Stock Portable - Jdsu

In the late 1990s, JDSU (JDS Uniphase) was the NVIDIA of its day. The company made fiber-optic components for the booming internet infrastructure. During the dot-com bubble, its stock split multiple times. At its peak in March 2000, an original share adjusted for splits was worth over .

Then came the crash. By 2002, that same share was worth less than . The company had overpaid for acquisitions (including a $41 billion stock deal for SDL) just as telecom demand vanished. JDSU became the poster child for bubble-era excess. jdsu stock

If you look up "JDSU" on a vintage stock ticker, you’ll find a ghost. The ticker no longer trades. But the company’s bones are very much alive—split into two publicly traded giants: Viavi Solutions (VIAV) and Lumentum Holdings (LITE) . In the late 1990s, JDSU (JDS Uniphase) was