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Posts related to ‘Consumer Electronics’

2011 Trade Deficit Hits 3-Year High, Over $550 Billion

Posted: February 10, 2012 at 8:47 am

The Commerce Department has released its international trade data for the month of December.  Why on earth this is not just called the Trade Deficit is a mystery.  We have ...
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The Case For and Against SIRIUS XM… Value Versus Pandora? (SIRI, P)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 12:40 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is always a gamble around earnings because of its massive share count and low price making each penny in earnings per share seem more ...
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Meet the New Scaled Down Eastman Kodak (EKDKQ)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 11:16 am

Eastman Kodak Company (EKDKQ) is showing the 'in with the new' model it wants to operate in.  Frankly, this implosion as a future turnaround just doesn't seem much better in ...
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Nearly 200,000 Sign Petition Against Apple Supplier Use

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 5:22 pm

Following media reports in The New York Times and other outlets about the treatment of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier workers at China manufacturer Foxconn, nearly 200,000 people have signed an online petition ...
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Apple Stock Still Looks Cheap At All-Time Highs (AAPL, XOM, MSFT)

Posted: February 7, 2012 at 5:26 pm

Yet another all-time high for shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL).  Whether it is iPhone, Mac, iPad, or the chatter of the coming AppleTV... The run here has been amazing ...
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HTC: The Latest Victim of Smartphone Wars

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 6:45 am

HTC posted fourth-quarter earnings that were less than impressive. It also forecast a disastrous first quarter. These are signs that HTC is the latest company to succumb to the success of Samsung and ...
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Qualcomm Earnings & Guidance Wins… Now $100+ Billion In Market Value (QCOM)

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 4:18 pm

QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is out with its quarterly earnings at $0.97 EPS on an adjusted basis and with $4.68 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates of $0.90 EPS ...
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Full 360-Degree Earnings Preview for Qualcomm (QCOM, ARMH, BRCM)

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 11:10 am

QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is now even closer to its 52-week high ahead of this afternoon's expected earnings report. Shares are now around $59.15 and the 52-week range is $45.98 to ...
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New Sony CEO, No New Future

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 6:48 am

Sony’s (NYSE: SNE) revenue fell 9% in the September quarter and the company posted a loss, one of a long series. The Japanese firm also said that its P&L problems ...
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360-Degree Earnings Preview For Amazon.com (AMZN)

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 1:14 pm

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may be well down from its highs in 2011, but the online retail platform giant is expected to post its fourth quarter earnings after the close ...
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RadioShack Margins Gutted By Sprint (RSH, S)

Posted: January 30, 2012 at 4:34 pm

RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) pre-announced results for its fourth quarter and the figures are just awful.  This is where a value stock becomes a value trap.  Sales rose about 6% ...
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A Boycott of Apple Products — Not Likely

Posted: January 30, 2012 at 6:50 am

A number of media have accused Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of using Chinese companies whose laborers are treated harshly by their employers as they make iPads and iPhones. Some writers have called for boycott. While ...
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New $650 Price Targets For Apple (AAPL)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:42 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is already all over the news this morning after the stock blew apart its analyst earnings estimates.  The consumer electronics giant also carries almost $100 billion ...
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Apple Kills Earnings Critics… Almost $100 Billion in Cash & Liquidity (AAPL)

Posted: January 24, 2012 at 4:44 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was halted right before earnings, but the numbers appear to be a total blowout compared to estimates.  The stock is out with its first quarterly report ...
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Full 360-Degree Apple Earnings Preview (AAPL, DELL, HPQ)

Posted: January 24, 2012 at 10:17 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report earnings after the close of trading on Tuesday and this is being watched perhaps more than any of the other companies out ...
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