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Workday surges 18%, halted multiple times on Silver Lake takeover report

8/13/2026

A report that Silver Lake is pursuing a takeover of Workday (WDAY) sent shares up 18% in a session that saw trading halted multiple times.

The move reframes a stock investors had been watching with anxiety: concern that AI could upend Workday's business model had been the dominant narrative heading into this session.

No confirmed terms or formal offer have been published. The halt-punctuated session The 18% print came with enough force to trigger multiple trading halts within a single session.

A single halt suggests an imbalance; multiple halts suggest that imbalance is not clearing quickly.

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