ThinkstockBack in August, Samsung announced it had begun mass production of its first 3D NAND vertical flash memory chips, a huge leap forward as many consumer products continue to look for the…
Jon OggNow that we are mostly through earnings season and now that stocks have challenged all-time highs recently, investors and traders alike have to start thinking about how to position themselves for…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has made many key changes to its universe of Top Picks. This is the firm’s sector-by-sector report showing the three top picks from the firm’s analysts. For each stock that…
Jon OggEarnings season is upon us and the investing community is still dealing with uncertainty around the government shutdown and the debt ceiling. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of Wall Street analyst…
ThinkstockSemiconductor sales have moved in a slow, sideways range over the past year. The key for the top companies like Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) to…
ThinkstockMakers of equipment used to manufacture semiconductors have faced a slowing market so far in 2013, and conditions are not expected to improve until next year. That is on top of a…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Friday, July 26, 2013. They include Baidu, Tesla Motors, Campbell Soup, OpenTable and Raytheon.
Jon OggInvestors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms. What they often miss out on are the instances where analysts downgrade these stocks, particularly when…
ThinkstockOver the past month, interest rates have bounced off of their 2013 lows, with the U.S. 10-year yield quickly rising from 1.66% to more than 2.20%. This has been a negative for…
ThinkstockThe chip business is a volatile and inventory sensitive sector, and this includes the semiconductor capital equipment and materials stocks. They tend to be driven up or down by the stop-and-start nature…
ThinkstockTypically in a bull market rally, whether it be cyclical or secular, all of the stocks are lifted due to the upward market movement. With the exception of very defensive names like…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has reviewed and screened the holdings of 857 large cap mutual funds and has seen that technology is very well represented in the top holdings on average at this universe…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. With this being the week of Christmas, analyst upgrades and downgrades likely…
By now investors have had time to digest the notion that technology company sales and earnings are just not going to live up to prior expectations in most cases. Investors are learning that…
We have two big chip warnings for the market to absorb today. Interestingly enough, the market is absorbing these rather well if you take an ‘all things considered’ approach. Applied Materials Inc.…
