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May 25, 2023 2:03 PM EDT

Investing.com -- Stocks are mixed on Thursday as tech gets a boost from Nvidia's strong outlook while Dow stocks are weaker on a lack of resolution in the debt ceiling negotiations. Here are the market movers for May 25.



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Icahn scores partial Illumina win amid pressure to defend investment acumen

May 25, 2023 1:59 PM EDT

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Carl Icahn secured a seat on Thursday for one of his three nominees to the board of gene sequencing machine maker Illumina Inc, a partial victory for the activist investor who is struggling to burnish his credentials following a shortseller attack on his company.

Illumina said Icahn nominee Andrew Teno won enough shareholder votes for election, confirming an earlier Reuters report. He will take the seat of board Chairman John Thompson, who failed to win reelection.

Illumina's market value of $30 billion made the fight this year's largest proxy... More

Illumina (ILMN) Shareholders Elect One Icahn Nominee To Board - Bloomberg

May 25, 2023 1:17 PM EDT

Illumina Shareholders Elect One Icahn Nominee To Board - Bloomberg

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Icahn Poised To Win At Least One Seat On Illumina's Board - Reuters

May 25, 2023 5:34 AM EDT

Icahn Poised To Win At Least One Seat On Illumina's Board - Reuters

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Exclusive-Icahn poised to win at least one seat on Illumina's board -sources

May 24, 2023 8:58 PM EDT

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Greg Roumeliotis

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Activist investor Carl Icahn is set to win enough Illumina Inc shareholder support to install at least one of his three nominees to the gene sequencing machine maker's board, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

A preliminary vote tally shows that Icahn nominee Andrew Teno has won enough shareholder support to get on Illumina's board, the sources said.

The sources added that the tally has not been finalised and... More