The Inquirer is reporting that AMD (NYSE: AMD) is cutting 5% more of its staff.This may be an indication that the chip company will miss its numbers for the first quarter. AMD…
Douglas A. McIntyre Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is not satisfied with its 75% to 80% share of the PC and server markets. It is about to launch a new, more powerful set of chips, presumably to…
Wall St. has gone from hating financial firms with bad balance sheets to hating all companies with big pools of debt.With the crisis which has evolved over the last few day, debtophobia…
Doug Freedman at American Technology Research has issued a call in the PC and memory sector this morning. The firm notes that the March quarter is tracking in-line with normal seasonality for…
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) management and lawyers are in Europe talking with EU officials about whether the big chip company violated anti-trust laws in the region. According to The Wall Street Journal "The…
The short interest on the NYSE hit an all-time record for the period ending February 29. Figures by company compare to shares sold short on Ferbruary 15. Financial firms had significant increases…
According to Reuters, Google (GOOG) lost a key executive to Facebook.Reuters reports that losses at Credit Agricole were worse than expectedReuters reports that OPEC indicated that it would leave production unchanged.Reuters writes…
The government is fond of using taxes and tax benefits to change behavior. Put a big tax on cigarettes and people will smoke less. Put a "gas guzzler" tax on big cars…
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) sent the tech world and stock market more news which they did not need. The company cut its gross margin estimates. According to the company "Intel Corporation today lowered…
Now that Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has the launch of its quad-care chips behind it, the company is looking at putting out a six-core chip product, perhaps early as next quarter. According to…
Short interest in companies traded on the NYSE increased for a number of financial firms based on positions as of February 15. The data compares to numbers on January 31Shares sold short…
The WSJ has reported that Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) is completing a new processor called Diamondville that is for computers of $250 and under. The size of this processor is tiny at…
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) are trading up 4% today at $6.78 in early morning trading. The company is the beneficiary of another research note out of Doug Freedman at…
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) turned in one of the best performances of the earnings season. Net income rose 38%. Revenue rose 13% to $28.5 billion. The computer company raised guidance and its shares…
Most stocks trading under $10 probably traded much higher at one point or another. Trading below that price point is usually not a badge of honor. But, inexpensive stocks often make huge…
