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SLB agrees to acquire Tachyus to add AI-powered reservoir optimization tools, expanding its digital portfolio and strengthening recovery-focused solutions.

The Claude maker moves ahead of OpenAI as competition for AI capital intensifies.

The biggest story surrounding the IPO landscape is, of course, none other than SpaceX. But CoreWeave's debut last year shouldn't be forgotten either.

Anthropic officially started its IPO clock yesterday, filing a confidential registration statement with the SEC.

SpaceX is set to go public in the biggest IPO of all time.

Morning Brief host Julie Hyman is joined by Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley and Investopedia Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver to discuss the key question investors should be asking about upcoming IPOs from companies like SpaceX (SPAX.PVT), Anthropic (ANTH.PVT), and OpenAI (OPAI.PVT), and whether retail investors are ready to buy into the hype.

Investors can expect volatility heading into the SpaceX IPO and after shares of Elon Musk’s rocket company start trading. Shares of Rocket Lab, AST, Intuitive Machines Firefly Aerospace and Redwire dropped an average of 11%.

The Surface Transportation Board has paused and conditionally accepted review of Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern. Regulators cited unclear and underdeveloped elements in the merger application and requested additional information. The review timeline may extend the potential completion of the deal into late Fall 2027. For Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP), this proposed merger comes at a time when the stock trades around $263.5 and has returned 13.6% year to date and 23.1%...

WonderFi’s main products, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, will fall under the Robinhood brand as part of the deal

Software M&A is heating up again as private equity dry powder collides with depressed SaaS (software as a service) multiples and AI-driven stack consolidation among hyperscalers. Public market valuations have compressed enough that strategic buyers and private equity (PE) rollup specialists like Thoma Bravo, Vista, and Silver Lake are circling profitable, sticky enterprise software with ... As Software M&A Heats Up, These 3 Acquisition Targets Are in the Spotlight

The software sector is currently caught in a tug-of-war between profound optimism and existential dread over the future of artificial intelligence. After a brief period of euphoria, reality—and algorithmic trading—bit back hard, sending major software stocks tumbling in a sudden reversal. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF fell 3%, wiping out half of the 6% gains it had recorded just a day prior. The bleeding was widespread across the industry’s biggest names: Atlassian plunged 8%, Hu

June 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is negotiating with banks underwriting its initial public offering to pay fees of less than 0.75% on the roughly $75 billion it aims to raise this month,

Anthropic has filed for an IPO and Strategy finally sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022.

Noble Mobile plans to keep Helium’s low-cost cellular plans intact

The right picks could take you to the moon.

A merger between Tesla Inc. and SpaceX could reportedly trigger Elon Musk‘s $1 trillion Tesla pay package without the EV giant having to reach any operational milestones. $1 Trillion Package Kicks In With Merger? The package, which features operational milestones...

Zoom (ZM) is actively shedding its reputation as a single-use utility. Following a robust Q1 FY27 earnings beat and a speculative surge tied to Anthropic's IPO plans, shares have rallied to $112. As the stock trades at a notable premium, investors must determine if Zoom's AI-driven enterprise pivot truly justifies this momentum.

With SpaceX targeting a Nasdaq listing as early as June 12 at a $1.75-$2 trillion valuation, five stocks—Rocket Lab, Alphabet, Redwire, Intuitive Machines, and Destiny Tech100—offer the strongest operational or financial ties to the IPO.

Experts are starting to believe in a potential megamerger.

Investing.com -- The upcoming initial public offerings of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are likely to weigh on markets in the near term, according to Steve Brice, global chief investment officer of wealth solutions at Standard Chartered.

Tesla stock rebounded early Tuesday as CEO Elon Musk reminded investors about where his EV company started and how far it’s come. The move came after Musk tweeted that Tesla’s IPO market cap was only 0.1% of its current market cap. The tweet also comes just ahead of SpaceX’s massive IPO, which is expected to raise a record amount of cash, and could value the rocket company at $2 trillion.

Investors grew optimistic over the robotaxi rollout in early May, but there's a need to be realistic here. The SpaceX IPO is also of great significance to Tesla investors.

Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) has completed the acquisition of Eucalyptus. The deal extends the company’s presence into Japan, Germany, Canada, and Australia. Eucalyptus brings established consumer brands and clinical infrastructure in weight management and whole body care. Hims & Hers Health runs a direct to consumer telehealth and wellness platform, connecting patients with licensed clinicians and tailored treatment plans. By bringing Eucalyptus under its umbrella, the company now has a...

Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) and AvalonBay Communities agreed to merge in an all stock transaction. The combination is set to create one of the largest publicly traded apartment real estate companies. Management of both companies highlighted expected merger synergies and improved growth prospects for the combined platform. For investors following apartment REITs, this deal brings together two large owners and operators of multifamily properties into a single company with broader reach and...

The numbers don't add up for SpaceX's astronomical IPO valuation.

Stocks often pop on their first trading day, but larger IPOs tend to the S&P 500 over time.

The firm behind the Claude chatbot revealed on Monday it had filed paperwork for an expected 1.0 trillion US dollar IPO.

Musk defended SpaceX's lofty valuation, noting that Tesla's IPO market cap was just 0.1% of its current $1.3 trillion value.

Yardeni expects strong retail demand for the AI-3 IPOs, noting that brokers have already begun inviting clients to participate in the SpaceX offering.

SpaceX may be impressive, but investors should also weigh the downside risk.