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Workday To Acquire Employee Satisfaction Platform Peakon For $700M
Workday, a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, has announced it would acquire Peakon for...
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Jan 29, 20211 min read


“Squeeze-Stocks” Continue Their Wild Ride As Trading Platforms Intervene
On Thursday, heavily traded “squeeze-stocks” tumbled after being banned for purchase by major online brokerage firms. Broker services,...
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Jan 29, 20211 min read


Microsoft, Facebook, And Apple Smash Analyst Estimates To Kick Off Earnings Season
This week, Microsoft, Facebook, and Apple smashed analyst expectations to kick off a highly anticipated earnings season. For Microsoft,...
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Jan 28, 20211 min read


MassMutual Buys Annuity Business From American Financial Group For $3.5B
MassMutual has announced it will acquire Great American Life Insurance Company from American Financial Group for $3.5 billion. The...
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Jan 28, 20211 min read


Beyond Meat Jumps Over 18% Following Announcement Of Pepsi Partnership
The shares of Beyond Meat (BYND) soared this Tuesday morning due to the announcement of a partnership with PepsiCo (PEP). The joint...
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Jan 27, 20211 min read


Aviva Reportedly In The Process Of Selling Operations In France And Poland For $6.6B
Multinational British insurance giant Aviva is reportedly in the process of selling its operations in France and Poland as the company...
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Jan 27, 20211 min read


NCR Announces Its $2.5B Acquisition Of Cardtronics
ATM maker NCR Corporation has announced it has agreed to acquire ATM operator Cardtronics for $39.00 per share, or a deal valuation of...
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Jan 26, 20211 min read


Is the Sky the Limit? An Examination of the Airline Industry
The airline industry is pivotal to the global economy by enabling and facilitating tourism and trade, contributing $3.5 trillion...
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Jan 25, 20218 min read


Retail Investors Lead To Short Squeeze Of GameStop (GME) And Up To 500% In Gains
In the last few months, Wall Street’s most shorted stock, GameStop (GME) has had more ups and downs than a roller coaster. As recently as...
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Jan 25, 20211 min read


TPG Is The Leading Candidate To Buy DirectTV From AT&T
Reuters is reporting that private equity firm TPG Capital is the leading candidate to buy AT&T’s DirectTV business. The same report says...
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Jan 22, 20211 min read


EV Come And EVgo, The Company Building The U.S. Charging Infrastructure
Reuters is reporting that private equity firm TPG Capital is the leading candidate to buy AT&T’s DirectTV business. The same report says...
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Jan 22, 20211 min read


The Future Is Electric: The Electric Vehicle Market is Just Charging Up
The electric vehicles (EVs) market has seen massive growth in the past decade. The Low Carbon Fuel Standard, projected tax breaks, and ...
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Jan 21, 20218 min read


IG Group Announces Acquisition Of tastytrade For $1B
IG Group Holdings, which is a U.K. based financial services firm that facilitates trading in derivatives and offers online stockbroking...
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Jan 21, 20211 min read


JioMart Aims To Dominate Indian E-Commerce With Whatsapp Partnership
After just entering the Indian e-commerce market with JioMart in May 2020, Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, has high aspirations for...
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Jan 21, 20211 min read


International Airlines Group Gets A $600M Price Cut On Its Air Europa Acquisition
International Airlines Group, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, has negotiated a $600 million price cut on its acquisition of Air...
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Jan 20, 20211 min read


Jack Ma’s Reappearance After 3 Months Sees Shares Of Alibaba Surge
On Wednesday, the founder of Alibaba Group (BABA), made a reappearance after 3 months at the annual conference of one of his charity’s...
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Jan 20, 20211 min read


Royal Caribbean Sells Azamara To Sycamore For $201M As Ships Remain Docked
The cruise line Royal Caribbean International has announced the sale of its Azamara brand to private equity firm Sycamore Partners. The...
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Jan 19, 20211 min read


General Motors Climbs 9% After Disclosing Microsoft Partnership On Autonomous Driving
After announcing a “long-term strategic relationship” with Microsoft (MSFT), shares of the Detroit-based automotive company General...
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Jan 19, 20211 min read


BlackBerry And Facebook Negotiate Settlement In Global Patent Dispute
The Canadian multinational BlackBerry (BB) has officially resolved their patent dispute with California-based tech giant Facebook (FB) in...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read


Naturgy Makes A Small Acquisition To Kick Off A Major Investment In The U.S.
Naturgy, a Spanish multinational energy giant, has announced the acquisition of Hamel Renewables for $57 million. While the deal price...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read
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