salesforce.com (CRM) Takeover of Twitter (TWTR) 'Extremely Risky' - Evercore ISI
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Twitter (TWTR) Risk Skewed to the Downside Amid Rumor-Fueled Surge - SunTrust's Peck
September 26, 2016 5:32 PM EDTSunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Robert Peck weighed in on Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) amid various reports the company has received takeover interest from several parties and may explore a sale. The analyst says with the recent rally he sees unequal risk/reward skewed to the downside. The firm... More
Salesforce (CRM) weekly volatility elevated as shares pull back on reports of interest in Twitter (TWTR)
September 23, 2016 2:12 PM EDTsalesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) 9/23/16 call option implied volatility is at 58, October is at 29; compared to its 52-week range of 20 to 80 following reports of an interest in Twitter (TWTR).
... MoreRumored Forever, Twitter (TWTR) May Have Finally Put the 'For Sale' Sign Up
September 23, 2016 1:31 PM EDTIf you're not living under a rock, you've heard the news that Twitter's (NYSE: TWTR) board may have finally gotten the memo that it can't go it alone and it's time to sell itself. Shares of the social media provider are up 18.4% today following the news break from CNBC's David Faber this morning. Faber said suitors are believed to... More
salesforce.com (CRM) Interested in Acquiring Twitter (TWTR); Twitter Working with Goldman Amid Informal Talks - Bloomberg
September 23, 2016 1:31 PM EDTsalesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) Interested in Acquiring Twitter (NYSE: TWTR); Twitter Working with Goldman Amid Informal Talks - Bloomberg
... MoreTwitter (TWTR) calls active on 2.5 calls trade for every 1 put on moving closer to a sale report
September 23, 2016 1:01 PM EDTTwitter (NYSE: TWTR) up 17% on moving closer to a sale, CNBC's David Faber reports. 30-day call option implied volatility of 68 compares to volatility of 49 from a month ago.
... MoreUnusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 9/23: (IMPV) (BLRX) (TWTR) Higher; (ENPH) (APPS) (RAVE) Lower
September 23, 2016 12:52 PM EDTEnphase Energy Inc. (Nasdaq: ENPH) 25.8% LOWER; announced the pricing of the previously announced underwritten public offering of 13,000,000 shares of its common stock, offered at a price to the public of $1.20 per share. Certain directors, officers, and employees of Enphase are expected to purchase approximately $1.2 million of common stock in this offering.
Imperva (NYSE: IMPV) 22.2% HIGHER; is said to draw takeover interest from Cisco Systems, IBM, according to a Bloomberg report.
Twitter (TWTR) Looking for at least $30B in Sale - Re/Code (~$43/Share)
September 23, 2016 12:38 PM EDTTwitter (NYSE: TWTR) looking for at least $30 billion in sale, Re/Code reports. This would equate to about $43/share.
... MoreTwitter (TWTR) working with Goldman Sachs on sale - FT
September 23, 2016 12:31 PM EDTTwitter (NYSE: TWTR) working with Goldman Sachs on sale, the FT reports.
... MoreTwitter (TWTR) said working with Goldman Sachs (GS) to explore options - FT
September 23, 2016 12:31 PM EDTTwitter (NYSE: TWTR) said working with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to explore options, according to the Financial Times
... Moresalesforce.com (CRM) Considers Twitter (TWTR) Takeover, Process in Early Stage - DJ
September 23, 2016 11:12 AM EDT(Updated)
salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) has considered a takeover of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), according to Dow Jones. The Dow Jones report stated that the process is in an early stage and that it is unclear who else is eyeing the company.
... Moresalesforce.com (CRM) Says 'No Comment' on Twitter (TWTR) Rumors
September 23, 2016 10:24 AM EDTsalesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) offered no comment on rumors today it could buy Twitter (NYSE: TWTR).
"We don't comment on rumors," Chi Hea Cho, VP Corporate Communications at salesforce, told StreetInsider in an e-mail after CNBC's... More
Options with increasing volume
September 23, 2016 10:21 AM EDTOptions with increasing volume: ACWI MIFI OSK IMPV FINL TM WDC FIZZ MPEL TWTR ASH AVG JASO
... Moresalesforce.com (CRM) Under Heavy Pressure on Reports It May Bid for Twitter
September 23, 2016 9:51 AM EDTsalesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is down sharply on heavy volume on chatter it may be involved in the Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) bidding. The stock is down 4.3% on volume that is running 5x the norm.
... MoreTwitter initiates talks with tech companies over sale: source
September 23, 2016 9:17 AM EDTBy Greg Roumeliotis and Liana B. Baker
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has initiated talks with several technology companies to explore selling itself, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, signaling the start of what is likely to be a slow-rolling auction of the high-profile but money-losing social media company.
A sale of Twitter has been the subject of on-again, off-again rumors for many months as the company grapples with stagnant user growth, soft advertising sales and losses running at hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
The... More
Twitter (TWTR) Moves Closer to a Sale - CNBC
September 23, 2016 9:02 AM EDT(Updated - September 23, 2016 9:05 AM EDT)
Twitter (NASDAQ: TWTR) is moving closer to sale, and has received expressions of interest, CNBC's David Faber reports. However, he said no sale is imminent.
Twitter suitors are believed to include Salesforce (NYSE:... More
Twitter (TWTR) said moving closer to sale - CNBC
September 23, 2016 9:02 AM EDTTwitter (NYSE: TWTR) said moving closer to sale, according to CNBC. Suitors may include salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) and Google.
CNBC's David Faber said a deal isn't imminent, but could happen by the end... More