There are no notable names in tech earnings. In news, DELL (+3.0%) confirmed the receipt of 2 alternative acquisition proposals in 'Go-Shop' process. This follows speculation this weekend that BX (+0.2%) and Icahn were teaming up for a bid. Also, TSRA (+2.5%) announced Board Changes and CEO transition. Among rumors, there are renewed reports that VOD (+1.6%) is considering selling its VZ (+0.4%) wireless shares, according to reports. Among notable analyst upgrades this morning in the tech space, ONNN (+1.6%) was upgraded to Buy at B. Riley Caris, and VECO (+13.1%), RBCN (+4.7%) and AIXG (+4.6%) were upgraded at Canaccord. Also, AAPL (+1.3%) was added, while MLNX (+0.6%) was removed from the Most Preferred list at UBS. Among downgrades, BBRY (-4.0%) was downgraded to Neutral at Goldman, VRTU (-1.7%) was downgraded to Neutral at JP Morgan, RHT (-4.2%) was downgraded to Mkt Perform at Raymond James and CHKP (-2.6%) was downgraded to Neutral at Lazard. There are no notable names in tech scheduled to report quarterly results today after the close.






