hapabapa Prediction markets are signaling that the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index ( NDX ) ( QQQ ) may have limited upside through year-end after its strong AI-driven rally. Kalshi contracts currently imply roughly 50-50 odds that the Nasdaq-100 will finish 2026 above the 30,000 level, which the index first crossed in late May, according to a CNBC report. Traders assign about a 30% chance that the Nas...
hapabapa Prediction markets are signaling that the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index ( NDX ) ( QQQ ) may have limited upside through year-end after its strong AI-driven rally. Kalshi contracts currently imply roughly 50-50 odds that the Nasdaq-100 will finish 2026 above the 30,000 level, which the index first crossed in late May, according to a CNBC report. Traders assign about a 30% chance that the Nasdaq-100 will climb above 33,000 by the end of the year. The contract carried a 22% implied probability of the outcome about 10 days back. This likely points to investors continuing to bet on AI-driven gains in large-cap technology stocks. Contracts indicate about a 40% chance that the Nasdaq-100 will exceed 32,000 before year-end, the report added . To note, Nasdaq-100 ( NDX ) added SpaceX ( SPCX ) as its newest constituent on Tuesday, while investors looked for the market rally to broaden beyond technology. More on markets Stock Dispersion Jumps As The Equity Rally Broadens AI Bubble: Good Bubble, Bad Trade The Economic Dilemma Destined To Crash The Market SA analyst: Prepare for volatility as markets stay 'stuck in neutral' Midday Need to Know: Rivian falls, Trump revives Greenland bid and more
IperionX Limited ( IPX ) announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 2.28M American Depositary Shares (ADSs) at a public offering price of $21.98 per ADS. IperionX ( IPX ) shares are down 4.26% after-hours on Tuesday following the news. Each ADS represents 10 ordinary shares of the company. The transaction, led by U.S. institutional investors, is expected to generate gross proceeds...
IperionX Limited ( IPX ) announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 2.28M American Depositary Shares (ADSs) at a public offering price of $21.98 per ADS. IperionX ( IPX ) shares are down 4.26% after-hours on Tuesday following the news. Each ADS represents 10 ordinary shares of the company. The transaction, led by U.S. institutional investors, is expected to generate gross proceeds of approximately $50M, before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and estimated offering expenses. The offering is scheduled to close on July 9, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The sustainable metals company intends to use the net proceeds to accelerate the commercialization and scale-up of its proprietary titanium and metal alloy production technologies. Specifically, capital will fund the ongoing expansion of the company's Titanium Manufacturing Campus in Virginia, associated titanium metal R&D initiatives, the continued development of the Camden-Titan Project in Tennessee, and general corporate purposes. More on IperionX Limited IperionX: Waiting For Proof IperionX Limited (IPX) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcript These 10 small-cap U.S. materials companies carry the market's least attractive valuations Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on IperionX Limited Historical earnings data for IperionX Limited
In May, Japanese fisherman Tadasuke Nakamura noticed he had an abnormally large haul of bluefin tuna in his set net off the Pacific coast of Hakodate, on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Hundreds of the prized sushi fish crowded the net, but he had to let many of them go. Japan has an annual catch quota and if Nakamura had kept the haul he would have had no quota left for the colder months wh...
In May, Japanese fisherman Tadasuke Nakamura noticed he had an abnormally large haul of bluefin tuna in his set net off the Pacific coast of Hakodate, on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Hundreds of the prized sushi fish crowded the net, but he had to let many of them go. Japan has an annual catch quota and if Nakamura had kept the haul he would have had no quota left for the colder months when bluefin tuna are fattier, tastier and fetch a higher price. “It’s truly upsetting to have to...
Blue Owl Capital Inc has completed a deal to buy a portfolio of UK private hospitals from Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund . The alternative asset manager paid about £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) for the 12 Spire hospitals, people with knowledge of the transaction said. The properties are currently managed by Moor Park Capital Partners who will be retained as asset manager, two of the people said...
Blue Owl Capital Inc has completed a deal to buy a portfolio of UK private hospitals from Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund . The alternative asset manager paid about £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) for the 12 Spire hospitals, people with knowledge of the transaction said. The properties are currently managed by Moor Park Capital Partners who will be retained as asset manager, two of the people said, asking not to be identified as the transaction is not yet public. The investment in the hospital portfolio has been made through Blue Owl’s European Net Lease Fund, one of the people said. The group has raised about €1.3 billion for the vehicle to date, the person added. EPF appointed broker Knight Frank to sell the portfolio last year, Bloomberg reported. Representatives for Blue Owl and Moor Park declined to comment. A representative for EPF did not immediately respond to requests for comment. While commercial real estate dealmaking has slumped since the end of the cheap money era, properties with long-term and indexed-linked leases have proved a rare bright spot as investors seek to hedge against inflation. That’s led to a flurry of interest in healthcare real estate, where state-backed or quasi-governmental type tenants have also helped lure investors. Primary Health Properties Plc ’s deal to buy rival Assura, a fiercely fought takeover battle with KKR & Co. , was among the largest UK real estate transactions last year. PHP is now in talks to sell a stake in a £700 million portfolio of private hospitals to Singapore GIC Pte as it looks to reduce leverage following the transaction. The use of private healthcare in the UK has grown as the country’s National Health Service struggles to bring down waiting lists that were swollen during the pandemic. One in seven people used private healthcare for themselves of a family member in the 12 months to August 2025, according to a survey published by YouGov.
Good morning . The US-Iran ceasefire is being tested by a new round of strikes. Marine Le Pen says she will run again for president. And hedge funds are having a bumper year. Listen to the day’s top stories . — Jill Disis Market Snapshot S&P 500 futures 7,551.50 +0.0% Nasdaq 100 futures 29,418.25 +0.1% WTI crude oil futures $72.44 +2.8% Market data as of 01:14 AM ET. Data is subject to provider de...
Good morning . The US-Iran ceasefire is being tested by a new round of strikes. Marine Le Pen says she will run again for president. And hedge funds are having a bumper year. Listen to the day’s top stories . — Jill Disis Market Snapshot S&P 500 futures 7,551.50 +0.0% Nasdaq 100 futures 29,418.25 +0.1% WTI crude oil futures $72.44 +2.8% Market data as of 01:14 AM ET. Data is subject to provider delays. The US carried out a new round of strikes in Iran targeting more than 80 sites and revoked a waiver allowing new sales of Iranian oil, further imperiling a peace agreement after a series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The American actions marked the most serious threat yet to the interim agreement signed June 17. Iran has floated the prospect of charging transit fees through the water way: here’s an explainer of how that may work. Oil prices rose while bonds retreated across most of Asia as the renewed tensions sparked fears of energy supply disruptions. The broader equity-market reaction was relatively muted, with a gauge of Asian stocks down slightly. S&P 500 futures were steady. Check out our Markets Today live blog for all the latest news and analysis relevant to UK assets. Marine Le Pen intends to make her fourth presidential run even after an appellate panel ordered her to wear an electronic-monitoring device when it upheld her conviction for misusing public funds. The head of the populist National Rally, which leads in opinion polls, will shortly launch her 2027 campaign and lodge an appeal to France’s top court. The UK, France and Germany have started a $50 billion NATO initiative to spur the development of long-range weapons without US involvement, aiming to close the gap in an area where Russia is well ahead . The three nations, alongside other European allies, will work over the next decade to develop strike systems to hit targets more than 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) away with pinpoint accuracy. Hedge funds shook off a brutal March to repo...
Europe’s longest and most dramatic canyon is replete with exotic wildlife, including kingfishers and beavers, ruined castles and architectural oddities We’re sipping chestnut kir on a terrace overlooking the Tarn River in southern France when we hear excited voices from the table beside us: “ Regards! C’est un castor ! ” Below us, a beaver the length of my leg is languidly swimming upstream. We do...
Europe’s longest and most dramatic canyon is replete with exotic wildlife, including kingfishers and beavers, ruined castles and architectural oddities We’re sipping chestnut kir on a terrace overlooking the Tarn River in southern France when we hear excited voices from the table beside us: “ Regards! C’est un castor ! ” Below us, a beaver the length of my leg is languidly swimming upstream. We don’t need our binoculars because the Tarn is so clean that almost every fish, frog, pebble and ribbon of weed can be seen with the naked eye, magnified by the clarity of the water. This meandering, jade-green river – which winds from its source in the Cévennes national park to Moissac, just north of Toulouse – is home to trout, perch, carp, otters, frogs, toads, kingfishers and herons. We add “beavers” to our list. Above us, huge vultures have been drifting all day, cruising the thermals in groups of nine or 10. And when our eyes haven’t been on the river or the sky, they have been welded to the many orchids on the bank: including monkey, bee, military, butterfly, pyramidal and fragrant orchids. Later, we discover that 30 varieties have been recorded in this orchid hotspot. Continue reading...
Shoppers urged to seek quality products or alternatives as data shows demand surpassing least year’s total Britons are expected to buy nearly 8m mini fans this year as they are “surging on to the market” in the hot weather – but almost half of those are expected to be low-quality products that end up in landfill within a year. Waste managers and recycling campaigners have raised concerns as the nu...
Shoppers urged to seek quality products or alternatives as data shows demand surpassing least year’s total Britons are expected to buy nearly 8m mini fans this year as they are “surging on to the market” in the hot weather – but almost half of those are expected to be low-quality products that end up in landfill within a year. Waste managers and recycling campaigners have raised concerns as the number of online searches for electrically powered handheld fans, which sell for as little as £2, has already surpassed that seen in the whole of 2025 in the first six months of this year. Continue reading...