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%…
According to Reuters, Greenspan says the housing market should bottom in 2009. Reuters writes that US auto makers are scrambling to make more fuel-efficient cars. Reuters reports that the SEC is close…
Intel (INTC) says sales of its new "Atom" chips are off to a good start, although it is unclear what that means. The product line was created for a new generation of…
If you think the long-gone uptick rule or naked shorting was important for financial stocks, you might wonder what was going on in technology stocks with short sellers. In the major NASDAQ…
Shorts sellers suffered from a lack of conviction on the direction of financial stocks in the period that ended July 31. They were clear that betting against tech was no longer a…
Intel (INTC), which for years has spent hundreds of million of dollars on branding, is launching a new series of chips. The branding plan for these is more complex than the processors…
Douglas A. McIntyre Intel (INTC) is about to hit the market with a new set of graphics chips and they are aimed directly at the hearts of Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD) which both count…
According to Reuters, the Fed will sit tight on rates as oil prices moderate. Reuters writes that Verizon (VZ) labor talks have continued past their dealine. Reuters reports that Chrysler renewed its…
American Technology Research has an interesting note out this morning calling for changes in the CPU space where Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) and Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) compete. The call is…
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…
According to Reuters, Amazon (AMZN) earnings beat Wall St. forecasts. Reuters reports that Ford (F) wil keep its small pick-up plant open for two years.
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…