Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD),
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS), Comcast
(NASDAQ:CMCSA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) – The NBA
signed an 11-year, $77 billion contract with Disney, NBCUniversal
(Comcast), and Amazon to broadcast its games. Disney will air 80
regular-season games and the finals, NBCUniversal will show 100
games and one conference final, and Amazon will broadcast 66 games
and Black Friday games. The agreement expands game coverage and
ends a four-decade partnership with TNT Sports (Warner Bros
Discovery), which made a lower bid. TNT Sports plans to sue the
NBA, alleging misinterpretation of contract terms. The deal aims to
increase the global reach of the league’s games. Warner Bros shares
fell 3.1% in pre-market trading.
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) – Following a global
outage, CrowdStrike distributed $10 gift cards to IT employees who
helped restore services. The business director sent an email
thanking them for the extra effort, but the gesture was criticized
on social media as insufficient. Shares fell 1.6% in pre-market
trading.
Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) – Honda will close one
factory in China and suspend production at another, reducing its
annual capacity from 1.49 million to 1.2 million vehicles. The
automaker aims to offset this with new electric vehicle factories,
boosting production to 1.44 million this year in response to
growing competition. Shares fell 0.03% in pre-market trading.
Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) – Toyota delayed the
launch of the new 4Runner SUV in the US, previously scheduled for
this fall, to December or early next year. The delay is due to
supply issues for parts shared with other popular models like the
Lexus GX and Land Cruiser.
Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) – Lyft agreed to implement
safety reforms after a lawsuit accused the company of failing to
protect against driver assaults. Improvements include greater
awareness of safety resources in the app and enhanced driver
training. The settlement doesn’t involve direct executive payments,
but $700,000 in fees will be covered by insurers. Shares fell 0.3%
in pre-market trading.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) – Workers at World of
Warcraft voted to unionize with the Communications Workers of
America, expanding union representation at Microsoft to about 1,750
employees. Microsoft, with a pro-union stance, committed to good
faith negotiations with the CWA, following a growing trend of
unionization in the gaming industry. Shares fell 0.4% in pre-market
trading.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) – Google Cloud will
adopt the Codestral AI model from Mistral AI in its Vertex AI
service, highlighting Mistral AI’s growing popularity as a European
alternative to OpenAI. Concurrently, Google is developing its own
generative AI product, Vertex AI. Mistral AI also partnered with
BNP Paribas in July to use its AI models in customer support,
sales, and IT. Shares fell 0.4% in pre-market trading.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) – Meta Platforms
removed 63,000 accounts on Instagram and 7,200 on Facebook in
Nigeria used for engaging in financial sextortion scams. These
accounts, operated mainly by fraudsters known as “Yahoo boys,”
targeted adult men in the US, threatening them with the release of
compromising photos. Shares rose 0.2% in pre-market trading.
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) – Unions representing
14,000 Disneyland workers avoided a strike by signing a tentative
three-year agreement with Disney California. This agreement
includes wage increases and other benefits. A vote to ratify the
contract will occur next Monday.
AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) – AMC
Entertainment anticipates a second-quarter loss of $32.8 million,
reversing last year’s profit, with total revenue expected to be
$1.03 billion, a 24% decline. The company attributes these results
to Hollywood writer and actor strikes in 2023, limiting film
releases. Shares rose 0.2% in pre-market trading.
T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS), KKR &
Co (NYSE:KKR) – T-Mobile US will invest $4.9 billion in a
joint venture with KKR to acquire fiber-optic provider Metronet.
The goal is to expand its fiber broadband services, reaching 6.5
million homes by 2030, leveraging existing infrastructure and new
markets.
Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) – Chinese AI startup
Baichuan, valued at 20 billion yuan ($2.8 billion), raised 5
billion yuan in its latest funding round. Investors include the
governments of Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, along with Alibaba,
Tencent, and Xiaomi. China, seeking to strengthen its tech
capabilities, views Alibaba as a key partner in response to US
restrictions. Shares fell 1.1% in pre-market trading.
Boeing (NYSE:BA) – Boeing pleaded guilty to
conspiracy to commit fraud and agreed to pay $243.6 million after
violating a prior agreement with the US Department of Justice. The
charge stemmed from unsafe practices in Boeing’s factories and
failures to maintain accurate aircraft maintenance records. Shares
rose 0.1% in pre-market trading.
Textron (NYSE:TXT), Spirit
AeroSystems (NYSE:SPR) – Textron is close to purchasing
Spirit AeroSystems’ fuselage program for its V-280 military
aircraft. Boeing acquired Spirit for $4.7 billion, and Textron,
which manufactures the V-280, will take on part of the work. The
Textron-Spirit deal’s value was not disclosed.
Lilium GmbH (NASDAQ:LILM) – The German
aerospace company plans to start choosing sites to assemble air
taxis in the US later this year, aiming for an operational factory
by 2029. This effort aims to solidify its position in one of the
world’s largest markets, according to CEO Klaus Roewe.
Concentra (CON) – Concentra Group priced its US
initial public offering (IPO) at $23.5 per share, valuing the
company at $2.97 billion. The company aims to raise about $528.8
million. Concentra, the largest US occupational health provider,
will begin trading on the NYSE on July 25 with the symbol
“CON.”
OneStream (NASDAQ:OS) – In its Nasdaq debut,
OneStream’s shares surged 34%, closing at $26.85, above the initial
price of $20. The company raised about $490 million in its IPO,
valued at $6.2 billion. Shares fell 2.9% in pre-market trading.
Lineage – Lineage will launch its IPO on Nasdaq
under the symbol “LINE,” with a valuation of $19.2 billion. The
deal includes 28 underwriting banks, led by Morgan Stanley and
Goldman Sachs. Lineage, controlled by Bay Grove Capital, is the
largest temperature-controlled warehouse REIT. The company faces
challenges like significant debt and geographic and customer
concentration.
Latam Airlines – Latam Airlines shareholders
raised $456 million by selling 19 million American Depositary
Shares (ADS) at $24 each. Latam, with a market value of $8.1
billion, seeks to return to the US capital market after bankruptcy
and its delisting from the NYSE in 2020.
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) – Blackstone Mortgage
Trust cut its dividends by 24% due to ongoing pressure from
unoccupied office spaces, reflecting changes in the commercial real
estate market. The situation is exacerbated by high-interest rates
and loan repayment difficulties, indicating a weak sector trend
that could affect other players.
Anglo American (LSE:AAL), BHP
Group (NYSE:BHP) – Investors will focus on Anglo American
CEO Duncan Wanblad after the company rejected a $49 billion offer
from BHP Group. Wanblad must convince shareholders that focusing on
copper, iron ore, and fertilizers is the right strategy amidst
recent challenges like a significant mine fire. BHP shares fell
1.1% in pre-market trading.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD) –
Anheuser-Busch InBev is using its Olympic sponsorship to promote
its new non-alcoholic beer, Corona Cero, aiming to make it a market
leader. This move is part of a strategy to position Corona Cero
against established competitors like Heineken 0.0 in a growing
global market. Shares fell 0.6% in pre-market trading.
Bausch Health (NYSE:BHC) – Bausch Health shares
plummeted on Wednesday to an intraday low of $3.96 following
unfounded rumors of possible bankruptcy. The company denied the
news, stating it is not considering insolvency. Shares closed down
23.25% at $5.81, with a market capitalization of $2.13 billion.
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