On this episode of Stock Movers:
- ServiceNow (NOW) shares are down after news that the company is near an agreement to buy cybersecurity startup Armis in a tie-up that could be valued at up to $7 billion, according to unidentified people familiar with the talks in a report by Bloomberg.
- Franklin Resources (BEN) shares rise after the firm said the US Department of Justice is preparing to resolve an investigation into its fixed-income unit, Western Asset Management Co., without criminal charges following the government’s allegations of securities fraud against its former star manager, Ken Leech.
- iRobot (IRBT) shares plunge after the company that revolutionized robot vacuum cleaners in the early 2000s with its Roomba model, filed for bankruptcy and proposed handing over control to its main Chinese supplier.