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Amicus rises after BioMarin's $4.8 billion buyout deal
Shares of Amicus Therapeutics FOLD.O rise 30% to $14.16 premarketBioMarin Pharmaceutical BMRN.O to buy FOLD in an all-cash deal worth about $4.8 billionBMRN will pay $14.50 per share for FOLD, a premium of 33.1% to the stock's last closeBMRN gains access to FOLD's treatments for genetic diso...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Evaxion down after Merck opts out of gonorrhea vaccine licensing agreement
Shares of Denmark-based drug developer Evaxion EVAX.O fall 1.2% to $5.68 premarketSays Merck & Co MRK.N will not exercise its option to license Evaxion's experimental gonorrhea vaccine, EVX-B2, leaving EVAX with global rights to the programEvaxion says it will look for another potential lice...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Down 99% in 5 Years, Is It Finally Time to Buy This Stock?
Key PointsCanopy Growth's latest quarter was decent, with the company making progress on the bottom line.Some investors are hoping that positive regulatory developments in the U.S. could be a turning point.However, Canopy Growth faces significant challenges, enough to make the stock unattractive. 10...The Motley Fool
Fri, Dec 19
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-First Brands prompts a fresh read of Chapter 11
By Sebastian Pellejero NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bankruptcy finance is meant to be the quieter corner of corporate calamity. Yet the $1.1 billion loan keeping auto parts supplier First Brands afloat now trades like distressed debt. The case is unusually tangled, but the market v...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Lyft slides; Wedbush cuts to 'underperform'
Ride-hailing firm Lyft's LYFT.O shares fall 3.6% to $19.15 premarketWedbush downgrades stock to "underperform" from "neutral""Lyft is most at risk to the impact of (autonomous vehicle) disruption given the company’s exposure to the U.S. ridesharing market and undiversified of...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Japan bond yields jump after BOJ hike, Wall Street poised for gains
Wall Street futures point to gains after tech-led rallyBOJ hikes 25 bps, signals further tightening aheadJapanese bond yields jump, Dollar gains 1% on yen,By Iain Withers and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond yields jumped and the yen weakened on Friday after t...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Wedbush raises PT for Rivian Automotive to $25 on R2 SUV prospects
Brokerage Wedbush raises PT for EV-maker Rivian Automotive RIVN.O to $25 from $16, implying an upside of 23.3% to stock's last close of $20.28 Wedbush expects launch of R2 SUV in 1H26 to drive demand and deliveries; says this product is expected to fill a gap of affordable SUVs in EV landscapeWe...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Japan bond yields jump after BOJ hike, Wall Street poised for gains
Wall Street futures point to gains after tech-led rallyBOJ hikes 25 bps, signals further tightening aheadJapanese bond yields jump, Dollar gains 1% on yen,By Iain Withers and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond yields jumped and the yen weakened on Friday after t...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Better Cryptocurrency to Buy Now With $3,000: XRP (Ripple) vs. Monero (XMR)
Key PointsMonero offers strong privacy, but it might be banned or made difficult to purchase.XRP no longer has a lawsuit hanging over its head, and it's attracting new users.One of these coins is less risky than the other. 10 stocks we like better than XRP › If you're looking to allocate $3,000 to c...The Motley Fool
Fri, Dec 19
Union Pacific, Norfolk submit papers for regulatory review of $85 billion merger
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Union Pacific UNP.N and Norfolk Southern NSC.N on Friday filed an application with the U.S. transport regulator to review their $85 billion proposed merger, which would create the nation's first coast-to-coast freight railroad.Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Got $5,000? These 3 Growth Stocks Are Trading Near Their Lows.
Key PointsFigma, Pinterest, and Zoetis are struggling this year due to a combination of high valuations and disappointing earnings.However, they possess some attractive long-term growth opportunities.10 stocks we like better than Figma › If you can afford to invest $5,000 in the stock market, now is...The Motley Fool
Fri, Dec 19
What Are the Odds That Plaid IPOs in 2026?
Key PointsFintech valuations have come down since peaking in 2021.Plaid plays a crucial role in linking consumer bank accounts to other applications, many of which are in the financial arena.Plaid raised $575 million in a private funding round in April.These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of mil...The Motley Fool
Fri, Dec 19
Neptune Insurance IPO: CFO Loads Up on Another $2.4 Million Worth of Shares
Key PointsNeptune Insurance is an AI-focused insurance agent focusing on residential commercial and flood insurance.CFO James Steiner holds nearly $90 million worth of shares after the purchase.Investing in IPO stocks can be a great way to get in on the ground floor. But it carries risks.These 10 st...The Motley Fool
Fri, Dec 19
Energy Fuels gains after rare earth oxide qualifies for magnet production
Shares of miner Energy Fuels UUUU.A up 2.2% at $14.29 premarketCompany's dysprosium (Dy) oxide qualifies benchmarks of a South Korean automotive manufacturer for downstream rare earth permanent magnet (REPM) productionDy is a key additive in neodymium-iron-boron used to power electric vehicles a...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq futures inch up on tech rebound, Nike slumps on China pain
Nike slides as Q2 gross margins dropOracle up as ByteDance agrees deal on TikTok US app Futures: S&P up 0.12%, Nasdaq up 0.24%, Dow down 0.06%By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan Dec 19 (Reuters) - Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq inched up on Friday, as technology stocks exte...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
WhiteFiber surges on securing $865 mln data center deal
Shares of AI infrastructure company WhiteFiber WYFI.O rise 23.22% to $17.62 in premarket tradingCo late Thursday announced a 10-year, $865 million co-location agreement with cloud services provider Nscale The agreement secures the first 40 megawatt delivery of IT load at WhiteFiber's flagship NC...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Why This AI Stock Could Outperform Nvidia Over the Next 5 Years
Key PointsNvidia is sold out of cloud GPUs.AMD and Broadcom could take market share from it in the data center segment.All three chipmakers outsource much of their manufacturing to Taiwan Semiconductor.10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing › Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has led t...The Motley Fool
Fri, Dec 19
U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Oracle, Accenture, Nvidia
The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday, as technology shares extended their rebound from a selloff earlier this week, while Nike tumbled after weak China sales weighed on its quarte...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
XRP vs. Solana: Which Is More Likely to Be a Millionaire-Maker?
Key PointsDuring the past five years, both XRP and Solana have shown the ability to keep pace with Bitcoin.If it is able to maintain its current growth rate, Solana could hit a price of $3,000 by 2030.While Solana may have tremendous upside potential, it remains a high-risk cryptocurrency investment...The Motley Fool
Fri, Dec 19
CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures gain ahead of domestic retail sales data
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index inched higher on Friday, as investors awaited retail sales figures that could offer fresh signals on the economy. Futures on the S&P/TSX Composite index SXFcv1 were up 0.2% by 06:42 a.m. ET.Toronto's benchmark index .GSP...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
