Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.…
By now everyone in the world knows that Apple blew the door off the hinges on its latest quarterly earnings report. The consumer electronics giant overcame iPad shortages with very strong iPhone…
UK-based chip designer ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) reported earnings earlier today, posting revenue of about $209.4 million, well above estimates of $201.23 million, but below revenues of $217 million in the…
Sandisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK) had already guided its quarterly earnings down, but last night’s report also lowered the company’s forecast by about $250 million (our coverage here). That is likely the cause…
The amount the International Monetary Fund can raise, primarily to help to create a sovereign firewall for Europe, stands at $320 billion. Although, several nations have said they will help push the…
The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5, which was supposed to be released in June, July, or August–depending on the rumor–will be out in October according to famous Apple watcher Piper Jaffray’s Gene…
QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is set to report earnings after the close of trading on Wednesday, while SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is set to report earnings after the close on Thursday. If…
Jon C. Ogg Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) released its open source operating system in September 2008. It is too bad Google’s patent counsel did not look more carefully at whether the software violated patents and the copyrights of…
The press covered the decision by Facebook to list on Nasdaq rather than the NYSE (NYSE: NYX) as if a real contest existed between the two exchanges. Facebook could not have done otherwise…
The news from SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) about weak demand and weak pricing was something we expected to bleed over to others in flash memory and in consumer electronics. The reality is…
Internet jobs site Glassdoor has released its list of the top 25 US CEOs based on employee feedback for the past 12 months. The company asked the question, “Do you approve of…
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) grew its share of the total global semiconductor market to 15.9% in 2011, posting growth of nearly 21% year-over-year, based on the latest research from iSuppli. Licensees of…
Chip maker Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) posted a new 52-week (and more-than-10-year) high today of $67.00/share. The last time the stock was anywhere near that was early April of 2001. The company’s…
Electronics research firm iFixit pulled apart a new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad and found parts from Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and Apple’s greatest nemesis: Samsung. It is an example of how in the…
The U.S. will tap its Strategic Energy Reserve as a way to bring down gasoline prices. (Reuters) A large rise in iPad sales helps drive Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares to new highs.…
