Wikimedia CommonsThe conventional wisdom on Wall Street at almost every major firm we cover is that interest rates are going higher in 2014. The bond market is a very anticipatory vehicle. From…
ThinkstockThere is a trend at the end of each year followed by many income investors. This is the Dogs of the Dow, which is simply made up of the 10 Dow Jones…
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardTech giant Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) reported results after markets closed Tuesday night, and investors liked what they heard, pushing the stock price up more than 8% in mid-morning trading…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsWith 2014 on the horizon, the ongoing revival in the manufacturing sector, a moderating recovery in the housing sector and continued expansion in the energy sector are the…
ThinkstockIntel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) and Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) both held their analyst meetings this week, and it is an interesting comparison because these were likely attended by most of the same…
ThinkstockInvestors love dividends. They also generally tend to love technology stocks. The problem is that the massive growth phase of the sector has moved to selective niche businesses now that we are…
Jon OggWith earnings season winding down and stocks challenging new all-time highs yet again, investors and traders are starting to position their assets for 2014. Each morning 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens…
ThinkstockQualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) could be headed to new all-time highs if analyst research predictions come true. In the past two days we have seen two very positive analyst research reports on…
Jon OggIt is a bull market and the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index have both challenged new all-time highs recently. For the market to keep rising, more stocks…
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).…
Courtesy Boeing Co.The third-quarter earnings season has been a very successful one. Most companies have beaten earnings expectations this quarter, continuing a long streak of better-than-expected earnings reports. The U.S. equity research…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of October 15 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU),…
Investors have become all too familiar with the increasingly difficult task of scouring the investment universe for income-generating securities. Bond investors have been forced farther and farther out the yield curve or…
Stocks are showing the concern over the shenanigans taking place in Washington, and investors have to worry which stocks they should be buying, selling or avoiding. It turns out that analysts think…
Wikimedia CommonsThe three headlines about Intel Corp.’s (NASDAQ: INTC) earnings indicated that the numbers were fine, the forecast lackluster and a critical new chip product will be delayed. Much less was said about Intel’s…
