--- title: "Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 9 PM ET: Activist Elliott Builds Big Stake in Life-Science Tools Supplier Bio-Rad | Rival ..." type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286694585.md" description: "Elliott Management has acquired a significant stake in Bio-Rad, a life-science tools supplier. Budget airlines are taking over Spirit's routes and slots. NextEra Energy is nearing a deal for Dominion. Tesla raised prices on some Model Y trims. Walmart and Target are adapting to changing shopping habits due to rising gas prices. Federal prosecutors are investigating BlackRock's private-credit fund. SpaceX plans to go public, and Mercedes-Benz is open to defense production." datetime: "2026-05-18T01:25:27.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286694585.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286694585.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286694585.md) --- # Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 9 PM ET: Activist Elliott Builds Big Stake in Life-Science Tools Supplier Bio-Rad | Rival ... Activist Elliott Builds Big Stake in Life-Science Tools Supplier Bio-Rad Elliott also has a stake in German lab-equipment supplier Sartorius, where Bio-Rad is also an investor. \---- Rival Airlines Are Carving Up Spirit's Routes and Airport Slots Budget carriers like Breeze, Allegiant and Frontier are swooping in on Spirit's former routes as well as circling its valuable takeoff and landing slots at bigger airports. \---- NextEra Energy Near Deal for Rival Utility Dominion Agreement could come as soon as Monday, assuming talks don't fall apart. \---- Tesla Just Raised Its EV Prices. Here's Why. Some Model Y trims in the U.S. just went up by $1,000. That's curious. \---- Walmart and Target are about to show just how much shopping habits have changed due to the Iran war Walmart has said that customers start to cut spending when gas prices hit $4.50 to $5 a gallon. \---- The Messy Courtroom Drama Over AI's Biggest Breakup The legal showdown between Elon Musk and OpenAI exposed the personal and financial fault lines beneath Silicon Valley's defining boom. \---- Federal Prosecutors Probe BlackRock Private-Credit Fund A publicly traded BlackRock fund known as TCPC has been marred by write-downs and poor performance. \---- SpaceX Is Aiming to Go Public on June 12 in What Stands to Be Biggest IPO Ever Elon Musk's rocket company is expected to make its IPO paperwork public next week. \---- Mercedes-Benz CEO Says Carmaker Is Willing to Enter Defense Production The remarks come as the German manufacturing sector seeks to recast itself as a major player in the West's defense arsenal. \---- 20 People in Japan Died After Taking Amgen Drug Kissei Pharmaceutical, which sells the rare immune-disease drug in Japan, warned doctors to stop prescribing it to new patients. \---- Berkshire Invests in Delta Again During Abel's First Quarter as CEO The company exited positions in Amazon, Mastercard, Visa and UnitedHealth, among many others. \---- Right-to-Repair Advocates Are Taking On Deere Again-This Time in Construction The company agreed recently to pay $99 million in a "right-to-repair" lawsuit with farmers. \---- Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Bets on Microsoft's AI Ambitions With New Stake The investor says the tech company is underpriced, and he will disclose the stake in regulatory filings later Friday. \---- Sherritt Seeks to Dissolve Cuba Ventures, Cutting Ties With the Island The Canadian miner is seeking a quick exit from its activities in Cuba as it looks to escape the threat of being targeted in the Trump administration's efforts to force regime change on the island. \---- Anthropic Raising $30 Billion More as AI Labs Absorb Majority of VC Funding The AI front-runner could raise even more as a tiny number of companies get an unprecedented share of investment this year. \---- Endless Shrimp Bankrupted Red Lobster. The Chain Insists It Can Work This Time. Months of planning and debate went into making the promotion more profitable. No more "shrimp police." (END) Dow Jones Newswires May 17, 2026 21:15 ET (01:15 GMT) Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. ### Related Stocks - [BIO.B.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BIO.B.US.md) - [TSL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSL.US.md) - [BIO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BIO.US.md) - [TESL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TESL.US.md) - [TSLT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLT.US.md) - [TSLR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLR.US.md) - [TSLL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLL.US.md) - [TSLG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLG.US.md) - [ALGT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ALGT.US.md) - [ULCC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ULCC.US.md) - [NEE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE.US.md) - [D.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/D.US.md) - [TSLA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) - [WMT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WMT.US.md) - [TGT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TGT.US.md) - [OpenAI.NA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/OpenAI.NA.md) - [BLK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BLK.US.md) - [TCPC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TCPC.US.md) - [AMGN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMGN.US.md) - [4547.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/4547.JP.md) - [BRK.A.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRK.A.US.md) - [BRK.B.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRK.B.US.md) - [DAL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DAL.US.md) - [AMZN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZN.US.md) - [MA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MA.US.md) - [V.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/V.US.md) - [UNH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UNH.US.md) - [DE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DE.US.md) - [MSFT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFT.US.md) - [NEE-N.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-N.US.md) - [NEE-W.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-W.US.md) - [NEP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEP.US.md) - [NEE-R.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-R.US.md) - [NEE-T.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-T.US.md) - [NEE-U.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-U.US.md) - [NEE-S.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-S.US.md) - [NEE-V.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEE-V.US.md) - [BTX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTX.US.md) - [BIT.RT*.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BIT.RT*.US.md) - [BDJ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BDJ.US.md) - [BSTZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BSTZ.US.md) - [BIT.RT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BIT.RT.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Market Chatter: Bio-Rad Laboratories Draws Elliott Investment as Activist Investor Pushes for Turnaround](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286739881.md) - [Activist investor Elliott builds stake in life-science tools supplier Bio-Rad Laboratories, WSJ reports](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286690023.md) - [Yanni & Associates Investment Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 1,725 Tesla, Inc. $TSLA](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286903213.md) - [Aerodigm Wealth LLC Increases Stock Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286868439.md) - [Jeff Bezos-Backed Slate Auto An 'Interesting Company To Watch,' Says Ross Gerber After Hanging Out With Employee That Helped Build Tesla](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286728743.md)