Business News 19 May 2026 - 23 May 2026

ChampionsGate Stock Little Changed as SPAC Deal Timeline Gets Attention
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ChampionsGate Stock Little Changed as SPAC Deal Timeline Gets Attention

ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation stock was flat in premarket trading Wednesday. The Nasdaq-listed SPAC stayed near the level investors could redeem for cash if the company doesn’t seal a merger. The stock last changed hands at $10.35, off 0.07% in the past 24 hours. TradingView data showed the market shut with no fresh trades on the tape at the time. It had a market cap near $103.4 million.
June 3, 2026
Soleno Stock Delisted From Nasdaq After $2.9 Billion Neurocrine Deal
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Soleno Stock Delisted From Nasdaq After $2.9 Billion Neurocrine Deal

Soleno Therapeutics’ time on Nasdaq wrapped last week after Neurocrine Biosciences finished its $2.9 billion all-cash buyout. SLNO shareholders got a set $53 per share instead of trading price. Nasdaq said May 15 was the last day for Soleno stock, with suspension in place starting May 19. No catch-up this weekend, with U.S. equity markets closed Saturday and Nasdaq’s holiday calendar confirming markets will also be shut Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. Trading is set to resume Tuesday.
May 23, 2026
Monarch Casino Shares Tick Higher With Holiday Looming, Legal Issue Still Present
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Monarch Casino Shares Tick Higher With Holiday Looming, Legal Issue Still Present

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc shares rose Friday afternoon, staying close to their highs. Investors looked at the company’s solid first-quarter profit but kept an eye on a construction dispute that is still ongoing. The stock traded at $116.91, up 0.6%, as of 1:46 p.m. in New York. Shares moved between $116.15 and $117.50 earlier in the session. Market cap was about $2.13 billion, market data show.
May 22, 2026
VinFast Shares Drop as North Carolina Ups Ante
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VinFast Shares Drop as North Carolina Ups Ante

VinFast Auto shares traded lower Friday afternoon, after North Carolina filed a lawsuit against the Vietnamese EV maker related to its delayed U.S. plant. The move adds pressure on VinFast’s already expensive worldwide expansion. VFS was last seen around $3.55, down from Thursday’s close at $3.61, according to market data. The timing is in focus because the lawsuit hit just a day after VinFast came under new scrutiny over its plan to sell off its main manufacturing business in Vietnam and move about $7 billion of debt off its balance sheet. Mehdi Jaouadi, an auto analyst and Singapore-based YCP partner, told Reuters the deal made sense strategically and financially but called out “some red flags” around governance.
May 22, 2026
Baker Hughes’ $13.6 Billion Chart Deal Gets EU Timing Shift—Why BKR Shares Moved
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Baker Hughes’ $13.6 Billion Chart Deal Gets EU Timing Shift—Why BKR Shares Moved

Baker Hughes stock fell early Friday in the U.S. after Reuters said the EU’s antitrust watchdog will rule by June 26 on the group’s planned $13.6 billion buyout of Chart Industries. BKR traded at $65.41 on Nasdaq, down 0.59% as of 9:55 a.m. EDT, Google Finance showed. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite were all up at that point, so BKR lagged the broad market early.
May 22, 2026
Liberty Broadband Stock Jumps Before Long Weekend as Charter Deal Math Tightens
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Liberty Broadband Stock Jumps Before Long Weekend as Charter Deal Math Tightens

Liberty Broadband Corp’s Class A shares head into Friday’s U.S. session after a sharp Thursday gain, with LBRDA closing at $34.80, up 3.14%, as investors marked the stock closer to the value implied by Charter Communications’ pending all-stock acquisition. Reuters market data showed Liberty Broadband’s last price at $34.80, while Charter closed Thursday at $148.90 after rising 2.97%. The timing matters. Nasdaq’s regular session opens at 9:30 a.m. and closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and U.S. stock markets are closed on Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day, compressing trading into one more session before the long weekend.
May 22, 2026
Turtle Beach Rises as CFO Leaves, 2026 Outlook in Focus
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Turtle Beach Rises as CFO Leaves, 2026 Outlook in Focus

Turtle Beach Corp moved higher Thursday, ending the day up 3.83% at $11.12. Investors took in the news of a new finance chief, but the company kept its 2026 outlook for the gaming-accessories business. Shares on Nasdaq changed hands between $10.23 and $11.17. Turtle Beach is back to focusing on execution after CFO Mark Weinswig said he plans to step down. Weinswig notified the company on May 16 that he’ll resign as chief financial officer, effective June 15. Andrew Clipsham, senior finance director for EMEA and ANZ, will take over as interim CFO and principal financial and accounting officer while the company looks for a permanent replacement, according to an SEC filing.
May 22, 2026
Caring Brands Rises 11% as Nasdaq Deadline Hits for CABR
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Caring Brands Rises 11% as Nasdaq Deadline Hits for CABR

Caring Brands Inc. jumped 11.1% to close at $0.9887 on Thursday. The Nasdaq-listed wellness company saw 87,130 shares trade hands. Shares were flat after hours, according to Webull data. Traders are watching the stock heading into Friday, as listing and financing plans move back into view. Timing is key. Friday is the cutoff from Nasdaq for Caring Brands to hand in a plan to get back in line after falling short of the $2.5 million stockholders’ equity rule. That figure tracks book value after liabilities. In a filing, CEO Dr. Glynn Wilson said there’s “no assurance” Nasdaq will approve the plan or that Caring Brands will get back into compliance.
May 22, 2026
UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 22.05.2026
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UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 22.05.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: May 22, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: May 23, 2026, 3:55 AM EDT Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) Share Price Analysis and Valuation May 23, 2026, 3:55 AM EDT. The Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) share price has declined 8.61% year-to-date. Wesfarmers is an Australian conglomerate with major interests in retail, chemicals, fertilisers, and industrial brands. Over 50% of its profits stem from Bunnings Warehouse, the market leader in home improvement in Australia. The company reported $44.19 billion revenue, growing at a 9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over three years. Its gross margin is 34.0%, indicating profitability on core operations, with
May 22, 2026
SKK falls after $5.54M share sale plan weighs on drone deal talk
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SKK falls after $5.54M share sale plan weighs on drone deal talk

• SKK slipped about 1.8% to $4.03 by the Nasdaq close.• The company launched an at-the-market program to sell as much as $5.54 million of Class A ordinary shares.• Investors sizing up the dilution risk, while SKK eyes drone agriculture and emergency-response tech. SKK Holdings Limited shares traded lower Thursday afternoon, dropping around 1.8% as traders reacted to a new share-sale plan. The Singapore-based company is making a bigger move into drone assets. The stock last changed hands at $4.03 at 2:02 p.m. Eastern, down from Wednesday’s close at $4.10.
May 21, 2026
WD-40 Down Ahead of Holiday Weekend
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WD-40 Down Ahead of Holiday Weekend

WD-40 Company shares traded lower Thursday morning, pulling back after gains the previous day. Consumer-staples stocks slipped and investors eyed renewed oil-related inflation concerns moving through markets. The stock traded at $205.30, down from $208.01 at the prior close, putting its market cap around $2.77 billion. The price/earnings ratio hovered near 35, a level that makes it tougher for investors to overlook cost pressure.
May 21, 2026
Canaan Stock Drops After Q1 Loss Widens — Why CAN Is Under Pressure Now
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Canaan Stock Drops After Q1 Loss Widens — Why CAN Is Under Pressure Now

Canaan Inc. shares fell in New York trading on Thursday as investors weighed a wider first-quarter loss, weaker second-quarter revenue guidance and pressure in the bitcoin-mining hardware market. The Nasdaq-listed stock was down about 5.3% at $0.4127 by late morning, after trading between $0.407 and $0.4451. Volume was about 3.8 million shares. Bitcoin was also lower, near $76,900.
May 21, 2026
Aterian Moves Lower Pre-Market With $18 Million Ballot Ahead
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Aterian Moves Lower Pre-Market With $18 Million Ballot Ahead

Aterian Inc. shares slipped before the bell Thursday. Investors continue to weigh a planned asset sale and new financing that could change the shape of the consumer-products group. The stock traded at $1.15, off 2.5% ahead of Nasdaq’s 9:30 a.m. ET open. Aterian is in the spotlight now not because of a product launch or earnings. The focus is on the small-cap company’s push to win shareholder support for a deal that could transfer its main brands and change control. Market data puts Aterian’s valuation at around $12.8 million.
May 21, 2026
Cintas Stock Just Lost Its Rebound — Why CTAS Traders Are Watching the UniFirst Deal
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Cintas Stock Just Lost Its Rebound — Why CTAS Traders Are Watching the UniFirst Deal

Cintas Corp. shares head into Thursday’s Nasdaq session after giving back part of an early-week rebound, with CTAS closing Wednesday at $171.36, down 0.49%. The stock had jumped 3.68% on Monday, then fell Tuesday and Wednesday. Regular trading had not opened in New York. Nasdaq’s cash session runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, and Thursday is not listed as a U.S. exchange holiday; the next full NYSE closure on the 2026 calendar is Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.
May 21, 2026
HeartCore Cash Concerns Leave HTCR Shares Flat
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HeartCore Cash Concerns Leave HTCR Shares Flat

HeartCore Enterprises Inc. was last seen at $2.70 in after-hours trading Wednesday, up 2 cents. The microcap hovered near its lows, holding a market cap of about $3.4 million. Most recent trade was at 4:45 p.m. EDT. Trading volume was light. Just 23,040 shares changed hands, far below the typical 52,270 average. With less activity, smaller trades had a bigger impact on price.
May 20, 2026
Smithfield Foods Shares Flat Near $26
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Smithfield Foods Shares Flat Near $26

Smithfield Foods traded near flat on Nasdaq Wednesday, the stock hovering at $26.10 in late morning, up about 0.1%. The market cap stood close to $10.3 billion. Volume was thin at around 313,000 shares. That’s still on the light side as investors continue to assess the company’s 2025 public comeback. Smithfield’s latest news wasn’t market-moving. The company announced more than $280,000 in Impact Grants to a dozen nonprofits, pitching its community efforts rather than results or forecasts. “Real needs and creating lasting positive change,” said Jim Monroe, vice president of corporate affairs.
May 20, 2026
MeiraGTx up 5% after CEO sale filing
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MeiraGTx up 5% after CEO sale filing

MeiraGTx Holdings plc gained in late-morning trading Wednesday, up 48 cents, or 5.3%, at $9.61. The move lifts the gene-therapy group’s market cap to around $781 million. The stock opened at $9.33 and touched $9.71 earlier in the session. President and CEO Alexandria Forbes sold 62,000 ordinary shares at a weighted average price of $9.17 on May 19, a day after an SEC Form 4 hit. The sale was made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan set up Nov. 18, 2025, the filing said. Forbes still holds 1,387,695 shares.
May 20, 2026
Bitcoin drop knocks out $500 million in bullish crypto bets as inflation fears weigh on markets
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Bitcoin Depot Faces Nasdaq Suspension as Crypto ATM Sector Struggles

Bitcoin Depot said Nasdaq plans to suspend trading in its shares and warrants next week, after the Bitcoin ATM operator’s Chapter 11 filing and decision to wind down. Nasdaq notified the Sandy Springs, Georgia-based Bitcoin Depot on May 18 that its shares would be suspended from trading at the open on May 26, the company said in a securities filing. Nasdaq pointed to the company missing its first-quarter filing deadline. Bitcoin Depot does not plan to appeal, according to the filing.
May 20, 2026
Tabcorp Shares Bounce, But One High-Stakes Tote Deal Could Decide What Comes Next
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Tabcorp Shares Bounce, But One High-Stakes Tote Deal Could Decide What Comes Next

Tabcorp Holdings shares entered Wednesday’s Sydney pre-open with a modest rebound behind them and a larger test ahead, after the stock last traded at A$0.685 on Tuesday, up 1.5%, while the S&P/ASX 200 — Australia’s main share index — closed 1.17% higher at 8,604.70. The ASX cash market had not yet moved into normal trading; ASX says continuous trading runs from about 09:59:45 to 16:00 Sydney time. The reason it matters now is that Gillon McLachlan’s turnaround plan is running into a narrow window. The Australian reported that the Tabcorp chief executive has been in daily talks with Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys over a national tote deal that could be clinched as soon as this week, with agreements still
May 20, 2026
Prudential Slides After $389 Million India Deal Pulls Attention to ICICI Stake
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Prudential Slides After $389 Million India Deal Pulls Attention to ICICI Stake

Prudential plc shares dropped in London on Tuesday. The insurer is looking to take control of Bharti Life Insurance in India, doubling down on growth there, but the deal could mean it has to scale back its big stake in ICICI Prudential Life. Prudential shares traded at 1,123.5p on the sell side and 1,124.0p to buy in delayed deals, off 10.5p or 0.9%. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.03%, Hargreaves Lansdown data showed.
May 19, 2026
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