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  • Prysmian CEO Targets €4 Billion M&A as Hyperscaler Deals Near
    by Antonio Vanuzzo, Francine Lacqua on May 5, 2026 at 10:19 am

    Italian cable maker Prysmian SpA is scouting the market for a potential acquisition of about $4 billion enterprise value, Chief Executive Officer Massimo Battaini said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Tuesday.

  • AMD Earnings Need to Justify Rally After Best Month in 25 Years
    by Ryan Vlastelica on May 5, 2026 at 10:15 am

    Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is coming off its best month in the stock market since the dot-com era, and with the chipmaker’s first-quarter earnings due after the bell, investors will get a chance to see whether its shares have gotten ahead of its fundamentals.

  • Private credit to keep growing: Pinto
    on May 5, 2026 at 10:14 am

    Moody’s Marc Pinto says private credit has proven resilient through a recent liquidity crunch, with software-heavy BDC portfolios holding up and troubled borrowers still low at around 0.5%. Pinto, the Global Head of Private Credit at Moody's Ratings, says the sector should continue expanding, though elevated redemptions are likely through year-end before stabilising closer to 5%. Pinto discussed the outlook on Bloomberg The Opening Trade with Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • IronSource Founders’ AI Startup Zyg Raises at $500 Million Value
    by Marissa Newman on May 5, 2026 at 10:00 am

    Zyg, an artificial intelligence platform created by the founders of IronSource, raised funding at a $500 million valuation just two months after coming out of stealth.

  • Hong Kong Stays Hot for Medical Equipment Maker Debut: ECM Watch
    by Sangmi Cha, Rajesh Mascarenhas on May 5, 2026 at 9:24 am

    Shares of Star Sports Medicine Co. in their Hong Kong trading debut on Tuesday, extending a run of strong listings in the city in recent months as investors showed that appetite for Chinese stocks extends beyond companies linked to artificial intellgence.