ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of January 15 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU),…
Stocks have rallied sharply during January after the last-minute congressional compromise on the fiscal cliff. While the deal was far from perfect, it averted not only a disaster for the U.S. economy,…
ThinkstockIt used to be a pretty simple equation. If you wanted to own a semiconductor stock you bought Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC). Then you held it for years and made an excellent return.…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite lower on a weak quarterly earnings report last night from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC). The big news for today came out…
courtesy of NetflixU.S. investigations of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner focus on its main battery. (Reuters) Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) offers a weak outlook for future quarters. (Reuters) China’s gross…
Wikimedia CommonsIntel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) was up by 2% going into earnings today, in part led by a new leak on Bloomberg at the end of the trading day that came out…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockDell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has seen its shares rise handily on Monday on news (rumors really) that the company might be in talks with private equity firms in a possible go-private transaction. All…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse is out with its outlook for semiconductors in 2013. The report sounds great at first when you hear “Irresistible Cyclical Bottom,” but then you have to realize that it is followed…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThis coming week is going to be the real opening of the floodgates when it comes to earnings season. 24/7 Wall St. has screened through dozens and dozens…
courtesy of AppleA massive trade exhibition like the Consumer Electronics Show which officially opened today in Las Vegas carries with it a low of ‘wow’ — and this year’s show is no…
courtesy of AOL, IncSamsung’s profits reach $8.3 billion, much of it due to the success of its Galaxy product line. (Reuters) Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) launches a series of low-powered chips for…
ThinkstockThe past year was a tale of two products for semiconductor makers. Makers of the brains for desktop and laptops PCs had a tough year, while chipmakers focused on mobile devices like…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Monday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) maintained Buy with $750 price target at Canaccord…
ThinkstockFor years tech investors eagerly awaited each new quarter to determine yet again how much Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) was dominating the semiconductor industry. The explosive growth of personal computers (PCs) followed…
ThinkstockByron Wien announced his predictions for 10 big surprises for 2013 this week to kick off the new year. Wien is now vice chairman at Blackstone Advisory Partners, and this was his…
