Hugo Boss did not give a clear answer to the takeover bid from the British Frasers Group, opting for a cautious stance rather than a direct rejection or acceptance.

Large state-owned companies will be the first “voluntary” participants in the capital market to set an example for the private sector on how to conduct an IPO on the local stock market. Moldovan authorities plan to list a number of state-owned enterprises on the stock market. As part of these reforms, companies are beginning to prepare for listing on the new International Stock Exchange of Moldova, which is scheduled to launch in the summer of 2026.

The euro’s role in foreign policy needs to be strengthened. The European Central Bank (ECB) called for this a year ago, but little has changed since then. The results of the first year of the euro’s global promotion have been disappointing. The European currency has yet to break free from its transatlantic dependence.

Experts identified the reasons behind the decline in cryptocurrency prices, predicted future price trends, and discussed which events could influence market dynamics.

Asics, a Japanese manufacturer of athletic apparel and footwear, will spin off its premium brand, Onitsuka Tiger, into a separate entity, with the aim of streamlining decision-making and strengthening the brand’s position in the global market.

Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, his family has managed to earn at least $2.3 billion from cryptocurrency projects. Paradoxically, the net losses of more than a million investors who invested in these same assets amounted to almost exactly the same amount—$2.3 billion.

ChatGPT developer OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US.

Members of the Madrid club took part in a competitive presidential election for the first time in 20 years. The victory was won by the club’s current head Florentino Perez, who retained his post until 2030, defeating businessman Enrique Riquelme.

Crocs shares rose about 2% in Monday’s premarket after analyst firm Robert W. Baird & Co. raised its rating on the footwear maker from Neutral to Outperform and raised its target price from $115 to $150.

Billionaire Ilon Musk has ingeniously raised the degree of discussion around his company SpaceX and its role not only in the American (and global) economy, but also in the lives of ordinary Americans.

Shares of Danish biotechnology company Zealand Pharma collapsed by more than 26% on Monday, June 8 after the publication of the results of a pivotal trial of the drug survodutide. Despite the impressive weight loss in patients, investors were alarmed by another thing: almost one in four trial participants discontinued treatment due to side effects.

Bitcoin rose slightly on Monday, stabilizing after a sharp drop last week. Sentiment in the crypto market remains fragile amid ongoing institutional selling and rising tensions in the Middle East.

Major investors are predicting the collapse of the neural network economy in its current form. Billionaire Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, has predicted the deflation of the artificial intelligence bubble. The reasons will be related not so much to the financial failure of companies working in this field, but to the banal desire of investors to lock in profits. All the signs of retreat are already in place. Meanwhile, a downturn in the AI sector could hit the broader economy: first of all, the American economy, but eventually the global economy as well.

Over the past two years, early holders of the first cryptocurrency have sold about 1.24 million BTC. Strategy, the largest publicly traded corporate holder of the first cryptocurrency, and stock market investors – via spot bitcoin-ETFs – have bought a significant portion of that volume. All of this helped the market avoid a deeper fall, insists Ki Young Ju.

Banks overseeing the deal have given notice to exclude clients from Hong Kong and China from the offering due to regulatory risks and compliance difficulties. Sources close to the situation said the underwriters involved in SpaceX’s $75 billion initial public offering have been advised not to accept orders from Hong Kong and Chinese investors. The decision was made because of U.S. restrictions on the export of critical technologies.

On June 5, bitcoin (BTC) fell below $60 thousand per coin, losing more than 6% per day and almost 20% since the beginning of the month. At the same time, the price of Ethereum (ETH) fell below $1.6 thousand, losing more than 10% per day and more than 20% of its value since June 1.

The securitization model is created as a two-level gateway attracting domestic and foreign capital. The new instrument will allow diversifying the domestic stock market. Moldovan securities will become understandable and legally protected for European institutional investors, international investment funds and development banks, and in the future it is planned to attract private investors looking for an alternative to classic bank deposits and government securities.

According to the draft Prudential Supervision of Investment Companies Act, their initial capital at the time of authorization should be between EUR 75 thousand and EUR 750 thousand.

The top 10 major cryptocurrencies that rose up to 130% amid bitcoin’s collapse.

The Paris prosecutor’s office has launched an official investigation against Swiss lawyer Alexander Montavon for alleged misappropriation of Hermes shares, which, according to the company’s heir Nicolas Puesch, are now worth more than €10 billion. Investigators are looking into whether these assets could have been controlled by structures linked to billionaire Bernard Arnault’s LVMH group. The new development is yet another twist in the long-running confrontation between the two major players in the global luxury industry.
