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RNA Stock Skyrockets: Avidity Biosciences Soars on $12B Novartis Buyout and Breakthrough Trials

RNA Stock Skyrockets: Avidity Biosciences Soars on $12B Novartis Buyout and Breakthrough Trials

Novartis will acquire Avidity Biosciences for $72 per share in cash, a deal valuing Avidity at $12 billion and marking a 46% premium over its last close. The transaction, announced Oct. 26, 2025, is expected to close in the first half of 2026. Before closing, Avidity will spin off its early-stage cardiology programs into a new company, with shareholders receiving both cash and SpinCo shares.
Novartis’ $12B Biotech Buyout Shakes Up Avidity Biosciences (RNA) – Is the Rare-Disease Stock Set to Soar?

Novartis’ $12B Biotech Buyout Shakes Up Avidity Biosciences (RNA) – Is the Rare-Disease Stock Set to Soar?

Novartis will acquire Avidity Biosciences for $12 billion in cash, offering $72 per share—a 46% premium over Avidity’s last close. Avidity’s stock, which ended Friday at $49.15, is expected to jump sharply when markets open. Novartis is targeting Avidity’s RNA therapies for rare muscle diseases, including a lead drug nearing FDA submission. The deal was announced Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025.

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  • Traders Price SpaceX Synthetic IPO Contracts 70% Above $135 Pricing Ahead of June 12 Nasdaq Debut
    June 8, 2026, 5:10 PM EDT. SpaceX's upcoming IPO on Nasdaq scheduled for June 12 has attracted crypto traders, who are trading synthetic perpetual futures reflecting the company's valuation on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid. The Hyperliquid SPCX-USDC contract, launched on May 17, briefly surged to $230, about 70% above the $135 IPO price, before easing to around $165, still 22% above the official offering. These synthetic contracts allow speculation on SpaceX's value with no ownership rights or voting power, settled in USDC stablecoin. This market provides real-time, retail-accessible pre-IPO price signals. Similar behavior was seen ahead of Cerebras' IPO, where pre-IPO contract prices also exceeded the official offering.

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Dow Drops After Hours, AI Rally Sidesteps Blue Chips

Dow Drops After Hours, AI Rally Sidesteps Blue Chips

8 June 2026
The Dow Jones fell 104.70 points, or 0.21%, to 50,762.08 as tech and chip stocks rebounded sharply, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index up 6.2% after Friday’s $1 trillion selloff; Apple dropped 1.4% despite its AI event, and investors now await Wednesday’s inflation data and Middle East energy risks as the next key tests for the market’s fragile rebound.
Nasdaq rises as AI names find support after market selloff

Nasdaq rises as AI names find support after market selloff

8 June 2026
Nasdaq surged 1.27% as investors snapped up AI and chip stocks after Friday’s rout, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumping 6.2%; Citigroup hiked its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,100 on AI demand, but Goldman Sachs warned strong jobs data makes a Fed rate hike more plausible, posing risks to growth stocks if inflation surprises.
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