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Mergers and Acquisitions 2 October 2025 - 24 November 2025

BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) Today: Share Price Moves, Anglo American Deal Collapse and China Iron Ore Dispute – 24 November 2025

BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) Today: Share Price Moves, Anglo American Deal Collapse and China Iron Ore Dispute – 24 November 2025

BHP Group ended Monday at A$40.62, up 0.6%, trailing the S&P/ASX 200’s 1.3% gain. The company confirmed it has dropped renewed takeover talks with Anglo American, triggering a six-month pause under UK rules. Anglo shares rose about 2% in London as investors shifted focus to the pending Anglo-Teck merger. Major BHP shareholders are urging management to prioritize project delivery over new deals.
24 November 2025
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Warner Bros Discovery Stock Skyrockets on $60B Takeover Rumors

Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War: Paramount, Comcast and Netflix Submit First-Round Offers – All the Warner Bros. News on November 21, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery has received first-round buyout bids from Paramount Skydance, Comcast, and Netflix, sources say. Paramount seeks to acquire the entire company, while Comcast and Netflix are bidding for the studio and streaming assets only. The board will review offers before Thanksgiving. No sale is guaranteed.
21 November 2025
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Euronext Paris Shocks Markets with Historic Roots, Surging Stocks & Bold 2025 Moves

Euronext Today, 18 November 2025: European Stocks Slide as Eutelsat’s €828m Capital Raise, Nexans Buyback and AkzoNobel–Axalta Mega‑Merger Dominate Trade

The Euronext 100 index fell about 1.3% to 1,689–1,690 points by late morning, with the CAC 40 and AEX also down over 1%. Euronext N.V. launched its €250 million share buyback program today, set to run through March 2026. Broader European markets tracked similar declines amid concerns over tech valuations and fewer expected Fed rate cuts.
18 November 2025
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Yum Brands’ Pizza Hut Shake‑Up: Why Wall Street Is Turning Bullish as Convenience Stores Circle the Deal – 18 November 2025

Yum Brands’ Pizza Hut Shake‑Up: Why Wall Street Is Turning Bullish as Convenience Stores Circle the Deal – 18 November 2025

Yum! Brands has launched a formal review of Pizza Hut, considering a possible sale as the chain’s U.S. same-store sales fell 6% in Q3 2025. Pizza Hut now accounts for just 11% of Yum’s operating profit, while Taco Bell and KFC drive growth. Goldman Sachs and Barclays are advising. No deadline or outcome has been set.
18 November 2025
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Ondas Holdings (ONDS) Lands $8.2M Airport Drone Defense Deal and Closes $225M Sentrycs Acquisition on November 17, 2025

Ondas Holdings (ONDS) Lands $8.2M Airport Drone Defense Deal and Closes $225M Sentrycs Acquisition on November 17, 2025

Ondas Holdings secured an $8.2 million contract to deploy counter-drone systems at a major European airport and closed its $225 million acquisition of Israel-based Sentrycs. The company reported record Q3 revenue of $10.1 million, up more than sixfold year-over-year. ONDS shares traded around $7.00 midday, down 2.5% after recent gains. Analyst price targets rose, with Oppenheimer upgrading the stock to “outperform.”
17 November 2025
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Galecto (GLTO) Soars on Damora Therapeutics Acquisition and $285M Financing: IND in 2026, Proof‑of‑Concept in 2027

Galecto (GLTO) Soars on Damora Therapeutics Acquisition and $285M Financing: IND in 2026, Proof‑of‑Concept in 2027

Galecto said it acquired Damora Therapeutics and raised $284.9 million in an oversubscribed private placement, extending its cash runway into 2029. The moves shift Galecto’s focus to mutant calreticulin therapies for myeloproliferative neoplasms. GLTO shares surged about 285% in pre-market trading. No shareholder vote was required for the acquisition.
10 November 2025
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Bubble or Boom? Magnificent Seven Stocks Face Critical Earnings Showdown

Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Today, Nov 7, 2025: Shares Slip ~2.6% as YouTube TV–Disney Blackout Persists; DOJ Clears $32B Wiz Deal

Alphabet Class A shares fell 2.6% to $277.45 midday Friday, tracking a broader tech decline as U.S. stocks headed for a losing week. The DOJ cleared Alphabet’s $32 billion acquisition of cloud-security firm Wiz, with closing expected in 2026 pending further approvals. Disney and YouTube TV remain in talks to restore ABC and ESPN after a blackout last week. Alphabet completed $17.5 billion in USD and €6.5 billion in euro bond offerings on Nov. 6.
7 November 2025
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Marvell Technology Soars After Report SoftBank Explored Takeover, Eyeing ARM Tie‑Up — Nov. 6, 2025

Marvell Technology Soars After Report SoftBank Explored Takeover, Eyeing ARM Tie‑Up — Nov. 6, 2025

Marvell Technology shares rose as much as 10% Thursday after Bloomberg reported SoftBank explored acquiring the U.S. chipmaker earlier this year. No deal was reached and talks are not active, but sources said interest could return. The proposed tie-up would have combined Marvell with ARM, making it the largest semiconductor deal on record. Marvell shares remained up about 6% intraday.
6 November 2025
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Schwab to Acquire Forge Global in $660 Million All‑Cash Deal, Accelerating the Race to Retail Access for Private Shares (Nov. 6, 2025)

Schwab to Acquire Forge Global in $660 Million All‑Cash Deal, Accelerating the Race to Retail Access for Private Shares (Nov. 6, 2025)

Charles Schwab will acquire Forge Global for $660 million in cash, or $45 per share, a 72% premium to Forge’s last close. Both boards approved the deal, with closing expected in the first half of 2026 pending regulatory and shareholder approvals. Forge’s top shareholders, Motive Capital and Deutsche Börse, have agreed to support the transaction. Forge shares surged in premarket trading after the announcement.
6 November 2025
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Luminar (LAZR) Stock Surges on Lidar Hype – Volvo & NVIDIA Deals Ignite Investor Interest

Luminar’s LIDAR Rollercoaster: Stock Rockets on Buyout Buzz, Then Plunges Amid Cash Crunch

Luminar shares plunged up to 45% on Oct. 31 after the company warned of a cash crunch and announced a 25% workforce cut. The firm reported $429 million in debt and just $74 million in cash, and may run out of funds by Q1 2026. Founder Austin Russell has proposed a buyout, but no deal is assured. CFO Thomas Fennimore will resign Nov. 13 amid ongoing financial turmoil.
1 November 2025
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Paramount Slashes 1,000 Jobs as New CEO Eyes $60 B Warner Bros. Takeover

Paramount Slashes 1,000 Jobs as New CEO Eyes $60 B Warner Bros. Takeover

Paramount Skydance began laying off about 1,000 employees this week, roughly 5% of its workforce, following its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media. Nearly 100 CBS News staffers are affected. CEO David Ellison said the cuts are necessary for long-term stability. Paramount has made multiple failed takeover bids for Warner Bros. Discovery, whose stock surged nearly 10% on the news.
29 October 2025
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Skyworks Soars 18% on $22B Qorvo Merger – What’s Next for the Chipmaker?

Skyworks Soars 18% on $22B Qorvo Merger – What’s Next for the Chipmaker?

Skyworks shares jumped nearly 18% to around $89 on Oct. 28 after announcing a $22 billion cash-and-stock deal to acquire Qorvo. Qorvo holders will receive $32.50 and 0.96 Skyworks shares per Qorvo share. Skyworks recently reported Q3 revenue of $965 million and non-GAAP EPS of $1.33, both above forecasts. Wall Street remains cautious, with an average 12-month target of $70.90.
28 October 2025
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Adverum (ADVM) Stock Skyrockets on News of Lilly’s $12.47/Share Gene Therapy Deal

Adverum (ADVM) Stock Skyrockets on News of Lilly’s $12.47/Share Gene Therapy Deal

Eli Lilly said Oct. 24 it will buy Adverum Biotechnologies for $3.56 per share plus a CVR worth up to $8.91, targeting Adverum’s lead gene therapy Ixo-vec for wet AMD. Adverum shares jumped 17% on the news but stayed well below the $12.47 maximum deal value. The agreement includes a $65 million secured loan to fund trials before closing. Adverum had warned its cash would run out by Q4 2025.
24 October 2025
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Is Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) the Next Big Media Stock? 75% YTD Surge Sparks Buzz

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Soars on Sale Buzz – Is a Blockbuster Media Deal Brewing?

Warner Bros. Discovery shares jumped about 9% on October 21 after the company said it received unsolicited takeover interest and launched a review of strategic options. The board is weighing a sale or splitting off its studio and streaming arm. WBD reportedly rejected a $40 billion bid from Paramount Skydance as too low. The stock is up roughly 75% year-to-date, hitting multi-year highs near $20.
21 October 2025
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Fifth Third’s Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat and Mega-Merger – Is FITB a Buy Now?

Fifth Third’s Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat and Mega-Merger – Is FITB a Buy Now?

Fifth Third Bancorp shares rose 2–3% to the low $40s on Oct. 17 after Q3 profit jumped 14% to $608 million, beating analyst estimates. The rebound followed a 4% drop the previous day amid regional bank credit fears. Net interest income climbed 7% to $1.53 billion, helped by easing deposit costs. Earlier this month, Fifth Third announced a $10.9 billion all-stock deal to acquire Comerica.
17 October 2025
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Verizon (VZ) Stock’s Wild Ride: New CEO & $20B Deal – Analysts Are Buzzing

Verizon (VZ) Stock’s Wild Ride: New CEO & $20B Deal – Analysts Are Buzzing

Verizon shares fell to about $40 by Oct. 13, 2025, down from $43.70 after Dan Schulman was named CEO, triggering a 3% drop on Oct. 6. The company raised its dividend to $0.69 and reported Q2 revenue of $34.5 billion. Verizon agreed to acquire Starry and awaits FCC approval for its $20 billion Frontier deal. Analysts remain cautiously positive, with a median price target near $48.
13 October 2025
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Record Highs, $55 B Deals & Data Drama: Wall Street’s Wild Week (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Record Highs, $55 B Deals & Data Drama: Wall Street’s Wild Week (Oct 4–5, 2025)

U.S. stock indices hit record highs this week, with the S&P 500 closing near 6,716, the Dow at 46,758, and the Nasdaq at 22,780. A federal shutdown delayed key economic data, but investors focused on expected Fed rate cuts. Nvidia and Intel led tech gains, while EA agreed to a $55 billion buyout. Oil prices slumped, but gold reached a record near $3,900 an ounce.
5 October 2025
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Electronic Arts Stock Skyrockets on $50 Billion Buyout Rumors – Latest Price & Outlook (Sept 2025)

Electronic Arts’ $55 Billion Buyout: Massive LBO, Saudi Ambitions and What It Means for Gamers and Industry

Electronic Arts will be taken private in a $55 billion buyout led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. The deal pays $210 per share, a 25% premium. The consortium will provide $36 billion in cash and $20 billion in debt, with EA’s assets securing the loan. CEO Andrew Wilson will stay on; the deal is expected to close by June 2026.
2 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Ecora Royalties Shares See Diverging Analyst Views as Price Targets Shift
    April 10, 2026, 9:37 PM EDT. Ecora Royalties (LSE: ECOR) is witnessing mixed analyst sentiment with price targets fluctuating. Canaccord raised its target by 30 GBp, signaling optimism on execution and valuation upside. Conversely, Peel Hunt downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold with a 154 GBp target, citing execution risks. Berenberg trimmed its price target by 10 GBp, reflecting caution despite not changing its rating. The updated valuation model nudged fair value slightly higher to £1.72 per share, adjusting revenue growth assumptions down from 40.88% to 12.22% and future price-to-earnings multiple from 37.79x to 33.27x. Ecora also announced a proposed final dividend of 1.40 cents per share for H2 2025, pending AGM approval. The share price narrative shows evolving risk perceptions and financial forecasts amid changing market conditions.

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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Climbs as Traders Eye Fragile Iran Ceasefire

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Climbs as Traders Eye Fragile Iran Ceasefire

10 April 2026
London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.38% to 10,644.28 late Friday morning as investors awaited U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan. Brent crude climbed 1% to $96.83 a barrel, while sterling eased but was on track for its biggest weekly gain since January. The FTSE 250 gained 0.79%. Britain’s 10-year gilt yield stood at 4.807%.
US Stock Market Today: CPI, Oil and Iran Truce Set the Tone Before the Open

US Stock Market Today: CPI, Oil and Iran Truce Set the Tone Before the Open

10 April 2026
Dow e-minis slipped 0.15% before Friday’s open, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures each down 0.08% as traders awaited March CPI data and watched U.S.-Iran tensions. Economists expect headline CPI to rise 0.9% for March and 3.3% year-on-year. Weekly jobless claims increased to 219,000. Brent crude traded near $97 a barrel, while shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained well below normal.
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 10.04.2026

10 April 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: April 10, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: April 10, 2026, 9:49 PM EDT Ecora Royalties Shares See Diverging Analyst Views as Price Targets Shift April 10, 2026, 9:37 PM EDT. Ecora Royalties (LSE: ECOR) is witnessing mixed analyst sentiment with price targets fluctuating. Canaccord raised its target by 30 GBp, signaling optimism on execution and valuation upside. Conversely, Peel Hunt downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold with a 154 GBp target, citing execution risks. Berenberg trimmed its price target by 10 GBp, reflecting caution despite not changing its rating. The updated valuation model nudged fair value slightly
MARA Holdings Stock Rises Even After Target Cut as Bitcoin Miner Leans Harder Into AI

MARA Holdings Stock Rises Even After Target Cut as Bitcoin Miner Leans Harder Into AI

9 April 2026
MARA Holdings shares rose 1.7% to $9.67 Thursday despite Cantor Fitzgerald cutting its price target to $10. The company recently sold 15,133 bitcoin for $1.1 billion and agreed to repurchase $1 billion in convertible notes at a discount. MARA is expanding into AI and cloud infrastructure, but fourth-quarter revenue fell 6% and it posted a $1.7 billion net loss.
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