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Silver Lake's potential Workday buyout could bolster battered software valuations by showing that private equity remains confident in ‌the industry's prospects despite fears of AI disruption, analysts and investors ‌said on Friday. Shares of the human-resources and financial management software company soared nearly 18% on Thursday ​after Reuters exclusively reported about its acquisition talks with Silver Lake, which pushed its market value to more than $51 billion. The enthusiasm provided some relief to a sector hammered this year by fears that AI tools capable of generating computer code and ‌creating applications could erode ⁠the need for software services, which have long been one of Silicon Valley's most reliable cash generators.

StoneCo (STNE) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +2.17% and -2.91%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Today, Aug. 13, 2026, softer wholesale and consumer inflation figures ease Fed pressure and boost markets.

The S&P 500 hit a new high amid lower oil prices. Workday and Sandisk lifted software and memory plays. Applied Materials fell late on earnings.

(Updates with market moves after the close.) The S&P 500 rose to a record on Thursday as traders

Inflation, earnings and chip stocks were top of mind for investors on Thursday.

The S&P 500 cruised through the latest round of earnings reports and inflation data to close at a record high on Thursday. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.8%. Artificial intelligence stocks were once again at the vanguard, but a broad collection of S&P 500 stocks closed higher.

US equity indexes ended higher Thursday after a weak producer price inflation report and a drop in c

Workday stock surged after a report of a possible takeover by private equity firm Silver Lake.

Shares of Workday are posting record gains after Reuters reported that Silver Lake is in talks to buy the human-resources software company. At today’s highs, Workday was up around 30%, its biggest intraday surge ever, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

Workday stock jumped on Thursday after a published report that private-equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire the enterprise software company. According to the Reuters report, which cited people familiar with the matter, Silver Lake and Workday have held discussions about a possible deal in recent months. Barron’s has reached out to Workday and Silver Lake for comment.

Investing.com -- Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) shares surged 25% Thursday afternoon following a Reuters report that private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire the company.

Workday Inc. shares jumped after a Reuters report that private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to purchase the software provider.

Private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire Workday, which has a market value of about $43 ‌billion, in a deal that would rank among the largest software ‌buyouts in history, according to people familiar with the matter. Silver Lake and the human-resources and financial ​management software company have held discussions about a potential deal in recent months, the people said. The talks are ongoing and there is no guarantee a deal will materialize, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions ‌are confidential.

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The software sector slumped on Thursday after quarterly results from Datadog, HubSpot, and Figma.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share of $0.34 and adjusted EBITDA of $36 million, exceeding the midpoint of its projected ranges. Adjusted EPS rose 31% from a year earlier, while adjusted EBITDA increased 13%, as the professional employer organization continu

ASGN (NYSE:EFOR), reporting its first quarterly results under the Everforth name, said second-quarter revenue exceeded $1 billion and adjusted EBITDA margin reached 9.6%, with both measures surpassing the high end of its guidance range. Chief Executive Officer Ted Hanson said the performance reflec

(Updates with market moves at the end of the day and the Fed decision.) US stocks slid Wednesday

US benchmark equity indexes fell intraday as traders awaited the Federal Reserve's policy decision a

The market has been spooked by concerns of tech giants’ ballooning spending and signs that China may be catching up in the AI arms race. Asian chip stocks plunged, sending South Korea’s Kospi index 10% lower and Japan’s Nikkei down 4%. The worst-hit American names included memory makers Sandisk which fell another 14%, and Micron, which shed 8.9%.

Most software companies are expected to show a slowing pace of sales growth over the next two years. Oracle and DigitalOcean are among the exceptions.

Wall Street stocks are predicted to open sharply higher on Monday as a pause in US and Iranian attacks sent oil prices tumbling ahead of a massive week for markets, including a Federal Reserve meeting and earnings from several tech megacaps. Dow Jones futures were up 568 points, or 1.1%,...

Workday is set to post its second-quarter results soon, and analysts predict a double-digit increase in the company’s bottom-line figure.

UiPath's stock has been left for dead, yet several of enterprise software's biggest players have compelling reasons to want it. Five names stand out as potential acquirers, and the logic behind one of them is almost impossible to argue against.

Wall Street stocks looked set for a weaker open on Wednesday as investors lock in profits in technology stocks ahead of crucial earnings from Google owner Alphabet and Tesla, while escalating tensions in the Middle East push oil prices to six-week highs. Dow Jones futures were down 0.2%,...

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