Broadcom plugs into security buzz with $10.7bn Symantec buy

Some lucky gamblers would have made a pretty penny heading into the weekend as Broadcom officially announces it will acquire security firm Symantec.
At the beginning of July, share price in Symantec surged north as the rumour mill started turning. Broadcom was the co-lead of the drama which added 13% to share price in a matter of hours, only for the gains to be cruelly slashed as various news sources burst the bubble. It was nothing but gossip at the time, though the first rumours have turned ou