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After Drop in 2012 Semiconductor Sales, 2013 Looks Much Brighter (ARMH, INTC, AAPL, MU, SNDK, AMAT)

Despite an explosion in smartphone and tablet sales in 2012, overall semiconductor sales were down for the year. The three-month average for global chip sales was $24.74 billion in December, ...
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Pacific Crest Gets Very Bullish on Cell Towers (CRUS, OVTI, INVN, AMT, CCI, SBAC, T, VZ, S)

Portland based boutique brokerage firm Pacific Crest securities came out today with an extremely bullish call on the wireless and tower sector. While starting four companies with an Outperform rating ...
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Research in (Slow) Motion (RIMM, AAPL, GOOG)

Mobile phone maker Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) reported second quarter fiscal 2012 earnings after the market closed today. The company posted revenue of $4.2 billion and adjusted EPS ...
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Is Consumer Electronics Spending Immune To The Weak Economy?

The economy is still slowing.  Retail spending is spotty.  Housing is still in the toilet.  Unemployment remains at the nosebleed level.  And unease about leadership is near an all-time high.  ...
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Kodak Patent Hopes, Mirage Versus Reality (EK, AAPL, RIMM, MMI, NOK, SNE, ERIC)

It is perhaps a truism that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. That seems to be the thinking at Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK), ...
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Tablets, Netbooks, Notebooks: Moving to $300 Computing (GOOG, AAPL, INTC, ARMH, NVDA, QCOM)

The usually reliable Taiwanese website Digitimes reports that Asustek Computer is preparing to launch a new netbook with a retail price between $200-$250.  To reach that price point, Digitimes cited sources who ...
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Uh-oh — Nokia on S&P Credit Watch Negative (NOK, GOOG, MSFT, AAPL, INTC)

Standard & Poor's suspects that the new strategy from Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), set to be announced February 11th, is not going to be enough to boost the company's competitive ...
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Verizon Shares Rise on Expectations for iPhone (VZ, AAPL, VOD, T, S, GOOG)

Fourth quarter results for Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) were no better than so-so. The company reported revenue of $26.4 billion and EPS of $0.54, excluding one-time items, compared with ...
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