We have some very unusual developments that came late in the week that we want you to keep on your watch lists for the coming week. We also included the big events…
These are ten of the top research calls from Wall Street’s analyst wave of daily upgrades, downgrades, and initiations this Friday morning: Applied Materials (AMAT) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Chipotle Mexican…
Reuters: Global consumer confidence is improving. Reuters: GM (GM) filed for Chapter 11 and expects a quick exit. Reuters: Most US retailers probably had sales drop in May. Reuters: China gave Geithner…
GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOLR) makes the equipment that other companies use to manufacture photovoltaic solar panels. Thus, when the solar panel makers are suffering, so is GT Solar. The company is…
Douglas A. McIntyre Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) gave nothing short of a crummy earnings report. It was actually a loss report. The chip equipment company posted a non-GAAP loss of $136 million, or -$0.10…
Douglas A. McIntyre Solar industry consulting firm, Solarplaza, hosting a conference on “The Solar Future” on May 26th in Munich, Germany. Speakers from First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE:STP), and Q-Cells…
Short sellers are not longer willing to gamble on a collapse in the share prices of America’s largest financial firms. Perhaps they think that the issue of nationalization has largely disappeared, the…
Microturbine maker Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST) has announced that it will eliminate an additional 22 professional positions as it continues to reduce expenses. Capstone fired 19 employees in February and canceled 16…
Douglas A. McIntyre KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) is the second largest US-based semiconductor cap-ex stock by market cap, or at least out of the go-to universe we track with Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) ahead of…
Based on the rise in the short interest in banks at mid-month, it is clear how badly investors betting bank stocks would go down were mauled. As of March 15, shares short…
As long as silicon chips continue to pack more power into less space, the industry will need improved inspection devices to assist with quality control. Or at least that’s what KLA-Tencor Corporation…
Last year was the year that alternative energy was set to take the world over. High energy prices and election promises made green energy look like it had unlimited growth. Then came…
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) just reported earnings. There was of course the expected drop as many chip and chip equipment players have shown. Although the company warned about earnings, there were…
Douglas A. McIntyre Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is making a huge gamble on high- paying jobs and manufacturing. It isn’t cuts. Intel plans expansions for the inevitable recovery ahead. $7 billion worth.
According to Reuters, Bank of America (BAC) and Merrill Lynch did agree on a bonus package for employees before the merger. There had been questions about the approval. Reuters reports that January…
