Greece Raises Sovereign Concerns
2010-02-05 04:06:07
Keywords: Minyanville.com, Minyanville, Minyanville Media, Breaking News, investing, finance, stock market, Economy, Investing, Trading, Stocks, Personal Finance, News, Markets, Money, Banks, FED, economy, trading, investments, business, global economy, credit mark
Quote: As I absorbed the headlines -- Portugal and Spain and other Eastern European markets are getting hit on Greek contagion concerns -- and nose-scrunched the futures ("good" earnings news from CiscoCSCO) is being sold, much like IntelINTC) and JP MorganJPMThe Exchange that followed my Random Thoughts yesterday.As we're a transparent community, and the thoughts were shared in a Minyanesque manner, I would like to quickly address a few of the comments. In particular: "The ben...
Read articlePath cleared for plea by former Intel executive
2010-02-05 04:06:06
Quote: NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal prosecutors filed court papers Thursday indicating a former Intel executive charged in a massive insider trading case has agreed to waive indictment, a necessary step before a guilty plea can be entered.The move clears the way for Rajiv Goel, 51, to join eight others who have already pleaded guilty in what authorities say is the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history. Goel's lawyers, David Meister and David Zornow, declined to comment.Goel was scheduled to ap...
Read articleBusiness PCs Arrive with New Intel® Core vPro Processor Family
2010-02-05 04:06:05
Quote: SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intel Corporation:NEWS HIGHLIGHTS2010Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor family to meet the needs of businessesof all sizes for PCs with greater, more flexible performance, theftprevention and cost savings in a rapidly changing business computingenvironment. These and several other capabilities are at the heart ofmany new Intel-based business laptop and desktop computers beginning toroll out from computer manufacturers worldwide.The Intel Core vPro p...
Read articleUPDATE - Galleon fight on wiretaps grows amid new pleas
2010-02-03 04:56:41
Keywords: United States of America,Crime; Law Enforcement,Legislation,Financials,Asia,Major Breaking News,Investment services,Hedge funds,Management issues/policy,Fund management and asset allocation,Crime law and justice,Debt,China,Judicial processes/court cases/c
Quote: Employees of companies such as International Business
Machines Corp (IBM.N), McKinsey & Co management consultants and
the venture capital arm of Intel Corp (INTC.O) have been
charged. Meanwhile, former hedge fund manager David Slaine, cited in
a defense brief as a government cooperator in the Galleon
probe, has pleaded guilty to insider trading charges in a
separate case, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office announced
[ID: nN02208336]. A brief by an attorney for indicted former trader Zvi
Go...
Read articleIntel, Micron Introduce 25-Nanometer NAND -- The Smallest, Most Advanced Process Technology in the Semiconductor Industry
2010-02-02 01:13:01
Quote: Not only is the 25nm process the smallest NAND technology, it is also the smallest semiconductor technology in the world – a technological accomplishment that continues the advancement of more music, video, and other data in today's consumer electronics and computing applications.2 -- small enough to fit through the hole in the middle of a compact disc (CD), yet packs more than 10 times the data capacity of that CD (a standard CD holds 700 megabytes of data).With a committed focus and inv...
Read articleTech Stocks: Chip stocks lead techs in early trading
2010-02-02 01:13:00
Keywords: Markets|U.S. & Canada, COMP, Nasdaq Composite Index, SOX, Phlx Semiconductor Index, AMD, Advanced Micro Devices Inc, TXN, Texas Instruments Inc, INTC, Intel Corporation, NVDA, NVIDIA Corp, AAPL, Apple Inc, HPQ, Hewlett-Packard Co, DELL, Dell Inc, AMZN
Quote: 1.On Monday, however, chips were leading a mini-rally, with gains from Advanced Micro Devices Inc./quotes/comstock/13*!amd/quotes/nls/amd(AMD7.98,+0.52,+6.97%), Texas Instruments Inc./quotes/comstock/13*!txn/quotes/nls/txn(TXN23.05,+0.55,+2.44%), Intel Corp./quotes/comstock/15*!intc/quotes/nls/intc(INTC19.61,+0.21,+1.08%) and Nvidia Corp./quotes/comstock/15*!nvda/quotes/nls/nvda(NVDA16.57,+1.18,+7.67%). On Monday, AMD was upgraded to outperform by JMP Securities.Other major tech players also wer...
Read articleTech Stocks: Chip stocks lead tech sector higher
2010-02-02 01:12:57
Keywords: Markets|U.S. & Canada, COMP, Nasdaq Composite Index, SOX, Phlx Semiconductor Index, AMD, Advanced Micro Devices Inc, TXN, Texas Instruments Inc, INTC, Intel Corporation, NVDA, NVIDIA Corp, AAPL, Apple Inc, HPQ, Hewlett-Packard Co, DELL, Dell Inc, AMZN
Quote: 1.On Monday, however, chips were leading a mini-rally, with gains from Advanced Micro Devices Inc./quotes/comstock/13*!amd/quotes/nls/amd(AMD7.98,+0.52,+6.97%), Texas Instruments Inc./quotes/comstock/13*!txn/quotes/nls/txn(TXN23.05,+0.55,+2.44%), Intel Corp./quotes/comstock/15*!intc/quotes/nls/intc(INTC19.61,+0.21,+1.08%) and Nvidia Corp./quotes/comstock/15*!nvda/quotes/nls/nvda(NVDA16.57,+1.18,+7.67%). On Monday, AMD was upgraded to outperform by JMP Securities.Other major tech players also wer...
Read articleNothing to Fear but Those Who Monetize Fear
2010-02-02 01:12:56
Quote: He likes Intel (Ticker: INTC), a stock that is off about 5% so far this year, and could fall further still amid reports today of waning technology sales.
"I am thinking of selling Intel March 20 puts -- and as a hedge, selling an odd lot of the 17.50 puts as well," he said.
The natural question is: Why would someone bet that investors are too afraid and sell say five Intel March 20 puts and hedge with less than five March 17.50 puts? The likely answer is because he's willing to wager big that e...
Read article4th quarter's fast economic pace likely to wane
2010-02-01 02:01:10
Quote: Intel Corp., the world's biggest maker of computer microprocessors, and Microsoft Corp., the leading maker of computer software, are forecasting renewed household and business spending on personal computers.Still, the overall news for 2009 wasn't good.Friday's report showed economic activity for the year fell by 2.4 percent -- the sharpest drop since 1946. It was the first annual decline since 1991.If gains from inventories and exports are taken out, the economy last quarter grew at just a 1.7 p...
Read articleBarron's upbeat on Microsoft, wary on telcos
2010-02-01 02:01:08
Keywords: Data processing services,
Quote: "While Microsoft shares have doubled off their 2009 low, to
the high 20s, plenty of upside remains," he said, adding that
he was also positive about Intel Corp (INTC.O) and Seagate
Technology (STX.O) shares. Savitz was more cautious about the mobile phone makers and
carriers, however, citing weaker-than-expected iPhone sales in
Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) otherwise strong quarterly results. He
also noted disappointing results from Motorola Inc (MOT.N). New, cheaper data plans by wireless carriers AT&am...
Read articleSmart Dust? Not Quite, but We’re Getting There
2010-02-01 02:01:08
Keywords: Computers and the Internet,Desktop Computers,Enterprise Computing,Hewlett-Packard Co,Nintendo Co Ltd,Intel Corp,International Business Machines Corporation,Sensient Technologies Corporation
Quote: The applications for sensor-based computing, experts say, include buildings that manage their own energy use, bridges that sense motion and metal fatigue to tell engineers they need repairs, cars that track traffic patterns and report potholes, and fruit and vegetable shipments that tell grocers when they ripen and begin to spoil.Intel Labs in Seattle, proved impossible because the clever sensors needed batteries. Instead of dust, he said, the sensor nodules would be the size of grapefruits.But ...
Read article[$$] Intel Challenges FTC Commissioner's Role
2010-02-01 02:01:06
Quote: Thomas Rosch once advised Intel Corp. on antitrust matters. Now, as a member of the Federal Trade Commission, Mr. Rosch is playing a prominent role in the agency's suit charging the chip giant with abusing its power over the microprocessor market. Intel challenged Mr. Rosch's role in its efforts to avert the FTC suit late last year. The day before the commission voted to sue Intel in mid-December, the company filed a motion to have Mr. Rosch disqualified from reviewing the case because of his f...
Read articleAMD to keep stake in GlobalFoundries for now
2010-01-29 01:50:44
Keywords: Semiconductor equipment and products,United States of America,
Quote: AMD, struggling to
compete with dominant rival Intel Corp (INTC.O), spun off its
semiconductor manufacturing arm into GlobalFoundries last year to
try to cut costs and secure investment. "We are very comfortable with the setup, finding the right
balance of protecting our interest and at the same time having the
benefits of this new business model," AMD Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Seifert told analysts on a conference call on Thursday. AMD announced at its fourth-quarter earnings call that it
...
Read articleSector Snap: Selling hits technology shares
2010-01-29 01:50:43
Quote: rippled through the sector.A pared sales forecast from Qualcomm and weak handset shipments at Motorola hit "a market that definitely has a downward bias over macroeconomic concerns," said Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman in a note to investors.The information technology sector had the biggest decline on the Standard & Poor's 500 index, with communication equipment stocks among the biggest losers.Freedman said investors are bailing out of semiconductor stocks as well because of fears t...
Read articleAnalysts Expect iPad to Give lift to Asian Suppliers
2010-01-29 01:50:42
Quote: IntelMicron Corp.'s joint venture will likely see more demand since the device carries up to 64 gigabytes of storage," said Nam Hyung Kim, director of equity research at Arete. "This will be a good year for the memory-chip suppliers thanks to Apple and the rush by competitors to match Apple-like products."
Wanli Wang, an analyst at HSBC Securities, expects iPad shipments to be between 3 million and 10 million this year. "But given iPad's competitive pricing, we expect Apple to be able to ship u...
Read articleMicrosoft fiscal 2Q earns up 60 pct on PC rebound
2010-01-29 01:50:41
Quote: Intel Corp., the top maker of microprocessors for computers, also reported strong sales in consumer segments but ongoing weakness in business PCs.Microsoft said it expects corporations to start spending on technology this year, but that the increase from the current lows would be gradual.For the fiscal second quarter, which ended Dec. 31, Microsoft said its net income rose to $6.7 billion, or 74 cents per share, from $4.17 billion, or 47 cents per share, in the same period last year.That exceede...
Read articleIntel employee linked to Galleon case left company
2010-01-29 01:50:40
Keywords: Financials,Fund management and asset allocation,Legislation,Management issues/policy,Labour; Employment; Unemployment,Technology,Computer hardware,Semiconductor equipment and products,
Quote: Intel employee linked to Galleon case left company
* Intel says Rajiv Goel no longer employed at company * Goel left late in 2009 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O) said
Rajiv Goel, the manager involved in the Galleon insider trading
case, is no longer working for the chipmaker. Goel, a director in Intel's treasury department, left Intel
in late 2009, "just before the first of the year," Intel
spokesman Chuck Mulloy said on Thursday. He declined to provide
details about the c...
Read articleForty Students Named Finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010
2010-01-28 03:56:52
Quote: Assessing inequalities in how high schoolscompete in national science competitions.These are just three of the 40 projects selected to compete at the IntelScience Talent Search 2010, a program of Society for Science & thePublic.www.societyforscience.org/sts."This year’s finalists are truly inspiring and they reaffirm our beliefthat programs like the Intel Science Talent Search foster a passion formath and science, subjects that are the foundation of the innovationthat is the key to Americ...
Read articleOracle: Forward To The Past
2010-01-28 03:56:51
Keywords: Enterprise Software, Hardware, Databases
Quote: IBM(IBM -news-people) of the 1960s and 1970s was the best example--maybe the only one--of such a company, providing both mainframes and the software and consultants needed to make them useful.Since then, though, we've had the Intel(INTC -news-people) revolution, in which one company used volume sales to finance the increasingly expensive R&D required to keep technology moving forward in the first place. Intel chips are now, by and large and with a quibble here and there, the fastest around, and ...
Read articleUPDATE - LSI profit forecast fails to impress, shares fall
2010-01-28 03:56:46
Keywords: Semiconductor equipment and products,United States of America,Corporate Results,Corporate Results Forecasts,Business activities,Data processing services,
Quote: LSI Chief Executive Abhi Talwalkar told Reuters in an
interview that increased corporate spending on servers -- both
to replace old hardware and to take advantage of Intel Corp's
(INTC.O) newest chips -- pointed to sustained growth. Talwalkar also said pressure from new consumer devices,
such as Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPad [ID:nN27203955] with its
multimedia and database-driven applications, will push
communications carriers to invest in infrastructure to relive
burdened networks. "You're not only...
Read article