10 things you need to know before the opening bell (SPY, SPX, QQQ, DIA, AVGO, SNAP, JPM)

Here is what you need to know.  Here comes the jobs report. The US economy is expected to have added 191,000 nonfarm jobs as the unemployment rate slipped to 3.8%, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg.  It looks like Trump has found the next big target in his trade war — Japan. President Donald Trump is reportedly […]

10 things you need to know before the opening bell (SPY, SPX, QQQ, DIA, NVDA, QCOM, AVGO, VIRT)

Here is what you need to know.  Stocks enter a correction. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points, or about 4% Thursday, extending its drop from the January highs to more than 10%. The government shutdown is already over. The shutdown lasted a couple of hours as Congress reached a bipartisan deal which raises budget […]

The looming threat from supercorporations like Amazon is helping spur a new wave of megadeals (AVGO, QCOM, ROK, EMR)

Drew Angerer / Getty Images Mergers-and-acquisitions transactions worth over $ 10 billion are surging back after a largely dormant first half of the year. Wall Street bankers say an improving global economy and confidence in the regulatory environment are playing a role. The looming threat of supercorporations like Amazon has many large companies evaluating whether […]

$800 MILLION FEEDING FRENZY: Wall Street banks stand to make a fortune from a tech deal spree (AVGO, QCOM)

The Wolf of Wall Street/Paramount Pictures Broadcom’s record-breaking $ 130 billion bid for rival chipmaker Qualcomm could earn banks as much as $ 280 million in advisory fees. Qualcomm is set to reject the unsolicited offer, according to several reports.  Wall Street bankers have been on a feeding frenzy orchestrating transactions for a handful of […]

WALL STREET PAYDAY: Banks could earn $280 million from Broadcom’s mega-bid for Qualcomm (AVGO, QCOM, JPM, MS, MC, C)

Colin E. Braley/AP Broadcom has announced a $ 130 billion takeover bid for fellow semiconductor giant Qualcomm. It would be the largest tech acquisition of all time.  Wall Street bankers could earn as much as $ 280 million in fees for advising on the deal.  Broadcom sent tremors through the semiconductor industry when it unveiled […]

$800 MILLION FEEDING FRENZY: Wall Street banks stand to make a fortune from a tech deal spree (AVGO, QCOM)

The Wolf of Wall Street/Paramount Pictures Broadcom’s record-breaking $ 130 billion bid for rival chipmaker Qualcomm could earn banks as much as $ 280 million in advisory fees. Qualcomm is set to reject the unsolicited offer, according to several reports.  Wall Street bankers have been on a feeding frenzy orchestrating transactions for a handful of […]