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Vanguard Group Increases Talen Energy Stake to 10.4% Amid Growing AI Demand

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Vanguard Group has raised its stake in Talen Energy Corp to 10.4%, according to a filing made public on Wednesday. The asset management firm, which is now the second-largest shareholder of the independent power producer, purchased over 4 million shares of Talen Energy’s common stock. Prior to this acquisition, Vanguard held about 9.9% of Talen Energy’s outstanding shares as of October.

The increase in Vanguard’s stake comes at a time when demand for electricity has surged due to the growing investment in artificial intelligence (AI) by major tech companies. Data centers, which are central to AI operations, require significant power, and utilities like Talen Energy are seeing the benefits. Talen Energy’s stock price has tripled in 2024, and it continued to show slight gains in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

 

Starboard Builds 7.7% Stake in Chipmaker Qorvo, WSJ Reports

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Activist investment firm Starboard Value has accumulated a 7.7% stake in the semiconductor company Qorvo, valued at approximately $500 million, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The details of the investment are expected to be disclosed in a securities filing scheduled for Friday morning.

While the specific intentions of Starboard regarding Qorvo remain unclear, the investment firm is reportedly seeking to push for changes at the company, which has been struggling with a lagging stock price. Both Starboard Value and Qorvo have not yet responded to requests for comment.

Starboard, led by Jeffrey Smith, is recognized as one of the world’s leading activist investors and has recently advocated for changes at companies like Pfizer, News Corp, and Salesforce.