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MARCH 4, 2024

Ars Technica first broke the story back in March of 2023, and rumors soon sprang up about who might be bidding for ULA. And now, as the bidding for ULA finally nears its (presumed) end, wouldn't you know it? Would Boeing -- or Lockheed -- try to buy out its partner?

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JUNE 26, 2024

Investors looking to capitalize on the AI boom have bid its stock price higher, and it is up more than 430% over the last five years, taking its stock price to around $1,050 as of this writing. That fear has led to tens of billions in subsidies going into ASML's industry. The run-up has taken the P/E to a lofty 54.

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APRIL 10, 2024

AppLovin has also started to benefit from the shift to real-time bidding in mobile auctions. First, its Max solution, which is used to drive in-app revenue, only charges for real-time bidding. Second, real-time bidding clears auctions more quickly, which allows publishers to show more advertisements to their customers.

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JUNE 26, 2024

According to Reuters, Bosch has been talking to potential advisors about the possibility of a bid for Whirlpool. But the acquisition would make sense, and investors are bidding up shares of Whirlpool today in hopes Bosch will move forward with a deal.

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APRIL 23, 2024

PubMatic PubMatic is an advertising technology business that uses AI to optimize the bidding process. It isn't the biggest adtech company, but its AI-based bidding platform is increasingly popular among publishers who demand top dollar for their available ad inventory. That's about 2.4 billion more rides than its closest U.S.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Curiously, though, the company Reuters believes is now in talks to bid for ULA is a company no one even thought was in the running back when this sales process began: Sierra Space. In any logical world, that should mean that someone will step up to the plate and buy ULA eventually. You remember Sierra Space.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Before the vast majority of those satellites even launch though, Space Force invited America's space companies last week to begin preparing bids for a third tranche of PWSA satellites, which could grow the fleet to nearly 700 satellites. As SpaceNews reported last week, Space Force plans to begin accepting bids on Tranche 3 next year.

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

In 2011, desperate to win contracts for a defense business that was suffering flat revenues and declining profits, and threatened by rival defense contractors trying to horn in on its aerial refueling tanker business, Boeing bid low on a contract to build new "KC-X" refueling tankers for the U.S. For just $31.5 And Boeing won the contract.

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JULY 29, 2024

And if ULA goes out of business, there would be no one else around to bid against SpaceX -- and with no competition, SpaceX would be free to charge monopoly prices on its rocket launches. Competition is good, and more competition is better And so you see the government's dilemma. For ULA's owners, too, this is good news.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Terran Orbital's board viewed that bid as undervaluing the company, and responded by adopting a temporary "poison pill " shareholder rights plan that halted Lockheed's effort, allowing it time to consider its options. Investors appear to be hoping for a sweetened bid from Lockheed Martin to get the deal done. on Friday.

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MARCH 6, 2024

As more investors become aware of the crucial role ASML plays in the chip industry, they continue to bid shares higher. Thus, investors are right to bid ASML's stock price higher, and it should continue to rise as the company works to meet demand for its EUV machines. Should you invest $1,000 in ASML right now?

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APRIL 29, 2024

Alphabet is using it across its ad ecosystem to help with everything from targeting, bidding, creative, and measurement. For example, it has developed a smart bidding tool that uses AI to predict future ad conversions. This isn't the only area where the company is benefiting from AI, however.

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JULY 14, 2024

The space agency did ask for competitive bids in a couple of rounds of requests last year. NASA didn't reveal who else, in addition to SpaceX, may have bid on the contract, stating only that SpaceX won. The space station is dead. Long live the space stations!

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In fact, after snapping up subcontractor and satellite-builder Terran Orbital for a bargain price in August, Lockheed Martin today is arguably better positioned than ever to bid for the contract on whatever small-satellite communications system Australia wants.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

That joint development agreement between Exxon, with 45% interest; Hess, with 30%; and a third partner, China's CNOOC , with a 25% stake, features a change of control provision giving the other partners the right to make a pre-emptive bid if one party tries to sell their stake. Driving that value is its growth and profitability.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In 2019, the company bought Anadarko Petroleum, winning a bidding war with Chevron. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway even got involved, helping to finance Oxy's bid. OXY data by YCharts It's a perfectly fine plan, but it means Oxy, as it is more commonly called, has to grow via acquisition. That's where the story gets complicated.

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JUNE 23, 2024

It's a long journey that started with the unsuccessful bid to acquire Rockwell Automation in 2017. The bid failed, and since then, Emerson has slowly maneuvered toward automation anyway. Emerson Electric and automation Emerson Electric's transformation toward becoming a pure-play automation company continues.

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JUNE 4, 2024

This strategy often leads to multiple offers, including potentially higher bids than expected. For example, properties listed at 5% to 10% below the market rate can speed up the sale process by enticing a larger pool of potential buyers, leading to quicker sales and sometimes even bidding wars that push the sale price above expectations.

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JULY 10, 2024

That long-term focus doesn't matter much today, though, as investors continue to bid up any company with an AI story. Stellantis may help the financials, but whether the business model is sustainable is unclear. SOUN Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts. TTM = trailing 12 months. SoundHound is today's beneficiary.

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JULY 26, 2024

Freelance job sites like Fiverr, FlexJobs, Freelancer.com, and Upwork can help you find freelance clients, bid on projects, and get hired for freelance work. If you're already fiddling around on your phone, why not take an online survey or bid on a freelance project?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The telecom company was the subject of hot speculation in the satellite broadcasting world, and investors bid up its share price by nearly 3% on the scuttlebutt. The broader stock market might not have had a thrilling Monday, but there was plenty of action and interest in AT&T (NYSE: T) shares.

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MAY 28, 2024

3) What chance is there that something still better will transpire -- a competing takeover bid, for example? Third, a competing bid seems unlikely, given that the companies announced the agreement in April and no other offer has emerged. 2) How long will your money be tied up? (3) since 1965.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

If Palantir wins the bid, it would be responsible for updating and enhancing the NHS England's outpatient data system. It may be as early as this month that a winning bid is announced. Palantir is hoping to help revolutionize the NHS England's operations through its software. million, which was a year-over-year increase of 13%.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

It was first added to gasoline in the 1920s to increase octane and reduce engine knock, but it got a big boost in the late 1970s in a bid to limit foreign-energy dependence and lower smog rates. King Harvest Has Surely Come Ethanol is a fuel produced from biomass like potatoes, sorghum, and most commonly, corn.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

SpaceNews reports Intuitive may also bid on a NASA contract to replace Astrobotic Technology on its "VIPER" (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission to put a rover on the moon to search for ice near the south pole. There's reportedly $84 million remaining under VIPER's $433.5 Should you buy space stocks?

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MAY 19, 2024

This AI hype has led investors to bid up Nvidia's share price to about $925 to account for the company's surging revenue and growth prospects. Ultimately, what determines whether a share price goes up or down long term is the growth, or lack thereof, of a company's revenue and profits.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The fact that Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance are rivals currently, and thus bid against each other for launch work, means that combining the two companies would necessarily reduce competition in the space sector. Soon after, the FTC announces an antitrust investigation.

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JULY 12, 2024

And investors responded by bidding Rivian stock up instead of down. What Mizuho said about Rivian Let me repeat that: Rivian stock closed at more than $16 last night. Mizuho just said it's only worth $15 (and gave the shares only a neutral rating -- not a buy). Does this make any sense at all? Well, kind of.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

In 2022, the airline agreed to combine with Frontier but JetBlue Airways stepped in with its own bid, eventually agreeing to acquire Spirit. Third time's the charm? The future of Spirit Airlines has been up in the air for some time now. The JetBlue/Spirit combination fell apart earlier this year under the weight of regulatory scrutiny.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

It was a strong quarterly performance, and investors have responded by bidding up the company's stock. Total revenue from the company's wireless service revenue rose 3.2% year over year to reach $19.4 Are the telecom's shares still a good investment?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The company will offer increased incentives, including free product offers, in a bid to get customers to adopt more of its products and services. A major strategic pivot CEO Nikesh Arora revealed a major shift in strategy that caught investors off guard. The resulting uncertainty had some investors running for the exits.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Perhaps Intel would be best off opening up a bidding war for the company, as there would likely be several suitors. What it means for Intel A deal seems unlikely to go through, and CEO Pat Gelsinger would presumably be reluctant to sell the company with the stock trading near a 20-year low.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Another factor could merely be Super Micro's aggressive bid for market share, as we'll see next. Basically, Dell's management has incentive to lock down a smaller, higher-profit portion of the market for its investors, rather than spend a lot of money in a market share bid for more of the competitive AI space.

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MARCH 4, 2024

A deal doomed from the start JetBlue and Spirit agreed to combine in July 2022 after JetBlue won a bidding war against Frontier Group Holdings. Shares of the discount airline traded down 14% as of 10 a.m. ET Monday as investors decided they'd rather not go along for the ride. The regulatory issues ended up being a dealbreaker.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

What this means for NuScale Investors may be getting ahead of themselves in bidding up NuScale stock, as there are still a lot of hurdles standing in the way of SMRs, and the company itself still has barely any revenue to speak of. NuScale's trading volume had already nearly quadrupled its daily average before noon.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Why investors are bidding up Tesla stock Investors were willing to look past the weak results and instead bet on Musk's vision of a self-driving future. Still, Tesla said that its cost of goods sold per unit declined sequentially, excluding its Cybertruck and unscheduled downtime.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Meanwhile, Rivian is reducing its workforce in a bid to boost profitability, or at any rate, to narrow its losses. Nvidia, which designs the graphics processing units (GPUs) used to train advanced AI models, delivered another stellar earnings report.

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