Merrill Lynch analysts continue to be positive on the semiconductor sector. They see tailwinds from a macroeconomic pick-up, rising content in all end markets, a disciplined supply chain and an accelerating pace…
Intel reached a 52-week high after it announced its sales would be better than it had anticipated earlier in the year. Intel's news is almost certainly good for Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.
Intel had an incredible Friday after the company raised its guidance. Shares hit $30, a feat that many believed was becoming impossible.
Jon C. Ogg thinkstockJune 13, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday and even a weak report on consumer sentiment couldn’t keep equities down for long this morning. All three major indexes were pointed at weekly…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Friday, June 13, 2014. They include Alcoa, Intel, Lululemon, MannKind, Marathon and Occidental Petroleum.
ThinkstockIf you have followed the business segment serving PCs in recent years, you know that the rise of smartphones and tablets has cannibalized the PC market for quite some time now. But…
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) is raising guidance. On top of that, the company is claiming that this is “As a result of stronger than expected demand for business PCs.” If that is…
ThinkstockThe total worldwide market for security software reached $19.9 billion in 2013, up 4.9% over 2012. Year-over-year growth was slightly below expectations as mature markets are becoming saturated in key market segments.…
ThinkstockThe predominant feeling among short sellers of semiconductor stocks seems to be that now is a good time to look elsewhere. Only two of seven stocks saw a rise in short interest…
Wikimedia CommonsWith a very toppy market, and more than one firm on Wall Street warning of a potential summer sell-off, we were very impressed with the stocks that populate the Jefferies Franchise…
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsShort sellers continue to hold huge positions in the same handful of Nasdaq stocks, but among them, short interest in Sirius, the Nasdaq-traded stock with the largest short position,…
Advanced Micro Devices saw a strong price reaction on Tuesday after the graphics and processor outfit scored two positive research calls from Canaccord Genuity and Imperial Capital.
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. They include AMD, AMR, ARM, Chevron, Exxon, Netflix, Sprint and Twitter.
24/7 Wall St. wanted to look at the leaders and laggards in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It turns out that as of Friday's closing bell, seven of the 30 Dow stocks…
ThinkstockThe nominal global cost of cybercrime may be reasonably estimated at $445 billion, but the overall cost could be much greater. In the United States, for example, the impact of cybercrime on…
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