Market Currents

• Sunday, May 3, 2009

• 02:49 AM Mentor Graphics (MENT) may be surprisingly insulated from the semiconductor slump, writes Barron's Jay Palmer. Some investors are wary but Mentor's earning power and relative insulation could help shares jump 30%. Comment!

• Wednesday, November 19, 2008

• 08:22 AM Mentor Graphics (MENT): Q3 EPS of -$0.04 in-line. Revenue of $185M (-2.9%) vs. $190M. Shares +8.3% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Wednesday's open: BJ, LDK, MENT, ROST, TSL Comment!

• Wednesday, August 20, 2008

• 08:10 AM Mentor Graphics (MENT): Q2 EPS of -$0.02 beats by $0.10. Revenue of $182M vs. $175M. Shares +4.2%. [PR] Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Wednesday's open: BJ, EV, MENT, ROST, STP Comment!

• Friday, August 15, 2008

• 15:06 PM Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has withdrawn its offer for competitor Mentor Graphics (MENT). MENT shares are down 25.7% to $10.40. Comment!

• Tuesday, June 17, 2008

• 11:36 AM Cadence (CDNS -5.35%) went public with a 7-week-old $1.6B ($16/share) bid for rival software developer Mentor Graphics (MENT +25%), which it rejected. Cadence calls the combo "too compelling to ignore." Comment!