Brazil votes October 4 with 158.8 million eligible as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro enter close race
Brazil’s 158.8 million eligible voters head to the polls on October 4 with 12 presidential candidates and final surveys showing a close race.
Why would Authentic Brands consider paying more than $20 a share for Mattel?
Mattel shares have jumped after reported takeover interest from Authentic Brands Group at more than $20 a share, but the bigger question is whether Barbie, Hot Wheels and Mattel’s wider intellectual-property portfolio could be worth more under a licensing-heavy model than the public market was assigning to the toy company.
Norway parliament opens Epstein hearings involving former ministers and diplomats
Norway’s parliament has opened public hearings into Jeffrey Epstein-linked contacts involving politicians and diplomats, with 11 current and former ministers summoned.
Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) holds most of takeover pop as Gold Fields bid tests A$27 valuation
Northern Star Resources has slipped only modestly since its initial takeover rally, leaving investors between the company’s rejection of Gold Fields and a market price still well below the proposal’s original A$27 implied value.
HPE lands $1.2bn Vultr AI order as Juniper synergies climb to $800m
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has secured its first order for AMD Helios AI Rack systems in a $1.2 billion deal with Vultr while sharply increasing its networking growth forecast and raising expected Juniper Networks cost synergies to $800 million.
Bannerman (ASX: BMN) completes US$320.4m CNNC deal as Etango heads toward investment decision
Bannerman Energy Ltd has completed a US$320.4 million strategic financing with CNNC Overseas Limited, giving the Etango uranium project a debt-free construction pathway while handing its Chinese nuclear partner a 42.75% economic interest and rights to 60% of life-of-mine production.
Election Commission review puts ECINET and voter-roll controls under new scrutiny
The Election Commission of India has appointed a committee with an independent technology expert to review whether voter-roll software complies with election laws.
India raises concerns with Rubio as Trump’s Russia sanctions law threatens 100% tariffs
S. Jaishankar has raised India’s concerns with Marco Rubio over a new US sanctions law that could impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy.
Taiwan deploys larger patrol vessels around Pratas Islands as Chinese activity increases
Taiwan has stationed a new patrol vessel at the remote Pratas Islands and is regularly sending larger ships as Chinese maritime activity increases nearby.
Solidigm weighs IPO at up to $150bn valuation as AI storage demand surges
SK hynix-owned Solidigm is considering an initial public offering that could value the United States storage-chip company at as much as $150 billion, according to Reuters, potentially creating another major publicly traded beneficiary of artificial intelligence infrastructure spending.