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Apple Supplier Qualcomm Flung Into Xilinx M&A ‘Smoke’

Programmable chip maker Xilinx (XLNX) fanned acquisition rumors Wednesday and an MKM analyst suggested a marriage with Apple (AAPL) supplier Qualcomm (QCOM) would make “strategic sense.” Xilinx stock soared as much as 12% in the morning on the stock market today, after late Wednesday Xilinx filed “change of control” documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In afternoon trading, shares were up 10%. Analysts pegged Xilinx as a

Facebook, Palo Alto Lead 5 Growth Champs Into Earnings

Facebook (FB), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Universal Display Corp. (OLED), a rumored future Apple (AAPL) supplier, are part of IBD’s Screen of the Day — Top Fundamentals, which includes companies with three-year EPS and sales growth rates of 25% or more. This article is going to look at these long-term growth winners, with a secondary sort based on expected earnings growth for the latest quarter. Along with Five Below (FIVE),iKang Healthcare

China could make or break Apple’s fiscal Q1 report

When Apple (AAPL) reports its December-quarter earnings next Tuesday, its performance in China will be one of the most closely watched variables. Sterne Agee CRT analyst Rob Cihra said China is one of the “key swing factors” in Apple’s fiscal-first-quarter results. The country has been a huge driver of sales and profit for Apple, but lately has been showing signs of economic weakness. China accounted for an estimated 25% of all iPhone sales in