Workday Heads for Record Gain After Acquisition Report -- WSJ
Dow Jones2026/08/13 19:35By WSJ Staff
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. The stock recently pared that climb to 19%, still leaving it as the top performer in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100.
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