M&A
A Family Feud Leaves the Future of This Kefir King in Doubt. Danone May Take Over.
Lifeway Foods controls the rapidly growing U.S. kefir market, but its founding family has been fighting even as a French dairy giant tries to acquire it.
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Aspen Standard Wealth Is Less Than a Year Old. It Just Made Its Fourth Big Acquisition.
The firm, founded in November 2024, has made four deals in the last 12 months.
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Will Paramount Stay In the S&P 500? It’s Possible; Here’s an Update On the Situation
New information suggests the index provider won’t make any immediate changes,
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Joby to Acquire Blade in $125 Million Deal. The Stocks Are Flying.
The deal will give Joby air-taxi access and infrastructure in New York and Southern Europe.
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This Networking Stock Is Rising 70%. It’s Part of the Data-Center Frenzy.
Artificial intelligence is turning data-center components into one of the hottest areas of the market.
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Danone to Explore Buying Lifeway Foods. The Third Time Could Be Different.
Lifeway stock is spiking on the news that Danone is again eyeing an acquisition.
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M&A Is Back. These Stocks Could Be Targets.
Dealmaking is in style again under President Donald Trump. Potential takeover targets include C3.ai, Viking Therapeutics, and Lyft.
Long Read
Train Stocks Could Fare Well as Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merge. Picking Winners.
The deal could lift Union Pacific shares by nearly 50%—but it could be a long haul until then.
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Norfolk Stock Drops on Union Pacific Merger. That Isn’t Supposed to Happen.
On Tuesday, railroad Norfolk Southern announced second-quarter earnings and, more important, a plan to merge with Union Pacific.
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Palo Alto Networks to Buy CyberArk in $25 Billion Deal
The deal is expected to close in the second half of Palo Alto’s fiscal 2026.
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Stock Markets Beware Summer Scares. What Microsoft Must Learn From Novo’s $75 Billion Crash.
China trade talks wrap up, Berkshire’s potential railroad deal, oil prices spike, and more news to start your day.
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CyberArk Stock Jumps on Report Palo Alto Is Nearing $20 Billion Takeover
Both companies declined to comment.
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Baker Hughes’ Big New Deal Shows Why It’s the Top Oil Services Stock
The company is buying Chart Industries, an industrial firm with a growing business selling equipment for liquefied natural gas plants, one of the fastest-growing areas in energy.
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Paramount Says Skydance Deal Will Close Next Week. Why the Stock Just Got Downgraded.
The entertainment company will trade under a brand new ticker when its merger closes next week.
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Intel, Centene, Charter, Newmont, Deckers, Boston Beer, Tesla, and More Stock Market Movers
Intel stock falls after the chip maker reports a wider loss in the second quarter, while Centene rises even as it posts a surprise quarterly loss.
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Paramount Merger Is Nearly Done. But Skydance Faces These Challenges.
Shares in the entertainment company tick up after the Federal Communications Commission approves a deal with Skydance.
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Pinnacle, Synovus Agree to $8.6 Billion Regional Bank Deal. Investors Really Don’t Like It.
The banks say they are merging to create the highest-return bank in the Southeast.
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Trump’s Fed Visit Was Comedy Gold. Why Powell’s Future Is No Laughing Matter.
Intel offers rosy outlook, railroad megamerger talks are on, UnitedHealth suffers another blow, and more news to start your day.
Long Read
The Odds of a Berkshire Hathaway Bid for CSX Are Rising. How Buffett Might Try to Pull It Off.
Acquiring CSX would be expensive for Berkshire, but it would still be accretive to its earnings, one analyst calculated.
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Merger Talks: Creating Transcontinental Railroads Might Be a Good Thing
The western rail giant Union Pacific confirmed on Thursday that it is in advanced talks to acquire the eastern railroad Norfolk Southern.
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There’s Still No Growth at Railroader CSX—Unless Buffett Makes a Bid
There has been speculation that Berkshire Hathaway could bid for CSX to protect its BNSF railroad as competing Union Pacific holds merger talks with Norfolk Southern.
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Employee Misconduct at Wealth Firms Drops After Mergers. A Surprising Reason Why.
A new academic study suggests employee misconduct decreases by 17% to 22% at acquired firms, as bad apples head for the exits.
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M&A Deals Are Drying Up. Why The Drought Will Worsen.
The volume of midmarket deals will decline further in the face of the president’s tariffs, Rami Cassis writes in a guest commentary.
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Berkshire Hathaway May Have Stepped Up Its Role in Potential Railroad Mergers
The rail unit of Warren Buffett’s firm reportedly hired Goldman as a financial advisor after Union Pacific considers a deal for Norfolk Southern.
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Union Pacific Considering a Norfolk Southern Buyout: Report
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Union Pacific was considering a buyout of Norfolk Southern.
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