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• Op 10 mei 2026 heeft Two Harbors Investment Corp (TWO) de fusieovereenkomst met CrossCountry Mortgage herzien, waarbij het volledige cashbod werd verhoogd van $11,30 naar $12 per aandeel. • De aanpassing onderstreept de inzet van TWO om de aandeelhouderswaarde te maximaliseren tijdens de lopende onderhandelingen over de samenvoeging van de real estate investment trusts. • Als REIT gespecialiseerd in residentiële hypotheekobligaties en servicedrechten, signaleert deze deal vertrouwen in het herstelpotentieel van de hypotheeksector.

Oplichters maken misbruik van verwarring of angst over nieuwe IHT-regels door een 'veilige haven' voor spaarpotten aan te bieden. • De bellerstelt een geweldige deal voor: verplaats het geld uit uw pensioen en investeer het in een regeling in het buitenland, zodat het niet wordt getroffen door de wijzigingen in het Britse erfbelastingsysteem (IHT) van volgend jaar. • Vanaf april volgend jaar zal elk bedrag dat na uw overlijden in een defined contribution-pensioen overblijft — wat geldt voor de meeste werkgevers- en alle private pensioenen — onder de IHT-regelgeving vallen.

• AI agents are emerging as tools to help social enterprises scale operations efficiently with leaner teams, addressing resource constraints in the social impact sector. • Without proper boundaries, AI agent deployment risks eroding trust, compromising data safety, and diminishing human connection—critical elements for social enterprises. • The development highlights the need for responsible AI implementation frameworks that balance automation benefits with ethical considerations and user trust in mission-driven organizations.

• AI coding startup Cursor agreed to a $60 billion conditional takeover from SpaceX last month but is keeping distance from xAI integrations. • Rivals anticipated deeper ties, but Cursor emphasizes operational autonomy post-potential acquisition. • The move highlights tensions in AI ecosystem consolidations amid Elon Musk's overlapping ventures.

Video game retailer’s CEO warns that unsolicited bid could turn hostile if it is rebuffed by resale site’s board US video games retailer GameStop has offered to buy eBay for $55.5bn (£41bn) in an unsolicited bid that its boss warned could turn hostile if the proposal is rebuffed by eBay’s board.GameStop, which has quietly accumulated a 5% stake in eBay, said it was willing to pay $125 a share, split 50-50 between cash and stock. Continue reading...

Sophie Corcoran challenging 10,000 Interns Foundation, which works with people from under-represented groupsAn influencer is taking a charity that organises internships for black and minority ethnic people to court because they do not organise schemes for white people.Sophie Corcoran, a GB News commentator, applied to a programme the 10,000 Interns Foundation was running with the Bar Council. She said she was “shocked to discover that the scheme is restricted to applicants of a particular racial background”. Continue reading...

Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to IndiaIt remains one of the strangest conundrums in modern zoological history – what to do with the descendants of Pablo Escobar’s hippos?The animals – herbivores native to sub-Saharan Africa – were originally imported into Colombia by the drug kingpin for his own entertainment. But the beasts and their offspring were left to roam free after his death in 1993. Continue reading...