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Technology
The $3,000 Laptop No One Needs
Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new Macbook Pro can cost as much as $2,299 with a 17 inch monitor. That is not with additions that can push the price to more than $3,000. The…
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Qualcomm Inc
$181.97
▲ $5.09 (+2.88%) today
Markets closed · 7:44pm ET
QCOM Coverage
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Investing
Short Interest Shows Gamble Against Tech
Many tech stocks have doubled or tripled from the March market lows. Short sellers are in many cases willing to bet that ride is not over. The short interest in Micron (MU)…
12:07pm ET
Investing
The Weekly Dividend & Buyback (BPT, SKT, MNRO, QCOM, PAYX, AMIN, TJX, HOTT, TM, ETR, GE, JPM, UFS)
We often cover companies raising dividends and announcing new stock buyback plans. We did see some dividend hikes this week, but there are also many unique dividend stories from this week which…
7:09am ET
Investing
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CNI, CELG, FSLR, JCP, MGM, POT, QCOM, SYNA, TXN, WSM)
These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI) Cut to Sector Peform at CIBC. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG)…
11:45am ET
Investing
Many Pending Tech, Internet, Media, Software IPOs On Deck, the 2010 Vintage (BSFT, CNVO, DVOX, EVDY, EYEB, FTEN, GFLY, GLAS, IRON, MX, MOTR, INTC, QCOM, SQI, TELX, VRNG)
The recent strength of the market has invigorated the waves of offerings. Just last week we had seen some 16 secondary offerings just by mid-week, but now we are seeing many initial…
7:34am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BBY, CPN, COH, GENZ, MOT, NKE, PALM, QCOM, RIMM, THQI, URBN)
These are this Friday’s top research calls seen in upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street analysts: Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY) Cut to Underperform from Market Perform at FBR. Calpine Corp.…
10:20am ET
Investing
More Dividend Hikes, More on the Way (PEP, KO, DPS, QCOM, AMAT, SBUX, CSCO, AAPL, GPS, KMB)
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is the latest of the big companies to hike their dividend payouts this morning. We have not kept an exact tally, but this is getting close to 70…
12:04pm ET
Investing
Dividend War Comes to the Chip Sector (AMAT, INTC, XLNX, ALTR, TXN, QCOM, BRCM, MRVL, AMD, MU, KLAC)
Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) is off its highs but still higher on the day after the company raised its dividend and announced a share buyback plan. The company’s board of directors…
10:13am ET
Investing
The Unusual Suspects (HRB, TIVO, AAPL, AMLN, LLY, ALKS, PCX, BCE, MBT, QCOM, ZANE)
This week’s list of UNUSUAL SUSPECTS for stocks to watch is actually much different from what we have seen in other reports. Earnings season is finally over, so we only have two…
10:27am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Apple (AAPL) Sues HTC As Handset Wars Intensify
Kodak (EK) sued Apple, RIMM, and Motorola (MOT) for patent infringements. Nokia sued Apple (AAPL). Nokia claims to have patents that the Apple uses in the iPhone. Now Apple (AAPL) has filed a patent…
4:48pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
QUALCOMM Throws Cash At Falling Stock (QCOM)
This is nearly funny, or at least ironic. I had been working on a piece to post at 5:00 PM addressing the steady chart meltdown happening at QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM). It…
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Investing
Vulture Watch: Nortel’s Patent Portfolio Up For Grabs (NRTLQ, RIMM, INTC, CSCO, MSFT, ERIC, QCOM, ALU)
Nortel Networks Corp. (NRTLQ) is just about wound down in its bankruptcy. The company’s operations have effectively all been sold off, at extreme discounts. In this bankruptcy there is one last sale…
6:25pm ET
Investing
Short Interest In Banks Surges, Falls In Tech
Short interest in major banks rose sharply for the period that ended on January 31. Share short in Citigroup (NYSE:C) were up 11% to 439 million. The short interest in Bank of…
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Services
Super Bowl Ads That Matter for Shareholders (DENN, DMND, ERTS, ETFC, MWW, MOT, QCOM)
The 2010 Super Bowl is expected to be a return of bold advertising. Whether you are a Colts or Saints fan or no fan at all, it seems that even the non-sports lovers enjoy…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:10am ET
Investing
When Stocks No One Cares About Rise: The Deindustrialization Of America
Shares in almost every major American company on the most active list fell and in some cases fell sharply on the 28th. The stock of Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), the largest handset chip maker in…