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Salesforce's (CRM) planned $3.6 billion acquisition of AI agent platform Fin strengthens its AI stra

Salesforce entered a definitive agreement to purchase Fin, an advanced AI-powered customer support platform formerly known as Intercom.

Market Catalysts Host Julie Hyman reviews the latest M&A (mergers and acquisitions) news, including Fox's (FOX, FOXA) $22 billion deal to acquire Roku (ROKU), while Salesforce (CRM) is set to buy Fin, and Nuvei plans to purchase Payoneer (PAYO) for $2.75 billion.

Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM, XETRA:FOO) said on Monday it has agreed to acquire Fin, formerly known as Intercom, in a deal valued at approximately $3.6 billion, as the enterprise software giant looks to bolster its artificial intelligence agent capabilities. Fin's core product is an AI agent...

CRM gains an edge over NOW as strong Agentforce momentum, rising earnings estimates and a lower valuation support its investment case.

Salesforce says it wants to use Fin's team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that automate tasks.

Salesforce (CRM) agreed to acquire customer-agent company Fin for $3.6 billion to strengthen its own

Fox (FOX) and Roku (ROKU) announced a $22 billion merger on Monday. Salesforce (CRM) and other companies have also announced deals. B. Riley Wealth chief market strategist Art Hogan and Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré chat with Yahoo Finance's Brooke DiPalma about what's driving the recent surge in mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Salesforce stock rises after the software company announces a $3.6 billion deal to bolster its AI agent offerings.

Madison Investments, an investment advisor, released its first-quarter 2026 investor letter for the “Madison Large Cap Fund”. A copy of the letter is available to download here. The Madison Large Cap Fund (Class I) declined 2.7% in the quarter, outperforming the S&P 500’s -4.33% return. The fund focuses on long-term capital appreciation. The quarter saw […]

The deal adds Fin's AI agent, which the company says resolves 76% of support queries without a human, to Salesforce's Agentforce platform

The company just told Wall Street it’s trading today’s predictable profits for a massive, uncertain user-grab tomorrow, and investors are spooked.

Salesforce on Monday announced the acquisition of AI software maker Fin for $3.6 billion. Salesforce stock rose amid a broad market rally.

FIFA World Cup 2026 showcases AI across matches and operations, putting LNVGY, GOOGL, CRM, V and NVDA in focus for potential gains.

Salesforce said on Monday it had ‌signed an agreement to buy ‌autonomous AI agent platform Fin for ​about $3.6 billion. The deal strengthens Salesforce's Agentforce platform, as technology firms compete to roll out usage-based ‌autonomous digital ⁠workers across enterprises. Following completion, Salesforce and Fin will ⁠expand options for deploying AI agents in customer service, ​allowing customers ​to incorporate ​them with existing ‌systems, the companies said.

Navan Co-founder and CEO Ariel Cohen shares with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi an optimistic vision of AI driving corporate efficiency and potentially ushering in a three-day workweek, which he believes will ultimately boost the demand for both leisure and business travel.

Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) was among the stocks Jim Cramer highlighted during Mad Money, as he noted the rotation into defensive sectors. Cramer highlighted an “unexpected gift” for the company, as he remarked: Then back to defense, Humana, the giant health insurer, got a… huge break from the Trump administration not that long ago when it […]

Adobe stock has fallen to a seven-year low, and the AI disruption fears are being compounded by the departure of its top leadership. Is ADBE stock a buy at these levels?

Cloud for Good has launched the Cirrus Fundraising Agent on AgentExchange, Salesforce's marketplace for AI solutions. The tool is aimed at mission-driven organizations and nonprofits using Salesforce, offering AI donor intelligence and outreach support. The launch expands the Agentforce ecosystem into fundraising and impact-focused use cases within the Salesforce platform. For investors following Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), this move adds another layer to the company's push into sector specific...

Is CRM a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on Salesforce, Inc. on Notes on the Noise’s Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on CRM. Salesforce, Inc.’s share was trading at $182.55 as of June 8th. CRM’s trailing and forward P/E were 21.51 and 13.91 respectively according to Yahoo […]

Starboard Value, the activist hedge fund led by Jeff Smith, fully exited its positions in Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) and Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) during the first quarter of 2026, disclosed in a 13F filed May 15, 2026. In their place, Smith opened brand-new long positions in Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX), and added to existing stakes in ... The Billionaire Move Nobody Saw Coming: Why Starboard Value Abandoned CRM For These 2 Stocks

One of these beaten-down cloud stocks is burning cash to build the AI boom, while the other is priced as if AI will leave it behind.

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) shares are getting hammered on Friday, down 9% to $198 after the design-software giant reported a beat-and-raise quarter that investors decided to sell anyway. The move follows Thursday’s 6% drop to $218.80, stretching a brutal week into something closer to a capitulation. The selloff is striking because the numbers were strong. Adobe posted ... Adobe Tumbles 9% on CFO Exit, Downgrades: Is the AI Threat Now Salesforce’s Problem Too?

NOW raises its 2026 AI revenue target to $1.5B as strong Now Assist adoption drives broader AI deployments and larger customer investments.

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Salesforce (CRM). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) has begun a new round of layoffs affecting at least 86 employees in California and abroad. Teams tied to AI and Marketing Cloud, including areas linked to the Agentforce platform, are among those impacted. The layoffs are part of a broader shift toward AI-focused business models and revised software monetization. For you as an investor, the key point is that Salesforce is reshaping its operations around AI, not simply trimming costs. The company is concentrating...

Market participants increasingly appear to favor businesses supplying chips, data centers and AI computing capacity over established subscription-software providers.

Investors seem convinced artificial intelligence will disrupt the software giant. Its most recent results tell a different story.

AvePoint (NASDAQ:AVPT) Chief Executive Tianyi Jiang outlined the company’s strategy around Microsoft 365, multi-cloud data protection and artificial intelligence governance during a D.A. Davidson discussion hosted by analyst Rudy Kessinger. Jiang said AvePoint, founded in 2001, began in the Microso

Today, June 11, 2026, investors weigh surging AI build-out costs against rapid cloud growth and resilient Wall Street optimism.