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Corporate Strategy News 30 September 2025 - 29 October 2025

Vedanta’s Big Split Stumbles: Govt Roadblocks, Fresh Delays & What It Means for Investors

Vedanta’s Big Split Stumbles: Govt Roadblocks, Fresh Delays & What It Means for Investors

SEBI Greenlights Documents, But Final Approval Awaits Vedanta’s journey to split its diverse empire reached a tentative milestone when the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved the documentation for the demerger plan Reuters. This essentially meant the market regulator did not object to the revised scheme on record, after earlier compliance checks. SEBI’s nod was crucial – the National Stock Exchange had already issued a no-objection certificate, and Vedanta’s shareholders and creditors had overwhelmingly approved the restructuring (with 99.99% of shareholders in favor, according to filings) in prior votes Icicidirect Icicidirect. However, SEBI’s clearance alone isn’t the finish line. The demerger
29 October 2025
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Huntington’s $7.4B Texas-Tupelo Power Move: Cadence Bank Takeover Shakes Up Banking

Huntington’s $7.4B Texas-Tupelo Power Move: Cadence Bank Takeover Shakes Up Banking

Deal Details and Rationale On Oct. 27, Huntington Bancshares announced it will absorb Cadence Bank in a stock-for-stock merger finimize.com sec.gov. Cadence is a $53 billion-asset regional bank based in Houston/Tupelo, with 390 branches in eight states sec.gov bankingdive.com. Under the deal Huntington will issue 2.475 of its shares per Cadence share. Based on HBAN’s Oct. 24 close of $16.07, the exchange price equals $39.77 per Cadence share (a ~9% premium) finimize.com bankingdive.com. This values Cadence at $7.4 billion in total finimize.com bankingdive.com. The combined bank will have about $276 billion in assets, $220 billion in deposits, and $184 billion in loans and leases reuters.com bankingdive.com.
27 October 2025
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Palantir-Lumen AI Deal Sparks Stock Rally – CEO Warns of “Arms Race”

Palantir-Lumen AI Deal Sparks Stock Rally – CEO Warns of “Arms Race”

Palantir and Lumen Forge a New AI Infrastructure Alliance On Oct. 23, Palantir Technologies and Lumen Technologies unveiled a “multi-year, multi-million-dollar” strategic partnership to fuse Palantir’s AI/data platform with Lumen’s high-speed networking. According to the official release, the alliance will help enterprises “deploy AI faster and more securely” by combining Palantir’s Foundry/AIP software with Lumen’s next-generation “Connectivity Fabric” businesswire.com. Bloomberg News had reported Lumen would spend over $200 million on Palantir software aimmediahouse.com reuters.com, making this one of Palantir’s largest commercial deals to date. In a joint Fox Business interview, Palantir CEO Alex Karp stressed the national security stakes: “We’re in
24 October 2025
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Boeing’s Turbulent Week: Big Deal Greenlights, Strike Drama, and Hopes of a Comeback

Boeing’s Turbulent Week: Big Deal Greenlights, Strike Drama, and Hopes of a Comeback

Financial Performance & Deliveries Boeing’s financial recovery is gathering pace, though the company isn’t profitable yet. In Q2 2025, revenue surged to $22.75 billion (+35% year-on-year) while losses narrowed to $612 million (vs. a $1.44 billion loss a year prior)ts2.tech. Crucially, free cash flow turned positive – a milestone after years of cash burnts2.tech. Boeing’s backlog has swelled to about $619 billion (~5,900 airplanes) as airlines snap up jets amid a travel reboundts2.tech. New figures underscore the momentum. Boeing delivered 55 jets in September, a sharp rise from 33 a year earlierreuters.com. That included 40 of its 737 MAX workhorses – one of which
18 October 2025
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Nestlé Shares Soar 8% on Surprise Q3 Sales, 16,000-Job Cut Plan – What’s Next?

Nestlé Shares Soar 8% on Surprise Q3 Sales, 16,000-Job Cut Plan – What’s Next?

Sources: Nestlé Q3 2025 results and stock news from Bloomberg/Swissinfoswissinfo.chswissinfo.ch; Reuters coveragereuters.comreuters.com; analyst comments from Vontobel and RBC via Bloombergswissinfo.chswissinfo.ch; forecasts from TipRanks and RBCtipranks.cominvesting.com; sector data from Nasdaq/Zacksnasdaq.comnasdaq.com; SNB monetary reportsnb.ch.
16 October 2025
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J&J Makes Bold Move: Orthopedics Spin-Off (“DePuy Synthes”) Announced – 2025 Forecast Raised

J&J Makes Bold Move: Orthopedics Spin-Off (“DePuy Synthes”) Announced – 2025 Forecast Raised

Background: J&J’s Three-Way Split Strategy Johnson & Johnson, a healthcare conglomerate, historically consisted of consumer health, pharmaceutical (Innovative Medicine), and medical technology divisions. In 2023 J&J spun off its consumer products (Tylenol, Band-Aid, Neutrogena, etc.) into a new public company, Kenvue (KVUE). Now it is moving a second business out: the orthopedics arm of its MedTech division. The spin-off means J&J will remain focused on pharmaceuticals and higher-growth medical devices, while DePuy Synthes (named after J&J’s long-time orthopedics brand) inherits the hip/knee/shoulder implant and surgical tools business reuters.com jnj.com. Spin-offs are commonly used to allow each entity to pursue tailored
14 October 2025
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Lockheed Martin News Roundup (Oct 1–10, 2025): Defense Giant Navigates New Contracts, Space Ambitions, and Market Momentum

Lockheed Martin News Roundup (Oct 1–10, 2025): Defense Giant Navigates New Contracts, Space Ambitions, and Market Momentum

Key Facts (Oct 1–10, 2025) Corporate Announcements & Innovations Lockheed Martin kicked off October with key company news. On October 1, the firm announced a successful series of U.S. Army flight tests of its new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)news.lockheedmartin.com. In late September, soldiers at White Sands Missile Range fired PrSMs from both a HIMARS launcher and a modernized M270A2 rocket launcher, marking the first dual-launcher operational testnews.lockheedmartin.com. “This milestone validates the soldier’s ability to fire PrSM from all platforms… and certifies mission readiness,” said Carolyn Orzechowski, Lockheed’s VP of Precision Fires, noting the company is “pushing the boundaries of innovation”
5 October 2025
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MicroStrategy (MSTR) on Oct. 2 2025: Why the Bitcoin Treasury King Keeps Making Headlines

MicroStrategy (MSTR) on Oct. 2 2025: Why the Bitcoin Treasury King Keeps Making Headlines

Key Facts Summary Factor Details Stock price (Oct. 1 close / Oct. 2 pre‑market) MicroStrategy stock (now branded Strategy) closed at $338.41 on Oct. 1 2025 and was trading around $348.33 pre‑market on Oct. 2 stockanalysis.com. Market capitalisation & fundamentals Market cap ~$97 B; trailing‑12‑month revenue $462 M and net income $4.73 B stockanalysis.com. Analysts’ stance 12 analysts rated MSTR a strong buy in Oct. 2025 with an average 12‑month price target of $495.17 (~46% upside) stockanalysis.com. Bitcoin holdings (Sept. 29 2025) Strategy held 640,031 bitcoins with an average cost of $66,384 per BTC and a total cost basis of $33.139 B bitbo.io. Recent purchases include 196 BTC on Sept. 29 and 850 BTC on
2 October 2025
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BP Bets Big on Oil with $5B Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Platform

BP Bets Big on Oil with $5B Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Platform

Project Details and Timeline BP’s announcement marks a milestone in the Gulf of Mexico, a region long known for deepwater oil riches. The Tiber-Guadalupe platform will be located roughly 300 miles southwest of New Orleans, at water depths over 6,000 feet bignewsnetwork.com spglobal.com. BP originally discovered the Tiber field in 2009 and the Guadalupe field in 2014; combining them with six new wells (Tiber) and two tie-back wells (Guadalupe) gives the hub its 80,000 bpd capacity bignewsnetwork.com oilprice.com. First oil is targeted for 2030, after a multi-year construction and commissioning phase. According to BP, the project is fully funded within its
30 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
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