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How We'll Clean Up in This Tech M&A Boom

By , Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI -

tech M&A

The rapid consolidation of the semiconductor industry is one of the biggest trends in tech right now.

In fact, a new Dealogic report says that chip firms have announced $100.6 billion in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) so far this year. And we've still two months to go in 2015.

This investment is a great way to play this historic tech M&A boom. You'll want to own it for the long haul...

How We'll Profit from Oil's M&A Cycle

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

oil cycle

Low crude oil prices, combined with a crunch in energy debt, has ushered in expectations of a merger and acquisition cycle among oil companies.

So far, interest has centered on the U.S. oil sector. But recent news out of Australia makes it abundantly clear that the next M&A wave is going to have a far more global impact.

Here's what that means for the oil industry, and how we'll profit from it...

Best ETFs to Buy to Profit from the Booming M&A Market

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

best ETFs to buy

Some of the best ETFs to buy in 2015 help investors get a piece of a very lucrative trend: mergers and acquisitions.

The collective total of global M&A announced year to date surpassed $1 trillion through the first week of April. At the current pace, M&A activity is on track to exceed $3.7 trillion in 2015.

Following are two ways to get exposure to the lucrative M&A market. Both ETFs have bested the year-to-date gains for the Dow Jones and S&P 500 - one by a wide margin...

[CHART] See the Latest M&A Deals from AAPL, AMZN, FB, GOOG, and YHOO

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -

Tech M&A deals are so commonplace now they often come and go with little fanfare. Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) alone has acquired 44 companies since 2000. Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) has gobbled up more than three times that, with 144 buys in the last 15 years.

These deals are actually changing our lives - perhaps more than we realize. For instance, Google bought mobile software Android in 2005. Now, Android smartphones account for 78.4% of global market share. There are 76 million Android users in the U.S. alone.

Here are five charts that show the recent M&A deals from American tech sweethearts Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Yahoo!, and Google.

In another year or two, chances are some of these buys will have changed the way we live...

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) Buys Wit.ai in First Acquisition of 2015

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

Nasdaq: FB

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) announced its first acquisition of the year today (Tuesday): voice recognition startup Wit.ai.

According to Wit.ai, its technology can "turn speech and text into actionable data." Facebook did not disclose the amount it paid for Wit.ai, nor its future plans for using the technology.

Here's a look at what's behind Facebook's first purchase of 2015 - and what it could mean for the FB stock price...