SavvyMoney Raises $225M  VC Daily  Mercor Lands $350M Series C  VC Daily   AI coding startup Poolside  is in talks to raise $2B at a $12B pre-money valuation led by Nvidia, Bloomberg Italian app investor Bending Spoons raised $710M in equity at an $11B valuation led by T. Rowe Price  BusinessWire Proactive wildfire defense startup Frontline Wildfire Defense  raised a $48M Series A led by Norwest  Axios IntrCity SmartBus , a tech-enabled intercity bus platform in India, raised

Data center firm Core Scientific shareholders rejected a $9B takeover bid by AI cloud computing firm CoreWeave 's $9B takeover bid   over valuation concerns Yahoo.Finance   Pharma giant Novo Nordisk launched a bidding war against Pfizer for US obesity biotech firm Metsera with an $8.5B bid, including milestones Reuters Insurance giant AIG and Canadian investment firm Onex agreed to acquire specialty insurer Convex in a $7B deal Reuters Mubadala -backed insurance and asset man

3rd November 2025 Donald Trump stirred global headlines after hinting at possible U.S. troop deployment or air strikes in Nigeria over what he calls “mass killings of Christians.” Meanwhile, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sits on a record-breaking $382 billion cash mountain as operating income surges 34% and dealmaking remains selective ahead of his retirement. Back home, the U.S. shutdown threatens early education access for 65,000 children,while fresh data confirms wha

Recess Scoops Up $30M Series B Round   VC Daily  Legora Nabs $150M Series C at $1.8B Valuation   VC Daily Catalyx Space Announces $5.4M Seed Round   VC Daily  Helex Pulls In $3.5M Seed Financing Round   VC Daily  Kaizen Receives $21M Series A Financing   VC Daily  Lyzr Raises $8M Series A Financing Round   VC Daily  xMEMS Labs Completes $21M Series D Round VC Daily  Hercle Banks $60M Funding VC Daily  VeroSkills Closes $5.3M Funding Round   VC Daily  Fruitist Closes $150M i

Canada’s MEG Delays Vote on $5.4 Billion Oil Takeover Yet Again Bloomberg General Atlantic Leads $2 Billion Shutterfly Private Credit Deal Bloomberg Pfizer Races to Save Obesity Drugmaker Deal After Novo’s Bid Bloomberg Globalstar Draws SpaceX Interest in Sale Process Bloomberg Intel in Talks to Acquire AI Chip Startup SambaNova Bloomberg Buffett’s BNSF Slams Rail Megadeal as Political Scrutiny Grows Bloomberg Thoma Bravo Eyes $1 Billion Payout From Ping Identity Debt Deal Bl

31st October 2025 Tech titans are making aggressive moves this week; Amazon just reignited Wall Street with a $330 billion market value surge as its cloud business hits its fastest growth pace since 2022. Meanwhile, Disney’s networks have gone dark on YouTube TV after failed negotiations with Google, escalating another streaming war. Netflix is also in the headlines, reportedly exploring a bold bid for Warner Bros Discovery that could reshape Hollywood’s balance of power. And

30th October 2025 OpenAI is reportedly preparing for a potential $1 trillion IPO as early as 2026, marking one of the biggest public listings ever. The move follows its restructuring and growing independence from Microsoft, which still holds a 27% stake. Meanwhile, Microsoft is spending heavily to stay ahead in AI, with record $35 billion in quarterly capex fueling cloud growth though investors worry the costs are piling up faster than returns. Elsewhere, startup 1X unveiled

29th October 2025 The Fed is expected to trim interest rates by another quarter point this week, but policymakers are flying blind as the government shutdown delays key economic data. With limited visibility into jobs and inflation, Jerome Powell’s remarks may matter more than the move itself. Meanwhile, corporate America is in layoff mode. Amazon, UPS, PwC, and Target are all slashing thousands of white-collar roles moves many companies say will free up funds for AI investme

28th October 2025 From Amazon’s largest round of corporate layoffs since 2022 to the U.S. government’s billion-dollar bet on AMD for AI-powered supercomputers, this week paints a picture of a tech industry at a crossroads: trimming fat while doubling down on artificial intelligence. Qualcomm is jumping headfirst into the data center AI chip race, challenging Nvidia and AMD, while America’s wealthy are cashing in on tax breaks that make private jets a “business expense.” All t

Biotech firm Sonnet BioTherapeutics undergoes an $888M reverse merger with private entity Rorschach I LLC  to create Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. Decrypt  Crypto infrastructure firm Fireblocks purchases  crypto authentication startup Dynamic   The Block Aave Labs , a decentralized crypto lending protocol, purchases Stable Finance , the team behind a savings app   The Block Crypto social platform Farcaster  acquires Clanker   AI  token bot   Bankless Ripple  completes its purch

Clerq Raises $21M Funding Round  VC Daily  GammaTime Nabs $14M Seed Round  VC Daily Electra Therapeutics Raises $183M Series C  VC Daily  Polymarket  looks to raise additional funding at a valuation up to $15B  The Block   VC firm a16z  seeks to raise $10B to invest in AI and defense industries  CoinTelegraph   Hyperliquid Strategies, a DAT firm focused on HYPE, submits an S-1 with the SEC to raise $1B  The Block Commercial bank, Pave Bank , raises $39M in a Series A fun

An analysis of the diverging economic reality of Wall Street v Main Street      “ For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. ” Matt 25:29 ESV In April of this year (2025) Trump sent shockwaves when he announced tariffs on his so-called Liberation Day, with many news outlets reporting that there was about $8.5 trillion wiped out in the value of financial assets  on the stock mark

Novartis Agrees to Buy Avidity in $12 Billion Biotech Deal Bloomberg Makarora, Ares to Buy Landlord Plymouth in $2.1 Billion Deal Bloomberg Terna Mulls Options Including Stake Sale in €25 Billion Grid Bloomberg Lilly to Buy Adverum in Bet on Gene Therapy for Eye Disease Bloomberg Ontario’s $100 Billion Pension Dismisses Entire Asia Buyout Team Bloomberg Novartis Agrees to Buy Avidity in $12 Billion Biotech Deal Bloomberg Hong Kong Jockey Club Sells $1 Billion Portfolio to Can

Peregrine Energy Solutions Nabs $130 Million in New Capital VC Daily  Wolf Games Announces $9M Series A  VC Daily  ShopMy Banks $70M Funding  VC Daily  Darwin Secures $15M Series A Round  VC Daily  Ampa Announces $8.5M Oversubscribed Funding Round VC Daily  Overfuel Secures Growth Investment  VC Daily  FieldFlo Secures $35M Growth Investment  VC Daily  Crusoe Lands $1.375 Billion Series E Round VC Daily  Polyembo Closes Funding  VC Daily  Chainguard Lands $280M Growth Funding

27th October 2025 The suspects behind the $102 million Louvre jewel heist have been caught, just as one tried to flee France. Meanwhile, Japan makes history with the launch of the world’s first yen-pegged stablecoin, signaling a new era for digital finance. Over in the U.S., Boeing’s 13-week strike drags on after workers rejected yet another contract, deepening tensions in its defense arm. And in India, regulators are racing to patch cracks in the financial system after $17 b

24th October 2025 President Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, reigniting debate over his administration’s close ties to the crypto industry. The NBA faces a major integrity crisis as coach Chauncey Billups and player Terry Rozier are charged in separate federal gambling probes. Anthropic has deepened its partnership with Google, securing billions in AI chips to power the next generation of its Claude chatbot. Meanwhile, Apple is slashing production of the iPh

23rd October 2025 Nokia CEO Justin Hotard says the AI surge mirrors the 1990s internet boom but this time, the growth looks built to last. Reddit has sued AI startup Perplexity for allegedly scraping its data without permission, escalating tensions between platforms and AI developers. President Trump’s new sanctions on Russia’s top oil firms sent global prices climbing and left India weighing its import options. Meanwhile, Amazon unveiled smart glasses and new warehouse robot

22nd October 2025 Warner Bros. Discovery is exploring a possible sale as major players like Netflix and Skydance circle, signaling fresh media consolidation ahead. Meta struck a record $27B deal with Blue Owl Capital to fund its largest AI data center, while OpenAI launched ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered browser taking aim at Google Chrome. In policy circles, a rare alliance of conservatives and AI pioneers is calling for a pause on superintelligent AI development. Meanwhile, A

Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs TechCrunch  European AI rising star Nexos.ai raises $30M to unlock enterprise AI adoption TechCrunch  Media tech firm NEP Group  raised a $700M investment from 26North   TechC runch   Blockchain project Tempo  raised a $500M Series A at a $5B valuation led by Greenoaks  and Thrive Capital Fortune HR startup Deel  raised a $300M Series E at a $17.3B valuation led by  Ribbit Capit

Asia-focused real estate conglomerate Jardines agreed to acquire the remaining 12% stake it doesn't already own in hotel arm Mandarin Oriental International  at a $4.2B valuation representing a 40% premium Reuters Emirates NBD Bank will invest $3.1B for a 60% stake in India's RBL Bank Reuters Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Ant Group agreed to acquire several floors of an office tower in Hong Kong's priciest districts for $925M   Alibaba Abu Dhabi SWF Mubadala is exploring an