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Truist Securities analyst Keith Hughes downgrades Summit Materials (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SUM#NYSE">SUM</a>) from Buy to Hold and lowers the price target from $60 to $52.5.

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Truist Securities Downgrades Summit Materials to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $52.5

TD Cowen analyst Ryan Langston maintains Universal Health Servs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UHS#NYSE">UHS</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $275 to $251.

TD Cowen Maintains Buy on Universal Health Servs, Lowers Price Target to $251

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Raymond James analyst David Long upgrades Old National (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ONB#NASDAQ">ONB</a>) from Market Perform to Strong Buy and announces $28 price target.

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Raymond James Upgrades Old National to Strong Buy, Announces $28 Price Target

Shares of Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAXN#NASDAQ">MAXN</a>) are volatile Tuesday after the company announced a significant restructuring of its business operations. Here&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MAXN/news">what you need to know.</a>
What To Know: Maxeon Solar announced plans to focus exclusively on the U.S. market, citing its established presence and a planned local manufacturing facility as key elements for growth.
As part of the restructuring, Maxeon has signed a five-year lease for a facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company aims to begin solar panel production at this site in 2026 with an initial planned capacity of 2 gigawatts. This marks the company&#8217;s first step in a broader initiative to establish a domestic solar panel supply chain.
&#8220;As Maxeon intensifies its focus on the U.S. market, our priority is to further expand our growing residential and commercial partner network and support our well-established base of utility-scale customers,&#8221; said George Guo, Maxeon&#8217;s CEO.
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In a move to exit other international markets, Maxeon has reached agreements in principle with TCL Technology Group, its majority shareholder, to sell its sales and marketing operations in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. TCL plans to integrate the operations into a new unit called TCL SunPower International, which will also acquire Maxeon's manufacturing operations in the Philippines.
Following the transactions, Maxeon will focus solely on the U.S. residential, commercial and utility-scale solar markets. The restructuring aligns with the company&#8217;s strategy to strengthen its U.S. operations and prioritize domestic solar supply chain development.
The agreements between Maxeon and TCL are expected to be finalized by the end of 2024, with the Albuquerque project contingent on securing financing.
&#8220;This strategic re-focusing of our business is designed to keep us closer and more attuned to the needs of our U.S. customer base, allowing us to leverage Maxeon&#8217;s deep experience and top-tier reputation for product innovation and quality that are a result of almost 40 years of technology leadership and investments in intellectual property,&#8221; Guo added.
MAXN Price Action: <a href="http://benzinga.com/quote/maxn">Maxeon Solar shares</a> initially traded up above $10 per share before reversing course and turning negative. The stock was down 3.76% at $7.68 at the time of writing, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro.</a>
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Billionaire Elon Musk surprised many people when he bought social media platform Twitter in 2022, and he could be back with another media acquisition in 2025. In a post, he asked about the price of Comcast Corporation&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>) cable assets, ahead of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/24/11/42081224/comcast-plans-major-cable-networks-spinoff-msnbc-and-cnbc-to-form-new-public-company-report">a planned spinoff.</a>
What Happened: Musk spent $44 billion to acquire Twitter, now known as X, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/04/31810229/elon-musk-bought-twitter-1-year-ago-a-look-back-at-whats-happened-since-and-what-could-be-next">back in 2022</a>. The move added to the portfolio of companies owned or controlled by the world's richest man.
Musk could have his eyes set on the cable assets of Comcast Corporation being spun off, which include MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen, E!, Syfy and Golf Channel. Comcast will keep ownership of the NBC broadcast network, Bravo, NBC Sports, Peacock streaming platform and Universal theme parks.
While Comcast has not placed MSNBC or other assets for sale, choosing instead to spin them off as a separate company, Musk has expressed interest either jokingly or as a foreshadowing of an eventual purchase.
"How much does it cost?" Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1860037420710080687">tweeted </a>in reply to a post from Donald Trump Jr. saying he had "the funniest idea ever."
Trump Jr. shared a post suggesting that Comcast was looking for a buyer of MSNBC.
While Musk has spoken ill of the "mainstream media" for many years, a purchase of MSNBC or the cable assets from Comcast wouldn't be a huge surprise at this point, given his past purchase of Twitter.
Musk <a href="https://x.com/redletterdave/status/1518585718012059648">posted </a>that he loved Twitter on Dec. 21, 2017, which prompted a user to say "you should buy it then." Musk responded "how much is it" and that post preceded Musk's eventual acquisition of the company.
The billionaire has often said "the most entertaining outcome is the most likely" and an acquisition of MSNBC would certainly be entertaining.
Prediction market Polymarket has a betting market <a href="https://polymarket.com/event/will-elon-musk-buy-msnbc-before-april-2025">open </a>for "Will Elon Musk buy MSNBC?" The market, which has around $520,000 wagered, currently shows a 15% chance that Musk buys MSNBC. The market, which opened for trading on Nov. 22, hit a high of 19% on Nov. 23. The prediction market shows a low probability of Musk announcing an acquisition.
On Polymarket, users deposit funds using USDC (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">USDC</a>) via the Polygon (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/matic/usd">MATIC</a>) network or directly from a crypto account with Ethereum (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>). Winning wagers cash out at $1 per contract.
The market will resolve as &#8220;Yes&#8221; if Musk or a Musk-controlled entity announced a plan to acquire MSNBC by March 31, 2025 whether the acquisition has been completed.
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Is Musk Serious?: The big question on everyone's mind is whether Musk is serious. Buying MSNBC would add to the billionaire's portfolio of companies and also increase his workload, which comes as he is set to take on a government role co-leading the Department of Government Efficiency.
Musk currently owns or leads X, SpaceX, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), xAI, The Boring Company, Neuralink and more. While some of these companies count on other individuals as CEO or COO to offset Musk's other time commitments, there likely aren't enough hours in the day for Musk to make an impact at all these companies already on the daily.
"My workload went up from 70 to 80 hours a week to probably 120," Musk said <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/11/29582707/elon-musks-life-after-twitter-acquisition-i-wake-up-work-go-to-sleep-work-do-that-7-days-a-week-1">after buying Twitter.</a> "Go to sleep, I wake up, work, go to sleep, work, do that 7 days a week."
While Musk is a known workaholic and likely would love the challenge of adding another company to the mix, Tesla shareholders might not love the thought.
As a publicly traded company, Tesla is one of Musk&#8217;s top priorities and frequently faces intense scrutiny for missed milestones and performance targets. If Musk were to devote more time to leading MSNBC after a potential acquisition, it would likely raise concerns among investors and analysts.
Musk is worth $348 billion according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/?sref=TBDibEcD">Bloomberg</a>, making him the richest person in the world. Another key question would be how much cash Musk readily has available or if he would need to borrow against his key holdings or sell Tesla stock to complete the acquisition.
The billionaire<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/22/10/29444090/musk-hasnt-sold-more-tesla-shares-to-fund-44b-twitter-deal-could-overhang-be-gone"> sold Tesla shares </a>in 2022 to help fund the Twitter acquisition, a move some analysts referred to as an overhang on Tesla stock. Tesla stock was down 65% in 2022, marking the worst year since the company went public and one of only two years the stock has been down since going public in 2010.
Why It's Important: A report from <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/media/elon-musk-msnbc-spinoff-cable/index.html">CNN </a>says that at least one billionaire has reached out to express interest in buying MSNBC and it wasn't Musk.
Comcast has not indicated that MSNBC or its other assets are for sale. With plans already in motion for a tax-free spinoff of a new company to shareholders, it would likely require an exceptionally compelling offer to persuade the board or shareholders to consider an alternative course.
While one unnamed billionaire is interested, another told CNN he has no interest.
"I don't think there is anything anyone can do to change the impact of linear TV news. So the answer is no," Mark Cuban told CNN.
CMCSA Price Action: Comcast stock is down 1.5% to $42.54 on Tuesday, versus a 52-week trading range of $36.43 to $47.11. The stocks' year-to-date and five-year returns of negative 1.1% and negative 2.2%, respectively, have greatly trailed the overall market, with the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust up 26.4% year-to-date and up 90.1% over the last five years.
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BTIG analyst Mark Massaro maintains Exact Sciences (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EXAS#NASDAQ">EXAS</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $65 to $75.

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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Adobe (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADBE#NASDAQ">ADBE</a>).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with ADBE, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
Today, <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?utm_source=insights">Benzinga</a>'s options scanner spotted 20 uncommon options trades for Adobe.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 25% bullish and 60%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $336,059, and 12 are calls, for a total amount of $868,336.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $400.0 to $600.0 for Adobe over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Insights into Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Adobe's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Adobe's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $400.0 to $600.0 over the preceding 30 days.
<h3>Adobe 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1732641402_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th align="right">Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>ADBE</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>12/13/24</td>
<td>$13.7</td>
<td>$13.3</td>
<td>$13.3</td>
<td>$550.00</td>
<td>$396.3K</td>
<td align="right">650</td>
<td align="right">25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ADBE</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$39.6</td>
<td>$39.5</td>
<td>$39.6</td>
<td>$540.00</td>
<td>$79.2K</td>
<td align="right">503</td>
<td align="right">27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ADBE</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$153.4</td>
<td>$151.5</td>
<td>$152.33</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$76.1K</td>
<td align="right">19</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ADBE</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$94.2</td>
<td>$89.75</td>
<td>$91.15</td>
<td>$435.00</td>
<td>$72.9K</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ADBE</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$35.4</td>
<td>$35.0</td>
<td>$35.4</td>
<td>$510.00</td>
<td>$56.6K</td>
<td align="right">630</td>
<td align="right">16</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Adobe</h3>
Adobe provides content creation, document management, and digital marketing and advertising software and services to creative professionals and marketers for creating, managing, delivering, measuring, optimizing, and engaging with compelling content multiple operating systems, devices, and media. The company operates with three segments: digital media content creation, digital experience for marketing solutions, and publishing for legacy products (less than 5% of revenue).
Having examined the options trading patterns of Adobe, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
<h3>Present Market Standing of Adobe</h3>
<ul>
<li>Trading volume stands at 793,772, with ADBE's price up by 0.47%, positioned at $521.18.</li>
<li>RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Earnings announcement expected in 15 days.</li>
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Decoding Adobe's Options Activity: What's the Big Picture?

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Applied Mat (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMAT#NASDAQ">AMAT</a>).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with AMAT, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
Today, <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?utm_source=insights">Benzinga</a>'s options scanner spotted 10 uncommon options trades for Applied Mat.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 20% bullish and 60%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $73,924, and 8 are calls, for a total amount of $632,367.
<h3>Predicted Price Range</h3>
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $135.0 and $250.0 for Applied Mat, spanning the last three months.
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Trends</h3>
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Applied Mat's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Applied Mat's significant trades, within a strike price range of $135.0 to $250.0, over the past month.
<h3>Applied Mat 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1732641397_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th align="right">Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>AMAT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$12.1</td>
<td>$11.9</td>
<td>$11.9</td>
<td>$210.00</td>
<td>$142.8K</td>
<td align="right">177</td>
<td align="right">131</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMAT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$20.25</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$120.0K</td>
<td align="right">663</td>
<td align="right">61</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMAT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$21.6</td>
<td>$21.0</td>
<td>$21.6</td>
<td>$195.00</td>
<td>$114.4K</td>
<td align="right">143</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMAT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$14.55</td>
<td>$14.3</td>
<td>$14.3</td>
<td>$220.00</td>
<td>$85.8K</td>
<td align="right">496</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMAT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$20.25</td>
<td>$19.95</td>
<td>$20.0</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$50.0K</td>
<td align="right">663</td>
<td align="right">86</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Applied Mat</h3>
Applied Materials is the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturer in the world. Applied Materials has a broad portfolio spanning nearly every corner of the WFE ecosystem. Specifically, Applied Materials holds a market share leadership position in deposition, which entails the layering of new materials on semiconductor wafers. It is more exposed to general-purpose logic chips made at integrated device manufacturers and foundries. It counts the largest chipmakers in the world as customers, including TSMC, Intel, and Samsung.
In light of the recent options history for Applied Mat, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
<h3>Current Position of Applied Mat</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a volume of 1,763,966, the price of AMAT is down -1.72% at $171.54. </li>
<li>RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Next earnings are expected to be released in 79 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What The Experts Say On Applied Mat</h3>
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $227.0.
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&#x2A; Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald lowers its rating to Overweight with a new price target of $250. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from B of A Securities continues to hold a Buy rating for Applied Mat, targeting a price of $210. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Needham keeps a Buy rating on Applied Mat with a target price of $225. 
&#x2A; An analyst from TD Cowen persists with their Buy rating on Applied Mat, maintaining a target price of $230. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Wells Fargo persists with their Overweight rating on Applied Mat, maintaining a target price of $220. 
Options trading presents higher risks and potential rewards. Astute traders manage these risks by continually educating themselves, adapting their strategies, monitoring multiple indicators, and keeping a close eye on market movements. Stay informed about the latest Applied Mat options trades with real-time alerts from <a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Pro</a>.

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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on IBM. Our analysis of options history for IBM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>) revealed 18 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 38% of traders were bullish, while 50% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 4 were puts, with a value of $339,800, and 14 were calls, valued at $810,114.
<h3>Predicted Price Range</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $185.0 to $300.0 for IBM over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for IBM's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of IBM's whale activity within a strike price range from $185.0 to $300.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>IBM Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1732641391_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>IBM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$27.75</td>
<td>$27.7</td>
<td>$27.75</td>
<td>$240.00</td>
<td>$249.7K</td>
<td>119</td>
<td align="right">104</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IBM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$41.45</td>
<td>$40.95</td>
<td>$41.0</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$196.8K</td>
<td>2.5K</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IBM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$23.7</td>
<td>$23.7</td>
<td>$23.7</td>
<td>$210.00</td>
<td>$85.3K</td>
<td>655</td>
<td align="right">48</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IBM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>11/29/24</td>
<td>$6.65</td>
<td>$6.25</td>
<td>$6.25</td>
<td>$220.00</td>
<td>$62.5K</td>
<td>576</td>
<td align="right">144</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IBM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$6.05</td>
<td>$5.85</td>
<td>$5.9</td>
<td>$230.00</td>
<td>$59.0K</td>
<td>2.9K</td>
<td align="right">26</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About IBM</h3>
IBM looks to be a part of every aspect of an enterprise's IT needs. The company primarily sells software, IT services, consulting, and hardware. IBM operates in 175 countries and employs approximately 350,000 people. The company has a robust roster of 80,000 business partners to service 5,200 clients, which includes 95% of all Fortune 500. While IBM is a B2B company, IBM's outward impact is substantial. For example, IBM manages 90% of all credit card transactions globally and is responsible for 50% of all wireless connections in the world.
<h3>Where Is IBM Standing Right Now?</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a trading volume of 1,344,450, the price of IBM is down by -0.06%, reaching $225.99.</li>
<li>Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.</li>
<li>Next earnings report is scheduled for 57 days from now.</li>
</ul>
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Skoll's purchase in the coveted D.C. suburb was not isolated. It includes multiple parcels amounting to nine acres and features a $10.5 million spec mansion – an 11,600-square-foot house sheathed in blue stone with wood siding and a metal roof – built by Artisan Builders on roughly an acre of land in McLean's West Langley area. Renderings of the mansion went on the market in August.
Rather than live close to the construction, as billionaires do, Skoll purchased another home, Elmwood, for $6.5 million. This adjacent 8-acre estate was owned by the family of late TV newscaster Roger Mudd, who passed away in 2021. Skoll may use Elmwood as a guesthouse when his new property is completed.
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Skoll is not known for dealing in low-key real estate. In 2016, he sold his $20 million Los Altos, CA, home in the heart of Silicon Valley. The custom estate, built in 1990, included eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, an eight-car garage, seven fireplaces and over 100 mature trees on three-plus acres.
Skoll also owned two homes in<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/real-estate/24/09/40957620/celebrity-property-portfolios-soar-with-bezos-and-oprah-tied-for-the-top-spot"> Beverly Hills</a>, which he purchased in 2014 and sold in 2022 for a combined price of $33 million. According to The Real Deal, Palo Alto firm Capricorn Investment Group, which manages Skoll's investment portfolio, sold a 7,500-square-foot mansion at 1118 Calle Vista Drive and a smaller Tudor-style home at 1116 Calle Vista Drive.
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