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AI Infrastructure Surge Fuels Record Market Highs—Can Valuations Withstand the Risks?

Americas Markets Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

U.S. stocks hit new records Jan. 6, 2026, wit...

Data storage and memory shares surged, led by...

Investors and analysts are positioning for an...

Key risks include stretched valuations and se...

Super League Strengthens Board: Marti Frucci Joins, CEO Matt Edelman Becomes Chairman

Americas Firms Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

Super League appointed investment banking vet...

The move follows claimed balance-sheet streng...

Frucci brings 30+ years and $20B+ in Telecom,...

Key watch items are whether governance concen...

WOW!’s $1.5B Take-Private Deal: New CEO Frank van der Post to Lead Fiber-Focused Transformation

Americas M&A Wired Telecommunications Carriers

WOW! named Frank van der Post CEO effective J...

DigitalBridge and Crestview completed the tak...

The new owners and CEO plan to invest in netw...

Van der Post brings fiber-broadband and comme...

Telecom Firm Faces Leadership Shake-up Amid Take-Private Push & Fiber Expansion Hurdles

Americas M&A Wired Telecommunications Carriers

DigitalBridge and Crestview Partners closed a...

Frank van der Post, former Breezeline preside...

WOW! is prioritizing fiber expansion after pa...

Operationally, legacy video/phone revenues ar...

LeanDNA Raises Strategic Funding from Accel-KKR to Scale AI-Driven Supply Chain Platform

Americas Firms Software Publishers

LeanDNA, which provides supply planning and i...

The funding amount and valuation were not dis...

LeanDNA will use the capital to accelerate pr...

The deal reflects rising private equity inter...

Surging Equipment & Software Investment from AI Boosts GDP Forecasts—Construction & Ag Lead

Americas Forecast Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

ELFF now forecasts U.S. equipment and softwar...

The 2025 real GDP outlook was revised up to 2...

Near-term gains are expected in construction,...

Tailwinds include tax and rate relief plus re...

Rising Short Interest in Trump Media Fuels Debate Over Stock Risk and Regulatory Gaps

Americas Markets Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

Short interest in Trump Media & Technology Gr...

The rise in short exposure followed DJT’s ann...

Even after the rally, DJT remains down nearly...

Trump Media has also flagged possible naked s...

Wow! Deal: DigitalBridge & Crestview’s $1.5B Buyout and Strategic Path Forward

Global FYI Wired Telecommunications Carriers

DigitalBridge and Crestview Partners complete...

The offer implies sizable premiums to prior t...

Operationally, Q2 2025 revenue fell 9.2% YoY ...

Under private ownership, WOW! aims to acceler...

How the New Stranger Things Spinoff Explains Vecna, the Upside Down & Henry’s Briefcase

Global FYI Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

The Duffer Brothers say a live-action Strange...

The new series will not follow Hawkins or the...

The briefcase is linked to stolen Upside Down...

Even with that reveal, open questions remain ...

How Stranger Things’ New Spinoffs Balance Original Roots with Bold New Worlds

Global Firms Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

Netflix and the Duffer Brothers are developin...

The spinoff is meant to stand alone rather th...

The original Stranger Things narrative conclu...

An animated series, Stranger Things: Tales fr...