Maxim Integrated to Acquire Volterra Semiconductor for $23 Per Share

Maxim Integrated announced this week that it will acquire Volterra Semiconductor for $23 per share or $605 million in total (or $450 million after excluding Volterra’s cash on hand). Analyst’s initial take is that the deal will be made at a reasonable, but not especially cheap, valuation, but it does allow Maxim to expand into…

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Top News : Oi SA (NYSE:OIBR), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Vringo, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNG), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

On Oct. 8, The chief executive of Brazil telecom giant Oi SA (NYSE:OIBR), Zeinal Bava, resigned Oct 07, at a crucial time for the firm’s multibillion-dollar merger with Portugal Telecom SGPS SA that he had orchestrated. Oi SA (NYSE:OIBR) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -1.60% and weekly performance is -15.38%. On…

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MarkWest Energy Reports Lower Q2 Results

On Wednesday afternoon, MarkWest Energy announced second-quarter results that were lower than last year, though roughly in line with expectations. Contending with meager gas and NGL prices, net income was cut by more than half to $84 million from $187 million last year, and though processing volumes actually increased dramatically by 53% over last year,…

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Big Movers : Lakeland Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:LAKE), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), Magellan Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGLN), GIG, The E. W. Scripps (NYSE:SSP)

Lakeland Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:LAKE) pulled back in early trade Tuesday, but settled into a range for the bulk of the session. The stock finished with a loss of 7.57 at $21.43 on above average volume. Lakeland Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:LAKE) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is -4.10% and weekly performance is 113.66%. On…

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Atmos Energy Benefits from Natural Gas Profits in Q3

Atmos Energy reported solid third-quarter earnings per share from continued operations of $0.42, compared with $0.32 in the year-ago quarter. Management reaffirmed its fiscal 2013 EPS forecast range of $2.45-$2.55 per share. The company will pay a $1.40 per share dividend in fiscal 2013, a 1.4% increase from 2012. Natural gas distribution gross profit rose…

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