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CH Robinson to Buy RXO for $5.8B in Bet on AI Model

CH Robinson agreed to buy trucking brokerage firm RXO Inc. in a deal centered around a bet that artificial intelligence can help the companies improve efficiency in a challenging freight market. Through a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $5.8 billion, CH Robinson aims to diversify its business and capitalize on RXO's abilities in expedited and last-mile delivery. CH Robinson, which has been using AI to transform its operations to become leaner, intends to use the system to extract $300 million of cost savings within two years. Lee Klaskow, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Transport, Logistics and Shipping Analyst says that the $300 million estimate could be conservative.

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PTC Rallies on Deal; Qualcomm Up on Chip Patent Licensing | Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers: - PTC (PTC) shares are rallying as Schneider Electric agreed to buy PTC for about $22.6 billion in an all-cash deal to tap into the artificial-intelligence boom. - Qualcomm (QCOM) shares are higher as the company agreed to license patents underpinning Huawei Technologies Co.'s novel LogicFolding chipmaking technique. - Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) shares are gaining with sentiment boosted by discussions between the Taiwanese chip giant and Elon Musk's Terafab on potential collaboration

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