Unilever ( UL ) announced that it received an inbound offer for its food business and is in discussions with McCormick ( MKC ). "The Board believes Foods is a highly attractive business, with a strong financial profile led by market-leading brands in growing categories and is confident in the future of the Foods business as part of Unilever," the company said in a statement . "While these discussi...
Unilever ( UL ) announced that it received an inbound offer for its food business and is in discussions with McCormick ( MKC ). "The Board believes Foods is a highly attractive business, with a strong financial profile led by market-leading brands in growing categories and is confident in the future of the Foods business as part of Unilever," the company said in a statement . "While these discussions are ongoing, there can be no certainty or assurances as to whether an agreement for a transaction will be reached or as to the terms or timing of any such transaction," McCormick ( MKC ) stated . An all-stock deal may be announced within weeks if talks don't fall apart, The Wall Street Journal reported , citing people familiar with the matter. The exact structure remains unknown. Unilever's ( UL ) food business, which houses brands such as Knorr and Hellmann's, could be worth tens of billions of dollars. McCormick's ( MKC ) products include Frank's RedHot sauce and French's yellow mustard. Unilever ( UL ) reportedly held talks with Kraft Heinz ( KHC ) over combining its food business with the latter's condiments division. The talks have since ended. Separating its food business would enable Unilever ( UL ) to focus on its larger beauty, personal care and home divisions. The company spun off its ice cream business Magnum last year. More on Unilever, McCormick Unilever: Relatively Anemic In 2026, I Say 'Hold' Unilever (UL) Presents at Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference 2026 - Slideshow McCormick (MKC) Presents at Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference 2026 Prepared Remarks Transcript McCormick Is No Longer Overvalued Kraft Heinz, Unilever held talks about a food merger - FT
字节跳动宣布已和沙特公共投资基金(PIF)旗下的Savvy Games Group达成出售沐瞳科技的最终协议,其出售价格超过60亿美元。沐瞳科技是东南亚著名MOBA手游Mobile(BEEP) Legends:Bang Bang(MLBB)的研发商与发行商,于2021年被字节收购。据悉,字节跳动在AI方向上投入巨大,25年四季度整体利润下降,出售沐瞳被视为字节在战略上进一步向AI聚焦的信号。(界面...
字节跳动宣布已和沙特公共投资基金(PIF)旗下的Savvy Games Group达成出售沐瞳科技的最终协议,其出售价格超过60亿美元。沐瞳科技是东南亚著名MOBA手游Mobile(BEEP) Legends:Bang Bang(MLBB)的研发商与发行商,于2021年被字节收购。据悉,字节跳动在AI方向上投入巨大,25年四季度整体利润下降,出售沐瞳被视为字节在战略上进一步向AI聚焦的信号。(界面)
ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 77.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,418 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 15,275 shares during the period. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $824,000 as of its most recent filing with ...
ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 77.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,418 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 15,275 shares during the period. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $824,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter worth $50,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock. Get NVIDIA alerts: Sign Up NVIDIA Stock Down 0.9% Shares of NVDA opened at $178.81 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $184.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $184.12. The company has a market cap of $4.34 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 2.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.91 and a quick ratio of 3.24. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1....
ogichobanov/iStock via Getty Images Proposals to engineer secondary trading in private assets, often championed by vocal critics of public market liquidity, have gained renewed momentum. For some, enhanced tradability is viewed as a remedy to growing unease over the absence of transparent, real‑time valuation signals in private portfolios. For others, secondary trading is presented as a way to mit...
ogichobanov/iStock via Getty Images Proposals to engineer secondary trading in private assets, often championed by vocal critics of public market liquidity, have gained renewed momentum. For some, enhanced tradability is viewed as a remedy to growing unease over the absence of transparent, real‑time valuation signals in private portfolios. For others, secondary trading is presented as a way to mitigate “jump risk” in direct lending credit portfolios, where loans are commonly carried at par until fundamentals deteriorate and repricing becomes unavoidable. This debate is unfolding against a notable backdrop. Public credit market liquidity today is as strong as at any point since the global financial crisis, while spreads between less liquid direct lending and more liquid public credit have compressed materially in recent years. For investors, this raises a fundamental question: Am I being adequately compensated for the illiquidity I am assuming in private markets? In our view, the answer is often no, particularly in corporate credit. The promise of greater secondary liquidity in private assets is, in some cases, being used to justify a meaningful erosion of the illiquidity premium in direct lending relative to public markets, rather than to genuinely improve investor outcomes. More structurally, we see several key obstacles to creating meaningful liquidity in private credit: Permissioned transfer of loans: Unlike public markets, many private credit documents require borrowers to consent to any sale or transfer of their loan from the lender(s) of record. Information asymmetry: In private credit, buyers often lack access to credit agreements, amendment details, collateral packages, or standardized financial documents. This information has been paramount to building confidence and liquidity in public markets and is completely ad hoc in today’s private credit market. Confidentiality: Nondisclosure agreements are often required for any information to be shared with potenti...
Sanchez can argue he was unfortunate to lose his place, having been in strong form at the end of last season - a run that helped Chelsea qualify for the Champions League and win the Club World Cup. Chelsea were offered AC Milan's Mike Maignan in the summer but felt he was overpriced, with only one year left on his contract, and unlikely to improve the goalkeeping department to a significant degree...
Sanchez can argue he was unfortunate to lose his place, having been in strong form at the end of last season - a run that helped Chelsea qualify for the Champions League and win the Club World Cup. Chelsea were offered AC Milan's Mike Maignan in the summer but felt he was overpriced, with only one year left on his contract, and unlikely to improve the goalkeeping department to a significant degree, particularly given Sanchez's stable form at the time. That decision looked justified for much of the season as Sanchez continued to perform well under Maresca. However, Rosenior's arrival coincided with Sanchez's poorest display of the campaign: a 3-2 defeat by Arsenal in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, where he failed to cut out crosses from a corner and open play for the opening two goals. Questions were raised over whether Rosenior - who positioned Chelsea loanee goalkeeper Mike Penders exceptionally high when building from the back at his former club Strasbourg - was unsettling Sanchez with his new approach. "It's nothing to do with Rob's build, or the way that we played," Rosenior said. Although he has not yet adopted such an extreme approach at Chelsea, Rosenior has encouraged shorter passing from the back in certain matches - something that suits Jorgensen more than Sanchez. So far in their Chelsea careers, Jorgensen has a pass accuracy of 85.3%, compared with Sanchez's 70.6% across all competitions. Sanchez prefers long passes and attempts twice as many per 90 minutes, although Jorgensen has a higher long‑pass accuracy when he opts to play long. Yet Sanchez is superior at shot-stopping, having prevented 7.5 expected goals compared with Jorgensen's slightly negative balance of -0.4. Since Rosenior's arrival, Jorgensen's shot-stopping has declined, but he has only played four times, and rotation provides a strong mitigating factor - he may simply lack rhythm. "It's more about my decision for each game and in which way I go in that position," Rosenior sa...
Lululemon is positioned to rebound in 2026, potentially outperforming its cautious guidance. Institutions are accumulating this stock; aggressive buybacks ahead
Lululemon is positioned to rebound in 2026, potentially outperforming its cautious guidance. Institutions are accumulating this stock; aggressive buybacks ahead
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured), on the day he announces a deal to get weapons to NATO, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Trump administration has pressed forward with roughly $23 billion in weapons sales to three Gulf nations, moving to bolster their defenses as the Mi...
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured), on the day he announces a deal to get weapons to NATO, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Trump administration has pressed forward with roughly $23 billion in weapons sales to three Gulf nations, moving to bolster their defenses as the Middle East war continued to escalate with no sign of resolution. The government has approved the arms sales to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jordan, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing U.S. officials familiar with the decision. That included more than $16 billion for air-defense systems, munitions and radar equipment for the three Mideast countries, announced on Thursday, plus an additional $7 billion in weapons to the UAE, according to the report. The latter was approved through channels that do not require public disclosure under U.S. arms export rules, according to the Journal. The provisional arms sale, aimed at bolstering the Gulf nations' military capabilities, came as Iran has broadened attacks to several energy infrastructure sites across the region in response to Israeli strikes on its gas facilities this week. watch now VIDEO 4:06 04:06 Nato will endure despite 'rough period' says former Swedish prime minster Europe Early Edition The proposed sale would improve the countries' capability to "meet current and future threats" and further advance their interoperability with U.S. Joint Forces and other regional forces, the State Department said in the notices. The administration also expanded certain previously agreed agreements to include the sale of Patriot PAC-3 missiles worth about $5.6 billion and CH-47 Chinook helicopters valued at roughly $1.32 billion, according to the Journal. The U.S. also approved $37 million in Predator XP drone sales and sustainment programs for light aircraft. For some of the deals, the American government invoked the em...
1. Suning is currently advancing its extensive debt restructuring plan, approved by the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court and expected to conclude by June or July this year. This marks the final stage for the once-leading Chinese home appliance retailer, which found itself heavily indebted after years of aggressive diversification into sports, entertainment, and commercial real estate. As of ear...
1. Suning is currently advancing its extensive debt restructuring plan, approved by the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court and expected to conclude by June or July this year. This marks the final stage for the once-leading Chinese home appliance retailer, which found itself heavily indebted after years of aggressive diversification into sports, entertainment, and commercial real estate. As of early 2024, Suning’s total debt was estimated at over 200 billion yuan (approximately $29 billion), according to a draft reorganization plan that combines both confirmed and contested claims due to unresolved litigation [para. 1][para. 2]. 2. Despite significant bailout attempts by state investors and major corporations including Alibaba, Haier, and Midea, Suning failed to reverse its financial decline. Its main listed entity, Suning.com, continued to struggle with operational weaknesses and was subject to special treatment by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in May 2022 due to irregular financial performance. Ultimately, the court’s approval involved placing all assets of 38 related Suning entities into a trust. Creditors will be compensated partly with immediate cash and partly by trust shares, effectively ending founder Zhang Jindong’s investor rights in these businesses [para. 3][para. 4]. 3. Zhang’s journey began in 1990 when he founded Suning with 100,000 yuan, focusing initially on air conditioners in Nanjing. By emphasizing after-sales service and innovative inventory management, Zhang outmaneuvered established department stores. These efforts led Suning to become China’s largest air conditioner distributor and, ultimately, the country’s largest comprehensive home appliance retailer by the early 2000s. The company went public in 2004, and by the end of 2024, operated 84 stores across 46 cities with a 96.1% year-on-year increase in store area [para. 5][para. 6][para. 7][para. 8]. 4. Suning’s dominance was quickly challenged by the rise of e-commerce, particularly JD.com. In ...
niphon/iStock via Getty Images The FOMC on March 18, 2026 voted to keep the federal funds rate at 3.5%–3.75%, the second consecutive hold after three straight cuts to close 2025. The result is widely anticipated. The real information came from the SEP (Summary of Economic Projections) and from Powell himself, who suggested the projections his committee just published might not be worth reading too...
niphon/iStock via Getty Images The FOMC on March 18, 2026 voted to keep the federal funds rate at 3.5%–3.75%, the second consecutive hold after three straight cuts to close 2025. The result is widely anticipated. The real information came from the SEP (Summary of Economic Projections) and from Powell himself, who suggested the projections his committee just published might not be worth reading too closely. The Summary of Economic Projections The March Summary of Economic Projections revised inflation higher and left the rate path essentially unchanged. Metric Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Δ 2026 GDP 2.3% 2.4% +0.1pp 2026 Unemployment 4.4% 4.4% — 2026 PCE 2.4% 2.7% +0.3pp 2026 Core PCE 2.5% 2.7% +0.2pp 2026 Fed Funds (median dot) 3.4% 3.4% — 2027 Fed Funds (median dot) 3.1% 3.1% — Long-run Fed Funds 3.0% 3.1% +0.1pp Click to enlarge Three sub-readings deserve attention: GDP revised up, but unemployment forecasts unchanged: This combination points to "jobless growth," where AI boosts productivity without improving employment. Inflation revised up in 2026 only: The Fed raised PCE and core PCE for this year, while leaving 2027–2028 unchanged. This suggests it views the Middle East oil shock as a one-time price-level event, not a persistent inflationary shift. Long-run neutral rate revised up to 3.1%: This is paired with the long-run GDP growth estimate. Higher productive capacity justifies a higher neutral rate. Powell: Waiting Without a Map The press conference is an honest account that there is no reliable map to navigate the current situation. “This is one of those SEPs where a number of people mentioned, if we were ever going to skip an SEP, this would be a good one, because we just don't know” "The implications of developments in the Middle East for the U.S. economy are uncertain.""Nobody knows. The economic effects could be smaller or much bigger. We just don't know. " "The forecast is that we will be making progress on inflation, not as much as we hoped... if we don't see ...