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☆ Dan Loeb's Third Point adds to megacap tech holdings in Q1— with one exception
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dan Loeb's Third Point largely bought into the big technology space during the first quarter, offering a sign of confidence in further gains after a big rally. That can indicate expectations of more room to run within megacap tech and "the Magnificent Seven." He raised his Amazon stake by more than 20%, making the e-commerce stock his second-largest holding at about $920 million. The big tech name, which joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average earlier this year, gained close to 19% in the first quarter. Outside of tech, he opened stakes in names including Goldman Sachs and Cinemark during the quarter.

Persons: Dan Loeb's, It's, bode, Loeb, Warburg Pincus, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Dow Jones, Columbia, UC, Berkeley, Meta, Jefferies, Citigroup, United States Steel, DuPont de Nemours Locations: New York, McKesson

☆ Third Point's Dan Loeb adds big stake in Alphabet, says AI takes up nearly half his portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Third Point's Dan Loeb said he built a "substantial" stake in Google parent Alphabet in the first quarter, adding that he's so bullish on artificial intelligence that almost half of his portfolio is somehow tied to the theme. Loeb had just exited Alphabet in the fourth quarter following a big run in 2023. At one point in 2023, he owned more than $500 million worth of Alphabet stock, one of his biggest holdings. Alphabet, which also owns YouTube, has gained another 17% in 2024 after surging 58% last year. In the first quarter, Third Point also added to its Taiwan Semi investment, initiated in May of last year.

Persons: Dan Loeb, Loeb, " Loeb, TSMC, — CNBC's Scott Wapner Organizations: CNBC, Microsoft, Amazon, London Stock Exchange, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, YouTube, Taiwan Semi Locations: Taiwan

☆ Adam Neumann’s bid to buy back WeWork faces uphill battle due to financing challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Adam Neumann has sent a preliminary offer to buy WeWork out of bankruptcy for more than $500 million, five years after he was ousted by the office-sharing company he founded. CNBC spoke with multiple people familiar with the company and Neumann's offer. Investment firm Rithm Capital, which acquired Daniel Och's Sculptor Capital Management in November, is one of parties interested in financing the bid, sources told CNBC. That's because Neumann has previously named other financing sources in prior communications with WeWork's advisors that haven't come to fruition, the sources say. Baupost Group also was floated as a potential financing source months earlier but didn't join Neumann's latest bid, the people said.

Persons: Adam Neumann, Neumann, Daniel Och's, haven't, Dan Loeb's, Baupost, WeWork, — Organizations: CNBC, Rithm, Capital Management, Baupost, Neumann's, Financial Times

☆ Adam Neumann is trying to buy back WeWork
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Adam Neumann submitted a bid to buy back WeWork. The WeWork cofounder has been trying to regain control of the company since parting ways five years ago. AdvertisementWeWork cofounder Adam Neumann is trying to regain control of the bankrupt coworking company. Neumann has submitted a bid to buy WeWork for more than $500 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The move comes after an attorney for Neumann and his new real estate company Flow Global sent a letter to WeWork's lawyers detailing efforts to buy back the company last month.

Persons: Adam Neumann, —, Neumann, Dan Loeb's, hadn't, we've, it's, WeWork Organizations: Service, Street, Flow Global, Business, Wall Street, Flow, Global, Bloomberg, Board

☆ Adam Neumann makes a $500 million bid for WeWork that could hit $900 million if financing and diligence firm up
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Adam Neumann has submitted an unsolicited bid in excess of $500 million to acquire WeWork out of bankruptcy, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. That bid could go up to $900 million pending due diligence, the person said. Neumann, his family office Nazare, and his Andreessen Horowitz-backed real estate venture Flow filed a notice of appearance in WeWork's bankruptcy docket on Monday. Flow did not respond to CNBC's request for comment regarding the $900 million potential bid. Neumann's bid, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, may complexify WeWork's bankruptcy proceedings.

Persons: Adam Neumann of WeWork, Victor Fung Kwok, Adam Neumann, Dan, Neumann, Andreessen Horowitz, —, WeWork, we've, it's, lessors Organizations: Fung Group, CNBC, Board, Wall Street Locations: Shanghai, China

A different kind of battle for Third PointA small computer chip design company, R2 Semiconductor, has been notching wins in a potentially big patent fight against Intel over the past few months — a dispute that could force Intel to stop selling several chip lines in Europe. The context: R2 sued Intel, as well as two customers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Dell, in Germany, alleging that the chipmaker had infringed on a patent dealing with voltage regulation in semiconductors. A regional court in February issued injunctions against the sale of at least some Intel chips. And on March 8, a higher court rejected Intel’s effort to halt the decision. Meanwhile, a trial in Britain over the patent is set to begin next month.

Persons: DealBook, Dan, haven’t Organizations: R2 Semiconductor, Intel, Amazon Web Services, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell Locations: Europe, Germany, Britain

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Southwest, Oracle, 3M, New York Community Bancorp and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Oracle — The database software stock surged 11% and headed for its best day since December 2021 after posting fiscal third-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street's expectations. Asana — The stock shed about 11% after the work management platform issued weak full-year revenue guidance. Asana said to expect revenue between $716 million and $722 million, less than the forecast of $725 million estimated by analysts polled by LSEG. American is expecting an adjusted loss of 15 cents to 35 cents per share, versus a 22 cent loss expected from analysts polled by FactSet. On lost 0.05 Swiss franc per share, while analysts polled by StreetAccount expected On to earn 0.10.

Persons: Oracle, William Brown, Asana, Microstrategy, Canaccord, TD Cowen, Dan Loeb's, StreetAccount, Archer, Daniels, Samantha Subin, Lisa Han, Alex Harring, Sarah Min Organizations: Southwest Airlines —, Boeing, Southwest, Oracle, L3Harris Technologies, LSEG, Wall Street, Boeing —, New York Times, Max, Alaska Airlines, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, American Airlines —, FactSet, Management, Advance, Swiss, Revenue, Daniels, Midland, Daniels Midland, . New York Community Bancorp Locations: .

☆ Advance Auto Parts reaches deal with Dan Loeb's Third Point, Saddle Point for three board seats
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An exterior view of the Advance Auto Parts store at the Sunbury Plaza, in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Dan Loeb's Third Point and activist Saddle Point have a stake in Advance Auto Parts and reached a settlement with the company that will give the activists three board seats, the company confirmed Monday. Tom Seboldt, Gregory Smith and Brent Windom will join Advance Auto Parts' board effective immediately, the company said. Advance Auto Parts shares rose 3.7% after The Wall Street Journal reported the news of Third Point's position and settlement. Roy Katzovicz, Saddle Point CEO and former Pershing Square partner, said Advance Auto Parts had "enormous potential."

Persons: Dan Loeb's, Tom Seboldt, Gregory Smith, Brent Windom, Shane O'Kelly, " O'Kelly, Point's Loeb, Roy Katzovicz Organizations: Advance, Street Journal, Pershing Square Locations: Sunbury, Sunbury , Pennsylvania

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Oracle, Vail Resorts, Advance Auto Parts and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Oracle — The database software stock surged about 10% in extended trading after fiscal fourth-quarter results topped analysts' earnings estimates. Vail Resorts — Shares of the ski resort operator fell more than 3% after its latest quarter missed estimates on the top and bottom lines. Vail also cut its full-year guidance amid lower snowfall across Western North American resorts through January. Asana — Shares of the work management platform rose slightly in after-hours trading after fiscal fourth-quarter results topped estimates. A sign is posted in front of the Oracle headquarters in Redwood Shores, California, on March 11, 2024.

Persons: Vail, Asana, Dan Loeb's, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Vail, Advance, Oracle Locations: Redwood Shores , California

☆ Hedge funds took profits in these popular technology stocks during the fourth quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Hedge funds appeared to take profits in a host of winning " Magnificent Seven " stocks during the fourth quarter at the end of a blowout year for the septet. Still, Nvidia shares rallied 14% in the fourth quarter, extending a 3% gain in the September quarter. Nor was Nvidia the only semiconductor maker that hedge funds cut back on in the fourth quarter. Reducing exposure to the rest of Magnificent Seven Hedge funds also took profits in a handful of other popular Magnificent Seven stocks that helped power 2023's AI-fueled market rally. Beyond the most prominent companies, hedge funds also made key reductions in other popular technology and semiconductor bets last quarter.

Persons: Dan Sundheim zeroed, Stanley Druckenmiller, David Tepper's, Phillippe Laffont's Coatue, Global's Chase Coleman, Jensen Huang, chipmaker, Tepper, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Druckenmiller, Baupost Group's Seth Klarman, Coatue's Laffont, Point's Dan Loeb, Berkshire Hathaway, Value's Jeffrey Smith, Marc Benioff, Appaloosa's Tepper, Michael Burry, Druckenmiller amped, Point's Loeb, Coatue, Laffont, Tiger Global's Coleman, —, Alex Harring, Yun Li Organizations: Appaloosa Management, D1, Technology, Wall, Nvidia, Management, Devices, Intel, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor, Viking, Arm Holdings, VanEck Semiconductor, Google, Microsoft, Duquesne, Viking Global, Corvex Management, Sundheim's D1 Capital, Baidu, Arista Networks, Scion, Oracle, Amazon, Tiger Global, Apple, Taiwan, Broadcom Locations: TSM, Meta, Berkshire, Salesforce, Chinese, China

☆ Wall Street billionaires dump Alphabet. How they traded 7 other portfolio stocks as well
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In the fourth quarter, specifically, shares of Alphabet rose 6.75%. Third Point owned Alphabet for less than a year , while Druckenmiller traded in and out of the stock in recent quarters. Some Wall Street veterans merely pared back their exposure to Alphabet in the quarter, including David Tepper's Appaloosa Management . Baupost Group — the hedge fund run by value investor Seth Klarman — sold about 23% of its Alphabet stock over the same stretch. Berkshire parted ways with about 10 million shares of the iPhone maker, leaving the conglomerate with more than 905 million shares, worth $174.35 billion, at the end of the quarter.

Persons: Dan Loeb's, Stanley Druckenmiller, Druckenmiller, David Tepper, David Tepper's, Seth Klarman —, Jim Cramer, Michael Bury, Bill Ackman's, Tepper, Druckenmiller —, —, Eli Lilly, Lilly, Danaher, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Jeff Smith's, Marc Benioff, shouldn't, Jim, Jim Cramer's, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Club, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Palo Alto Networks, Wall, Management, Bill Ackman's Pershing, Capital Management, Duquesne Family, Trust, CNBC, Warren, Berkshire, BNSF Railway, Geico, Inclusive, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Palo, 13Fs, Jim's, Mountain View , California

☆ Third Point’s Dan Loeb exits Alphabet, trims Big Tech bets on Amazon and Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Dan Loeb's Third Point dumped its stake in Alphabet after owning the YouTube parent for less than a year, according to the latest regulatory filing. The hedge fund manager also trimmed Big Tech bets on Amazon and Microsoft . The New York-based hedge fund exited its Alphabet stake, worth about $120 million, entirely in the fourth quarter. Third Point slashed its Amazon holding last quarter by 10%, owning 4.2 million shares at the end of December worth some $638 million. The hedge fund also cut its Microsoft stake by about 9%, down to a $758 million bet at the end of 2023 — the fund's second biggest position.

Persons: Dan Loeb's, Loeb Organizations: YouTube, Tech, Microsoft, Google, Verizon Communications, Fleetcor Technologies, Apollo Global Management, EQT Corp, Biomarin Pharmaceutical Locations: New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Neumann, the ousted co-founder of WeWork, is exploring a deal to buy back the office sharing company after expressing dismay over its bankruptcy process. According to Monday's letter, Neumann and his affiliates have been attempting to obtain information from WeWork necessary for a purchase offer since December but have been met with a “lack of engagement” from the company. Neumann founded WeWork with Miguel McKelvey back in 2010. That debacle led to the ousting of Neumann, whose erratic behavior and exorbitant spending spooked early investors. Japan’s SoftBank stepped in to keep WeWork afloat, acquiring majority control over the company.

Persons: — Adam Neumann, Dan Loeb’s, WeWork, Neumann, “, Miguel McKelvey, Japan’s SoftBank Organizations: The Associated Press, Flow Global Holdings, Associated Press, WeWork, Street Journal Locations: —, New York

☆ Adam Neumann is trying to buy bankrupt WeWork, DealBook reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire Adam Neumann is trying to buy back bankrupt real-estate company WeWork, which he founded in 2010 and was ousted from in 2019, DealBook reported Tuesday. Neumann had tried to arrange financing of up to $1 billion in October 2022 but was rebuffed by former CEO Sandeep Mathrani. WeWork advisors resisted Neumann's efforts but eventually suggested that Neumann provide DIP financing instead of a term sheet, according to the letter. Neumann stepped down in 2019 as the company faced mounting investor concerns over its corporate governance and valuation. Third Point, Neumann and Spiro did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.

Persons: Adam Neumann, DealBook, Neumann, Dan Loeb's, Dealbook, Alex Spiro, Sandeep Mathrani, WeWork, Spiro, Read Locations: Neumann

☆ WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann is reportedly trying to pull a Steve Jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Adam Neumann is exploring an offer to buy back the now-bankrupt WeWork, per the NYT. It could be a similar move to Steve Jobs' revival as the Apple CEO, 12 years after he resigned. AdvertisementWeWork cofounder Adam Neumann is exploring an offer to buy the now-bankrupt company, The New York Times' DealBook first reported. Neumann has met with WeWork several times since December to discuss buying it or its assets, or providing it with financing, per the letter. In a statement shared with Business Insider, a WeWork spokesperson said: "WeWork is an extraordinary company.

Persons: Adam Neumann, Steve Jobs, Neumann, Dan Loeb's, —, DealBook, Alex Spiro, WeWork, Jobs, Gil Amelio, Amelio's Organizations: WeWork, Apple, Service, The New York Times, Elon, Flow, NeXT, Macworld, Business

WeWork’s founder is trying to buy itAdam Neumann shot to fame by turning WeWork into a cultural and business phenomenon, before being ousted from the work space operator in dramatic fashion. But for the past several months, he has been trying to buy the now-bankrupt business — with the help of the hedge fund mogul Dan Loeb, DealBook is the first to report. Neumann’s new real estate company Flow Global is pushing WeWork to consider its takeover approach, according to a letter his lawyers sent to WeWork’s advisers on Monday. Flow which has already raised $350 million from the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, disclosed in the letter that Loeb’s Third Point would help finance a transaction. Flow has sought to buy WeWork or its assets, as well as provide bankruptcy financing to keep it afloat.

Persons: Adam Neumann, Dan Loeb, DealBook, Andreessen Horowitz Organizations: Flow

☆ Dan Loeb's Third Point sold chip stocks last quarter. Here's where his money went instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Dan Loeb's Third Point hedge fund took profits on a handful of chip stocks in the third quarter, instead buying into other, marquee technology names, regulatory fillings show. While contending with these challenges in the third quarter, the billionaire fund manager sold of his holdings in the three chip stocks. Those gains have come amid the artificial intelligence boom that has driven up chip makers and other stocks tied to the technology. In the same vein, Loeb raised the size of his Microsoft stake by 46% in the third quarter. In addition to the chip makers, Leob also sold out his entire stakes in HCA Healthcare and Black Knight , among others.

Persons: Dan Loeb's, Loeb, Warburg Pincus, Leob, Black Knight Organizations: Devices, Micron Technology, Nvidia, Securities and Exchange, VanEck Semiconductor, Nasdaq, Meta, Microsoft, Xbox, Intercontinental Exchange, Jacobs Solutions, Warburg, Jefferies, Citigroup, Taiwan Semiconductor, DuPont de Nemours, Healthcare, Black Locations: New York, Meta, California

☆ Dan Loeb’s Hot Hand Goes Cold
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Gregory Zuckerman | Peter Rudegeair | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Hedge fund giant Third Point reportedly facing big investor outflows in 2023 amid slumping returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dan Loeb's Third Point is dealing with big investor outflows in 2023, the Wall Street Journal reported. Investors have pulled funds after Loeb missed out on the huge tech rally earlier this year. The WSJ report said Loeb is now betting on an eventual credit crunch amid rising interest rates. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. According to a Friday report from The Wall Street Journal, Third Point funds have dropped by about 1.6% through August.

Persons: Dan Loeb's, Loeb, —, Dan Loeb, annualized, Steve Davis, I'm, we've, Sam Bankman Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Investors, Service, Wall Street, Journal Locations: —, Sacramento

☆ Hedge funds bought these Chinese technology stocks in the second quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Big investors took a selective approach to China-based technology stocks in the second quarter, recent regulatory filings suggest. Technology stocks continued their upward trend during the second quarter, including a slew of 2022's China-based tech losers. The fund scooped up a fresh position in e-commerce company JD.com worth nearly $64 million, and bought up China-focused exchange-traded funds KraneShares CSI China Internet (KWEB) and iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) . Other hedge funds raising bets on the company included Third Point's Dan Loeb, while Viking Global's Ole Andreas Halvorsen opened a minor stake worth $77.7 million. Not every investor bet big on the sector during the second quarter.

Persons: David Tepper's, Point's Dan Loeb, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Baidu, Management's Philippe Laffont, Dan Sundheim, Tiger Global's Chase Coleman, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Technology, Reuters, Retail, CSI China Internet, Viking, Li, PDD Holdings, Kanzhun Locations: China, Alibaba

☆ Activists ease up on Salesforce — plus, 10 other Club stocks traded by Wall Street pros
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

The extraordinary activist-investor interest in Salesforce (CRM) eased further in the second quarter, according to the latest regulatory filings from influential Wall Street pros. His firm still owned about 2 million Salesforce shares as of June 30. Tepper also bought 2.3 million shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and 480,000 shares of Apple (AAPL) during the second quarter. As a result, Appaloosa's holdings as of mid-August may differ significantly from the conclusion of the second quarter. GOOGL YTD mountain Alphabet YTD performance Bets on Google's parent company, Alphabet (GOOGL), varied in the second quarter.

Persons: Dan Loeb's, Jeff Smith's, Salesforce, Jeffrey, Starboard's Jeff Smith, Smith, he's, 13Fs, it's, Marc Benioff, Mason Morfit, Paul Singer's Elliott, Elliott, Elliott —, Nelson Peltz's, Bob Iger, Peltz, David Tepper, Tepper, Bill Ackman's, Seth Klarman, Loeb, Klarman, Stanley Druckenmiller, Druckenmiller, Eli Lilly, That's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Kim Kulish Organizations: Inclusive Capital, CNBC, Paul Singer's Elliott Management, Constellation, Club, Constellation Brands, Corona, Modelo, DIS, Disney, Management, Walt Disney Co, Peltz, Nvidia, Appaloosa Management, Microsoft, Micro Devices, Apple, AMD, Bill Ackman's Pershing, Capital Management, Oracle, Duquesne Family Office, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Corbis, Getty Locations: Salesforce, Tuesday's

☆ Hedge funds beefed up A.I. bets in the second quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

2023 has been the year for artificial intelligence stocks, and hedge funds in the second quarter beefed up their bets on the growth sector despite its sharp run up this year. Doubling down on Big Tech Despite the uptick in tech shares by the end of the first half, many hedge funds amped up their bets on Alphabet during the second quarter. David Tepper's Appaloosa bet big on AI winners , growing positions in Alphabet, Amazon , Meta Platforms and Microsoft during the period. Betting on chip stocks Nvidia shares have popped 200% as the company triumphs as AI chipmaker to beat this year. Beyond these pure-play AI bets, Coleman added to semiconductor Lam Research .

Persons: Bill Ackman's, Dan Loeb's, David Tepper's, Baupost's Seth Klarman, Philippe Laffont's Coatue, Tiger Global's Chase Coleman, Mark Zuckerberg's, Dan Sundheim's, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Loeb, Coleman, Sundheim, Baupost, Keith Meister's, Laffont, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Brian Evans Organizations: Big Tech, Microsoft, Tiger Cub, Management, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Meta, Nvidia, Devices, Viking, Taiwan Semiconductor, Micron Technology, AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Marvell Technology, Materials, Global, Lam Research, Netflix, Viking Global, NXP Semiconductors, Semiconductor Locations: Apple, Amazon

☆ Salesforce cage-rattlers leave in profitable peace
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - For activist investors in Salesforce (CRM.N), the low-hanging fruit should suffice. Fast growth and big-ticket acquisitions that Salesforce boss Marc Benioff had pursued turned anathema last year. The stock price roughly halved, falling faster than the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector Index (.NDXT). Benioff eventually acquiesced, slashing 10% of the workforce, disbanding the deals committee and unveiling a $20 billion stock buyback plan. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Porte, Jeff Smith’s, Dan Loeb’s, Marc Benioff, ValueAct, Benioff, Jonathan Guilford, Exor’s Philips, Bain, BoE, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Sharon Lam Organizations: Viva Technology, Porte de, Reuters, Big Tech, Nasdaq, Profit, Elliott Investment Management, Twitter, FC Barcelona’s, Messi, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Salesforce, Salesforce’s

☆ Dan Loeb's Third Point bet big on Amazon and Nvidia in the second quarter, but his fund still lagged
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dan Loeb's Third Point added new positions in key artificial intelligence beneficiaries in the second quarter, but still underperformed the broader market. As of June 30, he had a position in Amazon worth about $535 million that made the online retailer and web services provider the third-largest position in his fund. He also bought shares of Nvidia , adding up to a position worth about $212 million. Third Point was higher by just 1.1% in the second quarter, paring its loss in 2023 to 3% so far. Meanwhile, the S & P 500 was ahead 8% in the second quarter, and is higher by 16% on the year.

Persons: Dan Loeb's, Tepper, Loeb, underexposure, Tesla —, —, Yun Li Organizations: SEC, Taiwan Semiconductor, Nvidia, Microsoft, Activision, Care, Meta, AMD, Google Locations: U.S

☆ How ESPN's $2 billion deal with Penn Entertainment could shake up sports betting, from reinvigorating competition to evolving media's relationship with gambling
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | Margaret Fleming | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Many view the deal as a "win-win" for ESPN, Penn, and its former partner Barstool Sports. Industry insiders say the deal could signal a potential ESPN spinoff, disrupt competition, and more. Here's what industry insiders are saying about the deal:1. FanDuel and DraftKings dominate US online sports-betting and gambling market share, followed by BetMGM, according to a July report from Macquarie that analyzed Vixio data. Industry insiders like affiliate-marketing company Gambling.com Group's Max Bichsel aren't sure about that prediction.

Persons: Barstool, Bob Iger, Penn, sportsbooks, who's, Chris Grove, Dave Portnoy, Portnoy, Fox's, Sharp, Sharp Alpha Advisor's Lloyd Danzig, Dan, Danzig, Brandon Nispel, he's, Nispel, Kimberly White, FanDuel, BetMGM, Zachary, Max Bichsel aren't, Bichsel, I'm, Grove, It's, DraftKings, let's, FuboTV, hasn't, Fox Bet, Ed Moed, Fox, Dan Wasiolek, Wasiolek Organizations: ESPN, Penn Entertainment, Penn, Barstool Sports . Industry, ESPN Bet, Investors, Acies Investments, Barstool Sports, Sharp Alpha, Disney, KeyBanc, CFRA Research, . Industry, ESPN —, Fox, Maxim Magazine, Sports, Fox Bet, Morningstar Locations: Macquarie, Canada

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