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…
According to Reuters, analysts looking at results from Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), and IBM (IBM) are cautiously optimistic about upcoming tech earnings. Reuters writes that Merrill Lynch (MER) posted a loss of…
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…
In the world of global anti-trust, Intel (INTC) has become the Microsoft (MSFT) of the early 21st century. It is being chased around the desk by authorities in places are far flung…
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%…
According to Reuters, talks between Time Warner’s (TWX) AOL and Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are heating up. Reuters reports that GM (GM) is confident that it can compete even after making…
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) has reported its earnings. The chip and processor giant posted $0.28 EPS and $9.5 Billion in revenues. Gross margin was 55.4%. First Call estimates were $0.25 EPS on…
Douglas A. McIntyre Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) is set to report earnings after the close today, and this report is likely to influence everything around chips, processors, computers, and almost anything tech-related. The chip and…
Douglas A. McIntyre Robert Noyce, the creator of the big idea that became Intel (INTC), died in 1990 when he was 62. He never saw the company make it to the big time, since the…
According to Bloomberg, GM (GM) will announce a major restructuring including moving more production to small cars. Reuters reports that regional bank stocks were hit hard by liquidity concerns. Reuters writes that…
When AMD (AMD) bought graphics chip maker ATI, it thought it was getting a deal. Nothing of the sort happened. AMD ended up with over $5 billion in debt. Larger rival Intel…
Late in the day, Intel’s (INTC) CEO said that the company was cutting its way through the recession like a hot knife through butter. The stock promptly jumped and ended the day…
Douglas A. McIntyre One of the hallmarks of a bear market is the the financially weak companies get their brains banged out. AMD (AMD) fits right in. Today it dropped to a new 52-week low…
According to Reuters, Robert Steel was named the new CEO of Wachovia (WB) and the bank said it would have a quarter loss of $2.6 to $2.8 billion. Reuters writes that the…
AMD (AMD) should sign up to be in the World Wrestling Federation.At least when an opponent hits it with a chair, it can get paid. Dreamworks, an account of modest size but…
