M&A
Electronic Arts Buyers Might Be Paying Too Much for EA Stock
The internal rate of return may be lower than typically targeted in a leveraged buyout.
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Electronic Arts Stock Is Rising. It’s Being Bought by This Group for $55 Billion.
The videogame company is being taken private in an all-cash deal.
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Occidental Petroleum Stock Is Rising. Here’s Why.
The oil and gas producer is in talks to sell its OxyChem business for at least $10 billion, says a report.
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This Dutch Drugmaker’s Stock Is Jumping 38%. Here’s Why It’s Being Acquired.
Genmab will acquire Merus in an all-cash transaction worth around $8 billion.
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Warner Bros. Stock Gets Downgraded. Why Its Recent Rally Could Fade.
Warner Bros. is up 63% since Sept. 11, when a report said Paramount Skydance was preparing a takeover bid.
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FIS Acquires Goldman Sachs-Backed Start-Up Amount
Amount is based in Chicago and sells tech to companies looking to improve or add new services for clients online.
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Concurrent Investment Advisors Makes Its First Acquisition. It's a $10 Billion Retirement Advisor.
Next Retirement is Concurrent’s first full acquisition since breaking away from Raymond James in 2023.
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MAI Capital Adds $1.2 Billion in Assets With 2 New RIA Acquisitions
On the heels of a blockbuster acquisition, the Cleveland-based advisory firm rolls out two more deals as it continues its expansion.
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Oracle, Nvidia, Metsera, Pfizer, Kenvue, Tesla, Anywhere Real Estate Stock Market Movers
Oracle names new co-CEOs, and Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI.
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Pfizer Jumps Back Into the Weight-Loss Race With $4.9B Acquisition
Pfizer said it would buy a clinical stage biopharma company for up to $7 billion, as it eyes the lucrative weight-loss drug market currently dominated by Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.
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Anywhere Real Estate Stock Soars 56%. It’s Being Bought by Compass.
The acquisition will create a real estate platform worth $10 billion in enterprise value.
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M&A Has Surged. It Doesn’t Always Work Out For Buyers.
Companies with bigger market caps that are doing the aquiring have historically seen their stock prices drop, research shows.
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Trump Invokes ‘Golden Share’ to Keep Steel Mill Running. What It May Mean for These Stocks.
The Wall Street Journal reports that President Donald Trump invoked his ‘golden share’ to keep U.S. Steel’s Granite City steel mill in Illinois running.
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IonQ Is Acquiring Two Quantum Computing Start-Ups. What’s Next in Its Buying Spree.
IonQ acquires Oxford Ionics and announces its intent to acquire Vector Atomic.
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Creative Planning in Talks to Acquire $239 Billion SageView Advisory Group
If a deal pans out, it would be a major expansion of Creative Planning’s institutional business.
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Corient’s Shopping Spree Continues as It Buys a $4.5 Billion Multifamily Office
The acquisition of Northeast Financial Consultants marks Corient’s fourth acquisition of a firm with more than a billion in assets in two weeks.
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Warner Bros. Discover Stock Downgraded. Why Paramount Deal Reports Add ‘Elevated Risk.’
TD Cowen analyst Doug Creutz downgraded shares of Warner Bros. to Hold from Buy.
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This Railroad Stock Is On Track for Gains After Merger Mania. The Case to Buy.
Monday, Citi analyst Ariel Rosa upgraded Union Pacific shares to Buy from Hold after getting more clarity on railroad mergers.
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Oracle Stock Jumps on TikTok Deal Speculation
The software company has been eyed as a potential buyer of the video-sharing app.
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Fed’s Powell Faces a Power Struggle. Why the Outcome Is Key for Stock Markets.
China says Nvidia broke antimonopoly laws, health plan subsidies in play, bank merger market heats up, and more news to start your day.
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Warner Bros., Paramount Skydance, Tesla, Moderna, IonQ, Gemini Space, Microsoft, and More Stock Market Movers
Warner Bros. extends sharp gains after a report says Paramount Skydance is preparing a takeover bid for the entertainment company.
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A New Wave of Bank Mergers Is Just Getting Started
Regulatory restrictions are easing, and financial institutions are hungry for deals. The market reaction, however, hasn’t been completely positive.
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IonQ Stock Heads for a Record High. This Acquisition Received Clearance.
The jump in IonQ shares also lifts quantum-computing stocks D-Wave Quantum and Rigetti Computing.
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How the Paramount/Warner Bros Deal Could Avoid the Media Merger Curse
Shares of both companies are higher Friday in early trading with Paramount up 2% at $17.79 and Warner Bros up 9% at $17.68.
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Warner Bros. Stock on Track for Best Day Ever on Report Paramount Is Prepping Bid
Paramount Skydance is looking to make a majority cash bid to buy the entire Warner Bros. Discovery company, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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