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Aspen Technology’s (AZPN) recent completion of a merger agreement with Emerson Electric (EMR) is driving investor optimism surrounding its growth prospects. So, let’s evaluate if it’s worth betting on the stock now. Read on.

Aspen Technology (AZPN) in Bedford, Mass., is the leading global provider of asset optimization software. Its solutions address complex industrial situations where asset design, operation, and maintenance lifecycles must be optimized. The firm is well-positioned to benefit from its diverse product range, particularly its asset optimization and management software solutions, and Asset Performance Management suite.

The stock has gained 13.9% in

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU – Get Rating) was downgraded by StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $110.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Micron Technology from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $94.00 price objective on the stock in a research

Last week’s column mentioned search skills. I’m sometimes on the third page of results before I get to what I was really looking for. I’m sure a few simple tips would find these results on page 1. All advice welcome. Michael

Google achieved its amazing popularity by de-skilling search. Suddenly, people who were not very good at searching – which is almost everyone – could get good results without entering long, complex searches. Partly this was because Google knew which pages were most important, based on its PageRank algorithm, and it knew which pages were most effective, because users quickly