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Dialog Semiconductor Pre-announcement an Indication of iPhone and iPad Strength
Dialog Semiconductor is a German company that makes mixed-signal circuits with an emphasis on mobile devices. On January 10 it announced a significant increase to guidance for its December quarter. Its original guidance was for revenue of $2...…
‘Gerard Depardieu Downgrades France Again’ (And Other Quotes Of The Week)
French actor Gerard Depardieu managed to stay in the headlines this week, outraging the French government in the process and continuing to declare that he is not leaving France permanently for tax reasons. The latest headlines had Depardieu...…
The January Rally And Market Forecasts 2013: ‘The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly’
OK, the “First Five Days” of trading for 2013 went into the books this week and as you likely know, this is a seasonal indicator which The Stock Trader’s Almanac (and others) grant some degree of validity. According to a…
Better Late Than Never–Or Just Too Late
Last week $18.3 billion of other people’s money flowed into US equity funds; that’s after months and months of investors liquidating their stock funds and switching more money into fixed income, bond…
Apple Mac Estimates Range from 4.45 Million to 6.5 Million
Fortune reporter Philip Elmer-Dewitt compiles sell-side and independent analysts forecasts on Apple. He has gathered 54 analyst projections that have a median of 5.2 million Macs sold in the December quarter from Street and independent analys...…
iPad Estimates Range from 16.8 Million to 32 Million
Fortune reporter Philip Elmer-Dewitt compiles sell-side and independent analysts forecasts on Apple. He has gathered 56 analyst projections that have an average of 22.8 million iPads sold from the Street analysts and 25.5 million from the ind...…
5 Rules for Success in 2013
After 30+ years in the financial markets, MoneyShow’s Tom Aspray has learned a thing or two about how to stack the odds in your favor and he shares them to help you…
Sticky Math Behind Hostess: How Much Are Twinkies And Wonder Bread Worth?
(Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) A $390 million bid for a portion of Hostess’ bread business spices up the discussion about the bankrupt baker’s worth. Flowers Food has emerged as the…
Stocks See Small Gains; Draghi Positive about Eurozone
Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) This is a guest post by Craig Birk, director of portfolio management…
Weekly Market Wrap: January 11, 2012
This second trading week of 2013 comes to a close with investors analyzed weak results from Wells Fargo (WFC) and higher inflation in China. Welcome to the ‘Weekly Market Wrap’ for January…
Nokia Gets A Big Holiday Boost As Lumia Sales Beat Expectations
Nokia’s second run with Microsoft’s Windows Phone seems to be off to a flying start. The Finnish handset maker issued a very positive fourth quarter guidance Thursday, beating its expectations on both the feature phones and the Lumia…
Make A Reservation For OpenTable’s Run Higher
Image via CrunchBase Since bouncing off its 200-day moving average over a month ago, online maitre d’ OpenTable (OPEN) has advanced roughly 26%, and…
Riding Out The Next Crash In UAE, Myanmar And Mongolia
Myanmar 2006 These are themes that we fully expect to develop during the next 12 months. 1. The “mother of all financial bubbles” will burst… but not before blowing up even bigger!…
Best Buy’s Bleeding Staunched For Now, Raising Prospects Of A Buyout From Schulze
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Best Buy this morning reported a surprising stop in the sales slide that has plagued the big box retailer. The staunched bleeding has lifted expectations that billionaire Richard Schulze…
Daily Dividend Report: WAG, AIZ, CPNO, RRD, FSP
Walgreens Company (WAG) maintained its quarterly dividend of 27.5 cents per share. The dividend is payable March 12, 2013, to shareholders of record February 15, 2013. Shares are higher by about 1.1…
AAPL: Conservative Guidance?
“Given our estimative for a 79% sequential unit increase in iPhone sales that represent Apple’s highest-margin hardware product line, we believe Apple’s December quarter gross margin guidance of 36% could prove conservative, and w...…
APPL: Hi & Lo End Product?
“Based on our analysis and monthly store surveys, we believe Apple could potentially launch a lower-end iPhone focused on more price-sensitive pre-paid markets in conjunction with larger distributors, as we believe consumers in markets such...…
Blocking LNG Exports Helps A Few, Hurts Many
Barnett Shale gas drilling rig near Alvarado, Tex. In recent weeks, there has been a growing debate over whether to allow American liquid natural…
Rain And Politics Crushing Brazil Power Cos
It’s not only government regulations to keep energy prices low that’s hurting Brazilian electric power companies these days. Now it’s Mother Nature herself, or in Brazil, their own rain saint, Saint Peter,…
Friday Sector Laggards: Metals & Mining, Non-Precious Metals & Non-Metallic Mining Stocks
In trading on Friday, metals & mining shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.7%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Uranium Resources (URRE), off about 12.2%…
Friday Sector Leaders: Music & Electronics Stores, Education & Training Services
In trading on Friday, music & electronics stores shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.7%. Leading the group were shares of Best Buy (BBY), up about 12.6% and…
Campus Crest Communities Named Top Dividend Stock With Insider Buying and 5.29% Yield
In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ”DividendRank” report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The…
Why Caterpillar is a Top 25 Dividend Giant
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has been named as a Top 25 ”Dividend Giant” by ETF Channel, with a stunning $1.18B worth of stock held by ETFs, and above-average ”DividendRank” statistics including a…
Mom Was Wrong: Money Does Buy Happiness. There’s Research To Prove It
(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Money buys expensive toys and ocean-view mansions. It excuses bad behavior, makes redemption possible and enables construction of…
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