Lumentum’s stock just got a lot more interesting — and Barclays has turned bullish

The transaction is a minority, non-controlling stake in a newly established entity holding Bayer’s long-acting reversible contraceptives business. The investment will support Bayer’s capital structure and provide additional flexibility for manging increased liquidity requirements. Apollo has agreed to make a €3 billion minority investment in German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer.

PwC US announced a sponsorship agreement with Major League Cricket team Texas Super Kings, naming the firm the team’s official consulting partner and lead arm sponsor for the 2026 season. PwC branding will appear on the team’s playing jerseys throughout the season, as well as across digital, social, broadcast and in-stadium platforms. The Texas Super…

Accounting firms have been fielding offers from a growing number of private equity investors over the past five years as PE money continues to pour into the accounting sector, fueling a wave of M&A activity. Processing Content Some firms are trying to steer a middle course, like Sax, a Top 60 Firm based in Parsippany,…

The rate of denials has increased in disability cases, research shows

Two of the big-four artificial intelligence (AI) hyperscalers are Alphabet (GOOG +3.34%) (GOOGL +2.88%) and Meta Platforms (META +2.84%). These two are major brands and have captured the attention of the market. However, one thing sets Meta Platforms apart from the other three hyperscalers, and it’s not a good thing. Recently, Meta reportedly took steps…

On July 1st, security researchers at Sysdig published something they had never documented before. A ransomware attack that ran from start to finish without a single human directing it, an AI agent alone at every stage. If you work in security, risk or insurance, the automation is the least interesting part of this story. Notice…