Day: August 22, 2022

Aug 22
101 firms in scope of new emergency asset retention rules for British Steel Pension Scheme transfer advice

New emergency asset retention rules now apply to 101 firms who provided pension transfer advice to former British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members, 26 of these firms are subject to an asset restriction.   We announced emergency rules on 25 April 2022 to prevent firms who advised BSPS members to transfer their benefits out of […]

Aug 22
SNDL buying Valens in all-stock Canadian cannabis merger

SNDL Inc. sbdl said Monday it will acquire Valens Co. Inc. VLNS, -5.51% VLNS, -5.60% in an all-stock deal valued at C$138 million ($105.9 million). SNDL will pay 0.3334 shares of its stock for each share of Valens, the company said. The deal implies a value of C$1.26 per Valens shares, a premium of 32.6% […]

Aug 22
Bed Bath & Beyond credit rating downgraded further into junk territory by S&P Global Ratings

S&P Global Ratings downgraded Bed Bath & Beyond’s credit rating further into junk territory on Monday, and said the outlook is negative, meaning it could downgrade again in the near term. The agency cut its rating to CCC from B-minus as the retailer faces growing challenges, including poor sales, shrinking liquidity and looming debt maturities. […]

Aug 22
EBay to purchase trading-card marketplace TCGplayer for up to $295 million

EBay Inc. EBAY, -2.67% plans to acquire TCGplayer, an online marketplace for collectible trading card games, in a deal valued at up to $295 million, the company said Monday. “This acquisition complements eBay’s focus category strategy and furthers the company’s commitment to trading card enthusiasts – providing eBay with strategic omnichannel capabilities like order fulfillment […]

Aug 22
U.S. stocks open lower, extending last week’s decline

U.S. stocks opened lower Monday, extending last week’s decline, as investors reassess the market’s recent rally ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo. on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.47% was trading down 1.1% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX, -1.79% fell 1.3% and […]

Aug 22
Computer Services to be taken private for $1.6 bln

Computer Services Inc. CSI, shares rallied 45% in pre-market trades Monday after the company agreed to be taken private for $58 a share in a deal valued at $1.6 billion by buyers Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and Bridgeport Partners. The $58-per-share price values Paducah, Ky.-based Computer Services at a 53% premium over its closing level of […]

Aug 22
What’s going on with Cardano’s testnet and Vasil hard fork?

The issues surrounding the Cardano Vasil hard fork have been “incredibly corrosive and damaging,” according to founder Charles Hoskinson, who’s looking to put the controversy to an end. 4305 Total views 61 Total shares Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has continued to refute claims that the Cardano’s testnet is “catastrophically broken,” implying the need to finally […]

Aug 22
AMC’s ‘APEs’ start trading on the NYSE

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.’s AMC, -38.86% AMC Preferred Equity Units, or APEs APE, , began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, opening at $6.95. The stock rose 36.2% to trade at $9.35 shortly after the open. Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. plunged prior to the APE debut, falling 37.4% in premarket […]

Aug 22
Gold(Mini) FUTURES (QO1!), H4 Potential For Bearish Drop

Type: Bearish Drop Key Levels:Resistance: 1784.25Pivot: 1743.25Support: 1717.75 Preferred Case:On the H4, with the price moving within the descending channel and below ichimpku cloud, we have a bearish bias that the price may drop from the pivot at 1743.25, which is in line with the swing lows to the 1st support at 1717.75, where the […]

Aug 22
NASDAQ 100 E-MINI FUTURES (NQ1!), H4 Potential For Bearish Drop

Type: Bearish Drop Key Levels:Resistance: 13739.50Pivot: 12956.00Support: 12271.25 Preferred Case:On the H4, with the price moving below the ichimoku cloud and breaking the ascending channel , we have a bearish bias that the price may drop to the pivot at 12956.00 where the overlap support, 100% fibonacci projection and 38.2% fibonacci retracement are. Once there […]