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It was reported on September 3 that NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) and Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the companies’ merger, clearing a major hurdle for the blockbuster transaction. First announced in May, the combination is expected to create the world’s largest regulated electric utility business by market capitalization. The merger comes at […]

The big story today with Eli Lilly is its hugely successful GLP-1 drugs, but the long-term story is likely to be about its acquisitions.

Investors seeking a slice of a possible blockbuster AI flotation might sell something they already own to pay for it. That is the portfolio risk behind Evercore ISI’s warning reported September 7. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) and AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) appeared on its screen of potential casualties. Julian Emanuel’s team identified underperformers with negative […]

Playing an official part in the IPO process could give Robinhood more influence over the number of shares allocated to its customers.

AI companies continue to raise new capital to fund growth.

Investing.com - Fund managers preparing for a wave of mega-cap artificial intelligence initial public offerings could trigger an early wave of tax-loss selling across underperforming blue-chip stocks, according to a report by Evercore ISI published on Sunday.

The upcoming initial public offerings (IPOs) of OpenAI and Anthropic may exacerbate the woes of already struggling stocks post-Labor Day, said strategists at Evercore ISI, spearheaded by Julian Emanuel. Evercore sees further upside for AI stocks but warns that upcoming...

Why investing for the long run, especially if you buy certain popular stocks, could reap huge rewards.

Anthropic stands ready to dethrone Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which rewrote Wall Street’s record books in June.

With Nscale closing a $3.5 billion pre-IPO round and targeting a New York IPO as early as late September, the compute landlord thesis is entering a phase it has not reached before: public market validation. Infrastructure providers — the landlords of the compute era — are positioning themselves to reach public investors ahead of the […]

Morgan Stanley is seen as the leading contender for the “lead left” role, while Goldman is expected to serve as stabilisation agent.

NVIDIA announced on September 3, 2026, that it will acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, a deal structured as approximately $11.9 billion in cash and up to $1 billion in equity retention for staff. As detailed in the official announcement, this acquisition marks the definitive transition of the compute landlord thesis from theory to structural […]

The last big acquisition now anchors a $31 billion business line. The next one runs at more than $150 million a year.

The one variable Suze Orman says sank early SpaceX buyers

Hugging Face spent years doing everything a company does before going public. It hit $150 million in annualized revenue, attracted 18 million developers to its platform, and netted almost $395 million from backers like Amazon, Intel, Sequoia and Coatue. Then Nvidia made it an offer it couldn’t refuse. On Thursday, the chipmaker confirmed a deal to acquire the AI model distribution platform for $12.9 billion. The IPO has always been the destination for venture-backed companies. Before the late 20

Berkshire Hathaway's relatively new CEO has already handled the integration of two purchases.

The chipmaker's up-to-$5 billion pledge comes with conditions attached -- and the company on the receiving end is about to get a public price.

These companies have already recorded billions in profits from their Anthropic stakes.

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) is strengthening its position in agentic artificial intelligence as the company looks to expand its marketing intelligence and workflow automation capabilities. The company had recently acquired Rilo, an India-based AI workflow automation startup, in a deal involving the licensing of Rilo’s technology and the addition of its team. The transaction gives Adobe […]

Anthropic could go public at a $2 trillion valuation, surpassing SpaceX.

LivePerson shareholders approved SoundHound AI’s acquisition on September 2, and the companies completed the transaction on September 4. The combination brings LiverPerson, formerly LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN) into SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN), shifting the investor question from whether the deal will close to whether two conversational-AI businesses can create a stronger platform together. SoundHound’s bull case […]

Thiel is known for his ability to spot a future winner.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) joined Waymo’s first major debt financing, a US$3b deal that marks the autonomous driving company’s debut in the debt market. The firm is also preparing Hotel Investment Partners for a public listing in Spain, aiming to bring its hotel platform to public equity investors. Together, these moves extend Blackstone’s reach into high profile technology lending and public market monetisation of hospitality assets. Blackstone is far from the only stock tied into themes such as...

Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened its first restaurant in Asia at 423 Gangnam-daero in Seoul, partnering with Sangmidang Holdings to launch a joint venture, S&C Restaurants Holdings, that will lead its South Korean operations and serve as a model for future regional growth. By using South Korea as a reference market and planning further locations in the country and Singapore, Chipotle is testing how its fast-casual format, supply chain and training standards can translate into a new culinary...

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has opened its first restaurant in Asia, launching in Seoul, South Korea, through a joint venture. The Seoul location marks the start of Chipotle's broader expansion plan across Asian markets. The South Korean joint venture is intended to act as a reference market for future international growth in the region. This kind of measured international move highlights a wider theme of global brands looking for resilient growth, which some investors may want to...

The Claude maker could reportedly file its prospectus as soon as next week, setting the stage for a potential debut in late September or early October.

Anthropic could give Morgan Stanley (MS) and Goldman Sachs (GS) key roles in handling its market deb

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X on Friday that “Tesla IPO value was a thousandth of its current value.”

Anthropic is close to awarding Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs the most coveted roles in its blockbuster Wall Street debut, as the AI behemoth...

Oura has expanded to really become a health analytics company.