ThinkstockAvago Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO) announced Monday morning that it will acquire LSI Corp. (NASDAQ: LSI) for $11.15 a share, or a total of about $6.6 billion. The stock in both firms…
ThinkstockWorldwide sales of semiconductors climbed to a record $80.92 billion in the third quarter of 2013, up 8.4% from $74.64 billion in the prior quarter, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has made many key changes to its universe of Top Picks. This is the firm’s sector-by-sector report showing the three top picks from the firm’s analysts. For each stock that…
ThinkstockThe summer conference season has drawn to a close for this year. What has become an annual trek for hedge funds, mutual funds, portfolio managers and other investors to have the opportunity…
It may be the last dog days of summer ahead of Labor Day, but analysts are still dribbling out research calls. Now that stocks have pulled back, investors and traders are looking…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Thursday, July 25, 2013. They include Caterpillar, Facebook, Ford, Sequenom and Northrup Grumman.
These are the top analyst downgrades, cautious research notes and stocks to sell from Wall Street for Thursday, July 11, 2013. They include Wynn Resorts, Avago Technologies, Transocean and Lululemon.
ThinkstockSterne Agee analyst Vijay Rakesh has given a snapshot on various semiconductor sector plays ahead. While many fundamental analysts have keyed in on fundamentals, one of Rakesh’s angles is covering higher dividends,…
ThinkstockIt should come as no surprise that the growth in the semiconductor industry is being driven by smartphones, tablets and notebooks. This tremendous growth is more than offsetting the declines from desktop…
ThinkstockFirst-quarter earnings season for the semiconductor sector yielded generally in-line results and guidance, somewhat calming investor fears. While the resulting outperformance in the semiconductor index (SOX) is a relief, the Deutsche Bank…
ThinkstockThe stock market has had a tremendous first quarter, and semiconductor stocks as a sector are up more than 15%. Even though many Wall St. analysts and equity strategists see the market…
courtesy of Apple Inc.A reduction in orders for display screens could mean that sales of the iPhone 5 from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) are not going to meet the heady projections many…
ThinkstockFor years tech investors eagerly awaited each new quarter to determine yet again how much Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) was dominating the semiconductor industry. The explosive growth of personal computers (PCs) followed…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning, but some initial enthusiasm wore off by mid-morning and stocks moved slightly lower throughout the day. In Europe, unemployment rose more than expected (more coverage…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after the weekly report on new claims for U.S. unemployment benefits came in lower than expected (more coverage here) and the second estimate of GDP…
