Another giga acquisition on the way? Shares of Broadcom $AVGO and VMware $VMW are soaring after the European Commission approved the $61 billion merger.
The European Antitrust Commission first warned that VMware's acquisition by US chipmaker Broadcom would harm competition in the global market for FC HB), a type of storage adapter.
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It's definitely great news for investors. I don't invest in the company and I don't have much interest in it. However, as I watch and read, I think I made a mistake and will take a closer look at the company.
There are some good points and some that are a bit against. I don't see a lot of growth there right now either and I would have expected some sort of drop off. If we get to even lower levels than we were last year, that would be a bump. Still no blood flowing in the market yet...
Thanks for the info, I don't have either stock in my portfolio, but I will definitely take a closer look at $AVGO.