Banks have kicked off the sale of roughly €1.95 billion-equivalent ($2.28 billion) of junk bonds to help finance BASF SE ’s auto paint and finishing division acquisition by Carlyle Group Inc. and partner Qatar Investment Authority . The offering includes dollar- and euro-denominated seven-year notes, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The euro tranche is being pitched in th...
Banks have kicked off the sale of roughly €1.95 billion-equivalent ($2.28 billion) of junk bonds to help finance BASF SE ’s auto paint and finishing division acquisition by Carlyle Group Inc. and partner Qatar Investment Authority . The offering includes dollar- and euro-denominated seven-year notes, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The euro tranche is being pitched in the low 7% range and the dollar part in the low 8% range, the person said, asking not to be named because the discussions are private. The transaction is a part of a broader financing that also includes more than $2 billion equivalent of loans and is being run by banks including Bank of America Corp. , Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , HSBC Holdings Plc and Wells Fargo & Co. The deal comes as Europe’s chemical sector faces pressure from rising costs and cheap imports, even before the recent Middle East conflict. Investor reception for the sector’s debt has been mixed, with Swiss chemicals firm Archroma sweetening terms on a junk loan last week. BASF Coatings, as the unit is known, makes coatings for the automotive industry, as well as surface treatments for metal, plastic and glass in a wide range of sectors. The specialty chemicals business had sales of about €3.8 billion in 2024. Carlyle and QIA inked an agreement with BASF last year to carve out the coatings business as a standalone company with an enterprise value of €7.7 billion. The German firm will continue to own 40% of BASF Coatings.
Bamber, 65, has long used press interviews to campaign against convictions for murder of five family members Jeremy Bamber, who has served more than 40 years in prison for murdering five members of his family, has been banned from communicating with the media. Bamber was convicted in 1986 by a 10-2 majority of shooting his adoptive mother and father, his sister and her six-year-old twins at the pa...
Bamber, 65, has long used press interviews to campaign against convictions for murder of five family members Jeremy Bamber, who has served more than 40 years in prison for murdering five members of his family, has been banned from communicating with the media. Bamber was convicted in 1986 by a 10-2 majority of shooting his adoptive mother and father, his sister and her six-year-old twins at the parents’ family farmhouse in Essex a year earlier. He has always protested his innocence. Continue reading...
Academy Sports + Outdoors ( ASO ) on Monday said its wholly owned subsidiary, Academy, Ltd., intends to offer $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2031 in a private placement. The issuer said the proposed proceeds would be used to fund the redemption of all outstanding senior secured notes due 2027, repay outstanding borrowings under its term loan facility, pay relat...
Academy Sports + Outdoors ( ASO ) on Monday said its wholly owned subsidiary, Academy, Ltd., intends to offer $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2031 in a private placement. The issuer said the proposed proceeds would be used to fund the redemption of all outstanding senior secured notes due 2027, repay outstanding borrowings under its term loan facility, pay related fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes. The company also delivered a notice of conditional full redemption for all of the 2027 notes at a redemption price equal to 100.00% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. The notice sets May 14, 2026 as the redemption date. Press Release More on Academy Sports and Outdoors Academy Sports: Valuation Discount And The 2026 World Cup Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) Presents at J.P. Morgan Retail Round Up Forum 2026 Transcript Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) Analyst/Investor Day - Slideshow Academy Sports and Outdoors issues a positive guidance update ahead of its Analyst Day event Academy Sports & Outdoors offering branded Mastercard
A couple in their late eighties have been found dead in a To Kwa Wan flat, prompting Hong Kong police to launch an investigation. A security guard at Lok Seen Lau, a residential block in Lok Man Sun Chuen estate on Kau Pui Lung Road, reported a strange smell coming from the flat at around 4.15pm. Firefighters forced entry into the flat and discovered the couple, an 89-year-old man and his 87-year-...
A couple in their late eighties have been found dead in a To Kwa Wan flat, prompting Hong Kong police to launch an investigation. A security guard at Lok Seen Lau, a residential block in Lok Man Sun Chuen estate on Kau Pui Lung Road, reported a strange smell coming from the flat at around 4.15pm. Firefighters forced entry into the flat and discovered the couple, an 89-year-old man and his 87-year-old wife, lying unresponsive on a bed. Both were certified dead at the scene. Officers are...
Artist commends jury for resigning over inclusion of Russia and Israel but says reasoning should also have included US Anish Kapoor says the US should be excluded from the Venice Biennale because of the country’s “abhorrent politics of hate” and its “incessant warmongering”. The artist, who represented Britain at the 1990 edition , told the Guardian that he commended the biennale jury’s decision t...
Artist commends jury for resigning over inclusion of Russia and Israel but says reasoning should also have included US Anish Kapoor says the US should be excluded from the Venice Biennale because of the country’s “abhorrent politics of hate” and its “incessant warmongering”. The artist, who represented Britain at the 1990 edition , told the Guardian that he commended the biennale jury’s decision to resign just a few days before the event, which is billed as the “Olympics of art”, in protest at the inclusion of Israel and Russia . Continue reading...
图源：公众号「有三思 U Sense」 5月4日，一个被默认为“青年专属”的日期。 但在我看来，“青年”一词从来不只和年龄挂钩，每一个还在试探人生的节拍与正轨的人，身体里都住着一位渴望力量的青年。 [1] 敲定新品牌命名的那一刻其实很轻。在讨论方案的脑暴会上，我夸了实习生一句“有Sense”，他眼神一亮：“这个词好诶。” 许多年前，我还是一个初入职场的新人，在猎头行业学习如何阅读简历、判断人、理解...
图源：公众号「有三思 U Sense」 5月4日，一个被默认为“青年专属”的日期。 但在我看来，“青年”一词从来不只和年龄挂钩，每一个还在试探人生的节拍与正轨的人，身体里都住着一位渴望力量的青年。 [1] 敲定新品牌命名的那一刻其实很轻。在讨论方案的脑暴会上，我夸了实习生一句“有Sense”，他眼神一亮：“这个词好诶。” 许多年前，我还是一个初入职场的新人，在猎头行业学习如何阅读简历、判断人、理解组织。那时候，我的老板总时不时夸团队里的同学“有Sense”。 “有Sense”是咨询行业爱用的职场黑话，也是一句高度浓缩的赞美。 努力是苦劳，聪明是天赋，而Sense，是前辈不必手把手教你，你也能和他们同频思考的那种东西。 很多年过去，当我转行做科技新闻，开始用另一种方式阅读人和组织，我发现自己依然在寻找那种“有Sense”的状态——并不是指作为老板对下属的期待，而是关于自我要求。 它至少有三重意思。 Information Sense ，在信息过载的噪音中抓住重要信号和异常值。某个人的离职时间恰好对应前公司某次架构调整，一个行业薪资数据出现了反常波动。遇到问题，不只看表面，而是追问终极目的和WHY。 Social Sense ，在进退之间掌握分寸。知道什么时候推进、什么时候退让，能判断对方的情绪状态和真实动机，而不是急于达到自己的目的。 Direction Sense ，是在他人指令之外，眼里有活，心里有方向。上司布置了A，便能联想到B和C；市场一旦出现新动向，会主动去做mapping，而不是等KPI压下来。 三个维度，合起来才是完整的“有Sense”。而“三”这个数字，本身就有一种奇妙的叙事完整性。 哈利波特里有三个主角。三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。那个72小时杀入GitHub全球榜的文科生，背后有三个AI agent在协同工作。戏剧理论里，三幕剧是最为经典的结构——亚里士多德在《诗学》第七章中提出“头、身、尾”的行动整一律，后世将其提炼为“开端、冲突、解决”的三段式叙事逻辑。 我们的职业生涯，也像一部三幕剧—— 入局 之思，是初心，是找到兴趣、热爱与发力感的时刻。你不知道自己能否胜任，但你感觉到了某种召唤。 纷争 之思，是面对竞争环境与行业趋势，从擅长之处起手，在碰撞中培养优势的时刻。你不再只是凭直觉行事，你开始理解规则，甚至质疑规则。 和解 之思，是找到独特卡位，产生...
Bombardier Inc. ( BDRBF ) announced on Monday said it has launched an offering of $500 million in senior notes due 2035. The company said proceeds from the offering, along with cash on hand, will be used to repay existing debt, including the planned redemption of its outstanding 7.50% senior notes due 2029, which total $750 million. Bombardier added that completion of the new notes offering and th...
Bombardier Inc. ( BDRBF ) announced on Monday said it has launched an offering of $500 million in senior notes due 2035. The company said proceeds from the offering, along with cash on hand, will be used to repay existing debt, including the planned redemption of its outstanding 7.50% senior notes due 2029, which total $750 million. Bombardier added that completion of the new notes offering and the debt redemption is subject to market conditions and other factors, with no assurance the transactions will be finalized. Source: Press Release More on Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Inc. (BBD.B:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript Bombardier: From Turnaround To A Shareholder Returns Story Bombardier Inc. (BBD.B:CA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Bombardier reports mixed Q1 results; updates FY26 free cash flow outlook Bombardier Q1 2026 Earnings Preview
L.B. Foster (FSTR) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +165.12% and +15.76%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
L.B. Foster (FSTR) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +165.12% and +15.76%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
"Just Another Dip Investors Will Buy": Futures Drop, Oil Rises On Renewed Iran Tension US futures whipsawed and crude oil spiked higher as tensions flared up again in the Middle East, taking the focus off a run of strong earnings by megacap tech companies. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.2% from Friday's record highs, falling as much as 0.5% just minutes earlier after Iran’s ...
"Just Another Dip Investors Will Buy": Futures Drop, Oil Rises On Renewed Iran Tension US futures whipsawed and crude oil spiked higher as tensions flared up again in the Middle East, taking the focus off a run of strong earnings by megacap tech companies. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.2% from Friday's record highs, falling as much as 0.5% just minutes earlier after Iran’s Fars agency claimed two missiles hit an American patrol boat, before erasing most of the declines after the US denied a ship was hit. All of this after Trump said Sunday that US Navy will guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz from Hormuz in a move called “Project Freedom" while Iran issued Trump a one-month deadline for negotiations on its proposed 14-point deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. European stocks were mostly red while tech-heavy Asia indexes in South Korea and Taiwan surged in Monday trading. In premarket trading, Mag 7 names are mixed: GOOGL (+0.6%), AMZN (+0.6%), and META (+0.7%) are outperforming, while AAPL and MSFT are lower. Brent crude surged more than 5% to trade above $113 a barrel before paring the gain, while bitcoin and gold traded in a mirror image. Interest rates are higher with the 10Y yield rising 4bps to 4.41%; WTI crude added ~$2 to $104 this morning having briefly traded above $107; base metals are higher, while gold and silver both sliding more than 2%. Looking at the US economic data calendar slate includes March factory orders at 10am. Fed speaker slate includes New York Fed President John Williams at 12:50pm In premarket trading, Mag 7 stocks are mixed (Alphabet +0.2%, Amazon -0.08%, Apple -0.4%, Nvidia -0.06%, Meta -0.09%, Microsoft -0.4%, Tesla +0.2%) Cryptocurrency-linked stocks are rising in US premarket trading after Bitcoin climbed above $80,000 for the first time in more than three months, buoyed by renewed risk appetite in the stock market. Celcuity (CELC) jumps 15% after its Phase 3 trial of gedatolisib plus fulvestrant in muta...
CNA Financial ( CNA ) declares $0.48/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 4.0% Payable June 4; for shareholders of record May 18; ex-div May 19. See CNA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on CNA Financial CNA Financial: Great Underwriting, Still No Growth Spark CNA Financial Corporation 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation CNA Financial Co...
CNA Financial ( CNA ) declares $0.48/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 4.0% Payable June 4; for shareholders of record May 18; ex-div May 19. See CNA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on CNA Financial CNA Financial: Great Underwriting, Still No Growth Spark CNA Financial Corporation 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation CNA Financial Corporation (CNA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Prepared Remarks Transcript CNA Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.83 CNA Financial Q1 2026 Earnings Preview