Analog's Billion-Buck Buyback
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It's a statement, and perhaps a bargain.
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$500 million goes into the buyback kitty.
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The chipmaker takes to hiking its dividend and a massive share buyback to prove its mettle.
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Coupons days are here for owners of outdated analog televisions.
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Remember a couple of weeks ago when Steve Jobs took the stage and announced a $200 cheaper iPhone. That was pretty bad. And an iPhone that's just an iPod. Who needs that! The new Nano sure is cute, but cute insn't enough. I have a 1.5 year old 60GB video iPod that still works (sorry Steve) and I never use the video, so the $300 I have burning a hole in my pocket for my monthly Apple impulse buy (above and beyond the new Mini I bought last week) is going to (drum roll please) Nokia!  Yup, my next iPod/iPhone-alike thingy isn't even from Apple and it runs Linux, and comes highly recommended by geeks everywhere. I just put in the order on Amazon, I'll let you know how cool it is in a few days.  PS: This is my way of thanking Ben Bernanke for the huge windfall I got in the stock market yesterday and today. I think the 1/2 percent drop in interest rates is supposed to make us go out and buy stuff to stimulate the economy. Just doing my part Uncle Ben!
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The chip company makes a major deal to reach a new market.
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Texas Instruments Inc  said on Friday its board has approved an additional $5 billion share buyback and the company plans to raise its quarterly cash dividend by 25 percent.
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The company spends the big bucks on an acquisition that will double its annual revenues.
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Montalvo Systems has a multiple-core chip, but not all of the cores are the same. That in part explains why investors have put money into it.
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Buybacks are the best tool to return capital to shareholders.
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Q. On the advice of a friend who was making lots of money several years ago, I bought some shares of Cisco Systems for $124 each. They've recently been trading in the high $20s. I will not sell them for such a loss.
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All U.S. households with televisions that use analog technology will be eligible for $40 discount coupons to buy digital converter boxes, the Commerce Department said on Monday.
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General Electric Co., the biggest company by market value, said it will buy back as much as $15 billion in stock over three years and raised its quarterly dividend 10 percent, more than some analysts had estimated.
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Digital media is the future. Here's one way to cash in.
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Montalvo Systems has a multi-core chip, but not all of the cores are the same. That in part explains why investors have put money into it.
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Massive share buybacks can't quite counteract lagging net income.
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Hefty valuations = a bet on the future.  That future is clearly open source + SaaS, based on the multiples people are willing to pay.