The tech sector is bonding: Avago Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: AVGO) recently agreed to pay $37 billion for Broadcom Corp. (Nasdaq: BRCM).
Back in March, NXP Semiconductors NV (Nasdaq: NXPI) said it's making an $11.8 billion acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor Ltd. (NYSE: FSL).
by Jim Bach
GrowLife stock is a perfect case study in the perilous world of pot penny stock investing.
Riding the sudden wave of excitement surrounding marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado, investors began piling into pot stocks with reckless abandon, hoping they could get in on the ground floor of a soon-to-be burgeoning marijuana industry.
But the profits have dried up, and the story of GrowLife stock shows us why...
by David Zeiler
If you follow alternative energy stocks, the question of "What is a YieldCo?" has probably come up at some point over the past couple of years.
That's because YieldCos have become popular in the green energy industry as a way to raise relatively cheap capital to finance new projects while setting up a revenue stream from finished projects.
For investors, YieldCos offer several advantages. This is particularly true for income investors...
U.S. stock futures for Tuesday, June 9, forecasted a 19-point decline from yesterday's close. The decline sent the DJIA into the red for the year, prompting new concerns about economic growth and company performance across the nation.
On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 82 points as investors raised concerns over a possible interest-rate hike as soon as September and worries over Greece's debt problems cast a wide shadow over the European Union.
Here's everything else you need to know about the Dow Jones Industrial Average today...
by Tom Gentile
Remember the E*TRADE baby commercials?
I used to love those ads, especially the first one I saw in 2010, but I was convinced when I saw E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) running them on that Super Bowl Sunday that they were throwing another "Hail Mary" pass. Fittingly for a commercial spot during a football game, the term indicates a last-ditch, desperate effort to win in the late stages of a game.
The flaw with my reasoning back then was that I had no concept of a commercial going "viral." In fact, I don't think that anyone did at that time. We were barely coming out of one of the worst periods of U.S. history, when banks, mortgages, and real estate failed, seemingly at once.
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Spotify stock has yet to begin trading, but a new move by Apple Inc. is already a major threat to a Spotify IPO…
Spotify is the world's most popular subscription streaming service. It has more than 60 million active users. More than 15 million of those pay a monthly $10 subscription.
But this news from Apple could be a killer for Spotify stock...
by Diane Alter
It's a good idea for investors to have a solid Nasdaq ETF (exchange-traded fund) as a core holding. For one reason, the Nasdaq Composite Index is having quite a year.
Our favorite Nasdaq ETF is up nearly 7% this year – and the Dow is down so far.
Continue reading to get this ETF in your portfolio today...
by Diane Alter
U.S. company layoffs are up 13% in 2015 from the year before.
U.S.-based employers announced a whopping 41,034 job cuts last month.
Check out this list of employers that are slashing scary high amounts of jobs from their payrolls...
by Alex McGuire
There are six new IPOs this week on the June IPO calendar. They're expected to raise a combined $502 million.
Last week saw four IPOs raise $613 million, which was higher than the expected $552 million.
Here's what you need to know about this week's deals, including a fast-casual chicken wing chain...
