Since stock is at very low price now... why can’t QCOM accelerate the purchase now, rather than wait until next year (that too after promising a better EPS this time)...

Several countries approved the merger, why wouldn’t QCOM-NXP continue business in those countries?

For $2 Billion flushed down the drain? Who will be fired for this? If they can fire sales folks for missed sales targets that are much smaller, can at least one C-level person be fired for this.

Laying of 1500 people to save $1b was an unncessary step but intended to show stock value. Now Q has to gift 2b$ to NXP. That means another round of layoff may be on the cards. I just wish BRCM deal did not fall through. But that was purchased at 7m$... — read more 

Facebook plunges as much as 23 percent on revenue miss and projected slowdown

Good luck Intel, you'll need it. From the call: We believe Apple intends to solely use our competitor's modems rather than our modems in its next iPhone release, Intel will get majorly F-ed here, but hey, kudos to them. I really don't think Murthy... — read more 

Mollenkopp and CFO, G both said verbally at the earnings call running NOW that they have thanked RC, the CEO of N, of their hard work. Even though officially there is still time to get the approval, they give the impression this is OVER. With 30B$... — read more 

The beijing time new papers mentioned that Q/AND decision will be today approved , CHINA played the same game with Toshiba to approve deal at last minute of last day. Just wait 3 more hours

Let the bloodbath begin. This is going to hurt oouch! https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/25/qualcomm-is-preparing-to-give-up-on-nxp.html

couldn't happen to a greedier bunch of wall street uKnowWhats! Options play gonna be interesting. $127B buh-bye

...until the very last possible minute, aren't they?

Earnings call: 01:45pm Pacific Time http://investor.qualcomm.com/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=188336 Deal expires: by 11:59 p.m. New York City time on July 25, 2018... — read more 

China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that relevant departments reviewing U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc’s proposed $44 billion takeover of Dutch company NXP Semiconductors NV have had good communication with Qualcomm over the issue... — read more 

So, if the deal is approved we are looking at major consolidation layoffs on both sides (and I am sure some unrelated positions will also be terminated while Qualcomm has a good enough excuse to blame it on.) If the deal is not approved we are... — read more 

As long as US Commerce Dept does not stick more sanctions on China- heavy hands-on deck from Wilbur Ross and his team. Up to you to buy NXP and QCOM stocks which will go up on positive news tomorrow.

what is next

Apple needs RF engineers because the RF inside phones becomes more complex over time with number of LTE bands and carriers and MIMO and Wifi/BT/NFC/GPS etc, and making all this work on their form factor. That is the same for all OEM who do not get... — read more 

Hasbro just announced that they are moving the entire supply chain out of China citing 'trade war risks' - ladies and gentlemen, if a toy maker is deciding to leave China imagine what'll happen to high tech. The first major salvo has just been fired... — read more 

Can anyone give hints as to what happens at these calibration meetings. While talks in your favor, what oppositions does he face and what can you do as someone not present in these meetings to tip the balance in your favor?

Check the comments in this HM thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17604223

I get the impression our organization is fat at the SVP and VP level. Numerous managers across the functions at that level and above seem to be mostly engaged in politics and personal enpire building. Forget the 360 and manger feedback, thats... — read more 

Qualcomm has not heard indication of NXP approval forthcoming, CNBC reports With the deadline for approval of its proposed acquisition of NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) tomorrow, Qualcomm (QCOM) has not heard any indication that an approval by China is... — read more 

Check the news

Since SM has been CEO, Q is facing trouble one after another.

I'm gonna pop champagne once we know the final decision, no matter if the acquisition is approved or not. I'm so tired of it all that I don't even care anymore which way it will go. Just let it be done and let us get back to work as normal. Is that... — read more 

https://thefly.com/permalinks/entry.php/id2762777/QCOM;NXPI-Qualcomm-in-last-minute-talks-on-NXP-deal-in-China-Dealreporter-says

What do you get from falsely posting that NXP deal has been approved? Everybody is simply one search away from disproving your claims and realizing you were lying. There are analysts who believe it will be approved and those who believe it will not... — read more 

Put your orders in tonight so they can be executed before the official approval announcement. I am putting all my cash plus max margin! This is the deal of the century! Don’t wait. If you missed the bitcoin opportunity then this is your second... — read more 

Last month, the same Lisa Xu Klein wrote a piece for SCMP that was quickly rejected by news from Reuters. Lisa Xu Klein lives in America, she is based in New York, not in China. She has no sources insider Chinese agencies. She just manipulates the... — read more 

Yup, It is done! https://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/China+Activity+May+Show+Positive+Turn+for+Qualcomm+%28QCOM%29%2C+NXP+Semiconductors+%28NXPI%29+-+Bloomberg%2C+Citing+SCMP/14422984.html

http://www.theantimba.com/48-laws-power-cheat-sheet/

Spread the news now!

At what rate is the severance money taxed?

No one is smiling here: https://twitter.com/cristianoamon/status/1020098635500015616

Any rumors? Seems like company are flooded wiht Q resumes

Every day there are 10-20 job postings, with most of them positions that have already been there.. Are these positions real or bogus? Is the hiring freeze over so soon after the layoff?

Why is the leadership so determined to buy another company when they obviously can't even manage one properly? Imagine all the possibilities for screw-ups with even more people, even more operations, even more everything... Sky would be the limit. So... — read more 

Some chinese forums stated that on next Monday july 23 SAMR(state admin for market regulation) will meetup for final Q/N deal decision, most probably deal will be approved accordingly as CHINA s is afraid of Deal failure effect on ZTE agreement with... — read more 

What a mess! Poor leadership Poor management Poor product development Poor design Poor Customer relationships Poor government compliance (never ending fines) Poor employee support and morale Poor financial management Poor financial leadership Did I... — read more