The Monday Morning Minute is brought to you by Sampford Advisors and quickly reviews the latest technology M&A transactions, the latest news and expectations for the week ahead.

In our first Monday Morning Minute we look at the latest M&A transactions in the tech space including Thoma Bravo's $1.8bn acquisition of JD Power and the London Stock Exchange's acquisition of Refinitiv from Blackstone from $27bn. We also discuss the Federal Reserve's quarter point cut in interest rates and Apple's 2Q earnings. 

Lastly, we review the upcoming week which will be busy on the earnings front with Lyft, Uber and Dropbox all reporting results.

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