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“Verizon Makes a $3.3 Billion Deal to Help Protect Its Towering Dividend”

“…The company’s debt is on track to balloon further after it agreed to buy Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FYBR) in a $20 billion all-cash deal. However, it recently made a counter move to cash in the value of its tower assets, which will bring… Continue Reading…

Business

“NIO Shares Jump After Unit Secures $1.9 Billion Investment”

“NIO’s shares in Singapore and Hong Kong surged after a unit of the Chinese electric vehicle maker secured a capital injection…” https://finance.yahoo.com/m/5f41df4f-9a28-32ee-85ac-4f1e41f77a45/nio-shares-jump-after-unit.html News behind paywall. Just know it’s good news for this company.

Business

“Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners to acquire software maker Smartsheet for $8.4 billion”

“Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners will acquire Smartsheet in an $8.4 billion deal. The all-cash bid of $56.50 per share is about a 41% premium to the company’s unaffected average share price. The collaboration software maker went public in 2018… Continue Reading…

Business

“Intuitive Machines clinches $4.8 billion navigation services contract from NASA”

“Intuitive Machines (LUNR) said on Tuesday it has bagged a navigation and communication services contract of up to $4.82 billion from NASA for missions in the near space region. The group’s stock price was up over 50% in premarket trading… Continue Reading…

Business

“Microsoft, BlackRock form group to raise $100 billion to invest in AI data centers and power”

“The Global Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Investment Partnership is initially looking to raise $30 billion for new and existing data centers. The fundraising, which could total $100 billion, will also be used to invest in the energy infrastructure needed to power… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Microsoft Announces $60 Billion Buyback, 10% Dividend Hike”

“…Microsoft also will increase its quarterly dividend by 8 cents, to 83 cents a share. It’s the company’s 20th straight year of increasing its dividend. Microsoft stock rose 0.9% to 435.07 on Tuesday. MSFT stock has risen for seven straight… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“S&P and Moody’s downgrade JetBlue amid $3 billion debt raise, shares sink”

“…Shares of the New York-based company plummeted 19%. JetBlue intends to raise $1.5 billion through a private offering of senior secured notes and an additional $1.25 billion via a term loan, secured by TrueBlue. It also plans to raise $400… Continue Reading…

Business

“UK investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown agrees to $6.9 billion takeover by CVC consortium”

“…British investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown said on Friday it had agreed to a takeover offer equivalent to £5.4 billion ($6.9 billion) by a group of investors including CVC Group… Shareholders in Hargreaves Lansdown — the U.K.’s biggest stockbroker — will get 1,110 British pence… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Warren Buffett’s Selling Over $3.8 Billion Worth of Bank of America Stock in 2 Weeks Is an Ominous and Unmistakable Warning for Wall Street”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warren-buffetts-selling-over-3-092100064.html While the timing is good lets be honest here. Selling that much stock would cause a flash crash even in a strong economy. At a certain point one has to ask does removing so much money from a sock… Continue Reading…

Banking, Stocks

“SoftBank shares tank near 19%, wiping off $4.6 billion from founder Masayoshi Son’s fortune”

“SoftBank Group shares tanked nearly 19% on Monday amid a global sell-off, wiping off billions of dollars from founder Masayoshi Son’s fortune. On Monday, Son’s net worth fell by $4.6 billion alone, according to the Forbes real-time billionaires list. Monday’s… Continue Reading…