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Why Walgreens Boots Alliance Soared Today

The Motley Fool

Usually, buyouts happen at a premium to the market stock price, and with shares down 63% on the year and 90% from their highs, there was ample room for a premium over yesterday's closing stock price. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $359,936 !*

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Warren Buffett's $642 Million "Secret" Portfolio Is Selling What Might Be Wall Street's Most Attractive Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock

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Though the reinsurance operations were the crown jewel of this buyout, General Re also owned a specialty investment fund known as New England Asset Management (NEAM). And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $341,656 !*

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Walgreens Could Be About to Make a Major Move That Has Investors Thrilled

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10 they got some, in the form of a news report detailing a potential buyout deal. Despite the fairly minor price bump from the apparent buyout discussion news, the pharmacy chain operator's stock has largely been a big downer this year. That gave the shares a bit of a bump, but overall, investors remain cautious. Data by YCharts.

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Arctos nears $1.3bn Hayfin buyout

Private Equity Wire

The buyout attracted interest from the likes of MetLife and Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries. Hayfin’s management had previously considered selling the entire business but ultimately decided to explore a self-funded buyout as BCI sought to exit. Hayfin manages over €30bn in assets.

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3 Subtle Ways Warren Buffett Is Investing in the $15.7 Trillion Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution

The Motley Fool

When the buyout of General Re was completed in December 1998, Buffett's company became NEAM's new owner. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $295,009 !* However, General Re also owned a specialty investment firm known as New England Asset Management (NEAM).

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Lower Recession Fears are Reviving Risky Loans

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It's So Heavy Climbing out of the pandemic, large banks provided tens of billions of dollars in loans to fund major buyouts, including private-equity buys of Citrix, Nielsen Holdings, and the seismic $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last year by Elon Musk.

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Is SoundHound AI a Millionaire-Maker Stock?

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And in the quarter, SoundHound AI closed the $80 million buyout of Amelia, the maker of a customizable AI agent for back-office tasks like employee onboarding. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $359,445 !* Third-quarter revenue soared 89% year over year to $25.1

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