Microsoft LinkedIn Acquisition

Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research blasted Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) in a report and suggested it isn't even worth $10 per share. Chowdhry said in a report on December 18 that he was once positive on a potential Twitter acquisition by salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) as it would give...

Bloomberg Gadfly's Shira Ovide stated the obvious: People enjoy following a messy story, especially when it comes to Wall Street. The latest instance of a messy situation: salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) losing out to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) in acquiring LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD)....

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) founder and board member Bill Gates is a big supporter of the company's $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). Speaking to Bloomberg, Gates suggested the combination of Microsoft and LinkedIn will create a business network for the...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) dished out $26.2 billion to acquire LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) — a figure that may seem high to some, but is a "reasonable" amount according to Deutsche Bank's Karl Keirstead. In a report dated Tuesday, Keirstead argued that Microsoft's $196 per share...

Randle Reece of Avondale Partners recommended LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) shareholders should take the money and run after the company agreed to sell itself to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) for $196 per share. Reece pointed out that shares of LinkedIn were trading within 2 percent of the...