Keysight Technologies reported its first quarter earnings that rose substantially from the year-ago quarter. The electronics equipment company’s GAAP net income for the quarter came in at $1.24 per share, compared with $0.92 per share a year ago. Non-GAAP net income was $1.65 per share, also higher than $1.43 per share in the first quarter of 2021. Revenue rose +6% from the year-ago quarter...

MicroVision   shares fell more than -20% in premarket trading on Friday, after the laser-scanning technology company posted a steeper-than-expected quarterly loss.The company incurred a loss of -4 cents a share in the first quarter, compared to a loss of -3 cents a share anticipated by analysts poled by FactSet.

Sales fell to $500,000 from $1.5 million a year ago.

Shares of laser maker Coherent  jumped  on Tuesday, after Lumentum Holdings   agreed to acquire the company in a deal valued at $5.7 billion.

In a cash-and-stock deal, Coherent shareholders would  receive $100 per share in cash and 1.1851 shares of Lumentum common stock for each Coherent share they own, according to the the companies’ statement.The transaction deal implies a 49% premium to Coherent's closing price on Friday.

Industrial technology company Teledyne Technologies  agreed to acquire thermal image technology company FLIR Systems.

In the cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $8 billion,  FLIR shareholders will receive $28 a share in cash and 0.0718 a share of Teledyne common stock for each FLIR share.The deal implies  a 40% premium for FLIR stockholders based on FLIR’s 30-day volume weighted average price as of Dec. 31.

The transaction is expected to close in the middle of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals.