Here is a look at four companies set to report quarterly earnings before the holiday slowdown begins. Happy Holidays!
Stock Tickers: AMD, TXN, LSI, MU, NSM, CY, IFX, ADI, STM, TSM, SMH The Semiconductor HOLDRs Trust (SMH) pretty much says it all, as the SMH short interest rose again in June as the ETF hit a new...
It is always interesting seeing which groups and which stocks saw the biggest changes in short interest.  This list doesn’t show financials because we’ve already shown that...
A fresh report from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which is representative of U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, showed that worldwide semiconductor sales...
Stock Tickers: MU, TSM, STX, WDC DRAM chip prices have almost always had a trend…Lower prices.  That isn’t always the case but over the long-term that has been the case. ...
It was a bit surprising today to see some of the names that were on the 52-week low list that were chip stocks.  So far AMD has managed to escape this list today, although it’s only about...
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) came out last night and warned of lower margins.  The culprit was only listed as lower than expected NAND flash memory chip prices.  So tonight Intel now said it...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Maintained Buy with $450 target but...
Sandisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK) had already guided its quarterly earnings down, but last night’s report also lowered the company’s forecast by about $250 million (our coverage here). That is likely...
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) has had a very difficult 2012.  Being the independent flash memory leader at a time when smartphones and tablets are taking over would theoretically be a good...
Next week will mark the unofficial start of earnings season.  While it will take another week or two for earnings to get into full swing, there are many key companies with earnings that can move...
Thursday is shaping up to be a miniature one-day version earnings season this week.  This is likely the last of the major earnings reports we’ll see for another three or four weeks until the...
If you have wondered why there have been so few legacy chip companies announcing mergers, you have to wonder no more.  After the close of trading came word that Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) is...
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) Results miss Wall St. forecasts. Falls to $41.58 from 52-week high of $96.08. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Analyst downgrades. Shares off to $67.26 from 52-week high...
Source: AppleTechnology research firm IHS iSuppli has estimated that the cost of components in the 16-Gbyte version of the iPhone 5 from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is $199. The cost to assemble the...