The Latest Breaking News from Broadcom

Volatility in the markets can cause companies to think hard about taking risks, but even so, M&A activity has been been plentiful this year.

The major stock market indexes were down for the day and the week. Medical stock gives back gains, e-signature company saw double digit gains.

Broadcom reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street's targets, despite slowing smartphone sales.

While the S&P 500 has slumped 17% so far this year, the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index has dipped just 1%.

The semiconductor industry is geared for massive growth in the foreseeable future with increasing chip usage across all sectors. Furthermore, supportive federal investments should boost the industry’s growth. Given the industry’s long-term growth prospects, it could be wise to buy fundamentally sound chip stocks Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Broadcom (AVGO), and…

Having earned a spot on the IBD 50, Broadcom is near a buy zone..

Tech giant Microsoft (MSFT) has missed the consensus revenue and earnings estimates in its last reported quarter. Moreover, despite plunging more than 25% year-to-date amid the tech rout, the stock is still trading at a stretched valuation. Instead, VMware (VMW) is well-placed to benefit from its strategic partnerships and diversified…

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has lowered its revenue guidance for the third quarter, and its shares have declined more than 55% year-to-date. So, instead of AMD, it could be wise to invest in semiconductor stock Broadcom (AVGO), which is well positioned to survive market volatility better. Read on….

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Broadcom. Looking at options history for Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) we detected 37 strange trades.