According to @business, UniCredit increased its holding in Alpha Bank to about 29.5% after receiving approval from the European Central Bank, marking another step in its accumulation strategy. Source: Bloomberg (@business). The move follows prior stake increases in August and May 2025, confirming a continued build-up through the year. Source: Bloomberg (@business). For traders, the confirmed 29.5% stake and regulatory clearance represent a concrete corporate action event to monitor for Alpha Bank and Greek bank equities in the near term, particularly for disclosures on any further purchases. Source: Bloomberg (@business). The source did not indicate any direct impact on cryptocurrency markets. Source: Bloomberg (@business).

According to @StockMKTNewz, citing Bloomberg, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been working for the past two years to technologically decouple its life sciences unit Verily so that it can be sold or spun off (Bloomberg via @StockMKTNewz). For traders, Bloomberg’s report highlights potential corporate-action headline risk for GOOGL that could influence broader risk sentiment, while BTC has at times shown positive correlation with the Nasdaq 100, indicating tech volatility can spill over into crypto markets (Bloomberg; Coin Metrics research).