Supply-chain technology firm Overhaul has announced the successful completion of a $105 million funding round as it accelerates its...

Advent International, one of the world’s leading private equity firms, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire U-blox, a Swiss provider of wireless communication and positioning semiconductors, in a deal valued at approximately $1.3 billion. The transaction will be executed through a public tender offer, giving Advent control of U-blox, which trades on the Swiss stock exchange under the ticker symbol UBXN .

Peabody Energy, one of the largest coal producers in the world, shocked the energy sector when it announced that it had called off its $3.78 billion deal to acquire Anglo American’s Australian steelmaking coal operations. The agreement, which had been hailed as one of the most significant coal industry transactions of the year, collapsed after a central mine included in the acquisition package was forced into shutdown. This decision represents a major blow not only to Anglo A

The American media industry is entering a new era defined by rapid consolidation, technological disruption, and evolving consumer habits. In this changing landscape, Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest owners of local television stations in the United States, has proposed a merger with Tegna, another powerhouse in the broadcasting sector. If completed, this deal could reshape the competitive dynamics of the local TV market, creating one of the most expansive broadcas

When KPop Demon Hunters  popped onto Netflix on June 20, 2025, it arrived as something that looked at once familiar and refreshingly new: an animated musical built around a fictional K-pop girl group called HUNTR/X that also happens to moonlight as demon hunters. It mixed bright, kinetic animation with the rituals of fandom, layered the narrative with themes of friendship and courage, and scored itself with pop songs so sticky they became part of the cultural hum. The result

Mohammad Hakimi’s name appears quietly in the academic registers of Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business, but the simple directory entry understates a larger story: that of a student who has chosen the long, exacting path of doctoral research in marketing and who is building the kinds of habits that lead to scholarship, teaching, and institutional contribution. Public university records list Mohammad Hakimi (sometimes shown as Mohammad Hakimi Asiabar) as a doctoral

Charlotte Wickert’s  story reads like a thoughtful balancing act between two worlds that many people assume are distinct: the rigorous,...

Lina Song is a Model, Founder, and  Assistant Professor of Operations and Technology at the University College London School of Management . Lina’s research interests include providing operations management insight to public policy decision-making problems. With her experience and academic rigour she has the ability to advise company’s on how to design policy levers to improve the delivery of social goods and services. Lina Song completed her Ph.D. at   Harvard University Gra

Human resource management (HRM) practices are the important organizational factor that affects employee attitude and behavior performance ( Zhao, H. et al., 2023). Companies that go through rapid growth, and expands its workforce, along with scaling to foreign countries goes through challenges throughout the process as it can become difficult to maintain employee retention, satisfaction, ad productivity. To address these challenges, a businesses Human Resource (HR) department

On June 2, 2025 BioNTech SE’s American depositary receipt staged a dramatic one-day rally, closing up 18.0% at $113.10. The move came on an otherwise modestly positive day for U.S. equities, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average advancing only fractionally ( MarketWatch ). What made BioNTech’s performance remarkable was not just the magnitude of the gain but also the unusually high trading volume: roughly 5.3 million shares exchanged hands, far above the company’s

The United States is witnessing a troubling resurgence in credit card defaults, a phenomenon that has reached levels not seen since the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. Data from major financial institutions and credit rating agencies indicates that the rate of consumers failing to meet their credit card obligations has climbed steadily over the past two years, with 2025 marking a significant tipping point. This surge is raising alarm bells for policymakers, len

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi on June 2, 2025 announced an agreement to acquire Blueprint Medicines, a U.S.-based biopharma company known for its work on KIT-driven diseases and systemic mastocytosis, in a deal valued at roughly $9.1 billion in cash up front and up to about $9.5 billion including contingent milestone payments ( Reuters ). The transaction—priced at $129 per share in cash plus contractual contingent rights tied to future milestones—represents a bold strate

In early June 2025, Union Investment, one of Germany’s largest asset managers, announced it had divested its holdings in ExxonMobil and EOG Resources after concluding that the companies had not demonstrated adequate climate commitments—most notably, a willingness to address Scope 3 emissions, which arise from the end use of fossil fuels rather than from a company’s own operations ( Financial Times ). The decision was framed not as ideological posturing but as a measured step

Bristol Myers Squibb and BioNTech announced a landmark strategic partnership in mid-2025 to co-develop and co-commercialize a next-generation bispecific antibody candidate aimed at multiple solid tumor types ( Reuters ). The headline figure, an agreement that could total roughly $11.1 billion captures attention because it signals a major legacy oncology company doubling down with an mRNA-era innovator on a therapy designed to combine immune activation with vascular targeting

Morgan Stanley has long been among the most vocal Wall Street shops when it comes to semiconductors and AI infrastructure, and its recent commentary on Nvidia reads like a concentrated thesis: Nvidia is not just another chipmaker; it occupies a distinct, arguably irreplaceable, position in the unfolding AI economy. The firm has reaffirmed an Overweight rating on Nvidia and lifted its price expectations in recent notes, framing the company’s Blackwell-era product cycle and hyp

Investors looking for a clear, research-backed trade idea this week should consider Broadcom as a buy and Lululemon as a sell. Broadcom is riding a wave of accelerating AI-related demand that shows up in its most recent quarterly results, forward guidance, and an outpouring of analyst upgrades tied to semiconductor spending by hyperscalers. Lululemon, by contrast, is exhibiting classic consumer-retail warning signs: rapidly rising inventories, slowing growth in the face of a

The doctoral dissertation is the culminating milestone of a long academic journey, the moment when a student demonstrates that they have met the curricular and specialization requirements of their program. For many, the dissertation is less a single event and more a prolonged process of discovery, argumentation, and professional maturation. It asks the student to synthesize years of coursework, reading, and apprenticeship into an independent project that contributes new knowl

When Goldman Sachs flags a clear directional shift in hedge fund positioning, investors take notice. In late spring 2025 the firm’s prime brokerage and flow desks began reporting a striking pattern ( Reuters ). Hedge funds were accumulating U.S. technology stocks at a rate not seen in roughly ten years. That surge in demand helped power some of the strongest market performance in recent months and focused attention on how professional investors are allocating capital into the

When markets opened lower on June 2, 2025, a familiar pattern was on display: a burst of volatility tied to tariff-related rhetoric, followed by a cooling-off period and a partial rebound as policy signals softened. MarketWatch described the new episode and highlighted a fresh market shorthand from Nomura strategist Charlie McElligott, the “Trump collar.” ( MarketWatch ). The phrase captures how abrupt policy threats and later reassurances have combined to squeeze markets int

Credit markets closed 2024 on a high note. After years of volatility driven by pandemic shocks, rampant inflation, and aggressive monetary tightening, corporate credit spreads tightened meaningfully as investors pushed into yield-bearing assets and companies took advantage of a buyer-friendly backdrop to refinance and issue new debt. Headlines described spreads at levels not seen since the mid-2000s, and a record wave of issuance accompanied that move as borrowers raced to lo

When headlines announced Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, a familiar chorus rose in certain corners of Wall Street: lower...

Snowflake, a leader in cloud data platforms, has announced its agreement to acquire Crunchy Data, a cloud-based PostgreSQL database platform, for $250 million. This acquisition marks a significant step in Snowflake’s strategic evolution as it seeks to empower businesses with the tools to build and scale AI-driven applications. By integrating Crunchy Data’s robust PostgreSQL expertise into its ecosystem, Snowflake aims to become a central hub for enterprises developing their o

Private equity (PE) has long been an industry defined by rapid capital deployment, ambitious growth strategies, and timely exits. Yet, as 2025 unfolds, the landscape has shifted dramatically. A staggering $3.6 trillion worth of portfolio companies—spread across nearly 30,000 holdings remains unsold, creating a swollen backlog that threatens to disrupt the traditional private equity cycle. Dealmaking has ground to a near halt, distributions to investors have plummeted to their

The image of Wall Street and blockchain sitting at the same table once seemed fanciful. Today it looks increasingly deliberate. In the spring of 2025, multiple reports surfaced that some of the nation’s largest banks are quietly exploring whether to team up to issue a joint stablecoin. The story is not just about banks wanting to mint a digital dollar; it is also about legacy lenders confronting a moment of strategic choice. They can either cede plumbing and transaction flows