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F5 Downgraded, As Nomura Eyes Cash Pile For Dividend

F5 Networks (FFIV) should use its strong balance sheet to add debt and initiate a dividend, says Nomura Securities, which downgraded the stock to sell Tuesday on views its revenue growth will slow. Seattle-based F5 Networks dropped more than 3% in the stock market today by early afternoon, to around 100. Shares in the data center gear maker are down 23% in 2015. Unlike RBC Capital, which last week speculated that F5 Network’s cash hoard and lower

Yahoo Backs Off Alibaba Spinoff, May Spin Off Core

In a major about-face, Web portal Yahoo (YHOO) early Wednesday said it’s dropped plans to spin off of its $31 billion stake in China e-commerce leader Alibaba Group (BABA) and will instead consider spinning off or selling all or parts of its core business. Yahoo stock at first rose a fraction on the news, but in midday trading in the stock market today, shares were down more than 4.5%, near 33. Yahoo stock touched a four-month high of 36.39 on