Intel

The earnings crunch is on this week, with first-quarter results due from such iconic blue chips as Coca-Cola, General Electric, Google, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's and Microsoft. Analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings growth from each of them, but earnings declines from Intel,...

The largest percentage swings in short interest in semiconductor stocks between the March 15 and March 28 settlement dates happened to KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC), which retreated more than 19 percent, as well as to ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), which jumped more than 15...

Despite the belief of one analyst that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) first television was just around the corner, the long-awaited display was nowhere to be found in the first quarter. Instead of rumors and supply chain reports for a snazzy display, the media shifted its attention to the prospect of a...

The largest percentage swings in short interest in semiconductor stocks between the February 28 and March 15 settlement dates happened to ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH), which tumbled more than 42 percent, as well as to Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), which jumped about 14...

The tablet market is getting bigger. Everybody knows that but when IDC released its 2012 report, nobody thought that it would report results like these. According to the report, tablet shipments grew 78.4 percent year over year in 2012 representing more than 128 million tablets shipped. This...

This weekend in Barron's online: the annual list of the best chief executives in the world, and the prospects for Darden Restaurants, Sarepta Therapeutics and Seacor Holdings. Cover Story "World's Best CEOs" by Andrew Bary. Barron's ninth annual list of the 30 best chief executives in the...

When Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) teamed up with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to launch Thunderbolt, a new hardware interface, the company hoped to quickly replace Firewire and USB 2.0. The latter was followed by USB 3.0, which allows data to be transferred at speeds of up to five gigabits per second -- more than...

Can Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) hire its way to the top of the entertainment industry? The company is about to find out. Starting with less than 100 employees in 2012, Intel Media (a new division created to build a TV service and an accompanying set-top box) has grown into a team of more than 300...

The largest percentage swings in short interest in semiconductor stocks between the February 15 and February 28 settlement dates happened to Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) and ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH), which tumbled about 19 percent, as well as to Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM), which jumped more...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is rumored to be seeking as much as 10 percent of the orders for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming A7 processor. The A7 processor is expected to launch with either the next iPhone or iPad. Currently the firm's most powerful chip is the A6X, a dual-core processor with quad-core...

What’s the income investor to do? Major indices sit at all-time highs making the hunt for quality names paying a healthy dividend even harder to find. What if you could find stocks paying more than a four percent dividend, have a history of increasing their yield, and have an attractive chart?...

It seems that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have reduced the price of its MacBook a bit prematurely. While notebook sales have been stagnant during the winter months, they could pick up very soon. According to DigiTimes, most of the major notebook vendors will ship new models in the second quarter. As...

Semiconductor stocks continued to attract short sellers during the first two weeks of February. The number of shares sold short in Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Qualcomm (...

Not that long ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was largely expected to design, manufacture and release a large television set. Analysts were sure of its existence but argued over the price. One analyst estimated that a 50-inch Retina Display could cost as much as $25,000 -- roughly the same price as a 4K...

The short interest in semiconductor makers was mixed during the latter two weeks of January. The number of shares sold short in Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) increased between the January 15 and...