Shares of American Airlines fell over 3% in premarket trading on Monday after the carrier publicly dismissed speculation of a potential megamerger with rival United Airlines, even as rising oil prices and operational disruptions weighed on the broader aviation sector. The airline issued a statement late Friday rejecting any discussions around a tie-up, pushing back
Eli Lilly said on Monday it will acquire privately held Kelonia Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $7 billion, as the drugmaker deepens its presence in next-generation cancer treatments. The agreement includes an upfront payment of $3.25 billion, with additional payouts tied to clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones. The transaction is expected to close
Three months ago, European investors were pouring money into the continent’s stock markets at a record pace, betting that years of underperformance were finally coming to an end. The euro was strong, defence stocks were surging, and the valuation gap with the US was too wide to ignore. Then came the Iran war, the closure
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday, as renewed tensions between the US and Iran weighed on investor sentiment following a record-setting rally last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 28 points, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.17% and the Nasdaq-100 declined about 0.13%. The pullback comes after a strong run that pushed
The RaveDAO price moved from nowhere recently and then surged to a record high, making it one of the biggest cryptocurrencies in the world. It jumped from below $1 to a peak of $28.90 on Saturday. It then plunged by 95%, erasing most of the gains made a week earlier. RaveDAO price crashed amid claims
A crypto market crash is underway today, with Bitcoin and popular altcoins being in the red. Bitcoin price dropped to $76,000 from last week’s high of $77,000. Some of the top laggards in the industry were altcoins like RaveDAO, MemeCore, LayerZero, Aave, and Siren. RaveDAO price crashed by over 95% in the last 24 hours,
Shares of Strategy (previously known as Microstrategy) surged sharply on Friday, tracking a strong rally in Bitcoin that pushed the company’s massive cryptocurrency holdings back into profitable territory. The stock climbed 16.25% to its intraday high, although it is trading 10% higher at the time of writing, extending a five-day rally that has put it
The International Monetary Fund is preparing to deepen its engagement with Venezuela, with Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva signaling that a financial support program could follow if key conditions are met. Speaking at a press conference in Washington, Georgieva said the IMF is ready to assemble a staff team to work with Venezuelan authorities, marking a
Shares of Microsoft rose more than 2% on Friday after Chief Executive Satya Nadella said the company’s Fairwater artificial intelligence data center in Wisconsin had gone live ahead of schedule, underscoring continued investor focus on its AI expansion strategy. At the time of writing, the stock was trading up 0.39% at $421.91. AI infrastructure buildout
US markets and global assets moved sharply on Friday as investors reacted to a flurry of geopolitical and market developments, including fresh optimism around a potential US-Iran deal, a surge in Bitcoin, a steep drop in crude oil prices, and continued strength in Nvidia shares. Trump signals Iran nuclear halt as deal optimism builds Sentiment