Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

Buying a Semi Truck in 2020

New or Used? Decisions, decisions… So you’ve been thinking about buying a semi truck in 2020? We at AFT Dispatch and A2C Logistics believe that buying a semi truck is a big decision but also a good investment, if done right. So let’s go through the steps of buying a semi truck in 2020 and […]

A $21 Billion Chip Deal Messes With Texas Instruments

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The boring part of the chip market is getting more interesting. For Texas Instruments Inc., that means stiffer competition from a stronger rival. Early Monday, Analog Devices Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Maxim Integrated Products Inc. for about $21 billion in an all-stock deal that works out to a 22% premium to Maxim’s close on Friday. Maxim shareholders will get 0.63 share of Analog stock for each share they own, resulting in 31% ownership of the combined company. The transaction is expected to be completed in the summer of 2021 and is subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.The deal would combine the No. 2 and No. 3 players in analog chips, one of the less sexy and more workaday corners of the semiconductor market. According to Bernstein, the category accounted for 13%, or about $54 billion, of the global $412 billion chip market last year. Analog chips have the specific function of converting physical world signal — including sound, temperature and pressure — into digital data....

3 Safe Dividend Stocks Yielding 5%; Piper Sandler Says ‘Buy’

‘Be safe’ has become a standard greeting these days, an expression of concern between friends during a time of pandemic disease and widespread civic disturbances. It’s also a piece of wise advice for investors. Mixed messages from the markets are confusing investors – some indexes, the Dow Jones particularly but to a lesser extent the S&P 500, are indicating that we’ve reached plateau in the bull rally, while the NASDAQ continues its upward tear.Dividend stocks have long been a traditional ‘safe zone’ for investors looking for some portfolio protection. While these stocks typically offer a lower-than-average share appreciation, the dividend makes up for that by ensuring a steady income stream no matter how the shares move. The corona crisis has upended some of these calculations, however; as economies tanks and markets fell, companies tightened their belts and hunkered down – and many once-reliable dividends were slashed back, or suspended, or saw...