Knowledgeable investors usually pay close attention to the insider activity in different companies, rightfully assuming that the insiders have better...
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July 31 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading, News - Comments
On this day in economic and business history… The foundations of the modern computing industry were laid on Sept. 12, 1958, when newly hired Texas...
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September 12 - News - Comments
This series , brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on. Today, our...
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September 11 - News - Comments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures semiconductor chips for designers around the globe. It functions through four segments...
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August 29 - News - Comments
The wild swings in the market continued this past week, aided and abetted by both Goldman Sachs‘ trading glitch and the unexpected mid-session Nasdaq...
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August 27 - News - Comments
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable...
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August 19 - News - Comments
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock’s current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends. That...
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August 19 - News - Comments
Fairchild Semiconductor Intl Inc (NYSE:FCS) has been going downhill this year, with the stock down by 14%. The company’s stock has experienced...
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August 12 - News - Comments
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP) is a leading semiconductor manufacturer with a strong track record of paying dividends and has been increasing...
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August 11 - News - Comments
After some nice gains since the previous week’s snapshot, the real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio closed on Friday with a slightly...
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July 29 - News - Comments
For years, mobile connectivity specialist Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) has enjoyed a cushy spot in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)‘s iPhones, proving...
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July 26 - News - Comments
If you are bullish on tech industries, it makes sense to back semiconductors, which directly supply the end markets. However, there are a few headwinds...
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July 26 - News - Comments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) is a bit like me. When I was in school I always retreated when subjects got hard. When math got hard I dropped...
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July 24 - News - Comments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) will release its quarterly report next Monday, but shareholders already have seen the stock soar to levels...
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July 19 - News - Comments
Shareholders of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) are climbing up a wall of worry. On July 8, Evercore downgraded Intel to Underweight, citing fears of...
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July 12 - News - Comments
With 2,500 customers worldwide, Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS) was listed on Forbes’ 100 fastest growing companies list in 2012. However, this...
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July 9 - News - Comments
The communication equipment industry is a large sector, making up both business and government agencies. There is heightened competition among the telecom...
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July 9 - News - Comments
The semiconductor industry is showing continuous growth, but in a cyclical pattern with high volatility. According to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics...
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July 3 - News - Comments
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) was founded in 1991 with a simple mission of “Connecting everything.” Since then, the organization has grown into...
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July 2 - News - Comments
With all eyes always on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)‘s rumor mill for what its upcoming “game changers” might be, rivals have been trying...
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July 2 - News - Comments
So, who is Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) trying to fool, stating that the future of its growth is in wearable computing. Somehow, it seems like Intel...
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July 2 - News - Comments
China is the largest smartphone market and Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) is working with China Unicom to introduce a smartphone priced below 600...
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July 1 - News - Comments
Recently, Spreadtrum Communications, Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:SPRD) experienced a gain of more than 16% in one trading day to hit a price of $25.90 per share...
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June 25 - News - Comments
The PC market meltdown over the past year hasn’t been kind to holders of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) stock, which is down more than 8% since...
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June 21 - News - Comments
Following two consecutive days of losses, U.S. stocks rebounded nicely today, as the S&P 500, and the narrower, price-weighted (Dow Jones Indices:....
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June 14 - News - Comments
It might not be obvious to the casual observer, but right now, today, LSI Corp (NASDAQ:LSI) stock offers one of the best values available in the semiconductor...
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June 10 - News - Comments
Sometimes at big tech events, what’s not there can be as important as what is there. That was certainly true at the Consumer Electronics Show in...
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June 7 - News - Comments
Back in January, I wrote an article called “Analysts Play Follow-the-Leader this Earnings Season” that showcased how analysts follow the calls of...
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June 3 - News - Comments
As shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) have collapsed over the past few months due to concerns over loss of market share in the smartphone space, shares...
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May 29 - News - Comments
The going has been tough for Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) this year as the recovery it had hoped for seems to be happening very slowly. The company...
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May 28 - News - Comments
Thus far in the mobile revolution, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has been a non-player. The chip giant has made big pushes in recent years, including...
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May 23 - News - Comments
This month marks a milestone for chip juggernaut Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) . The largest chipmaker in the world by revenue has transitioned to new...
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May 23 - News - Comments
The real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio saw yet another gain last week, this time picking up around $711 — or better than 2.3...
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May 20 - News - Comments
The 5 big buys of Avalon Advisors in the first quarter of 2013 are AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Texas Instruments Incorporated...
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May 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
On this day in economic and business history… A small company called Geophysical Science was incorporated in New Jersey on May 16, 1930 to create...
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May 16 - News - Comments
QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) , the designer and maker of digital wireless telecom products, saw a big pullback in its stock last week despite posting...
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May 8 - News - Comments
Technology companies come and go as new innovations create new companies and destroy old ones. As a result, investors in high-tech businesses tend to...
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May 7 - News - Comments
Share buybacks initiated by companies are usually a sign of good times. By snapping up a portion of its own stock off the market, a company can increase...
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May 3 - News - Comments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) has been on an upward trend since last October and has given investors a return of more than 20%. But, according...
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April 27 - News - Comments
Instead of Houston we have a problem, maybe the call should be Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) we have a problem. I’ve been a fan of Intel until...
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April 24 - News - Comments
It’s a simple question, but one with a handful of difficult answers: Will earnings season lift stocks to new all-time record highs? Certainly, while...
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April 19 - News - Comments
The Internet of Things is about to get a little smaller. Make that a lot smaller — so small you could put it on a pill and become a thing on the...
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April 11 - News - Comments
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable...
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April 7 - News - Comments
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you. If you’d like to add some technology-heavy stocks...
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April 4 - News - Comments
In reviewing billionaire Steve Cohen and SAC Capital’s big shakeups last quarter, we at Insider Monkey found five dividend stocks that Cohen and...
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April 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) recently increased its revenue target from $2.69 – $2.91 billion to $2.80 – $2.91 billion, owing...
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April 1 - News - Comments
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most popular stocks on Wall Street and the blogosphere–that’s no secret–but what Apple bulls...
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March 27 - News - Comments
One group that’s often overlooked in the media hype surrounding technology is companies that make the things that make the sexier things. There&#...
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March 26 - News - Comments
As an investor, it pays to follow the cash. If you figure out how a company moves its money, you might eventually find some of that cash flowing into...
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March 24 - News - Comments
Most investors know to look for dividend payouts in familiar sectors, such as utilities or consumer staples. Dividend stocks are usually regarded as widow...
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March 22 - News - Comments
