Category Archives: Syndicated

Lululemon shares pop 10% despite lackluster earnings report and guidance

(CNBC) Lululemon’s growth in the Americas, its largest market, appears to be stalling after the retailer on Wednesday reported flat comparable sales in the region and weak guidance for the current quarter.  The athletic apparel retailer handily beat Wall Street’s […]

Citadel down in May as peers gain

(Hedgeweek) Citadel, Ken Griffin’s $63bn Miami-based hedge fund firm, which, according to LCH Investments, is the most profitable hedge fund of all time, lost money in May, with its flagship Wellington fund down 0.8%, according to a report by Business […]

SoftBank shares jump up to 6.3% on report that Elliott Management’s pushing for $15 billion in buybacks

(CNBC) SoftBank Group shares rose as much as 6.3% on Wednesday, after a report said that Elliott Management had rebuilt a substantial stake in the Japanese technology conglomerate and was pushing for stock repurchases. Elliott is lobbying for $15 billion worth of share […]

DTCC’s FICC Treasury clearing activity to increase by over $4tn daily

(Hedgeweek) Post-trade market infrastructure specialist DTCC is expecting daily Treasury volumes through its Fixed Income Clearing Corporation to rise by over $4tn once the SEC’s expanded US Treasury clearing rules take effect. To read this article:

Stock futures are little changed ahead of private payrolls report: Live updates

(CNBC) Stock futures are near flat Tuesday night as investors geared up for private payroll data while analyzing the latest corporate earnings. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advanced 49 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures also each rose around 0.1%. In […]

How Roaring Kitty’s wealth went from $53,000 to nearly $300 million — and could one day top $1 billion

(CNBC) Five years ago, GameStop champion Keith Gill revealed a $53,000 bet in his favorite video game retailer. This week, Gill’s net worth is over $289 million. The meme stock leader, who can move the stock by simply posting cryptic messages online, shared […]

Hedge funds cut US stock exposure

(Hedgeweek) A fall in the main US stock market indexes last week which hit hedge funds’ long bets prompted managers to cut their exposure to domestic stocks, according to a report by Reuters citing a note by Morgan Stanley’s prime […]

Job openings fell again in April, hitting lowest level since February 2021 in a sign of labor market weakening

(CNBC) Job openings fell more than forecast in April, signaling a potential weakening in the labor market that could provide the Federal Reserve with more impetus to start lowering interest rates. The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey released Tuesday […]

Apollo Global to provide $11 billion to Intel for Ireland facility

(CNBC) Buyout firm Apollo Global Management will acquire a 49% equity interest in Intel’s manufacturing facility in Ireland for $11 billion, the companies said on Tuesday. Apollo will acquire the stake in the Fab 34 facility in Leixlip, Ireland, the U.S. chipmaker’s first high-volume […]

Elon Musk ordered Nvidia to ship thousands of AI chips reserved for Tesla to X and xAI

(CNBC) Tesla’s first-quarter earnings call in April, Musk said the electric vehicle company will increase the number of active H100s — Nvidia’s flagship artificial intelligence chip — from 35,000 to 85,000 by the end of this year. But emails written by Nvidia […]

Fintech firm Nium cuts valuation by 30% in new funding round, eyes 2025 IPO

(CNBC) Financial technology startup Nium Wednesday it raised $50 million in new funds from investors, and is targeting an initial public offering in the next 18 months. It places Nium’s valuation at $1.4 billion. That marks a 30% discount to […]

Stock futures are flat after sluggish first trading day of June: Live updates

(CNBC) Stock futures were little changed on Monday evening as Wall Street looked to find its footing after an uneven start to the month. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were roughly flat. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures ticked up less than 0.1% […]