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Comcast Sky Acquires ITV Media & Entertainment for Up to £1.6B — Combined Entity Controls 70%+ of UK TV Ad Market

Comcast's Sky has agreed to buy ITV's broadcast channels and ITVX streaming service for up to £1.6 billion ($2.13 billion), creating a combined entity that analysts estimate would control more than 70% of the UK television advertising market. ITV Studios — the production arm behind Love Island and Coronation Street — will be spun off as a standalone listed company. The deal arrives one week after Comcast outlined plans to spin off NBCUniversal, signaling an accelerating strategic pivot in global media consolidation.

AMC Entertainment Prices $200M Equity Offering at $2.10 — Stock Falls 23% Premarket as Dilution Hits Recent Meme Rally

AMC Entertainment priced a $200 million registered direct offering of 95.25 million shares at $2.10 per share to institutional investors, sending the stock down nearly 23% in premarket trading. The company plans to use net proceeds of approximately $189 million to redeem its $125.5 million in 6.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 and for general corporate purposes. The deal follows a $150 million at-the-market offering completed June 11, marking the second dilutive equity raise in under two weeks.

QuantumScape Announces Honda Solid-State Battery Agreement — Shares Gain More Than 16%

QuantumScape attracted significant investor attention after announcing a multi-year research agreement with Honda focused on solid-state battery development. The partnership is viewed as a meaningful validation of the company's technology and commercialization roadmap. Investors are increasingly focused on next-generation battery technologies that could improve electric vehicle range, charging speed, and manufacturing efficiency, creating long-term opportunities across the automotive supply chain.

Intel Surges 70% in 2026 as Terafab Partnership and Google AI Deal Cement Semiconductor Comeback

Intel has emerged as one of the S&P 500's most dramatic turnaround stories in 2026, with its stock gaining approximately 70% year-to-date after confirming its role in Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip megafab initiative and deepening a strategic AI partnership with Google Cloud. Analysts have raised price targets as high as $92, though the stock currently trades at a stretched forward P/E of around 94 times, reflecting high expectations for future earnings growth.

March CPI Surges to 3.3% Annual Rate as Iran War-Driven Energy Shock Accelerates Inflation

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning that the Consumer Price Index rose at a 3.3% annual rate in March 2026, the largest monthly gain since 2022, as the U.S.-Iran war sent gasoline prices soaring above $4 per gallon and sharply widened the gap between headline and core inflation, further complicating the Federal Reserve's rate path ahead of its May 1 policy decision.

Meta Locks In $21 Billion CoreWeave AI Deal, Bringing Total Commitment to $35 Billion Through 2032

CoreWeave announced Thursday an expanded $21 billion long-term agreement to supply AI cloud computing capacity to Meta Platforms through December 2032, raising the two companies' combined deal value to $35 billion and including early commercial deployments of Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin GPU platform — cementing Meta's position as one of CoreWeave's largest customers and reinforcing the accelerating race for AI infrastructure.

NIO Surges 7.91% After Announcing New Electric Vehicle Lineup

NIO's new electric vehicle lineup has sent shockwaves through the market, with the stock surging 7.91%. The company's innovative approach to sustainability has investors eager to see what's next.

Meta and CoreWeave Seal $21 Billion AI Cloud Deal Through 2032, Powered by NVIDIA Vera Rubin

CoreWeave and Meta Platforms announced an expanded $21 billion agreement on Thursday to provide AI cloud computing capacity through December 2032, including early deployments of NVIDIA's next-generation Vera Rubin platform, bringing total Meta commitments to CoreWeave to $35 billion and signaling surging long-term demand for AI infrastructure.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Unveils Ambitious AI and Robotics Vision in Annual Shareholder Letter

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's 2025 annual shareholder letter revealed that AWS AI revenue is running at more than $15 billion annually in Q1 2026, that Amazon's custom Trainium chip business has reached a $20 billion run rate, and outlined plans to sell AI chips and potentially robots — challenging NVIDIA's dominance in the process.