TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PAG and KKR to Acquire Sapporo Real Estate from Sapporo Holdings.

The cash deal seeks to strengthen the French drugmaker's immunization portfolio after it suffered setbacks in clinical trials.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Completes Tender Offer for Forum Engineering.

Ascent Industries has completed its strategic pivot, divesting steel assets and emerging as a focused, high-margin specialty chemicals platform. ACNT boasts a fortress balance sheet, with $58–65 million in cash, no debt, and an enterprise value at a deep discount to potential EBITDA. Management's proven turnaround playbook has already doubled gross margins, with further upside, as plant utilization rises from 50% toward 85%.

Dynavax stockholders to receive $15.50 in cash, a 39% premium to Dynavax closing share price on December 23, 2025 EMERYVILLE, Calif. , Dec. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX), a publicly traded vaccines company with a marketed adult hepatitis B vaccine (HEPLISAV-B®) and a differentiated shingles vaccine candidate.

Sanofi to acquire Dynavax, adding a marketed adult hepatitis B vaccine and phase 1/2 shingles candidate to the pipeline Paris, December 24, 2025. Sanofi announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Dynavax), a publicly traded vaccines company with a marketed adult hepatitis B vaccine (HEPLISAV-B®) and differentiated shingles vaccine candidate.

Cal-Maine Foods offers exposure to structurally higher egg prices driven by regulation, consolidation, and resilient demand in a cyclical industry. The Echo Lake Foods acquisition diversifies CALM into value-added categories, reducing egg price dependence and supporting margin stability. Market expectations imply low single-digit FCF growth, but higher egg price floors and margin improvements could drive upside and potential multiple re-rating.

Sanofi provides update on tolebrutinib regulatory submission in non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis Paris, December 24, 2025. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter (CRL) for the new drug application of tolebrutinib to treat non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (nrSPMS) in adult patients.

MIDLAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ASTS #AST--AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced the successful orbital launch of BlueBird 6. The BlueBird 6 mission lifted off at 10:25 p.m. EST on December 23 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. BlueBird 6 becomes now the largest comm.

Japan's top oil refiner Eneos is leading rival bidders for Chevron's stake in a Singapore refinery, with a deal nearing completion, though potential delays remain, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

TransMedics is reaffirmed as a buy, with significant upside potential based on improved margins and slower share dilution. I estimate 2028 revenue at $1.35 billion, driven by achieving 10k transplants at a $105,000 average price, plus $300 million in additional revenue. Net income margin is now forecast at 17.5% for 2028, with long-term potential to exceed 20%, as seen in peer medical device companies.

RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) (“Faraday Future”, “FF” or the “Company”), a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, today announced that Faraday Future Middle East FZ-LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with RAK Digital Assets Oasis (also known as RAK Innovation City). Under the MOU, the two parties intend to cooperate across three major areas of exploration: artificial intelligence (AI), Web3 and the digital economy, and embodied intelligence.

XRPC provides direct spot exposure to XRP, avoiding futures roll costs, leverage decay, and structural drag common in other XRP exchange-traded products. Early asset growth positions XRPC as a leading spot XRP ETF, with liquidity stabilizing quickly following launch despite a short operating history. XRPC's spot structure allows performance to closely track XRP's price, making it suitable for investors seeking long-term exposure through traditional brokerage accounts.

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Greed” zone on Tuesday.

Waymo said on Tuesday that Saturday's power outage in San Francisco overwhelmed its robotaxis. The outage triggered a backlog in its robotaxi system, leading to response delays.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of persons who invested in securities of SLM Corporation a/k/a Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM) between July 25, 2025 and August 14, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 17, 2026.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO) resulting from allegations that Alvotech may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

Sapporo is aiming to concentrate management resources on its core beer business. Sapporo's real estate holdings include the Yebisu Garden Place in Tokyo, a popular tourist destination.

Broadcom (AVGO) is positioned at the center of the AI boom, leveraging custom silicon and networking for explosive growth and robust profitability. AVGO's $73B AI order backlog, expanding customer base, and best-in-class networking chips underpin a compelling growth runway through at least mid-2027. The VMware acquisition adds $27B in high-margin, recurring software revenue, providing stability and diversification against semiconductor cyclicality.

WesBanco redeemed its Series 'A' preferred shares and issued new Series 'B' preferred shares. The Series "B" preferred WSBCO carries an initial fixed dividend rate of 7.375%, resetting to a premium of 3.795% over the five-year treasury in five years. The Series "B" preferred shares are not as appealing as the Series "A" were but nonetheless are a solid option for income oriented investors.