As long as silicon chips continue to pack more power into less space, the industry will need improved inspection devices to assist with quality control. Or at least that’s what KLA-Tencor Corporation…
Last year was the year that alternative energy was set to take the world over. High energy prices and election promises made green energy look like it had unlimited growth. Then came…
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) just reported earnings. There was of course the expected drop as many chip and chip equipment players have shown. Although the company warned about earnings, there were…
Douglas A. McIntyre Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is making a huge gamble on high- paying jobs and manufacturing. It isn’t cuts. Intel plans expansions for the inevitable recovery ahead. $7 billion worth.
According to Reuters, Bank of America (BAC) and Merrill Lynch did agree on a bonus package for employees before the merger. There had been questions about the approval. Reuters reports that January…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious calls we are seeing this Thursday morning: Affymetrix (AFFX) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan. Air Products (APD) Cut to Neutral at…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades we have seen this Thursday morning: Amazon.com (AMZN) Raised to Overweight at Barclays. Applied Materials (AMAT) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. Blue Nile…
Covering any part of the positives in this market has been literally as rewarding as jumping in the bear cage with the bears at the zoo. We have been refraining from doing…
Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) managed to close at what looks to be a decade low, and it was right under $10.00 ahead of earnings. The semiconductor capital equipment giant posted earnings…
Douglas A. McIntyre Imagine being the number one semiconductor capital equipment stock in the U.S., and finding your stock trading at a ten-year low. That is essentially the case for Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT),…
Douglas A. McIntyre It is looking pretty light so far from analyst coverage this Monday morning. Here are some of the top individual stock calls we have seen this morning from Wall Street analysts: Chimera…
These are some of the top analyst pre-market upgrades we are seeing early this Monday morning: Anadarko Petroleum (APC) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. Apache (APA) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. Applied…
There was a very mixed bag in short selling in the semiconductor sector. What was interesting was the huge increase in the bets against NVIDIA because it was so far after the…
Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) is set to report earnings after the close. What is odd is that the company might be given a total pass over this last quarter and perhaps…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are some of the downgrades or more cautious calls from Wall Street analysts this Friday morning: Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) Cut to Hold from Buy at Citigroup. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)…
