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Reuters reported that Siemens Software was close to entering into an agreement to acquire Mentor Graphics Corp (NASDAQ: MENT) in an all-cash deal that values the latter company at $4.5 billion–$4.6 billion. Credit Suisse’s Farhan Ahmad maintains an Outperform rating on Mentor Graphics,...

Highlights on the earnings front this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Disney, Keurig Green Mountain, Pfizer and Whole Foods Market, which are expected to post year-over-year earnings gains. Analysts expect Tesla Motors to say its earnings declined, and for Groupon and SolarCity to...

Advanced analytics provider RapidMiner has received $5 million in a Series A round led by Earlybird Venture Capital and Open Ocean Capital. Formerly known as Rapid-I, the company made the decision to officially change its title to RapidMiner after releasing a successful product with the same name...

While many S&P 500 components have already shared their third-quarter results, there will be plenty more earnings reports for investors to mull over this week. The week's highlights include quarterly reports from media giants CBS, Disney and Time Warner, which all are expect to post earnings...

Markets have been hitting new highs and the unemployment rate has ticked down. Despite the uncertainty about when the Fed's quantitative easing will end, the slowdown of the Chinese economy and the ongoing economic troubles in Europe, analysts are still optimistic about certain stocks. Here is a...

Earlybird Venture Capital has closed its fourth early stage fund at $200 million (€150 million). Best known for providing capital to startups like Auctionata (which was started by an eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) PowerSeller) and EyeEm (which recently secured $6 million), Earlybird Venture Capital is...

Despite the uncertainty about the end of the Fed's quantitative easing, the slowdown of the Chinese economy and the ongoing economic difficulties in Europe, analysts are still optimistic about certain stocks. Here is a quick look some dividend payers in the technology sector that have a consensus...

Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) handset business is stronger in 2013 than it has been over the last few years. The company finally began to turn things around last year when it released the Lumia 920, a new Windows Phone 8 device that came with a plethora of innovative features. Nokia has followed the Lumia...

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), which last week announced a deal to buy two imaging agents from Siemens (NYSE: SI) that could help aid the fight against Alzheimer's, is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2013 results Wednesday, April 24, before the markets open. Investors will be watching for the latest...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a...

Despite the odds and opposition, California will become home to the nation’s first truly high-speed rail system. In late July 2012, the governor of California decided to match the $3 billion dollars of federal funds that were almost due to expire to build the Fresno – Bakersfield line. The $6...