McDonald’s Corp.’s (NYSE: MCD) board of directors approved a 10% increase in the company’s quarterly dividend on common stock, to 77 cents a share. The new dividend is payable Dec. 17 to…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) cut to Market Perform at Leerink Swann. Alcoa…
We have tracked the key short interest changes as of August 31 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU),…
Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN) has issued its mid-quarter update as a harbinger of what to expect for its third quarter report. The chip-maker sees earnings of $0.38 to $0.42 EPS and…
This morning’s announcement from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) that it would miss its third-quarter revenue forecast has cast a pall over many other chip makers. A few have avoided taking a hit…
Today’s report that Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) plans to cut the power consumption of its Core line of chips by more than 40% shines a spotlight on the whole semiconductor sector. Intel’s…
We have tracked the key short interest changes as of August 24th in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU),…
The July 31st short interest reports for some of the big semiconductor makers are mixed, although the swings are quite large in most cases. We looked at eight stocks: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:…
Short sellers backed away from their gambles on old tech firms as they increased their positions in new Web 2.0 companies. For the period that ended July 31, short sellers cut their…
A fresh report from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which is representative of U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, showed that worldwide semiconductor sales posted a slight drop of 0.1% to…
Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) may buy a unit of United Technologies (NYSE: UTX). (Reuters) More factories move to the United States as China’s manufacturing costs rise. (Reuters) The CEOs of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ: TXN) is out with guidance in its second quarter business update. While the results are said to be “narrowed” they are narrowed equally between the high-end and low-end…
Chip maker Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) handily beat consensus estimates for first quarter revenues and EPS the company reported this morning. Revenue totaled $924.9 million compared with an estimate of $916.2 million…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse;…
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…
