According to @business, Teck Resources said third-quarter profit rose 19% while Anglo American has agreed to buy the Canadian miner, putting deal-spread dynamics in focus for equity traders. source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-22/anglo-target-teck-says-profits-increase-19-in-third-quarter Teck is a diversified producer of copper, zinc, and steelmaking coal, so stronger profitability may influence sentiment across base-metal miners and related commodity equities. source: Teck corporate profile https://www.teck.com Merger-arbitrage strategies typically monitor target and acquirer price convergence after earnings during pending deals, which can shift spreads and hedge ratios. source: Investopedia https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mergerarbitrage.asp For crypto market participants, shifts in broader risk appetite from equity and commodity moves can spill over to digital assets, with crypto-stock correlations having strengthened in recent years. source: IMF https://blogs.imf.org/2022/01/11/crypto-prices-move-more-in-sync-with-stocks-posing-new-risks

According to @business, TrueCar agreed to be taken private in an all-cash deal valued at about $227 million, source: Bloomberg (@business). The announcement signals a shake-up in the online vehicle marketplace during a volatile period for the automotive industry, source: Bloomberg (@business). The post did not disclose per-share consideration, expected closing timeline, or approval conditions, limiting immediate merger-arbitrage pricing analysis, source: Bloomberg (@business). The announcement contained no references to cryptocurrencies or blockchain, and the source indicated no direct crypto market impact in this update, source: Bloomberg (@business).

According to @business, Malaysia’s Genting has submitted a takeover bid to privatize its Malaysian unit, based on a stock exchange filing. According to the stock exchange filing cited by @business, the bid initiates a formal go-private process that will be detailed in official disclosures, which traders can monitor for offer terms, conditions, and timeline.

According to @ReutersBiz, HSBC has proposed to privatise Hang Seng Bank in a transaction valued at USD 37.36 billion. According to CFA Institute, privatisation announcements often create merger-arbitrage spreads between a target’s trading price and the implied offer value that reflect deal risk and timeline. According to HKEX, Hang Seng Bank (0011.HK) and HSBC Holdings (0005.HK) are listed in Hong Kong, allowing direct trading access to both names during local market hours. According to the Hong Kong SFC’s Takeovers and Mergers Code, privatisations in Hong Kong are subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals that define closing conditions, timing, and arbitrage carry. According to HKEX, Hong Kong also lists spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, enabling traders to observe equity and crypto ETF (BTC, ETH) flows within the same session for cross-asset liquidity monitoring. According to @ReutersBiz, the report does not mention cryptocurrencies, so no direct crypto-market impact was stated.

According to @CNBC, multiple large mergers were announced in banking and technology on Merger Monday, signaling a potential wave of deal activity that could drive price action in targets, acquirers, and sector benchmarks, source: @CNBC. According to @CNBC, the report focuses on how investors can position for the theme, highlighting trading considerations around deal announcements and the broader M&A pipeline, source: @CNBC. According to @CNBC, the coverage centers on equity markets and does not include cryptocurrency market implications, source: @CNBC.