Investment 15 May 2026 - 17 May 2026

POLE Stock Is Quiet. Andretti Acquisition II’s September Deadline Is Not
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POLE Stock Is Quiet. Andretti Acquisition II’s September Deadline Is Not

Andretti Acquisition Corp. II’s Class A shares (POLE) closed at $10.71 on Thursday, down 0.3% with just 3,504 shares traded. The company, a SPAC, faces a Sept. 9 deadline to complete a business combination or risk liquidation, with filings citing “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue. Its planned merger with StoreDot was terminated in February. Andretti reported $246.4 million in its trust account as of March 31.
May 28, 2026
Oaktree SPAC draws trader attention after 5% filing
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Oaktree SPAC draws trader attention after 5% filing

Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences’ Class A shares closed unchanged at $10.64 on Friday, with only 10 shares traded. Fort Baker Capital Management disclosed a 5.1% stake, days after the SPAC reported no merger target and an Oct. 25 deadline. First-quarter net income fell to $1.39 million as trust interest declined. Cash held in trust totaled $203.4 million at March 31.
May 17, 2026
Legal & General rises 5%, FTSE insurer in focus going into key week
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Legal & General rises 5%, FTSE insurer in focus going into key week

Legal & General Group Plc closed at 264.8 pence, up 5.4% for the week, after takeover speculation drove sharp gains despite CEO António Simões denying any sale talks. The FTSE 100 fell 1.71% Friday amid political uncertainty and sector bid rumors, including a spike in Hiscox shares on similar reports. L&G declined to comment on the speculation. The company’s buyback program remains its largest to date.
May 16, 2026
Tesco Shares in Focus as Buyback Runs Into FTSE Pressure
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Tesco Shares in Focus as Buyback Runs Into FTSE Pressure

Tesco shares closed at 448.80 pence on Friday, down 0.42% for the day and 3.9% for the week, despite the company buying back nearly 5 million shares on May 14. CEO Ken Murphy’s pay rose to £10.8 million, according to Tesco’s annual report published the same day. The FTSE 100 fell 1.7% Friday amid political and economic uncertainty. Tesco’s AGM is set for June 18.
May 16, 2026
GSK Stock Goes Ex-Dividend Today: Why the 17p Payout Comes With a Bigger Pipeline Test
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GSK Shares Face Monday Test After Dividend Hit, China Drug Deal And Buyback

GSK shares closed Friday at 1,862.5p, down 0.5% on the day but up 1.1% for the week, as the FTSE 100 ended a weak session. Trading volume reached 11.08 million shares. The stock went ex-dividend Thursday and faces scrutiny after a China hepatitis B deal and the launch of a final buyback tranche. Investors remain cautious following GSK’s mixed first-quarter results.
May 16, 2026
Rio Tinto 52-week high wobbles ahead of Monday open
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Rio Tinto 52-week high wobbles ahead of Monday open

Rio Tinto shares fell 4.76% in London on Friday to 7,766p, underperforming the FTSE 100’s 1.71% drop and retreating from a midweek 52-week high. Copper prices slid 4.81% on May 15, adding pressure to miners globally. Rio’s first-quarter copper output rose to 229,000 tons, and the company maintained its 2026 Pilbara iron ore sales forecast. Rio named Trudi Charles as chief legal officer, effective August 1.
May 16, 2026
National Grid plc’s £70 Billion Grid Bet Just Hit a Storm-Cost Test
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National Grid’s 8% Drop Turns Monday Into a Test of the UK Dividend Trade

National Grid shares plunged 7.94% to 1,188p Friday amid a sharp selloff in UK utilities, following a miss on full-year profit estimates and rising storm costs in its U.S. business. The FTSE 100 fell 1.7% as gilt yields spiked on political and inflation fears. National Grid committed to at least £70 billion in capital spending over five years, reporting record annual investment and a 48.49p dividend.
May 16, 2026
Bitcoin drop knocks out $500 million in bullish crypto bets as inflation fears weigh on markets
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Bitcoin drop knocks out $500 million in bullish crypto bets as inflation fears weigh on markets

Bitcoin dropped below $78,000 Saturday, triggering over $581 million in crypto liquidations as leveraged bets unwound, according to CoinGlass. Solana, XRP, and Ether also fell, with Solana down 5% and Ether near $2,189. The selloff followed rising Treasury yields and oil prices, despite a Senate panel advancing a crypto regulation bill. The largest single liquidation was a $21.6 million BTCUSDT order on Bitget.
May 16, 2026
QBE Insurance prices A$500m capital notes, spotlight shifts to 2026 guidance
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QBE Insurance prices A$500m capital notes, spotlight shifts to 2026 guidance

Fitch Ratings assigned a “BBB” rating to QBE Insurance’s A$500 million Additional Tier 1 capital notes, priced this week at BBSW plus 2.50%. QBE reported first-quarter gross written premium up 11% to $9.2 billion, with net catastrophe claims at about $300 million through April. Shares closed at A$23.04, up 1.86% Friday. QBE Re named Montassar Cherrak as regional head for Middle East and North Africa.
May 16, 2026
South32 Gets Alaska Copper Permit Lift, Hermosa Still in Focus
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South32 Gets Alaska Copper Permit Lift, Hermosa Still in Focus

South32’s Ambler Metals joint venture with Trilogy Metals secured FAST-41 permitting status for the Arctic copper-zinc project in Alaska. South32 shares fell 5.18% to A$4.21 Friday amid a wider mining sector decline. The news comes as investors weigh delays and higher costs at South32’s Hermosa project in Arizona. The Arctic project is estimated to produce 10,000 tons of ore daily over 13 years.
May 16, 2026
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