Dividend Champions allow investors to receive extra cash without doing any additional work. Once you analyze a stock and decide it’s a good long-term investment, you will continue to receive dividends. The stock price will fluctuate, but reliable corporations tend to appreciate over time.Finding these dividend champions early can set you up for a better retirement. If retirement years are on the horizon, accumulating these types of stocks can pay off when it’s time to cover expenses without a salary. Invest ...

Investors learned an important lesson in 2023: investing in the biggest companies and their stocks is a surefire way to capture strong gains. The Magnificent 7 – all of which are trillion dollar stocks – produced strong returns for investors.Therefore, it’s easy to see why investors continue to look for the next trillion dollar companies to buy now.  These companies promise to provide similar returns for investors. The names discussed below populate the ranks between the 8th and 18th most valuable firms. If ...

Semiconductor stocks are in a great position as artificial intelligence increases the demand for their products. While artificial intelligence tools need AI chips to run, there are many other industries that rely on these chips. You’ll find semiconductors in smartphones, cars, refrigerators, video game consoles, and essential appliances. Large-cap semiconductor stocks resemble blue-chip investments even though they still have respectable growth potential.Investors looking for long-term returns in the semico ...

Having risen approximately 100%, the software infrastructure and semiconductor giant Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) was one of the biggest stock market winners in 2023. Additionally, despite suffering a brief downturn at the start of January, AVGO stock price has regained momentum since and has been mostly trading upward in 2024, as investors remained optimistic about Broadcom’s continued involvement with and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into its already extensive portfolio.Broadcom loo ...

We’ve already started to see big M&A, as in multi-billion deals, finally pick up this year after a slow period last year. Today, KKR added to that growing total when it announced it was going to acquire Broadcom’s end user computing business for $4 billion.These pieces include VMware Workspace One and VMware Horizon, two remote desktop applications that had been part of the VMware family of products. You may recall that Broadcom spent $61 billion to buy VMware last year and has been looking to recoup some o ...

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR today announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) to acquire its End-User Computing Division (the “EUC Division”) in a transaction valued at approximately $4 billion. Upon closing of the transaction, the EUC Division will become a standalone company, with greater access to growth capital and a dedicated strategic focus on empowering customers and partners worldwide with innovative digital workspace solutions. Originally a divi ...

Key TakeawaysBroadcom shares are in focus after a news report Saturday said that the chipmaker is nearing a deal to sell its end-user computing unit to private equity firm KKR in a $3.8 billion transaction.The deal would allow Broadcom to streamline its businesses after its $69 billion acquisition last November of cloud software maker VMware.Broadcom shares may find support during retracements around $1,160 from a horizontal trendline and the rising 50-day moving average.Monitor if the price can continue to ...

The battles within the semiconductor sector are always fierce. Even now, when the demand for AI chips is extremely high, multiple firms are competing to become the top rival to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and NVDA is fighting to remain the undisputed champion in the space. Similarly, in autos, smartphones, servers, and PCs, competition within the sector is quite intense. However, some chip makers, by virtue of their superior technology, overall products, leadership, and current market share are almost certain to ...

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