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IDP Education shares slide after Blackstone takeover offer rejected
Sep 23, 2026

IDP Education shares slide after Blackstone takeover offer rejected

IDP Education shares fell 6.9% to A$2.01 on Wednesday after the company formally rejected Blackstone's A$2.50-…

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US Judge Dismisses Michigan Climate Suit Against Oil Companies
Sep 23, 2026

US Judge Dismisses Michigan Climate Suit Against Oil Companies

A US judge dismissed Michigan’s antitrust lawsuit accusing four major oil companies of conspiring to block com…

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Australia’s factory PMI falls into contraction in September as services slow
Sep 23, 2026

Australia’s factory PMI falls into contraction in September as services slow

Australia’s manufacturing sector contracted in September, with the flash PMI at 49.3, while services growth sl…

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Binance Faces U.S. Probe Over Possible Iran Sanctions Violations, Bloomberg Says
Sep 22, 2026

Binance Faces U.S. Probe Over Possible Iran Sanctions Violations, Bloomberg Says

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Binance Holdings Ltd. violated U.S. sanctions on Iran by failing…

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AnaptysBio Stock Rises After Hours on Upbeat Q2, Fiscal 2026 Results
Sep 22, 2026

AnaptysBio Stock Rises After Hours on Upbeat Q2, Fiscal 2026 Results

AnaptysBio shares rose 3.8% after hours after the company reported second-quarter and transitional fiscal 2026…

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U.S. stock futures rise after AI rally, retreating oil lifts Wall Street
Sep 22, 2026

U.S. stock futures rise after AI rally, retreating oil lifts Wall Street

U.S. stock index futures moved higher Monday evening after an AI-driven technology rally boosted Wall Street…

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Shopify stock rallies on Meta agentic AI partnership
Sep 21, 2026

Shopify stock rallies on Meta agentic AI partnership

Shopify shares rose 7.8% to C$193.38 on Monday after the company announced an agentic AI partnership with Meta…

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Meta strikes agentic AI shopping partnership with Shopify
Sep 21, 2026

Meta strikes agentic AI shopping partnership with Shopify

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company has formed an agentic AI partnership with Shopify, aimed at simplify…

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Iambic Therapeutics files for Nasdaq IPO to fund cancer drug programs
Sep 21, 2026

Iambic Therapeutics files for Nasdaq IPO to fund cancer drug programs

Iambic Therapeutics has filed for a Nasdaq IPO under the ticker IAM to advance three early-stage cancer drugs…

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Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros Discovery takeover after settling state and union lawsuits
Sep 21, 2026

Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros Discovery takeover after settling state and union lawsuits

Paramount Skydance settled with a California-led group of states and the Writers Guild of America, clearing th…

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Nasdaq hits record close as AI optimism returns, Treasury yields slide
Sep 21, 2026

Nasdaq hits record close as AI optimism returns, Treasury yields slide

The Nasdaq closed at a record high, driven by AI-linked stocks such as AMD, Intel and Meta, while Treasury yie…

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Nikkei 225 Presses Against 200 SMA Resistance at 65,337: Live Levels
Sep 21, 2026

Nikkei 225 Presses Against 200 SMA Resistance at 65,337: Live Levels

The Nikkei 225 is attempting a breakout on the 5-hour chart, with price at 65,000 just below resistance near 6…

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