KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq:KLAC) has announced that Jeffrey Hall, its CFO, will resign effective March 31, 2008. Normally we look further into CFO resignations since they are the final ones who "sign off…
Douglas A. McIntyre Truckers led the drop after a fake $100 oil print and after a YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) acquisition write-down, pulling down Arkansas Best (NASDAQ: ABFS) and others. With no surprise, airlines followed…
According to Reuters, Microsoft’s (MSFT) strong quarter and forecast sent shares up over 10%. Reuters writes that Oracle (ORCL) has turned down BEA Systems’ (BEAS) proposal that the company be sold at…
AppliedMaterials (NASDAQ:AMAT) reports earnings today after the close and First Call estimates are still $0.32 EPS and$2.53 Billion in revenues. Next quarter is also its fiscal year-endand analysts expect it to post…
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) reports on Tuesday, August 14. This will be interesting for chip equipment stocks as this is the largest chip equipment stock out there, but the main reason this will…
KLA-Tencor (KLAC) makes equipment to track quality and manufacturing process for the semiconductor business. And, its sales may be a leading indicator for how that industry is doing. If semi companies are…
Douglas A. McIntyre On today’s STOP TRADING segment on CNBC, Jim Cramer made a call for a pairs trade on chemical and tech stocks: Cramer said that traders can ring the register in chemical stocks…
Stock Tickers: QQQQ, NVDA, MXIM, AMAT, INTC, KLAC, MCHP, SNDK, ISIL, ALTR, ATML, LLTC, NVLS, ONNN, XLNX, IDTI This pretty much confirms the rise in the June-2007 short interest of NYSE-listed chip…