July 5 (Reuters) - Avant Homes, which is backed by Elliott Investment Management, has proposed an all-share takeover bid for London-listed rival Crest Nicholson, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Friday. Avant's proposal was at a premium of about 20% to Bellway's ( BLWYF ) 650 million pound ($830.4 million) bid last month, the source said. Sky...

High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on PDD Holdings ( PDD ) , and it's important for retail traders to take note. This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in PDD often signals that someone has privileged information. Today, Benzinga's...

On Friday, The Singing Machine Company, Inc. ( MICS ) completed the acquisition of SemiCab, an artificial intelligence technology company in the global logistics space. The transaction was structured as an asset purchase/sale. At closing, Singing Machine ( MICS ) will issue to SemiCab 641,806 shares of its common stock, which represents approximately 10% of the company’s issued and outstanding common stock...

09:56 AM EDT, 07/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Diana Shipping ( DSX ) said Friday that one of its units has extended a time charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo for the dry bulk vessel Los Angeles. The gross charter rate is $28,700 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period beginning July 18...