This site is approaching its seventh birthday and over the years a number of sectors have featured prominently on these pages. Energy. Media. A smattering of REITs, restaurants and conglomerates. Retail is one sector though that, excluding Sears (SHLD and ugh) hasn’t seen all that much activity so it was exciting to see a rumor pop up yesterday.… Read More »
JDS Uniphase,(JDSU) Dot Com Boom And Bust Survivor: What Happened to it? Many investors still wonder what happened to JDS Uniphase after the dot-com boom. The once high-flying fiber optics stock was broken up into Viavi and Lumentum, and the story didn’t stop there. Here’s how the pieces fit together today. Judging by search queries and questions that… Read More »
When it comes to spinoffs, once it’s announced, most investors just focus on when it’s done. Maybe there a few people who eagerly await the Form 10 filings or delight at mocking a new company name, but really it’s about the closing. Of course, someone actually has to go about the unheralded business of making sure the new… Read More »