HIGHER: Datawatch (DWCH), up 35% after Altair (ALTR) agreed to acquire the company for $13.10 per share... Caesars (CZR), up 3% after the NY Post reported that MGM (MGM) is exploring a merger with its casino peer... Cloudera (CLDR), up 5% after Needham analyst Jack Andrews upgraded the stock to Strong Buy from Buy and raised his price target to $31 from $23. The analyst cites his deeper review of its combination with Hortonworks (HDP), saying it will bring "accelerating operating leverage" and "strategic value" given their respective areas of strength in separate use cases of Internet of Things and AI/Machine Learning. UP AFTER EARNINGS: Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD), up 2%... Diamond Offshore (DO), up 3%. DOWN AFTER EARNINGS: Sysco (SYY), down 6%... Sogou (SOGO), down 6%... Sohu.com (SOHU), down 1%.ALSO LOWER: Apple (AAPL), down 2% after the Nikkei Asian Review reported, citing sources familiar with the situation, that Apple has signaled disappointing demand for the new iPhone XR to assemblers Foxconn (HNHPF) and Pegatron... Clearside Biomedical (CLSD), down 48% after announcing it will discontinue development of combination therapy for RVO.
