Diana Shipping withdraws Genco bid; HIVE signs $350M GPU deal

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Diana Shipping withdrew its offer to acquire the remaining shares of Genco Shipping & Trading after failing to agree on deal terms, sending its stock up 10%. Diana's withdrawn proposal included $24.80 in cash plus one Diana share valued at $2.54 per Genco share, while Genco's board sought $27.50 in cash, more than $2 in dividends, and three Diana shares, implying roughly $36.91 per Genco share, or a 42% premium to Diana's August 13 closing price. HIVE Digital Technologies surged 8% after BUZZ HPC signed a five-year, approximately $350 million GPU cloud services agreement, adding about $70 million in annualized revenue and taking BUZZ HPC's total annualized revenue to roughly $180 million. Etsy gained 2% after Goldman Sachs initiated coverage at Neutral with an $89 price target, citing muted GMV and active-buyer growth since 2022 but improving buyer trends in the first half of 2026.

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Industrials · 2 stocks
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd
GNK
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Diana Shipping withdrew its acquisition offer after failing to agree on terms, leaving Genco without the proposed premium.

Digital Finance & Tokenization · 1 stocks
HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd
HIVE
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

HIVE Digital surged 8% after BUZZ HPC signed a five-year, $350 million GPU cloud services agreement, adding significant revenue.

Consumer Discretionary · 1 stocks
Etsy, Inc.
ETSY
± MixedCapitalrelevance

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with Neutral rating and $89 price target, citing muted growth but improving trends.

Financials · 1 stocks

Off-coverage companies 1

BUZZ High Performance ComputingPrivate▲ Positive
Demandrelevance

BUZZ HPC signed a five-year, approximately $350 million GPU cloud services agreement, boosting annualized revenue to about $180 million.