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Billionaire investors are ditching the "infrastructure backbone" of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution in favor of two industry-leading, irreplaceable AI stocks.Over the past three decades, Wall Street has never been at a loss for next-big-thing investment trends or innovations that could change the growth trajectory for the U.S. and global economy. Seemingly nothing has rivaled the advent of the internet, in terms of game-changing growth potential, until the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution ...

In the latest market close, Salesforce.com (CRM) reached $273.81, with a +1.27% movement compared to the previous day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.87%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.67%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 1.11%.The the stock of customer-management software developer has fallen by 12.15% in the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 5.98% and the S&P 500's loss of 3.97%.The investment communi ...

Salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) stock is 0.2% higher at $270.90 at last glance. Shares of the blue-chip cloud technology stock recently suffered a bear gap on the charts that pulled it away form its March 1, record high of $318.72. The equity has shed 11.6% over the last month and is now closing in on its year-to-date breakeven mark, though a historically bullish trendline could help turn things around. stock is 0.2% higher at $270.90 at last glance. Shares of the blue-chiprecently suffered a bear gap on th ...

Key TakeawaysInformatica will not be sold to Salesforce, the company said Monday, after negotiations around a roughly $10 billion deal reportedly faltered.Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that the sides were in "advanced talks" on an acquisition.However, Informatica said Monday the company "is not currently engaged in any discussions to be acquired."Informatica stock dropped sharply following the announcement, while Salesforce shares were slightly higher Monday. Data management company I ...

Informatica makes a point to say it’s not for sale – to Salesforce or anyone elseNothing gets us going like a big M&A rumor, and history has shown where there’s smoke there has often been fire, but that’s not always the case. Last week the big rumor involved Salesforce acquiring Informatica in a deal amounting to somewhere between the $6.5 billion 2018 Mulesoft deal and the $15.7 billion Tableau acquisition the following year.It would have been a big deal, except it reportedly fizzled over the weekend – if ...

Salesforce’s plans to purchase data-management software provider Informatica have reportedly stalled.While the two sides were apparently in advanced talks for a deal earlier this month, the companies were not able to come to terms, Reuters reported Sunday (April 21), citing a source familiar with the matter.Salesforce provides cloud-based software that assistants companies in managing customer relationships, while Informatica works with businesses such as Toyota and Unilever to help them manage and analyze ...

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When a significant rumor emerged last weekend that Salesforce was interested in buying Informatica, a legacy data management company that predates the cloud, it didn’t take long for investors to express their negative feelings on the idea. In fact, since the start of business on Monday, stockholders on both sides of the equation have been making it clear that they aren’t happy with a potential coupling between the two companies.After the story broke that Salesforce was the suitor, the company’s stock price ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Salesforce.com (CRM) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Salesforce.com currently has an average brokerage recommen ...