ThinkstockWorldwide shipments of PCs fell 13.9% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest data from International Data Corp. (IDC). That is the…
ThinkstockMuch weaker than expected PC shipments data from IDC have brought on yet further systemic downgrades and risks to the PC sector. As Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) loses, it seems that Apple Inc.…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of March 28 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU),…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is seeing some short-term profit taking so far on Tuesday, which frankly is of very little surprise. AMD shares rose a sharp 13% after…
ThinkstockInvestors love dividends, and this component of investing plays a very important part of the total return through time. Buying stocks that combine solid and growing dividends with a potential for capital…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning, rose briefly above the break-even line, and then slipped following a weaker-than-expected report on U.S. manufacturing PMI (more coverage here). In Asia, China’s PMI…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has reviewed and screened the holdings of 857 large cap mutual funds and has seen that technology is very well represented in the top holdings on average at this universe…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of March 15 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU),…
ThinkstockThis might be one of those times that’s it difficult to tell the players even with a scorecard. The battle for control of the living room is about to be joined in…
We have reported recently that despite many calls of an “aging” four-year bull market, what we have experienced since the market lows of March 2009 has been a cyclical bull market within…
Jon OggInvestors and traders seem to constantly look for new good research-driven ideas for stocks to buy and for stocks to sell. Some of these come from independent research firms and some…
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 Facebook Inc.BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) will lay off 300 people. (Reuters) Electronics Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) chief executive departs as the firm missed earnings. (Reuters) Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) ramps…
ThinkstockBack in the halcyon technology boom of the late 1990s, the large cap tech stocks that dominate the Nasdaq stock market were all the rage among investors. Personal computer use was skyrocketing,…
ThinkstockAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is having more than a hard time turning around. The PC business is drying up according to many media reports and even Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC)…
