ICL Group Ltd (ICL), a chemical and specialty mineral company, on Thursday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bartek Ingredients Inc., for an initial cash investment of about $90 million. The first phase, expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, involves the...
Insmed Inc. (INSM) announced that its Phase 2b BiRCh study of brensocatib for chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps did not meet its primary or secondary efficacy endpoints in both the 10 mg and 40 mg treatment arms. The company will discontinue its development program of brensocatib in CRSsNP...
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JPTXF, 1662.T) announced that it plans to acquire the entire interest in Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings LLC (VRIH), which owns tight oil and gas assets in Colorado and Wyoming, United States. The acquisition will be made from Verdad Resources Feeder LLC...
Immuneering Corp. (IMRX), a late-stage clinical oncology company, announced that it is on track to dose the first patient in its planned phase 3 trial of Atebimetinib in first-line metastatic pancreatic cancer patients in mid-2026. The planned global Phase 3 registrational trial, dubbed MAPKeeper...
Toshiba Tec Corp. (TSHTY, TSHTF, 6588.T), a Japanese technology company, on Thursday announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. (8154.T) to collaborate on product development and manufacturing for the retail industry. The MOU outlines a comprehensive collaboration...
Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company, announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 20 million units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units are expected to be listed for trading on the Nasdaq Global Market (Nasdaq) under the ticker symbol...
Woodside Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Meg O'Neill, has announced her resignation from the company's Board. She has accepted the role of Chief Executive Officer at bp p.l.c. To ensure continuity, the Woodside Board has appointed Liz Westcott as Acting CEO, effective 18 December 2025. Westcott...
AAR CORP. (AIR), a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, announced it agreed to acquire Aircraft Reconfig Technologies from ZIM Aircraft Cabin Solutions for $35 million in an all-cash transaction, subject to customary adjustments. Aircraft Reconfig...
DoorDash (DASH) announced the launch of a new grocery shopping app integrated directly into ChatGPT. This innovation allows customers to shop for groceries, build their cart, and check out seamlessly on DoorDash — turning recipe ideas into reality with ingredients delivered straight to their door in...
Dye & Durham Limited (DND.TO), a provider of cloud-based legal practice management software, announced that it has obtained the necessary consents for an amendment under its senior credit agreement. The amendment provides the Company with additional time, until February 17, 2026, to file its audited...
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved RYBREVANT FASPRO (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj), the first and only subcutaneously (SC) administered therapy for patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)....
Dolby Laboratories and LG Electronics have unveiled the LG Sound Suite, a modular home audio system featuring the H7 soundbar — the world's first soundbar powered by Dolby Atmos FlexConnect. This marks a major milestone in home entertainment, extending Dolby Atmos FlexConnect into a new category of audio...
Apple announced new changes to iOS apps in Japan to comply with the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA). These updates provide developers with options to distribute apps through alternative marketplaces and process payments outside of Apple In-App Purchase, while Apple works to minimize privacy and...
Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 20 million units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units are expected to be listed on The Nasdaq Global Stock Market LLC and begin trading on December 18, 2025, under the ticker symbol LPCVU. Each unit...
Vermilion Energy Inc. (VET, VET.TO) announced that it sold 26 million common shares of Coelacanth Energy Inc. through privately negotiated transactions with various sellers, at a price of $0.76 per share for a total purchase price of $19.76 million. As the sale represented more than 2% of Coelacanth's...
December 12, 2025 15:14 ET Central bank decisions dominated the economic news flow this week led by the Federal Reserve. Trade data from the U.S. also gained attention. The Canadian and Swiss central banks also announced their interest rate decisions. Inflation data from China was in focus as the country released the latest consumer price and producer price data.