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Corporate Finance News 18 September 2025 - 14 November 2025

Applied Digital (APLD) Prices $2.35 Billion Notes as AI Data Center Expansion Meets Market Jitters

Applied Digital (APLD) Prices $2.35 Billion Notes as AI Data Center Expansion Meets Market Jitters

Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: APLD), one of the fastest‑growing AI data‑center names on the Nasdaq, is back in focus today after pricing a massive $2.35 billion senior secured notes offering designed to supercharge its North Dakota “AI Factory” buildout. The financing arrives just days after the company lined up up to $787.5 million in additional equity funding from Macquarie Asset Management, but the stock is still suffering one of its roughest weeks in nearly two years as investors weigh leverage, dilution and broader AI anxiety. Applied Digital Corporation+2Applied Digital Corporation+2 Key headlines for Applied Digital on November 14, 2025 1.
14 November 2025
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BP Stock Soars as Oil Rally and Strategic Shift Boost Investor Confidence

BP Nears Castrol Sale: Stonepeak in Advanced Talks as Valuation Swirls Around $8 Billion (Nov 13, 2025)

Published: November 13, 2025 Key points What’s new today Industry outlet Offshore Engineer reported in the early hours of Thursday that BP’s talks with Stonepeak are ongoing and part of a portfolio overhaul designed to meet the company’s $20 billion asset‑sale target. The update reiterates Reuters’ exclusive from late Wednesday and keeps Stonepeak at the front of the queue. oedigital.com+1 While neither BP nor Stonepeak has commented publicly, the cadence of coverage suggests the process is in a decisive phase. Reuters’ report adds that BP’s U.S. depositary receipts initially rose about 2% on the headline before easing—an indication investors see
13 November 2025
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CFE’s Surging Debt Exposed: Record Interest Costs, Supplier Backlogs, and Pemex Parallels

CFE’s Surging Debt Exposed: Record Interest Costs, Supplier Backlogs, and Pemex Parallels

CFE’s Climbing Supplier Debt Puts Pressure on Operations CFE’s debts to contractors and suppliers have climbed to multi-year highs, raising concerns about cash flow in Mexico’s electricity sector. According to CFE’s third-quarter 2025 financial report, accounts payable to suppliers reached ~77.3 billion pesos (circa $4+ billion) eluniversal.com.mx. This represents a 3.8–4% increase over the same period last year cronica.com.mx eluniversal.com.mx. In fact, the July–Sept 2025 figure is the second-highest Q3 level since 2018 cronica.com.mx, indicating that payment backlogs – while not unprecedented – are near record levels. These obligations are all short-term (due within a year) cronica.com.mx, meaning CFE will need to
3 November 2025
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Meta’s Q3 Showdown: Can AI Spend and Ad Growth Drive Another Rally?

Meta Stock Alert: AI Spending Spree, Q3 Results Bombshell & $30B Bond Sale (Monday Market Preview)

Key Facts (as of Nov 2, 2025): Q3 2025 Earnings Recap Meta’s October earnings (reported Oct 29 after the close) painted a mixed picture. The company delivered strong revenue growth – $51.24 B for Q3, up 26% year-on-year ts2.tech – led by robust advertising demand and rising user engagement. (Daily active users across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and others hit ~3.54 billion, +8% YoY nasdaq.com.) Ad impressions rose ~14% and prices ~10%, fueling the gain. However, profitability collapsed: reported net income was only $2.71 B (EPS $1.05), versus $15.7 B (EPS $6.03) a year earlier ts2.tech. This huge drop was almost entirely due to a
2 November 2025
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BayWa Crisis: Cooperatives Take Over as Stock Soars on Rescue Plan

BayWa Crisis: Cooperatives Take Over as Stock Soars on Rescue Plan

Cooperatives Seize Control in BayWa’s Rescue Deal A dramatic power shift is underway at BayWa AG, as its long-time cooperative shareholders step in to take the reins of the struggling company. Bayerische Raiffeisen-Beteiligungs AG (the investment arm of Bavarian farming cooperatives) and Austria’s Raiffeisen Agrar Invest (RAI), together BayWa’s largest shareholders, have effectively secured control of the firm through a fresh capital injection boerse-express.com boerse-express.com. RAI – affiliated with farm supplier RWA in Austria – boosted its stake to about 37.9% earlier this year and “faktisch die Kontrolle… übernommen” (practically taken charge of the crisis-hit BayWa) boerse-express.com. This cooperative-led rescue
28 October 2025
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First Brands Group Files for Chapter 11, Discloses $10–$50 Billion in Liabilities

First Brands Group Files for Chapter 11, Discloses $10–$50 Billion in Liabilities

Overall, First Brands Group’s Chapter 11 filing represents a major failure in the auto aftermarket space. It underscores the dangers of aggressive debt structures in a rising-rate environment. For now, the company has stayed open for business, suppliers will continue to ship parts, and customers (retailers and repair shops) will receive product normally. The big questions remain how much debt can be restructured, who will control the reorganized firm, and what this means for competitors. Any final outcome (sale or restructuring) will likely emerge only after lengthy court proceedings in the coming months. Sources: First Brands’ Chapter 11 petition and press
30 September 2025
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Amazon’s Finance Teams Unleash AI for Complex Tasks – Transforming Corporate Finance

Amazon’s Finance Teams Unleash AI for Complex Tasks – Transforming Corporate Finance

In summary, Amazon’s bold embrace of AI in its finance function illustrates a watershed moment for corporate finance at large. Generative AI is rapidly moving from an experimental tool to a core part of how finance teams operate, enabling analysis and decision support at a speed and scale previously unimaginable. While early automation mostly took the drudgery out of accounting, today’s AI is tackling judgment-intensive tasks like interpreting complex regulations, explaining business drivers, and even drafting strategy documents. This has the potential to elevate the role of finance – shifting professionals toward more strategic, analytical work – but it also
18 September 2025
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