Evoke PLC, owner of William Hill, 888, and Mr Green, agreed to a £243 million all-share takeover by Bally's Intralot, boosting its shares by 16%. The deal values Evoke at 52p per share with a partial cash option and is backed by private equity firms committing £889 million to support the acquisition and refinance Evoke's £1.86 billion debt. The takeover follows strategic reviews amid UK gambling duty changes and financial pressures from previous acquisitions. Bally's Intralot aims to create a leading European gaming business by combining Evoke's brands with its technology and data strengths.
Bio Green Med Solution (BGMS) shares jumped over 175% after announcing an all-stock merger with Malaysia's Future NRG, a company specializing in medical waste-to-energy technology. The deal will make Future NRG a wholly-owned subsidiary of BGMS, comb...
Alphabet is increasing its capital expenditure on AI infrastructure, raising $85 billion through equity to avoid future debt costs and share AI project risks with shareholders. This move temporarily reduces free cash flow but aims to secure long-term...
ZEC, the token of the Zcash blockchain, fell after unverified reports suggested a possible increase in token issuance, sparking fears of dilution among holders. This comes after recent security issues that already pressured the token's value. No offi...
Starknet introduced STRK20, a new token standard enabling private balances and transfers using zero-knowledge proofs, with strkBTC as the first live asset on mainnet since May 2026. This innovation shifts privacy from add-on mixers to native token st...
In 2026, South Korea's stock market, represented by the KOSPI index, experienced an extraordinary rally that generated capital gains exceeding 1 quadrillion won (about $652 billion). JPMorgan's equity research highlights that this surge significantly...
