The Nikkei 225 will end the year down about 11%. The FTSE 100 will be slightly better than flat. The Swiss market will be down 3% and a number of ... Read Full Story »
It was a bit surprising today to see some of the names that were on the 52-week low list that were chip stocks. So far AMD has managed to escape ... Read Full Story »
If you have tracked Micron Technology (NYSE: MU) over the years you would likely have reached the conclusion that the largest US-based and US-fab DRAM manufacturer wasn't even cyclical. You'd ... Read Full Story »
Markets in Europe were up modestly at 7 AM New York time.The FTSE rose 1.3% to 6,397. BT (BT) is up 1.7% to 291.25. Rio Tinto (RTP) is up 1.7% ... Read Full Story »
Markets in Europe were lower at 6.20 AM New York time.The FTSE was down .6% to 6,667. BT (BT) was down 1.5% to 322.25. Nothern Rock was down 1.5% to ... Read Full Story »
Markets in Europe were up at 6.20 AM New York time.The FTSE rose 1% to 6,526. BEA Systems was up 2.3% to 494.25. Pearson was up 2.3% to 793.5. Northern ... Read Full Story »
Markets in Europe were narrowly mixed. The FTSE fell .2% to 6,269. Barclays (BCS) was down 1.1% to 601. Diageo was down 1.6% to 1042. Vodafone (VOD) was up 1% ... Read Full Story »
Markets in Europe were higher.The FTSE rose 1.6% to 6,230. Barclays (BCS) was up 3% to 597.5. Rio Tinto (RTP) was up 2.1% to 3620. The DAXX rose 1.3% to ... Read Full Story »
According to Reuters, Mattel (MAT) recalled another 800,000 toys made in China due to high levels of lead paint.Reuters writes that Intel (INTC) will respond to regulator's questions about its ... Read Full Story »
Markets in Europe were up modestly at 6.15 AM New York time.The FTSE rose .6% to 6,167. BHP Billiton (BHP) rose 1.4% to 1409. BP (BP) rose 1.2% to 549. ... Read Full Story »
Stock Tickers: AMD, SMH, TXN, TER, ADI, LSI, MU, CY, NSM, TSM, STM, IFXTech stocks kept rising from June to July, yet the short sellers were beligerent. They must have ... Read Full Story »
Stock Tickers: AMD, TXN, LSI, MU, NSM, CY, IFX, ADI, STM, TSM, SMHThe Semiconductor HOLDRs Trust (SMH) pretty much says it all, as the SMH short interest rose again in ... Read Full Story »
Markets in Europe were higher at 5.55 AM New York time.The FTSE rose .4% to 6,679. BP (BP) was up .5% to 586.5. Prudential (PUK) was up .9% to 757.5. ... Read Full Story »
Stock Tickers: AMD, TXN, LSI, MU, NSM, CY, IFX, ADI, STM, TSM, SMHThe Semiconductor HOLDRs Trust (SMH) pretty much says it all, although many of the components in that are ... Read Full Story »