Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) released what it calls a revolutionary family of chips. The world’s first 3D semiconductors have been branded Tri-Gate. The company announced “For the first time since the invention of…
The short sellers are showing some mixed convictions in many of NASDAQ’s high-priced shares that are favorites of traders. The settlement date of April 15, 2011 is compared to the March 31,…
ZOOM Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZOOM) is surging this morning and what is interesting is that there could still be room above if the China syndrome of reverse mergers doesn’t act as a…
Jon C. Ogg Short sellers who have bet against tech shares hit the exits during the period which ended on March 31. The short interest in the world’s largest chip company, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), dropped 3%…
NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) may not be the biggest household name of chip stocks in America. It may become big news in the coming hours, days, or weeks. The Dutch news…
It is time for The Daily Dividend and today’s review is on yet another flurry of dividend hikes from key companies. Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE: IR), Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM), PNC Financial Services Group Inc.…
There is sometimes a silver lining in any tragedy. After disasters, rebuilding takes place. Factory disruptions in one land can mean a boost in business in another land. That is the global…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. AMERCO Inc. (NASDAQ: UHAL) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the…
The usually reliable Taiwanese website Digitimes reports that Asustek Computer is preparing to launch a new netbook with a retail price between $200-$250. To reach that price point, Digitimes cited sources who “believe” that…
Investors love dividends and other methods companies use to return capital to shareholders. Still, dividends are the easiest for shareholders to gauge because it translates to direct capital recognition. Some of the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.…
The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad was launched last April and sold three million units in 80 days. Apple sold 7.33 iPads in its fiscal first quarter. There are a number of reports…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is among many of the established companies which has filed its annual report or 10-K with the SEC. These reports are almost always long and boring and unfortunately…
They say there is an ETF for everything. Now comes the launch by First Trust Advisors L.P. for a Smartphone ETF. The First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund (NASDAQ: FONE) offers…
Graphics processor maker Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) reports fourth-quarter earnings after markets close today, and analysts are expecting EPS of $0.21 on revenue of $894.6 million. When Nvidia reported its third-quarter earnings…
