By Eleanor Whitfield
Former buy-side analyst. Leads the desk with a focus on global markets, macro flows and what moves portfolios.
Paramount Skydance settlement adds newsroom guardrails, movie quota to clear Warner Bros Discovery deal
Paramount Skydance has reached a settlement with California and 11 other states to clear its Warner Bros Discovery takeover. The deal adds i
Airbnb's hotel expansion could add 1 million rooms, RBC says
RBC Capital Markets sees Airbnb's hotel push adding roughly 1 million rooms by year-end. Listings are growing in early hotel markets, puttin
Asian ADRs open week higher as Canaan jumps 11%, VNET gains 7%
Asian ADRs trading in the US started the week higher, with the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index up 0.83%. Gains were led by Canaan (+11%) and VNET (+7%
Artemis Gold to acquire Vista Gold in all-share deal worth CA$427M
Artemis Gold has agreed to acquire Vista Gold in an all-share deal valued at CA$427 million. Vista shareholders will receive 0.0966 Artemis
AMD briefly tops $1 trillion valuation on AI systems push
AMD briefly joined the trillion-dollar club as shares hit a record $613.92. The surge comes on fresh optimism about its AI systems push and
India's NSE IPO draws $10B in bids ahead of Thursday debut
India's National Stock Exchange pulled in over $10 billion in bids for its $2.3 billion IPO, covering the deal 5.7 times. Shares start tradi
HKEX proposes easier rules for mid-sized deals and spin-offs
Hong Kong's exchange operator wants to ease the burden on listed companies doing mid-sized deals and spin-offs. A consultation proposes rais
QIA and JPMorgan unveil $20 billion global investment partnership
Qatar Investment Authority and JPMorgan Asset Management have launched a $20 billion global partnership. The deal includes $15 billion for c
Brutus Mining raises CA$3M via two private placements for CW property
Brutus Mining is raising up to CA$3 million through two non-brokered private placements. The funds will support exploration at its CW proper
Abu Dhabi stocks slip while Dubai holds steady on US-Iran jitters
Abu Dhabi's main stock index fell 1.6% while Dubai's was flat, even as oil prices slipped below $102 a barrel on US-Iran tensions. The split
First Atlantic raises CA$6.2M for Newfoundland nickel-cobalt drilling
First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt has raised CA$6.2 million by selling flow-through shares at CA$0.75 each. The funds will support nickel-cobal
Palm oil futures slip again as exports slump and ringgit firms
Malaysian palm oil futures fell again, with December contracts down 0.84% as export estimates for early September pointed to a slide of up t