Can AMD Be Believed? (AMD)(INTC)
Not too long ago, AMD said that it would get 40% of the server market, taking a huge chunk of share from Intel Recent IDC and Gartner surveys don’t show that happending. Now, AMD…
Not too long ago, AMD said that it would get 40% of the server market, taking a huge chunk of share from Intel Recent IDC and Gartner surveys don’t show that happending. Now, AMD…
Forrester Research came out with a study two days ago that said Apple iTune sales were off as much as 65% in the first half of this year. Apple loyalists immediately branded the study…
Some big wig members of Congress want to know why HP CEO Mark Hurd exercised and sold $1.37 million in stock options on August 25. This was before it was disclosed that one of…
Stocks: (MSFT)(HPQ)(DELL) Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have announced that the will start a large joint venture into which they will invest $300 million. The purpose of the program is to sell their hardware and software…
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas Here’s an excerpt from AG Edward’s R&M briefing a friend sent me (thanks Ray!). Check back later (midnight) for my analysis of Exxon Mobil. US refining…
Semiconductor stocks are not a Wall St. favorite now. ADI, Texas Instruments and Linear (LLTC) are all off considerably this year. Lehman just downgraded Linear based on their belief that the company’s growth prospects…
Mamma.com (MAMA) is already backing off its highs. The company yesterday morning announced new video search features, and it has essentially seen its shares double in two days. The industry people knew this was…
Skype is going to start charging for calls to landlines and cell phones in the US. These calls, which were free, will now cost $30 a year. Skype users will probably be all bent…
Investors would think that after all the talk about Yahoo! getting more focused it would not come out with more inane products. IBM and Yahoo! announced that they will jointly market a package that,…
Data from market research firm Forrester, shows that iTunes revenue dropped 65% in the first half of 2006. Monthly iTune transactions dropped 58% and the average size per purchase was down 17%. Forrester also…
Stocks: (AAPL)(MSFT) It would appear that consumers will be able to listen to hundreds or perhaps throusands of radio channels on their portable media players. Devices will be shown at next month’s Consumer Electronics…
Comscore MediaMetrix, a competitor to Nielsen NetRating has come out with its data on the top 25 financial sites for November 2006. In the new study, AOL Finance takes the crown for the site…
Analog Devices (ADI) currently trades below where its was five years ago, down from about $45 to $33. During a period when the S&P is up 25%, ADI is down 25%. That’s quite a…
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat When you own your own business you can make sure that any managers working for you are acting in your interest. It is different for public…
By Yaser Anwar, CSC, of Equity Investment Ideas Mark Hurd emphasized that the cost-cutting measures are not finished and that there is much more that the company can do and plans to do in…