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Known as golden parachutes, such payments are commonplace in corporate America and are intended to incentivize management to sell a company even if it means ending their own employment.

The recent buoyancy in sentiment also owe much to comments from more Fed officials suggesting rates there may have peaked, which triggered a welcoming pullback in Treasury yields.

Fed Governor Christopher Waller on Wednesday said higher market interest rates may help the Fed slow inflation, and let the central bank “watch and see” if its own policy rate needs to rise again or not.

An all-stock deal could be announced as soon as Wednesday, the person said.

Brent and WTI surged more than $3.50 on Monday as the military clashes raised fears that the conflict could spread beyond Gaza, but settled lower in Tuesday’s session.

Atlanta Fed Bank President Raphael Bostic said on Tuesday the central bank did not need to raise borrowing costs any further, and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari followed with similar remarks later in the day.