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Qualcomm abandons bid to acquire chip maker NXP

For the past two years Qualcomm has been trying to buy rival chip maker NXP. Now Qualcomm is giving up. According to Reuters the deal, which was most recently valued at $44 billion, would have been “the biggest semiconductor takeover globally,” but  it failed to gain approval of Chinese regulators. US-based Qualcomm is already the […]

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Trump blocks Broadcom’s effort to takeover Qualcomm for national security concerns

Broadcom has been trying to buy Qualcomm for months, and while Qualcomm’s board has been cool to the proposals so far, Qualcomm has suggested that it might be willing to sell for the right price… assuming the deal wouldn’t run afoul of government regulators. Now it looks like we won’t even get to that last […]

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Bloomberg: Broadcom may buy Qualcomm

Broadcom and Qualcomm are two of the world’s biggest chip makers… and according to a report from Bloomberg, they could soon become one of the world’s biggest chip makers. According to Bloomberg’s sources, Broadcom is exploring the possibility of buying Qualcomm. Update: It’s official. Broadcom has made a $130 billion offer to acquire Qualcomm, but it’s […]

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Amazon goes bricks and mortar in a big way with $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods

Amazon started its life as an online bookseller, presenting a new way to shop for books without visiting a store. These days the company sells practically anything you can ship including books, groceries, hardware, and Amazon’s own line of hardware that you can use to read eBooks, watch videos, play games, and shop… from Amazon. […]