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After The Fall: Value & Upside In Chip Stocks As Summer Heat Awaits (INTC, QCOM, BRCM, NVDA, AMD, TSM, MU, FSL, SNDK, AMAT, ALTR, LRCX, SMH, XSD, USD)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 11:51 am

The recent sell-off has been brutal to semiconductors and chip stocks of late. To make matters worse, investing in technology and semiconductors can be brutal during the summer months. Still, ...
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Micron Gets Pushback on Deal for Elpida

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 8:53 am

Earlier this month Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) was named the top bidder in the auction for bankrupt Japanese DRAM maker Elpida Memory. Now, it seems that some creditors think ...
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After CFO Departure… How Long Can MEMC Survive?

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 12:24 pm

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is at a point where a turnaround analysis and a valuation analysis just no longer matter. Having fallen from over $90.00 per share, the ...
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Nvidia Jumps on Results, Forecast (NVDA, ARMH, QCOM, AAPL, TXN, MSFT, INTC, AMD)

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 9:04 am

Chip maker Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) handily beat consensus estimates for first quarter revenues and EPS the company reported this morning. Revenue totaled $924.9 million compared with an estimate of ...
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Solar Industry Takes Another Blow (WFR, FSLR, SPWR, STP, YGE)

Posted: May 10, 2012 at 1:41 pm

One piece of the solar industry that has taken a bigger hit to prices than the panel makers, it’s the polysilicon wafer makers. Case in point is MEMC Electronic Materials ...
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Defending the Micron/Elpida Merger (MU)

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 9:15 am

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has seen a very muted reaction to its efforts to buy Elpida out of bankruptcy. Stern Agee has keyed in and reiterated a Buy rating ...
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Intel Joins DJIA Dividend Hike Brigade (INTC)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 9:17 am

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has joined the brigade of Dow Jones Industrial Average to raise its dividend. The semiconductor giant approved a 7 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend ...
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Micron Wins Bidding for Bankrupt Japanese Chipmaker (MU, INTC)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 10:03 am

Citing a report on Japan’s NHK broadcasting system, Reuters reports this morning that DRAM maker Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has topped the bidding for bankrupt Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory. ...
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Apple-Fever Spreads To Its Component Makers (AAPL, AMD, BRCM, MRVL, MU, LSI, QCOM, SNDK, SWKS, TQNT)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 8:31 am

By now everyone in the world knows that Apple blew the door off the hinges on its latest quarterly earnings report. The consumer electronics giant overcame iPad shortages with very ...
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Odd Options Volume Moves SanDisk (SNDK)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 1:13 pm

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) had already warned of poor results ahead of earnings, but it offered continued guidance which was not good enough for even the most optimistic of investors. ...
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Is LSI Really A Screaming Buy? (LSI, STX, MRVL)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 8:11 am

LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) would probably be doing better this morning if the markets were indicated better. A report from Barron's over the weekend called "The Little Chip Maker That ...
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Strongest and Weakest S&P Technology Stock Charts (CCI, VRSN, RHT, INTU, CRM, FSLR, EA, SNDK, WIN, FTR)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 8:07 am

24/7 Wall St. has partnered with The Chart Lab to bring exclusive technical analysis. This report is on the five weakest and five strongest stock charts in the technology sector of the ...
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Earnings On Deck: QUALCOMM vs. SanDisk (QCOM, SNDK)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 12:33 pm

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is set to report earnings after the close of trading on Wednesday, while SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is set to report earnings after the close on ...
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Why Investors Should Have At Least Some Caution Chasing Drive-Makers Now (STX, WDC, AAPL)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 11:43 am

Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) is one of today's top market winners and shares just hit a new 52-week high. While 24/7 Wall St. has been a big backer of ...
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IBM & Intel Pay The Earnings Piper (INTC, IBM)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 5:13 pm

Today was a potential D-Day for earnings reports in the tech sector with two key DJIA targets reporting earnings. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) ...
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