Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) posted earnings of $0.86 EPS and $28 Billion revenues after today’s close. First Call had estimates at $0.83 EPS on $27.41 Billion in revenues. As far as guidance…
Douglas A. McIntyre Traders and investors alike are braced for the long awaited earnings out of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) after today’s close. First Call has estimates at $0.83 EPS on $27.41 Billion in revenues. …
AMD (AMD) shareholders have on their rally caps. The shares are up 9% to $5.77. PC sales growth for the last quarter was better than expected. MarketWatch writes, Worldwide shipments grew 3.1%…
No wonder Dell (DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) wish they had higher market shares in China. While sales are slowing in the US, big China-based PC firm Lenovo says its revenue and earnings…
These are some of the top Downgrades or negative calls we are seeing early this Tuesday morning. Neutral and Hold ratings are not technically negative, but they aren’t ringing endorsements either. Best…
Sun Microsystems (JAVA) announced a $1 billion share buy-back. It was not much of a beard to put on its particularly poor earnings.
According to Reuters, oil is nearing a 20% drop from its peak, moving into bear market range. Reuters writes that HP (HPQ), Yahoo! (YHOO), and Intel (INTC) are looking at ways to…
In an interview with BusinessWeek, Dell (DELL) founder, chairman and CEO Michael Dell said that the company’s turnaround efforts are bearing fruit. He said growth rates for the second half of 2008…
Share of large China-based PC company Lenovo were downgraded overnight. According to Reuters, "JP Morgan downgraded Lenovo to neutral from overweight due to a near-term slowdown in revenue growth from weak China…
The PC industry’s race to create smaller and smaller computers to stave off competition from smart phones has begun to backfire. Intel (INTC) has started making tiny, energy-efficient chips to power the…
Apple may be the most extraordinary technology company of the last two decades. It has introduced three products: the Mac, which took years to become a financial success; the IPod, arguably the…
All the news from Apple (AAPL) is good. Recent Gartner and IDC data show the Mac outselling PC products from Dell (DELL) and HP (HPQ). The iPhone sold one million units in…
Several reputable firms measure global PC sales. According to The Wall Street Journal, "Gartner Inc. said world-wide PC shipments grew 16% in the period, with U.S. shipments growing 4.2%." On the face…
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) may have had a roaring quarter. Wall St. did not give it back much. The stock barely moved after hours. That is extraordinary given that Intel profits were up 25%…
The shares of Sun Microsystems (JAVA) have finally slipped into the briny deep. The stocked moved under $10. The last time JAVA was that low was in 2002. Back then it traded…
