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Meet America's Newest $1 Trillion Company. Warren Buffett Has Spent $77.8 Billion Buying Its Stock Since 2018

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stock exchanges are home to eight companies with a valuation of at least $1 trillion as of Oct. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) : $1 trillion Apple became the first trillion-dollar company in 2018. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) : $1 trillion Apple became the first trillion-dollar company in 2018.

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Diligent’s PE owners mull $7bn sale

Private Equity Wire

Although these deliberations are still in preliminary stages, potential buyers could include other private equity firms or data and technology companies such as the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and S&P Global. Clearlake Capital and Blackstone acquired minority stakes in 2018 and 2020, respectively.

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Blackstone plans Cirsa IPO in early 2025

Private Equity Wire

Private equity giant Blackstone is preparing to list shares of Cirsa, a Spanish gaming company, on the Madrid stock exchange in the first half of next year, according to a report by Spanish newspaper Expansión. Cirsa, Blackstone, and the banks involved have yet to comment on the report.

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Why Tilray and Aurora Cannabis Stocks Surged Higher Today

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Last Thursday, the company announced its common shares would effectively move to the Toronto Stock Exchange from its current home of the Canadian Securities Exchange. have all legalized recreational marijuana over the last few years, and full legalization came to Canada in October 2018.

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Bain Capital buys Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo de Chão in $1.1bn deal

Private Equity Insights

The deal marks a win for private equity firm Rhone Capital, which took Fogo de Chão private for $560m in 2018. Prior to its sale, Rhone had explored re-listing Fogo de Chão’s shares on stock exchanges. However, it started exploring a sale instead as the U.S.

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Meet Wall Street's Newest Stock-Split Stock -- an Industry-Leading Company That's Soared 2,100% Since Its IPO

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Investors flock to stock-split stocks in 2024 Although there are two types of stock splits -- forward and reverse -- investors overwhelmingly favor one more than the other. Reverse splits are designed to increase a company's share price, often with the goal of ensuring continued listing on a major stock exchange.

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If You Invested $1,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor in 1997, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

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Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) became the first Taiwanese chipmaker to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. TSMC's domestic rival, UMC , also stopped developing smaller chips beyond the 14nm node in 2018, while Intel struggled with delays and shortages while transitioning from 14nm to 10nm chips.