The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are seen in a combination photo from Reuters files. Reuters Google had been in talks to acquire marketing software maker HubSpot earlier this year, but no deal took place. The company then made a run at cybersecurity startup Wiz. But that didn’t happen either. Google took a different tactic in closing…
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, speaks during a keynote at the Dreamforce 2023 conference in San Francisco on Sept. 12, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce announced Thursday that it would pay $1.9 billion in cash for Own Co., a startup specializing in tools for backing up data in cloud-based applications. Salesforce intends to close the…
Salesforce shares rose 4% in extended trading on Wednesday after the business software maker reported robust fiscal second-quarter results that beat estimates and raised its full-year profit outlook. The company also said Amy Weaver, its chief financial officer, will step down. She will remain at the company as the CFO until a successor is appointed and, after that, will…