Marcus V. Thorne

Markets

Iran Hormuz talks with Saudi Arabia and Oman continue as truce holds

Iran said it discussed Strait of Hormuz stability with Saudi and Omani officials as Trump cited talks and Tehran denied direct neg...

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Deals

TowerBrook Europe private equity view points to lower multiples, tougher rules

Joseph Knoll said Europe offers lower valuations but higher regulatory risk, as ECP and KKR agreed a £5.75bn deal for DCC Energy.

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Markets

SpaceX market cap loss tops $1.2 trillion from June peak

SpaceX shares fell again Monday as options activity and an upcoming lock-up release kept traders focused on post-IPO selling press...

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Deals

Care Career acquires MAS Medical Staffing in seventh deal in two years

Care Career bought Periscope Equity-backed MAS Medical Staffing, expanding its healthcare workforce technology platform.

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Markets

Trump says Venezuela oil sales have topped $13 billion

Trump said the U.S. has sold more than $13 billion of Venezuelan oil since taking control of exports after Maduro’s capture.

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Markets

Trump mail-in voting restrictions reach Supreme Court in emergency bid

The administration asked the justices to permit enforcement as states challenge Trump’s authority over state-run elections.

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Markets

Nvidia OpenAI backstop talks draw scrutiny after WSJ report

WSJ said Nvidia may support OpenAI’s Ohio data center lease, raising questions over AI financing as the chipmaker’s shares fell.

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Markets

Netflix options trade targets valuation gap, Michael Khouw says

Michael Khouw says Netflix’s lower multiple and ad growth support a defined-risk August options structure rather than buying share...

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Markets

Nvidia OpenAI backstop talks target up to $250 billion for Ohio AI site

OpenAI and Nvidia are discussing a credit backstop for a 10-gigawatt Ohio data center campus, CNBC reported.

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Markets

Amazon direct-to-device satellites plan seeks FCC approval

Amazon asked the FCC to approve up to 5,105 satellites for a phone-to-satellite network partly tied to its planned Globalstar deal...

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Markets

Peacock YouTube Premium deal brings NBCUniversal streaming into YouTube

NBCUniversal and YouTube struck a multiyear U.S. deal to put Peacock inside YouTube Premium from early 2027.

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago

Markets

Sam Altman Washington meetings to focus on AI models and cyber risks

OpenAI’s CEO will brief U.S. officials as Washington weighs Chinese open-weight AI models and questions the company’s cyber safegu...

By Marcus V. Thorne · 2 months ago