Pfizer on Monday named a new chief financial officer with a resume that hints at the company’s plans to spend big with its Covid-19 vaccine windfall. David Denton is taking up the CFO role at Pfizer (...
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Carvana Stock Tumbles as Analyst Sees Risk of Car Boom Becoming Car Bust
Text size An eight-story car-vending machine, operated by Carvana, in Huntington Beach, Calif. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images Car sales have are slowing after their pandemic-fueled boom and have le...
AMD, Qualcomm make software-focused acquisitions as growth in core chip businesses questioned
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. both announced acquisitions on Monday that will help diversify into greater software holdings as analysts question growth in the chip makers’ core busines...
Aurora Cannabis to acquire TerraFarma, parent of Thrive Cannabis
Aurora Cannabis Inc. ACB, -1.37% ACB, -2.40% has reached a deal to buy Thrive Cannabis’ parent company, TerraFarma Inc., seeking to strengthen its business in market and expand focus on premium produc...
Warren Buffett Does Deal Making Differently. Alleghany Acquisition Shows How.
Text size Warren Buffett Drew Angerer/Getty Images When it comes to acquisitions, Warren Buffett does things differently, and Berkshire Hathaway ’s deal on Monday for Alleghany illustrates his unique ...
Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire Reinsurer Alleghany for $11.6 Billion
Text size Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy Alleghany shares for $848.02 a share in cash, or a tot...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway strikes $11.6 billion deal for reinsurer Alleghany Corp.
Warren Buffett picked the industry he arguably knows best, insurance, for his first major deal in two years. Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, -0.74% BRK.A, -1.05% struck an $11.6 billion, all-cash deal to bu...
Anaplan Stock Surges on Deal to Be Bought by Thoma Bravo for $10.7 Billion
Text size Photograph by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Anaplan , a provider of business-planning software, agreed to be acquired by private-equity firm Thoma Bravo for $66 a share, or $10.7 billion. The offe...
Kohl’s Is a Takeover Target. What That Means for the Stock.
Kohl’s stock soared on reports of potential takeover offers that could value the company at more than $9 billion. Getty Images Text size Kohl’s investors have been trapped between hopes for a takeout ...
Oasis Petroleum and Whiting Are Close to Merging: Report
Text size David McNew/Getty Images Oasis Petroleum and Whiting Petroleum could announce an all-stock merger early this week, The Wall Street Journal reported. A combination of the rival North Dakota s...
Oasis, Whiting Near All-Stock Merger
Oasis Petroleum Inc. and Whiting Petroleum Corp. are close to a deal to merge, according to people familiar with the matter. The all-stock tie-up between the rival North Dakota shale drillers could be...
DraftKings Wrapped Up Its Investor Day. These Are the Main Takeaways.
Text size Scott Eisen/Getty Images for DraftKings DraftKings is on its way to achieving a path to profitability as it works to increase gross margins and reduce spending on customer acquisition, the c...
Vroom Stock Stalls Out as Used-Car Seller Posts Disappointing Quarter
Text size Vroom’s revenue was higher than anticipated, but the used-car seller lost more money than expected. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg Tight supplies and soaring prices for new cars continue to hav...
Meritor shares headed toward 24-year high after Cummins buys axle, braking and powertrain maker for $3.7 billion
Shares of Meritor Inc., a maker of axle, braking and electric powertrain components, were headed toward a 24-year high Tuesday, after the company announced a deal to be acquired by diesel truck engine...
Intel Pays Up for Foundry Expertise
For anyone doubting Intel Corp.’s ambitions to make chips for others, the company’s acquisition of Tower Semiconductor should lay their doubts to rest. The deal reported by The Wall Street Journal lat...
Generac Stock Rises Because It Expects ‘Exceptional Revenue Growth’ in 2022
Text size Dreamstime Shares of Generac Holdings were surging Wednesday after the generator maker’s 2022 outlook energized investors. “The company is initiating guidance for 2022 that anticipates anoth...
What a Monster, Constellation Merger Might Mean and Why Coca-Cola Could Be Key
Text size Monster Beverage display, Indianapolis, IN, November, 2020. Jonathan Weiss/Dreamstime.com Monster Beverage stock climbed early Tuesday as investors weighed up a possible merger between the e...
Intel Agrees to Buy Tower Semiconductor in $5.4 Billion Deal
Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Intel Corp . agreed to buy Israeli company Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion as it looks to expand its manufacturing capacity and technology portfolio amid ri...
Intel reaches $5.4 billion deal to buy Tower Semiconductor
Intel Corp. on Tuesday struck a $5.4 billion deal to buy Tower Semiconductor, as it seeks to bolster its manufacturing capabilities. Intel INTC, -0.10% said it’s paying $53 per share in cash for Tower...
Google’s $5.4 billion deal for Mandiant could have ‘a major ripple impact’ within cybersecurity
Alphabet Inc. plans to acquire Mandiant Inc. for roughly $5.4 billion in a deal that could unleash a long-awaited consolidation across the cybersecurity industry. The Google parent company announced T...