The debate over whether investors prefer stock buybacks or dividends will continue in the years ahead. Companies use both tools for returning capital to their shareholders.
Despite having fewer shares sold short in late March, Sirius XM returned to its place at the top of the list of the most heavily shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq.
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of some of the larger companies in the tech and media sector reporting their quarterly results in the middle of April.
thinkstockApril 10, 2015: Markets opened higher on Friday after GE announced a plan to dump real estate assets held by GE Capital and initiate a share buyback of $50 billion. Equity markets…
ThinkstockEasy come, easy go. That is what the rumor mill around the world of mergers and acquisitions will tell you. The earlier reports that Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) was in talks to…
With the U.S. dollar the strongest in years, Merrill Lynch strategist Savita Subramanian and her team think there is opportunity in buying high-quality multinationals.
One big tech and hardware rumor is that ARM Holdings could be bought out. What the rumor really points to is that Apple could be looking to acquire the company.
Year to date, four of the five semiconductor stocks we have looked at are down and only one is up. And that is despite some kind words and solid recommendations from analysts.
A newly released report from Credit Suisse updates its very extensive Top Picks list, and here are five of the new additions.
A new report from Deutsche Bank highlights some of the semiconductor stocks that are returning the most cash to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks.
Micron Technology reported better-than- expected fiscal second-quarter results Wednesday after the markets closed.
thinkstockApril 1, 2015: Markets opened lower on Wednesday on mixed economic news. The ADP employment report came in well short of expectations, the dollar weakened a bit, and crude oil rose sharply…
What investors need to know is that analysts are cooling on their view of a potential Altera-Intel deal.
A new research report from Merrill Lynch focusing on the Intel-Altera deal also gives a positive nod to other potential mergers and acquisitions.
Merrill Lynch has maintained a very positive view on Micron Technology, despite slightly lower estimates, while Wells Fargo remains very cautious.
