Dell, VMware Spike In Pre-Market On Report Dell Is Mulling Spinoff Of $50B Stake

Shares in Dell Technologies (DELL) spiked 14% in pre-market trading on a report that the PC maker is mulling a spinoff of its roughly $50 billion stake in cloud computing software maker VMware Inc. (VMW)The stock surged to $55.90 in pre-market trading. Meanwhile, VMware shares rose 8.8% to $162.39.Dell is exploring the possibility of divesting the stake or taking other steps that could include buying the rest of the cloud-software giant, the Wall Street Journal reported. The companies are working with outside advisers on a number of scenarios.However, the report also stated that the evaluation deliberations are at an early …read more

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