. >>> qualcomm meanwle sweetened its bid to acare nxp semiconductor to $44 billion. this new offer is qualcomm'sov boldest yet to fend off that $121 billion hostile bid from broadcom. following use of qualcomm's sweetened offer for nxp, broadcom said it was evaluating its option. shares of nxp and broadcom rose in trading today while shares of qualcomm were lower. by the way, a shareholder advisory firm isnd recomg that qualcomm shareholders vote for all six of the boaes candid proposed by broadcom. glass lewis says that qualcomm's failure to achieve profitable growth and recent disputes with regulators throw doubt on their business strategy. so it is essentially siding witi broadcom in case. >>> investors were reminded of the massiveerhanges uy in the health care and consumer sectors whendrivately h supermarket chain albertson made a bid touy the rest of the drugstore chain rite aid that is not already being sold to wl greens. it would create a supermarket and drugstore giant and allow ialbertsons to go privaten the fuarre. it sent higher today. better that comes is