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Food-Sharing Startups Get Funding, Seek Right Recipe

The Internet is a battleground for the next generation of answers for the age old question: What’s for dinner? U.S. restaurants do nearly $2 billion in sales daily, says the National Restaurant Association, but profit margins are thin. Investors have plunked down hundreds of millions of dollars into burgeoning food-sharing and food-ordering startups that want a piece of that business. Some startups are rushing to fill rumbling stomachs with the

Apple Chip Supplier Avago Tech Spikes On Buyout Talks

Apple (AAPL) iPhone chip supplier Avago Technologies (AVGO) has reportedly approached three peers for acquisition talks, which boosted shares of all parties Thursday. Avago Technologies has targeted Xilinx (XLNX), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM) and Renesas Electronics (RNECY), according to Reuters sources, who added that the chipmaker could spend more than $10 billion on a potential buyout as it seeks to diversify. The news came out about a half

Symantec Fiscal Q4 Earnings, Q1 Outlook Lag Estimates

Security software maker Symantec (SYMC), which is preparing to split into two companies, late Thursday reported fiscal Q4 revenue and earnings that slightly missed analyst expectations, as did its outlook for the current quarter. The company, however, is headed in the right direction, Symantec CEO Michael Brown told IBD in a short interview after earnings were released. If adjusted for currency headwinds, Q4 revenue rose slightly, marking its