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U.S.-listed shares of Universal Music Group surged 12% after Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital disclosed it had made a more than $63 billion bid for the record label.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The failed bid could remove a key overhang, allowing investors to refocus on Sunway’s core earnings and underlying value, she reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has launched a $65 billion bid to purchase Universal Music, the label representing some of music’s biggest names like Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Intel is the first major chip maker to lend Elon Musk a helping hand in his bid to launch a potentially multitrillion-dollar semiconductor manufacturing project.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“There is no way to know. But it smells as if it grows near the end. So bid farewell to your lion faces.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell