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CD&R to buy bubble wrap maker Sealed Air in $10.3bn deal
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Bubble wrap maker Sealed Air said on Monday that it has agreed to be bought by private investment firm CD&R in a $10.3bn cash deal. Read More
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Ashurst, Perkins Coie agree transatlantic merger
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Ashurst and Perkins Coie have agreed to merge in a deal that will create one of the world's 20 largest law firms by revenue, it was announced on Monday, bringing together 3,000 lawy... Read More
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US open: Stocks mostly higher after last week's sell-off
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - US stocks were trading broadly higher on Monday morning, bouncing back after a tech-induced sell-off last week, as investors awaited earnings from Nvidia and a delayed labour-market... Read More
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New York manufacturing index hits one-year high, but optimism dips
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Manufacturing activity in the New York region unexpectedly rose to its highest level in a year in November as new orders surged. Read More
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Jeff Bezos becomes co-CEO of AI startup - reports
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Jeff Bezos has taken on his first formal executive role since stepping down as Amazon chief in 2021, becoming co-chief executive of a new artificial intelligence start-up called Pro... Read More
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Johnson & Johnson beefs up oncology pipeline with $3bn Halda acquisition
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - American pharma and medical giant Johnson & Johnson has announced the $3.05bn acquisition of clinical-stage biotech company Halda Therapeutics in hopes that the company can revoluti... Read More
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European Commission cuts GDP forecasts for 2026
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - The European Commission has cut its forecasts for eurozone economic activity in 2026 with US trade tariffs expected to hold back growth, despite a stronger-than-expected expansion s... Read More
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway gambles on Alphabet
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Google-parent Alphabet sparked on Monday, after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took a stake in the US tech firm. Read More
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Asia report: Markets mixed on Japan data, geopolitical concerns
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific equities traded mixed on Monday as investors weighed intensifying China-Japan tensions alongside fresh regional economic data, while Wall Street's major indexes showed ... Read More
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Vinted exploring potential EUR 8bn share sale
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Vinted is exploring a share sale that could value the second-hand fashion platform at about €8bn, it emerged on Monday, as early investors and long-serving employees looked fo... Read More
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US pre-open: Futures edge higher as attention turns to Nvidia, jobs data
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - US stock futures were pointing mostly higher on Monday morning, with the Nasdaq set to rebound following a tech-fuelled sell-off last week, as investors look ahead to earnings from ... Read More
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Peter Thiel unwinds his entire Nvidia stake
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Billionaire investor Peter Thiel has liquidated his entire stake in Nvidia, it emerged over the weekend, marking one of the most high-profile exits yet from the world's most valuabl... Read More
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Swiss GDP contracts for first time in two years as US tariffs bite
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - The Swiss economy contracted in the third quarter for the first time in more than two years, according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs on Monday, as US trade tariffs w... Read More
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Japanese economy shrinks for first time since early 2024
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Japan has registered its first quarterly economic contraction in one and a half years as rising cost pressures weighed on consumption and US trade tariffs hit exports. Read More
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SocGen announces €1bn share buyback
Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - France's Societe Generale announced a €1bn share buyback on Monday. Read More
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US close: Stocks still weaker on AI bubble fears
Sunday 16 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - US stock markets extended their decline on Friday after the previous session's steep selloff, as fading expectations for a December Federal Reserve rate cut and persistent concerns ... Read More
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Europe close: Stocks finish lower amid global tech rout
Friday 14 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - European equities fell sharply on Friday as a tech-led selloff on Wall Street, renewed questions over artificial intelligence valuations and a lack of data caused by the US governme... Read More
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Merck to buy Cidara Therapeutics in $9.2bn deal, shares rocket
Friday 14 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Cidara Therapeutics rocketed on Friday after the biotechnology firm agreed to be taken over by Merck in $9.2bn deal. Read More
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US open: Stocks fall again as hopes of December rate cut fade
Friday 14 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - US stock markets fell again in early trade on Friday following heavy losses in the previous session, as hopes of a December rate cut by the Federal Reserve faded and amid ongoing co... Read More
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Longstanding Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to retire in January
Friday 14 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Walmart shares dipped on Friday as it announced that chief executive Doug McMillon will retire at the end of January after more than a decade in the job. Read More
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