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☆ Jack Dorsey said Twitter's board 'has always been a problem' and that he plotted his exit from the firm because of its activist investor
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jack Dorsey said Twitter's board — and its activist investor — prompted him to plan an exit from the firm. "I was happy to see it end," Dorsey said of the board when Elon Musk took Twitter private. AdvertisementDorsey told Solana that earlier on, he'd tried to bring Musk onto Twitter's board but was stopped twice. In April 2022, Musk joined Twitter's board of directors after taking a 9.2% stake in the company. But Dorsey said he was also unhappy with the board because of an activist investor seeking to boot him, he said.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, —, Dorsey, Elon Musk, Mike Solana, Parag Agrawal, Solana, he'd, Musk, Paul Singer, Elliot Management's, It's, Dorsey didn't, Bluesky, Donald Trump, Nick Fuentes Organizations: Elon, Twitter, Service, Fund, Elliott Management

☆ Get Jim Cramer’s rapid-fire takeaways on 5 stocks in the news Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Merck — Jim Cramer described Merck's results as a "monster quarter," pointing out cancer drug Keytruda, which saw sales up double digits on a percentage basis. The CNBC Investing Club portfolio owns a few health- and drug-related stocks, including the outperforming Eli Lilly . It had been a "miss, miss, miss," but now that Covid is over people are doing things they put off. Steinberg "helped turnaround Pinterest," Jim said, adding that he sees Etsy at around $73 per share as a buy. Jim said, "It's a show me story and they have not shown me yet."

Persons: Merck, Jim Cramer, Eli Lilly, Jim, he's, Marc Steinberg, Elliot, Steinberg Organizations: CNBC, Club, Royal Caribbean, Elliot Management

☆ Wall Street opens wallets wide for 'Trump alternative' Nikki Haley at $500K fundraiser
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Attendees were asked to give between $3,300 and $16,600 per person to Team Stand for America, a joint fundraising committee benefiting her campaign, according to the invitation. A spokesman for Elliot did not return requests for comment. Chambers, Rosenkranz, a representative for for JPMorgan and a spokeswoman for AQR did not return requests for comment. A spokeswoman for the Haley campaign did not return requests for comment. Haley is trailing Trump nationally by around 50 percentage points, according to a Real Clear Politics polling average.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Haley, Donald Trump, Campbell Brown, Dan Senor, Paul Singer, Annie Dickerson, Singer's, Steve Cohen, Singer, Cliff Asness, Kristin Lemkau, Robert Rosenkranz, Ray Chambers, Lemkau, Jamie Dimon, Asness, Brown, Eric Levine, they're, Levine, Elliot, Chambers, AQR, Ken Langone, Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman Organizations: Republican Party, Bluffton SC, Former U.S, United, New York, Wall Street, Facebook, Elliot Investment Management, Elliot Management, Politico, AQR Capital Management, JPMorgan, Delphi Capital Management, NHL's New Jersey Devils, New York Times, CNBC, Hamas, America, Trump, Home Depot, Democratic, Haley Locations: Bluffton, United States, New, Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, NHL's, New York

☆ Corona beer maker's new plan to reduce costs makes stock even more attractive
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Constellation Brands ' (STZ) push to reduce costs gives us increased confidence that the Corona and Modelo beer maker can deliver strong future growth and create additional value for shareholders. Management said that by optimizing its beer expansion efforts, the company was able to reduce $1 billion in expenses. Since last month's trade, shares of Constellation were up roughly 3%. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Elliot Management, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Scott Eells Organizations: Constellation Brands, Corona, Modelo, Barclays, Management, Wine, Constellation, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: New York

☆ Why we see a bright future for Constellation Brands and Starbucks following investor events
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Investor events this week from Club holdings Constellation Brands (STZ) and Starbucks (SBUX) left shareholders like us bullish on the path forward for both beverage makers. Beer producer Constellation Brands provided a business update on Thursday during an event for investors at which management outlined its strategic priorities to foster ongoing growth. The company called its beer business, which includes bestselling brands like Modelo Especial, Corona and Pacifico, "the main driver of our strong growth." To address this unrelenting demand, Starbucks plans on building new stores with updated layouts, while "unlocking capacity" at existing stores. In addition to investing in its stores, Starbucks is also taking steps to improve the overall experience for its employees.

Persons: Kim Crawford, Elliot Management, Laxman Narasimhan, Jim Cramer, Narasimhan, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: Constellation Brands, Starbucks, Modelo Especial, Management, Constellation, CNBC, Getty Locations: U.S, Corona, Pacifico, Woodbridge, SVEDKA, China, North America, Canada

☆ These are the top 10 U.S. cities where New Yorkers want to move—only 1 is in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

New York City is one of the most expensive American cities to live in, yet people from all around the world continue to flock there. Los Angeles is the only California city to make StreetEasy's list, while Florida had three cities rank in the top 10, including Tampa and Orlando. 1 U.S. city New Yorkers are moving to: Miami, FloridaMiami's popularity among New Yorkers continues to rise and the Florida city landed the top spot of cities residents are thinking about relocating to. Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty ImagesTop 10 U.S. cities New Yorkers are moving toMiami, Fla. Philadelphia, Pa. Stamford, Conn. Atlanta, Ga. Tampa, Fla. Boston, Mass. It is considered the most significant financial district outside New York City, according to the city's Chamber of Commerce.

Persons: Douglas, StreetEasy, Goldman Sachs, Alexander Spatari, Sean Pavone, it's, Ned Lamont Organizations: New, Yorkers, Elliot Management, Fla ., Washington D.C, Philadelphia, Comcast Corporation, Toll, Burlington Stores, Burlington Stores . Philadelphia, Istock, Getty Images, Bloomberg, U.S . Postal Service, Charter Communications, city's Chamber of Commerce ., Getty Locations: Miami, Florida, New, New York City, Manhattan, The City, Yorkers, Los Angeles, California, Tampa, Orlando, U.S, United States, South Beach, Little Havana, . Miami , Florida, Fla . Philadelphia, Pa . Stamford, Conn, Atlanta, Ga, Fla, Boston, Mass, Fla . Los Angeles, Calif, Washington, East Stroudsburg, Pa, New York County, Kings County, Brooklyn, Queens County, Queens, Philadelphia, The Pennsylvania, Burlington Stores ., Getty Images Stamford , Connecticut, Connecticut, New York City for Connecticut, Stamford, city's Chamber of Commerce . Stamford , Connecticut

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Spotify, Meta & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: Morgan Stanley reiterates Amazon as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish on the e-commerce giant's earnings next week. Morgan Stanley downgrades RTX to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of the stock that risk/reward seems "balanced" right now. Morgan Stanley upgrades WW International to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said shares of the company formerly known as Weight Watchers are underappreciated. Citi reiterates Meta as a top pick Citi said Meta is a top pick heading into earnings on Wednesday afternoon. Morgan Stanley reiterates General Motors as overweight Morgan Stanley said the stock's weak reaction to Tuesday's GM earnings report is a "headscratcher."

Persons: Morgan Stanley, it's bullish, it's, Raymond James downgrades, Raymond James, Morgan Stanley downgrades RTX, Needham, NFLX, Citi, Eli Lilly, Elliot, Burger, Disney, TD Cowen, bitcoin, GOOGL Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Spotify, Deutsche, Barclays, Apple, Target, Bank of America, NXP Semiconductors, International, Netflix, Citi, Goodyear Tire Deutsche, Elliot Management, Goodyear, Elliott Management, Operational, Restaurant Brands Citi, Microsoft, Hollywood, Meta, JPMorgan, United Airline, AFL, DAL, Motors, UAW Locations: 1Q23

☆ Apollo sweetens bid for Britain's Wood Group with $2.1 bln offer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SummarySummary Companies Wood privately rejected fourth offer - ApolloWood Group's shares down 2.2%April 4 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Apollo Management has made what it said was a final offer to buy John Wood Group (WG.L) for 1.66 billion pounds ($2.1 billion) in cash, after the British oilfield services and engineering firm rejected four earlier proposals. The 240 pence per share bid represents a premium of about 55% to Wood's closing share price on Feb. 22, the day before it made Apollo's proposals public. Apollo said Wood Group had privately rejected its previous offer of around 1.64 billion pounds, that the firm had made on March 6. Shares in London-listed Wood Group were down 2.2% at 200 pence at 1516 GMT, much lower than the possible offer price, indicating that investors do not expect the deal to go through. Wood separately said it noted the sweetened possible offer from Apollo for the company, and added it continues to engage with its shareholders.

☆ A leaked draft of Salesforce's business plan focuses on Slack, Tableau, MuleSoft — and admits it's been too slow to integrate acquisitions into its main products
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A draft of Salesforce's internal business plan discusses integrating Slack, Tableau, and MuleSoft with its main products. The draft plan shows how Salesforce aspires to fix "delays in M&A integration" and "siloed priorities." A leaked draft of Salesforce's annual business plan shows the company is focused on better integrating Slack, Tableau, and MuleSoft into its core products as it faces criticism about its acquisition strategy. Salesforce is using Slack, Tableau, and MuleSoft to help fight off activistsSalesforce appears to want to fix this perception, according to the draft document and recent public moves. Slack, Tableau, and MuleSoft — and their integration into Salesforce's other key products — feature heavily in a discussion in the plan on how Salesforce will reach its goal of over 30% margins.

☆ Salesforce's Marc Benioff says he's following 'the Oracle playbook' to improve profits — and Larry Ellison is helping him
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Paayal Zaveri | Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marc Benioff said he was adopting Oracle's playbook and being mentored by Larry Ellison as he focuses on profitability. But on Wednesday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff admitted that he was adopting Oracle's playbook and being tutored on it by Oracle's founder and chairman Larry Ellison. Benioff started his career at Oracle at age 23, and Ellison made him into a star executive by age 26. The drama started when Oracle started working on a product that competed with Salesforce, eventually leading Benioff to kick Ellison off his board. And now Benioff is publicly thanking Ellison and his Oracle playbook as Salesforce fends off no fewer than five activist investors, all pressuring the company to improve profitability.

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Buyout financier Ares Management Corp (ARES.N) has been offering funds to support a takeover of Manchester United (MANU.N), three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. It is the latest U.S. asset manager to seek a financing role in the battle for the English soccer club. It was unclear whether Ares has been looking to finance bids for Manchester United through that fund, which has already invested in Spain's Atletico de Madrid soccer club and Inter Miami CF, or another vehicle. Last Friday, Manchester United received indicative offers from bidders including chemicals firm INEOS, led by long-time fan Jim Ratcliffe, and Qatari Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani. INEOS wants to fund an offer without external financing, but could consider bringing in a minority equity partner, one source said.

☆ Wall Street extends rally, powered by tech bounce
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

All three major stock indexes extended Friday's gains, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading the pack, boosted by semiconductor shares (.SOX). Of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, all but energy (.SPNY) ended green, with tech shares (.SPLRCT) enjoying the largest percentage gain, up 2.3% on the session. The fourth-quarter reporting season has shifted into overdrive, with 57 of the companies in the S&P 500 having posted results. Analysts now see S&P 500 fourth-quarter earnings, on aggregate, dropping 3% year-on-year, nearly twice as steep as the 1.6% annual drop seen at the beginning of the year, per Refinitiv. The S&P 500 posted 11 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 82 new highs and 19 new lows.

☆ Wall Street surges, powered by tech rebound
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"No one wants to be watching from the sideline with a bunch a cash as the market gets away from them." All 11 major sectors in the S&P 500 were higher, with tech (.SPLRCT) up the most, jumping 2.8%. Fourth-quarter reporting season has shifted into overdrive, with 57 of the companies in the S&P 500 having posted results. Of those, 63% have delivered better than expected earnings, according to Refinitiv. The S&P 500 posted 11 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 66 new highs and 14 new lows.

☆ Elliot Management's stake in Salesforce is 'all about margin expansion,' says Needham's Scott Berg
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailElliot Management's stake in Salesforce is 'all about margin expansion,' says Needham's Scott BergScott Berg, Needham managing director, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Elliot Management's new stake in Salesforce and more.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Wayfair, Meta, Apple, Spotify, Qualcomm and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wayfair — Shares of the furniture retailer jumped 24.1% on Monday after Wayfair received upgrades from multiple Wall Street firms, include a double upgrade to overweight from underweight at JPMorgan. Spotify — Spotify gained 3.1% after the company sent an internal memo to staff on Monday announcing plans to lay off 6% of its global workforce, or about 600 employees. Western Digital — Shares jumped 7% after Bloomberg reported that merger talks between Western Digital and Kioxia are advancing. Western Digital would spin off its flash business and merge it with Kioxia in a separately traded company, the report said. Evoqua shares jumped more than 14% following the announcement.

☆ 6 top M&A bankers lay out their dealmaking playbook for 2023 — from getting around a sagging bond market to dealing with skeptical shareholders
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Carter Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"We're certainly telling clients to plan for longer timelines between signing an announcement and when a transaction closes," RBC's Sperduto said. Bankers noted the figure was on pace with the average amount of deals done in the five years preceding the pandemic. "There is still significant desire from both corporates and financial sponsors to transact," Gary Posternack, co-head of global M&A at Barclays, told Insider. But in 2023, bankers see more transactions receiving greater scrutiny from stakeholders. Vito Sperduto, the co-head of global M&A at RBC Capital Markets.

☆ A major hedge fund fears 'hyperinflation' in some developing nations. This is why it could still affect America.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There are fears that some nations could be struck by hyperinflation, or uncontrolled price rises. The consequences could be disastrous for emerging economies — and have ramifications for the US. While hyperinflation is not about to strike the US, it could affect the American economy nonetheless. Another consequence of that policy was to send money out of emerging economies and back to the US. While Gallagher said hyperinflation wasn't happening yet, the frameworks in place to protect emerging economies from hyperinflation and a debt default were breaking down, leaving countries to fend for themselves.

La moment, AC Milan se află în proprietatea americanilor de al Elliott Management. AC Milam are un sezon extraordinar,astfel situându-se pe locul doi din Serie A.Alexandr Jucov, afirmă că a făcut deja o ofertă pentru preluarea clubului AC Milan și ar fi dispus chiar să o mărească, având în vedere valoarea de piață a „colosului” italian. „Dorim să atragem atenția asupra informației recente cu privire la oferta noastră pentru achiziționarea clubului AC Milan și confirmăm că oferta noastră este reală și se află pe masa celor de la Elliot Management, pentru a fi luată în considerare. Suntem chiar pregătiți să creștem oferta, având în vedere valoarea comercială a clubului AC Milan”, se arată în mesajul postat de miliardarul moldavean. Alexandr Jucov în vârstă de 51 de ani, conduce o companie ce se bazează pe cercetarea și dezvoltarea de noi tehnologii în energia regenerabilă, mobilitate sustenabilă, logistică și proiecte de infrastructură.

Persons: Alexandr Jucov, Elliot Organizations: AC Milan, Management, AC Milam, A, Elliot Management Locations: Chișinău

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