There are few positive calls this morning from Wall Street analysts, but these are the ones we have caught this morning: Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Raised to Sector Perform at RBC. ASUR (ASR) Raised…
Rick’s Cabaret (RICK) may be in a business which many investors disapprove of. It runs strip clubs. Nonetheless, the stock is soaring today. Another vice stock, Wynn (WYNN) is trading heavy on…
It may be a way to make money, but it could also change the dynamics of how tens of millions of people get information about the outside world. Qualcomm (QCOM) announced a…
Douglas A. McIntyre Motorola (MOT) is a first class example of what Ivy League business school professors do not want their students to know. It might frighten the horses. At some companies, there is no…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, the government is set to announced the country’s tenth straight month of jobs losses. Reuters reports that Chrysler is burning through it cash quickly and the company may have…
Thomson Reuters estimates for CDMA giant Qualcomm (QCOM) were for $0.60 EPS and $2.86 billion in revenue. Reported revenue was $3.33 billion, up 45 percent year-over-year. Reported net income was $878 million,…
Douglas A. McIntyre For the period ending October 15, short sellers got out of most banks and brokerage stocks. That is a shame for them. They could have made a killing this week. The short…
Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) has managed to do something that other chip outfits have not been able to manage this quarter by actually beating estimates. Non-GAAP EPS was $0.54 and revenues were…
Mobile chip giant Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) has posted earnings of $0.43 per share and $3.39 billion in revenue. First Call had estimates of $0.44 on $3.40 billion in revenue. Back on…
Nokia (NOK) is a great company for two reasons. It has been run so well that it has nearly 40% of the global cellphone business even though it is headquartered in an…
American Technology Research has issued a research report going into earnings season called "Our Best Dozen Fundamental Picks." AmTech believes investors already expect a disaster but that the current business climate isn’t…
According to Reuters, the US Treasury may buy interests in large banks following the model set up by the UK. Reuters reports that IBM’s (IBM) earnings strength helped calm tech investors. Reuters…
There was a very mixed bag in short selling in the semiconductor sector. What was interesting was the huge increase in the bets against NVIDIA because it was so far after the…
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMD) is trying to dispute industry woes being seen at other mobile and communication chipset companies. This may sound important as its customers or its customers’ peers…
According to Reuters, Lehman (LEH) may fire 1,200 workers. Reuters reports that Dell (DELL) said its Asia business was fine but offered a cautious forecast. Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) will offer…
