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☆ Hedge fund manager Eric Jackson says Nvidia is still cheap, likes this other AI beneficiary
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia is still inexpensive even as it rose to a new record on Wednesday because of the rapid pace of its earnings growth, according to EMG Capital's Eric Jackson. Last month, Nvidia topped Wall Street expectations for the fiscal first quarter and issued strong guidance for the current quarter. While Nvidia is a leader for Jackson, there's also another stock in the AI space that's on his radar. Last week, Dell shares tumbled 18% after the company reported a decline in margins and missed expectations with its AI server backlog. But Jackson believes its incremental AI server revenues of $1.7 billion from its previous quarter has positioned the company to show better margins as the year goes on.

Persons: Eric Jackson, CNBC's, Jackson, Dell, there's Organizations: Nvidia, Bank of America, Dell

☆ Why the market shifted to defense, plus the lingering hangover of Dell's backlog
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. "We can't seem to mount any sort of rally for the likes of Club stocks Eaton and Dover . As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, that's, Cramer, Jim, Dell, Brown, Forman, we'll, Jim Cramer's, Michael Dell, Kike Rincon Organizations: CNBC, Labor, Procter, Procter & Gamble, Costco, May, Services, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Dell Technologies, MWC, Mobile World Congress, Fira, Gran, Europa Press, Getty Locations: Procter &, Costco, Eaton, Dover, CrowdStrike, Campbell Soup, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

☆ Why the 'bad news is good news' trend didn't work with Monday's economic data
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Dell , Super Micro , Vertiv , and Club stock Eaton all fell. Utilities that fulfill the growing power demands of AI data centers, such as Vistra and Constellation Energy Corp , were also lower. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Industrials, —, Eaton, Dell, Jensen Huang, we're, Ferguson, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Mauricio Palos Organizations: CNBC, Institute for Supply, Federal Reserve, Utilities, Constellation Energy Corp, Nvidia, Body, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Eaton Corp, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: San Luis Potosi, Mexico

☆ Jim Cramer explains why Dell is a buy on the dip
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

After shares of Dell took a hit last week and continued to sink during Monday's session, CNBC's Jim Cramer told investors why he thinks the stock is a good buy at its current price level. "The main problem is that Dell failed to live up to irrationally high expectations, the expectations that fueled the stock's stunning rally this year," he said. Even if Dell's AI offerings aren't driving earnings just yet, Cramer said he was still impressed with sales momentum. In the earnings release, Dell said its AI server shipments doubled since the previous quarter and its backlog grew more than 30%. Cramer called Dell's recent decline a "healthy pullback for a stock that had gotten overheated."

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Dell, Cramer, Wall Organizations: Dell, Investors

☆ Shares of Dell fall 16% as AI servers are sold at 'near-zero margins'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shares of Dell Technologies fell more than 16% Friday after investors were discouraged by the company's lower-than-expected artificial intelligence server backlog and an estimated decline in margins. Bernstein analysts said the "principle disappointment" in Dell's results was that operating margins for its Infrastructure Solutions Group compressed year over year. Additionally, operating profits were flat compared with the same period last year, even though the company brought in around $1.7 billion in incremental AI server revenues. The analysts said this resurfaced concerns that Dell's AI servers are being sold at "near-zero margins." Bank of America analysts said Dell reported a strong quarter, and they reiterated their buy rating on the stock.

Persons: Michael Dell, Dell, FactSet, Bernstein, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, Kif Leswing Organizations: Dell Technologies, MWC, Mobile World Congress, Fira, Gran, Dell, Infrastructure Solutions, Bank of America, JPMorgan Locations: L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Citi, meanwhile, initiated Lionsgate Studios with a buy rating. JPMorgan did lower its price target on Viasat to $23 per share from $30. The analyst reiterated his buy rating, noting that AI adoption is still in the early stages. The bank initiated coverage of the TV and movie studio with a buy rating. Its price target of $14 implies upside of more than 73% from Thursday's close.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Trump guilty in hush money trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 22, 2024 in New York City. The Dow Jones and S&P both hit all time highs with the Dow Jones closing over 38,000 points for the first time ever as stocks continue to rise. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Saleforce sinks stocksWall Street closed lower after Salesforce had its worst day in two decades. Salesforce plungesShares of Salesforce slumped more than 20%, their worst trading day in 20 years, after the cloud software company reported weaker-than-expected results.

Persons: Dow Jones, Trump, Donald Trump, Daniels, Salesforce, Dell, Dell's, Foot, Locker's, Mary Dillon Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, New, Republican National Convention, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Microsoft, Treasury, Dell, Citi Locations: New York City, New York, U.S, Milwaukee

☆ Dell shares fall despite growing AI server business
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, is speaking at the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, on February 27, 2024. Dell reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat analyst estimates for earnings and sales, as the company has emerged as one of the top vendors for AI servers. When the company reported earnings in February, it reported earnings per share that were significantly higher than expectations. Dell reported $955 million in net income during the quarter, or $1.32 per diluted share, versus $578 million, or 79 cents, in the year-ago period. Dell's division including data center sales, called Infrastructure Solutions Group, saw sales rise 22% on an annual basis to $9.2 billion.

Persons: Michael Dell, Dell, FactSet, Jensen Huang Organizations: Dell Technologies, Mobile, Infrastructure Solutions, Dell, Nvidia, Solutions Locations: Barcelona, Spain

☆ Bloomsbury had its highest sales year ever thanks to Sarah J. Maas
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewBloomsbury Publishing is crediting fantasy author Sarah J. Maas for its record-setting sales year. AdvertisementAnd the company said that growth comes largely from one author: Sarah J. Maas. Bloomsbury's CEO credits fantasy author Sarah J. Maas with driving the publisher's growthIn a statement on its financial report, Bloomsbury's CEO Nigel Newton pointed to Sarah J. Maas as the source of much of the company's financial achievements for the year. Sarah J. Maas had massive sales over the last year. "Sarah J. Maas is a publishing phenomenon and we are very fortunate to have signed her up with her first book 14 years ago."

Persons: —, Sarah J, Maas, Nigel Newton, Newton, JK Rowling's, Harry Potter, Katherine Rundell's, Bloomsbury Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Carissa Broadbent Organizations: Service, Bloomsbury, Business, New York Times, Marvel, Wings Locations: Bloomsbury, children's

☆ More tech stocks are set to benefit from Nvidia's gain, according to analysts. Here's a lineup
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Bhattacharya said Super Micro is well-positioned with smaller cloud service providers that are expanding globally amid strong demand. SMCI YTD mountain Super Micro, year to date Taiwan Semiconductor also stands to gain from Nvidia's report, according to Bank of America analyst Brad Lin. Nvidia's strong forward guidance is a particularly good sign, Bank of America argued. Citigroup analyst Laura Chen told clients to expect "strong momentum to continue" at Taiwan Semiconductor following Nvidia's latest financial results. For the former, he listed Astera Labs , Credo Technology , Marvell Technology , Macom Technology Solutions and Monolithic Power Systems as likely winners given their high exposure.

Persons: Ruplu Bhattacharya, Bhattacharya, Supermicro, It's, FactSet, Brad Lin, Lin, Laura Chen, Dell, Asiya Merchant, Merchant, Tore Svanberg, Svanberg Organizations: Nvidia, Computer, Bank of America, Taiwan Semiconductor, Citigroup, Taiwan Semiconductor's, Citi, Dell, DELL, Technology, Marvell Technology, Macom Technology Solutions, Systems, Semiconductors, ON Semiconductor, Ambarella, Texas, Devices, Power Systems Locations: Taiwan, Taiwan Semiconductor's U.S

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Dell, Tesla, Disney, Gap, Hewlett Packard & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday: Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley made the case in a note to investors that Elon Musk needs Tesla "more than ever before." Citi initiates Ferrovial at buy Citi said it's bullish on shares of the Dutch infrastructure and transportation company. Citi reiterates Dell as buy Citi raised its price target on the stock by 36% to $170 per share from $125. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said its checks show accelerating App Store growth ahead of expectations for Apple. Morgan Stanley names Taiwan Semiconductor a catalyst-driven idea Morgan Stanley said TSM is a likely beneficiary of a solid Nvidia earnings report on Wednesday.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Elon, Raymond James, Baird, it's, Evercore, Piper Sandler downgrades Sunnova, Piper, Brinker, Argus, Apple, TSM, NVDA, it's bullish, Lenz, LENZ Organizations: Elon, Caesars Entertainment, Penn, Penn Entertainment, Boyd Gaming Corporation, Inc, PENN Entertainment, JPMorgan, Therapeutics, Citi, Nvidia, Sunnova, Disney, Dell, Barclays, HP, Brinker International Inc, Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor, Gap Citi, GPS, " Bank of America, Lenz Therapeutics, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Recovery Software

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Peloton, Lam Research, Lowe's, AstraZeneca and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Lowe's — The home improvement stock fell 2.9% despite the company posting a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat. By comparison, analysts surveyed by FactSet had penciled in $1.45 in earnings per share on $1.21 billion in revenue. XPeng — U.S-listed shares jumped nearly 5% after the Chinese EV company topped first-quarter estimates for revenue and said it anticipates a rise in quarterly deliveries. AutoZone reported $4.24 billion in revenue for the quarter, below the $4.29 billion expected by analysts, according to FactSet. Sprout Social — Shares dropped 4% after Sprout Social responded to a Reuters report, citing sources familiar, that said its founders are in talks to take the social media strategy company private.

Persons: Lam, Macy's, Tony Spring, Marvin Ellison, BlackLine, FactSet, Keysight, AutoZone, Li Auto, Li, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Lisa Han, Samantha Subin Organizations: AstraZeneca — U.S, Traffic Safety Administration, Dell Technologies, Citi, Baird, Palo Alto Networks, Keysight, EV, Reuters, Li Auto Locations: billings, —

☆ Why Michael Dell's latest prediction about AI PCs is great news for Best Buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

AI PCs: We've been talking for months about how the launch of new AI PCs from the likes of HP and Dell and a specialized generative AI keyboard button from Microsoft will start a new PC refresh cycle later this year. We're now seeing a ton of news about AI PCs from Microsoft and Dell. In an interview, Michael Dell told Bloomberg News that AI PCs will be delivered "in volume" this year and will be "pretty standard" by 2025. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, We're, Michael Dell, Jim, Jim Cramer's, Andrew Kelly Organizations: CNBC, Dow Jones, Nvidia, Broadcom, HP, Dell, Microsoft, Bloomberg News, Palo Alto Networks, Keysight Technologies, Home, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Manhattan , New York City

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Dell, Micron & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Melius reiterates Apple as buy Melius said it sees several positive catalysts ahead for Apple. Bernstein reiterates Dell as outperform Bernstein raised its price target on the stock to $155 per share from $120. Goldman Sachs reiterates Amazon as buy Goldman said it's standing by its top pick status on shares of Amazon. " Barclays reiterates Nvidia as overweight Barclays raised its price target on Nvidia to $1,100 from $850. Morgan Stanley upgrades Micron to equal weight from underweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Micron to $130 per share from $98.

Persons: Melius, Bernstein, Dell, Stifel, Baird, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, –, Huntington Ingalls, it's, it's bullish, Redburn, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Salesforce, Jefferies, Evercore, TJX Organizations: Apple, Developers, Citi, RIO, Nvidia, Barclays, Robotics, Group, Marex Group, Micron, Hasbro, U.S . Steel, UBS, Universal Health Services, JPMorgan, TJX Companies, SSS, Seaport, FedEx, US Locations: Tinto, America, Cleveland, China

A chipmaker was among Monday's biggest analyst calls along with a hospital stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded Micron Technology and raised its price target on the stock — though it sees only limited gains ahead. U.S. Steel shares have dropped more than 26% year to date. The bank upgraded the computer memory stock to equal weight from underweight and increased its price target to $130 per share from $98. He also raised hi 12-month price target to $226 from $189, implying upside of 27% from Friday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Dell, Samik Chatterjee, Bernstein, Toni Sacconaghi, DELL, — Brian Evans, Jefferies, Christopher LaFemina, LaFemina, Stifel, Ruben Roy, Baird, Tristan Gerra, Tom O'Malley, Brian Evans, Micron Technology Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, Joseph Moore, Moore, AJ Rice, Rice, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Micron Technology, UBS, Universal Health Services, JPMorgan, Dell, Jefferies, U.S, Steel, U.S . Steel, Nippon Steel's, Wall, TAM, Nvidia, Barclays Locations: U.S, Friday's

A fast food stock and Nvidia were among the stocks being talked about by analysts on Wall Street. RBC assumed coverage of Jack in the Box with an outperform rating and a price target that implies more than 40% upside. Ransom's $10 price target implies about 37.6% potential upside for the stock, which has gained 8.5% this year. Mailk said he likes the buy-rated stock on "secular AI growth opportunities" and maintained his $1,030 price target. New Street Research maintained its buy rating and $1,100 price target ahead of the quarterly print.

Persons: Jack, Piper Sandler, GoodRx, Raymond James Raymond James, John Ransom, — Pia Singh, Tesla, Dell, Amit Daryanani, Daryanani, Wolfe, Chris Caso, Caso, INTC, Coupang, Jennifer Han, Han, that's, Nvidia's, Piper Sandler's Harsh Kumar, Kumar, Blackwell, Atif Malik, Mailk, Pierre Ferragu, Logan Reich, JACK YTD, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Wall, RBC, Citi, New, Research, Kroger, pharma, Dell, DELL, Wolfe Research, Intel, UBS, Blackwell, RBC Capital Markets Locations: Korea

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Dell, GM, SunPower, Alphabet, Nio, Tesla, Exxon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: UBS reiterates Nvidia as buy UBS said it's standing by its buy rating heading into Nvidia earnings next week. Wells Fargo names Natera a top pick Wells said the fertilizer company is a new top pick at the firm. Morgan Stanley resumes Exxon as overweight Morgan Stanley resumed coverage of the stock and says it has "attractive growth at a compelling valuation." Morgan Stanley reiterates Palo Alto as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish on shares of Palo Alto heading into earnings next week. Morgan Stanley names Dell a top pick Morga Stanley raised its price target on the stock and says it remains a best idea.

Persons: it's, Cantor Fitzgerald, Tesla, Canto, Tesla's, Wells, CTVA, KeyBanc, TD Cowen, Janus Henderson, Morgan Stanley, Palo, Bernstein, Mills, Campbell, underperform Bernstein, Wolfe, SunPower, Dell, Morga Stanley, Stephens, Truist, Oppenheimer, Will, DA Davidson Organizations: UBS, Nvidia, " Bank of America, Bank of America, Alphabet's, Google, JPMorgan, China, Deutsche Bank downgrades, Deutsche, Fair, Six, Sciences, NTR, Netflix, Energy, Palo Alto, Palo, Food, Tech, Barclays, General Motors, Holdings, ALC, Apple, Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference, Will Apple, Walmart, D.A Locations: OW, Palo Alto, U.S

☆ Dell surges 9% on optimism it has secured big AI server orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Dell is seeing accelerating momentum, especially in winning business to build AI servers, unlocking a new bull case for the stock, Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring wrote in a note on Wednesday. "All-in, we are hearing about more AI server momentum at Dell than at any other OEM," Woodring wrote, saying that he expected about $10 billion of AI server revenue in the company's fiscal 2025 — ending next February. Most AI servers are built around Nvidia's chips which have become prized in the technology industry because they are used to build and deploy advanced AI models from companies like Google , OpenAI and Meta . Dell sells servers using the newest Nvidia AI chips, including its H100 GPU and the latest Blackwell-generation chips. But the PC industry is on course to grow again and is outperforming lowered expectations, Woodring wrote, which will benefit Dell.

Persons: Michael Dell, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, Woodring, Wednesday's, Jensen Huang, Huang, Michael, Dell Organizations: Dell Technologies, Mobile, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Google, Meta, Blackwell, Nvidia, Microsoft Locations: Barcelona, Spain

☆ Dell to start handing out red flags to staff who don't come to the office enough, and some employees feel 'tracked like kindergarteners'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Dell started monitoring attendance on May 6 and will make the data visible on each hybrid employee's profile on HR platform Workday this week. Dell's memo states: "As the next step in implementing our Hybrid Work Policy, we will track onsite presence using badge swipes for hybrid-designated team members." The color by their name will be considered for performance evaluations, rewards, and compensation, Dell told employees. Staff who opted to remain remote during the company's overhaul of its hybrid work policy, which was first announced in February, will not be monitored. AdvertisementDell's HQ in Round Rock Texas, where staff attendance will be monitored.

Persons: —, Michael Dell, Dell, Brandon Bell Organizations: Service, Business, Dell, Dell Technologies, Staff, BI, Google, Deutsche Bank Locations: Round Rock

☆ Trump Voter Proved MyPillow's Mike Lindell Wrong. He Wants $5 Million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Brent Crane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

He called it the Prove Mike Wrong challenge. He entered the Prove Mike Wrong challenge with low confidence he would win the exorbitant pot, estimating he had a 0.5% chance of disproving Lindell's "evidence." He had indeed Proven Mike Wrong, and now Mike must pay. In March, during a rally in Wisconsin, Trump praised him as "the great, legendary Mike Lindell." Jared Bartman for BIUnder deposition in the arbitration proceedings over his refusal to pay Zeidman, Lindell was a tornado of evasion and contradiction.

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☆ A rare hostile takeover bid in Europe's banking sector has shocked markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A logo outside the Banco Sabadell SA offices at the Banc Sabadell Tower in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Spanish bank BBVA caught markets by surprise on Thursday after it announced a rare hostile takeover bid for domestic rival Banco Sabadell, with one investment firm describing the situation as "very strange." The move comes shortly after a separate 12 billion euro ($12.87 billion) takeover offer from BBVA to Sabadell's board was rejected earlier in the week. BBVA said its takeover offer has the same financial terms as the merger offered to Sabadell's board. Shares of BBVA fell 6% at around midday London time on Thursday, while Sabadell's stock price rose more than 3%.

Persons: Carlos Torres Vila Organizations: Banco Sabadell SA, BBVA, Banco Sabadell, Banco Locations: Banc, Barcelona, Spain, Spanish

☆ Spain's BBVA announces $13 billion hostile takeover bid for Sabadell
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The headquarters of the Spanish bank BBVA are seen in Madrid, Spain. Spanish bank BBVA on Thursday presented a 12.23 billion euro ($13.11 billion) takeover bid for rival Sabadell directly to shareholders, even though Sabadell's board this week already rejected the proposal on the same terms. BBVA's decision follows Sabadell's board on Monday saying the unsolicited bid significantly undervalued the bank's potential and growth prospects. BBVA, Spain's second-biggest bank by market value after Santander, offered an exchange ratio of 1 newly issued BBVA share for every 4.83 Sabadell shares, a premium of 30% over April 29 closing prices. Spanish banks have been looking for ways to increase revenue as a boost from high interest rates begins to fade.

Persons: Carlos Torres Vila Organizations: BBVA, Sabadell, Banco, Hostile, UBI Banca, Spain's, Santander Locations: Spanish, Madrid, Spain

☆ Former students say a California school district 'ignored and concealed' sexual abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Three former students have filed suit, saying a SoCal school district failed to protect them from "rampant" sexual abuse. AdvertisementA group of sexual abuse survivors have filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying their high school district failed to protect them from predatory teachers for years. Administrators failed to properly supervise employees, the lawsuit claims, and repeatedly "ignored and concealed the sexual abuse of minor students." "It's about protecting the interests of the school district over protecting children." After leaving a job as PE teacher in the Lake Washington School District outside of Seattle, Scott Nelson was coaching basketball in the Issaquah school district.

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☆ Spanish bank Sabadell rejects $12.9 billion BBVA merger proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Sabadell's board rejected a merger proposal by larger rival BBVA for a 12 billion euro ($12.93 billion) all-share merger, the Spanish lender said on Monday. Last week, BBVA had offered an exchange ratio of one newly issued BBVA share for every 4.83 Sabadell shares, a premium of 30% over April 29 closing prices. Since the indicative offer was announced by BBVA, Sabadell have risen 8.8% while shares in BBVA have fallen 9.7%. Taking into account Monday's closing share price, the premium would just be equivalent to 7.8%, valuing Sabadell at around 11 billion euros. The combined entity would also overtake Caixabank as the biggest domestic lender in Spain with over 625 billion euros in assets in the country, compared with Caixabank's just over 574 billion euros.

Persons: Sabadell's, Carlos Torres, Caixabank, Caixabank's Organizations: BBVA, Banco Sabadell, Sabadell, Santander Locations: Spanish, Madrid, Spain, Sabadell

☆ Cramer's Lighting Round: Dell is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

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