebounded 1.7% Friday as investors eye deal closing and SpaceX's Russell index addition.

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SELLAS Life Sciences Soars on Heavy Short Interest Ahead of AML Trial Results
Markets Daniel Marsh

SELLAS Life Sciences Soars on Heavy Short Interest Ahead of AML Trial Results

SELLAS Life Sciences (SLS) surged 6.3% to $11.19 as short interest climbed to 32.65% of float and trading volume doubled. The company amended executive severance terms and disclosed 78 of 80 events reached in its Phase 3 AML trial.

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Centessa's Final Trade Puts Lilly CVR at 28% of Maximum Value
Markets Daniel Marsh

Centessa's Final Trade Puts Lilly CVR at 28% of Maximum Value

Centessa's final $40.50 trade implies a 28% value on its non-transferable CVR from the $38/share Lilly buyout, with only drug-approval payouts remaining.

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Can-Fite BioPharma Surges on Japanese Patent Grant for Obesity Drug
Markets Daniel Marsh

Can-Fite BioPharma Surges on Japanese Patent Grant for Obesity Drug

Can-Fite BioPharma shares surged 17% premarket after Japan allowed a patent for Namodenoson in obesity, but the company's $6.61M market cap remains near the NYSE American delisting threshold.

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Amazon Drops Below Analyst Target Amid Cloud Selloff and EU Scrutiny
Markets Daniel Marsh

Amazon Drops Below Analyst Target Amid Cloud Selloff and EU Scrutiny

Amazon shares closed Thursday at $227.01, below the lowest analyst target of $230, amid a cloud-led selloff and EU scrutiny.

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BlackBerry Surges as QNX Revenue Soars 26%, AI Premium Drives $1B Market Cap Increase
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BlackBerry Surges as QNX Revenue Soars 26%, AI Premium Drives $1B Market Cap Increase

BlackBerry's market cap jumped $1 billion after QNX revenue rose 26% and fiscal 2027 guidance increased. Analysts raised targets, citing faster operating leverage and AI potential.

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Nokia shares tumble as AI rally fades; €18B wiped out since June peak
Markets Daniel Marsh

Nokia shares tumble as AI rally fades; €18B wiped out since June peak

Nokia shares slid to €11.74 in Helsinki, extending a pullback that has erased about €18B in market value since the June 3 high. Investors await Q2 results due July 23.

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