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Stocks were indicated lower on Monday, but that is after the best week for stocks in quite some time. This is a thinner week for liquidity and analyst calls are likely to dry up on Tuesday or...
This acquisition creates a leader in the power semiconductor market with combined revenue of approximately $5 billion, diversified across multiple markets.
A recent Credit Suisse report suggests that the Apple Asia supply chain is weakening, but the firm maintained an Outperform rating.
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Bank of America, Google, Intel, Fairchild Semiconductor, Mobileye and National Oilwell Varco.
A new report from Deutsche Bank highlights some of the semiconductor stocks that are returning the most cash to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks.
A new report from Merrill Lynch highlights the top semiconductor names, and it also points to three stocks the firm is very cautious on. Investors may want to examine their portfolios to see if they...
Source: ThinkstockMost Wall Street firms hold conferences, but they tend to be more sector specific. Robert Baird just concluded its 35th annual Growth Stock conference, which hosted presentations,...
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, January 24, 2014. They include Juniper Networks, Microsoft, McDonald's, Pandora Media...
Source: ThinkstockFirst-quarter earnings season for the semiconductor sector yielded generally in-line results and guidance, somewhat calming investor fears. While the resulting outperformance in the...
Source: ThinkstockThe stock market has had a tremendous first quarter, and semiconductor stocks as a sector are up more than 15%. Even though many Wall St. analysts and equity strategists see the...
The news from SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) about weak demand and weak pricing was something we expected to bleed over to others in flash memory and in consumer electronics.  The reality is...
Stocks opened higher this morning and have mostly remained in positive territory throughout the day. Reports that China was considering lowering its banks’ capital reserve requirements boosted both...
For the first time ever, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has released a list of its 156 suppliers in connection with the company’s release of its supplier responsibility audit. The supplier list is...
Next week is supposed to mark the launch of earnings season.  It will still be a tad light compared the two weeks that follow, but there are some market-movers and some sector-movers to watch in...
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...