Investing.com -- Integer Holdings (NYSE: ITGR) shares surged 21% Friday afternoon following a Wall Street Journal report that private-equity firm KKR is near a deal to take the medical-device outsourcing company private.
Trading in the stock was briefly halted due to volatility following the report. The deal could be announced as soon as next week and would value the Plano, Texas-based company at roughly $127 per share, according to people familiar with the matter... (continue reading...)
After a relentless pile-on, Warner Bros. Discovery finally caught a break this Friday. WBD shares jumped 3%, while Paramount ticked up 1.6%, driven by a Wall Street Journal report that California Governor Gavin Newsom is growing increasingly concerned about the state’s antitrust lawsuit aiming to block the studio’s mega-merger.
Here is the breakdown of the latest plot twist in the Hollywood merger saga:
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The Governor’s Stance: Behind closed doors, Newsom has... (continue reading...)
Investing.com -- Texas Precious Metals remains bullish on gold and silver despite recent price weakness, viewing the current pullback as an opportunity for investors to accumulate positions as strong central bank buying and growing retail demand continue to underpin the market, a company executive said.
The precious metals dealer expects the long-term uptrend to remain intact over the next two to three years, even after silver retreated sharply from earlier highs. The... (continue reading...)
Investing.com -- In a note to clients on Friday, Mizuho pushed back on mounting concerns that Chinese memory maker CXMT will flood the DRAM market and crush pricing, telling investors the fear is overblown.
TMT sector specialist Jordan Klein said the firm's Japan team updated its view on CXMT "to counter all the FUD around them tanking pricing with massive supply additions in coming 2 yrs post IPO."
Mizuho argued against that fear, estimating CXMT's DRAM bit supply... (continue reading...)
Investing.com -- Roblox was downgraded by both BMO Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank on Friday after a disappointing second-quarter report and outlook, with analysts warning its platform transition will take time to pay off and competition is mounting.
BMO analyst Brian Pitz cut the stock to Market Perform from Outperform and slashed his price target to $45 from $100.
He said a shift in engagement from 2025’s high-monetizing viral games into new and evergreen titles... (continue reading...)
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