ThinkstockIn a secular bull market rally, sectors tend to go up and down on a favorable basis as they become either overbought or just lose momentum. The Institutional Portfolio team at Oppenheimer…
August 5, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, lacking any major news of interest from around the globe. In Europe, eurozone non-manufacturing PMI rose slightly even though German PMI was…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Monday, August 5, 2013. They include Chubb, Dow Chemical, Teva Pharmaceutical and Qualcomm.
ThinkstockAlcatel-Lucent, S.A. (NYSE: ALU) appears to be on track in its perpetual turnaround and restructuring efforts. The communications equipment is in the midst of transforming from an uncompetitive one-stop technology store for…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of FordAll of the Wall Street firms we cover, especially the large bulge bracket firms, have an extensive equity coverage list. In many cases the large firms cover more than 500…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of July 15 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU),…
Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) reported third-quarter fiscal 2013 results after markets closed today. The communications chipmaker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.03 on revenues of $6.24 billion. In the same…
Paul Ausick July 24, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following upbeat estimates for eurozone flash PMI readings. In Asia, China’s PMI came in lower than expected, leading to more worries about…
Wikimedia CommonsNow that Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) has released new chips for the smartphone market, where it has been squeezed out by competitors like ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) and Qualcomm Inc.…
We have tracked the key short interest changes as of June 28 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU),…
ThinkstockThe technology research analysts at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) believe that the U.S technology sector is trading at an unjustified discount to the broader market despite its solid growth. Historically, investors have…
ThinkstockWireless is a $200 billion market, and the largest players have margins that approach 50%. In a new report, the telecommunications team at Jefferies estimates the cable operators actually carry more consumer…
ThinkstockAs the first half of 2013 comes to a close, we have taken the opportunity to review the top stocks to buy from the various firms around Wall Street that we cover.…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of June 14 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU),…
ThinkstockGiven the stock market’s long run since the post-election 2012 lows, and following yesterday’s rout, now might be a good time to start looking at the top large cap stocks that are…
