Stocks Finish Solid Week; Akorn Restates 2014 Revenue
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Apr 24, 3:55PM CDT
Stocks settled back slightly going into the close Friday, but managed to hold most of the day's gains despite weakness in chip stocks. But after the close, leading drugmaker Akorn (AKRX) dropped sharply. It announced it had preliminarily discovered...
SBUX: 51.84 (+2.41), BIIB: 401.71 (-28.57), CAVM: 65.63 (-4.51), AMZN: 445.10 (+55.11), MTSI: 31.41 (-1.92), AKRX: 55.24 (-0.68), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), SKX: 89.66 (+2.79), DPZ: 113.96 (+4.73), GOOGL: 573.66 (+16.20), MSFT: 47.87 (+4.53), AVGO: 119.50 (-4.57)
Tech Stocks Throw A Party But Aren't Serving Chips
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Apr 24, 3:31PM CDT
While the tech-heavy Nasdaq stock index is nearing its all-time intraday high, shares of top chipmakers have tumbled -- even those that supply Apple (AAPL) -- and are now below key levels of support. The selloff appeared to begin Wednesday, when...
CAVM: 65.63 (-4.51), QRVO: 70.12 (-3.15), SWKS: 93.39 (-2.43), QCOM: 68.24 (-0.10), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), NXPI: 95.33 (-3.25), AAPL: 130.28 (+0.61), AVGO: 119.50 (-4.57)
Tech Stock Bubble? There's 'No Comparison' to 2000 Bust -- Belpointe Strategist
at The Street - Fri Apr 24, 11:51AM CDT
Just because the Nasdaq eclipsed its March 2000 high of 5,048 doesn't mean another tech bust is on the horizon, one strategist says.
SBUX: 51.84 (+2.41), AMZN: 445.10 (+55.11), FB: 81.53 (-0.88), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), QCOM: 68.24 (-0.10), GOOGL: 573.66 (+16.20), BAC: 15.64 (-0.05), GOOG: 565.06 (+18.06)
Intel Corporation Stock Ratio Analysis
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 24, 10:30AM CDT
Image source: Intel. Intel didn't exactly invent the semiconductor or the microchip, but the company is an undisputed giant and leader in the chip industry . PCs may be falling out of fashion, but Intel is also a major supplier of server...
MU: 29.20 (-0.31), AMD: 2.30 (-0.03), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), INTC: 32.08 (-0.27)
Company News for April 24, 2015 - Corporate Summary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 24, 9:10AM CDT
Companies in the News are: FB,TXN,PHM,EBAY
EBAY: 59.20 (+0.31), FB: 81.53 (-0.88), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), PHM: 20.12 (+0.15)
Downgrade Alert for Texas Instruments (TXN)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Apr 24, 7:22AM CDT
Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) was downgraded from Buy to Neutral at BofA/Merrill today. The stock closed yesterday at $54.72 on volume of 22.6 million shares, above average daily volume of 4.7 million. Texas Instruments Incorporated is a global semiconductor company that designs and supplies analog technologies, digital signal processing (DSP) and microcontroller (MCU) semiconductors. The Company also operates materials and controls, and educational and productivity solutions businesses. Texas Instruments has manufacturing or sales operations in countries around the world.
TXN: 54.73 (+0.01)
Dale's Super 7 Dividend Aristocrat And Achievers Portfolio Core
Dale Roberts - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Apr 23, 5:45PM CDT
MMM: 158.99 (-0.67), GE: 26.80 (-0.05), MON: 118.46 (+0.97), NKE: 100.95 (-0.16), UTX: 116.16 (-1.10), BLK: 372.98 (+1.05), XOM: 86.97 (-0.57), WMT: 79.84 (+0.66), VIG: 81.59 (+0.22), PEP: 95.17 (-0.56), JNJ: 101.08 (+0.62), XLP: 49.19 (+0.01), SPY: 211.65 (+0.49), TRP: 47.13 (+0.12), IBM: 169.78 (-0.46), QCOM: 68.24 (-0.10), EOG: 96.72 (-1.55), LOW: 73.16 (-0.21), CAT: 84.60 (-0.19), OXY: 79.77 (-0.27), AAPL: 130.28 (+0.61), FDX: 169.95 (-0.15), KO: 40.89 (-0.06), ABT: 48.32 (-0.14), WBA: 85.98 (-0.71), MED: 31.52 (+0.25), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), BCE: 44.92 (-0.03), CVS: 101.58 (+0.70), ENB: 53.83 (+0.12), AIG: 56.99 (+0.24), TU: 35.16 (-0.03), BRK.B: 142.09 (-0.34), CL: 69.17 (-0.05)
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Thu Apr 23, 5:05PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
MU: 29.20 (-0.31), ENZN: 1.72 (+0.18), AMD: 2.30 (-0.03), FB: 81.53 (-0.88), BRCM: 44.46 (-0.98), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), CMCSK: 59.19 (+0.50), MSFT: 47.87 (+4.53), INTC: 32.08 (-0.27), VLTC: 11.54 (+0.50), CMCSA: 59.64 (+0.41), AAPL: 130.28 (+0.61), CSCO: 28.82 (+0.15)
Ericsson Plunges on Earnings Miss, Texas Instruments Gets Downgrade -- Tech Winners & Losers
at The Street - Thu Apr 23, 4:42PM CDT
Ericsson tanks after its first-quarter earnings miss, as does Texas Instruments. eBay, however, soars after posting stronger-than-expected results.
EBAY: 59.20 (+0.31), ERIC: 11.41 (-0.17), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01)
Watch for Texas Instruments to Potentially Rebound After Falling 6.83% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Apr 23, 3:47PM CDT
Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $53.93 to a high of $54.93. Yesterday, the shares fell 6.8%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $57.60 on volume of 22.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
TXN: 54.73 (+0.01)
Texas Instruments Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 6.83%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Apr 23, 3:47PM CDT
Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $53.93 to a high of $54.93. Yesterday, the shares fell 6.8%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $57.60 on volume of 22.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
TXN: 54.73 (+0.01)
Qualcomm Price Targets Cut On 'Disappointing' View
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Apr 23, 1:30PM CDT
Qualcomm (QCOM) got at least one downgrade and several price target cuts Thursday after the company slashed $1 billion from its revenue outlook for its fiscal 2015 ending Sept. 27. The San Diego-based chipmaker, however, late Wednesday reported a...
CAVM: 65.63 (-4.51), QRVO: 70.12 (-3.15), XLNX: 42.88 (-0.88), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), QCOM: 68.24 (-0.10), AVGO: 119.50 (-4.57)
Nasdaq stocks posting largest percentage decreases
AP - Thu Apr 23, 12:25PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on Nasdaq at 1 p.m.:
CENX: 13.04 (+0.10), ALDX: 9.56 (-0.18), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), GPIC: 12.00 (-0.70), CLFD: 14.25 (+0.04), ASMB: 15.45 (-1.54), HEES: 24.49 (-1.09), PFBX: 9.33 (+0.12), VLTC: 11.54 (+0.50), REPH: 11.88 (+1.04), ADTN: 15.98 (-0.03), CREE: 31.87 (-0.36)
Chip stocks slump after TI, Xilinx, Qualcomm offer soft guidance
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Apr 23, 11:20AM CDT
SOXS: 11.79 (+0.56), CAVM: 65.63 (-4.51), CY: 12.77 (-0.49), SOXL: 134.21 (-6.90), AMCC: 5.01 (-0.09), PMCS: 8.99 (-0.25), FCS: 18.62 (-0.58), SMH: 56.04 (-0.60), SOXX: 93.81 (-1.57), IDTI: 18.41 (-1.28), SSG: 48.08 (+1.61), ATML: 7.85 (-0.31), PSI: 26.49 (-0.68), QRVO: 70.12 (-3.15), XLNX: 42.88 (-0.88), ADNC: 5.63 (+0.17), VSH: 12.78 (-0.30), USD: 88.20 (-3.30), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), FSL: 38.86 (-1.12), STM: 9.44 (-0.21), XSD: 85.14 (-2.91), AVGO: 119.50 (-4.57)
Texas Instruments (TXN) Is Today's Unusual Social Activity Stock
at The Street - Thu Apr 23, 8:51AM CDT
Trade-Ideas LLC identified Texas Instruments (TXN) as an unusual social activity candidate
TXN: 54.73 (+0.01)
Will This Analyst Downgrade Hurt Texas Instruments (TXN) Stock Today?
at The Street - Thu Apr 23, 8:32AM CDT
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch downgrades Texas Instruments (TXN) to 'neutral' from 'buy.'
TXN: 54.73 (+0.01)
Premarket Gainers / Losers as of 9:10 am
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Apr 23, 8:13AM CDT
PBR.A: 8.91 (+0.23), SKX: 89.66 (+2.79), SNE: 31.34 (+0.62), NVGN: 6.54 (-0.01), VLTC: 11.54 (+0.50), PBR: 9.99 (+0.59), DNKN: 54.03 (+2.52), NJ: 18.57 (+0.12), LOOK: 1.97 (+0.37), ARRS: 35.76 (-1.54), ERIC: 11.41 (-0.17), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), PHM: 20.12 (+0.15), PTCT: 70.48 (-0.88), DPZ: 113.96 (+4.73), MOBL: 6.97 (-0.14)
TXN 1Q Results and 2Q Outlook Impacted By FX, PC, Wireless - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 23, 8:12AM CDT
Texas Instruments (TXN, or TI) reported first-quarter earnings that were a penny short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate and management guidance of 62 cents.
AMD: 2.30 (-0.03), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), MSFT: 47.87 (+4.53), INTC: 32.08 (-0.27)
Wall Street Breakfast: Where's The Value These Days?
Wall Street Breakfast - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Apr 23, 5:27AM CDT
CXO: 125.84 (-0.64), PZN: 9.25 (+0.05), OCR: 86.11 (-0.20), BTG: 1.55 (-0.03), HL: 3.04 (-0.06), AUQ: 3.43 (-0.11), SKX: 89.66 (+2.79), CNQ: 33.62 (-0.01), INTC: 32.08 (-0.27), GOOG: 565.06 (+18.06), RRC: 61.36 (-0.58), NOK: 7.76 (-0.09), UUUU: 5.30 (-0.12), PBR: 9.99 (+0.59), URRE: 1.41 (-0.05), KGC: 2.30 (-0.01), GSM: 21.17 (+0.17), DNN: 0.95 (-0.02), SLW: 19.16 (-0.19), EOG: 96.72 (-1.55), TMUS: 34.31 (-0.13), SIRI: 3.96 (+0.03), MA: 90.72 (-0.16), AEC: 28.45 (+0.04), HAR: 145.10 (-1.39), GOLD: 74.55 (-1.54), FB: 81.53 (-0.88), NCR: 28.88 (-1.01), AU: 10.65 (-0.47), IAG: 2.12 (-0.03), MCP: 0.99 (+0.15), BA: 148.40 (-1.47), AVL: 0.30 (+0.01), IWB: 118.66 (+0.17), NG: 3.58 (-0.04), NFX: 38.76 (+0.72), PXD: 174.10 (-1.06), OSN: 0.70 (-0.03), TXN: 54.73 (+0.01), FNV: 49.24 (-1.07), PAAS: 9.18 (-0.15), MCD: 98.74 (+1.74), RGLD: 62.30 (-1.76), MRO: 30.33 (-0.22), AUY: 3.83 (-0.10), NVS: 104.28 (-1.22), KMI: 44.34 (-0.23), DHI: 26.57 (+0.42), CCJ: 17.30 (+0.03), CLR: 51.35 (-1.25), GFI: 4.10 (-0.19), LVS: 55.25 (+0.13), REMX: 27.59 (+0.33), URZ: 1.25 (-0.04), SU: 33.06 (+0.08), T: 34.01 (-0.22), UEC: 2.31 (-0.09), ECA: 14.00 (-0.04), XLP: 49.19 (+0.01), GMO: 0.80 (-0.04), V: 67.48 (-0.24), EBAY: 59.20 (+0.31), EGO: 4.70 (-0.20), S: 5.27 (+0.03), BHP: 51.04 (+1.82), TRN: 28.70 (-4.66), QCOM: 68.24 (-0.10), ANGI: 6.16 (-0.24), URG: 1.04 (+0.01), GOOGL: 573.66 (+16.20), EMC: 26.50 (-0.09), TWC: 155.26 (+6.50), AGI: 6.71 (-0.11), XLF: 24.28 (-0.04), AAPL: 130.28 (+0.61), REE: 0.76 (-0.03), APC: 92.65 (-0.81), KO: 40.89 (-0.06), BAM: 55.58 (+0.03), AMZN: 445.10 (+55.11), ABT: 48.32 (-0.14), ABX: 12.52 (-0.12), NEM: 24.98 (+1.53), DB: 34.26 (+0.11), ASML: 107.16 (-1.53), XLV: 74.39 (-0.24), VSI: 42.98 (-0.15), BIDU: 216.90 (+4.62), ARRS: 35.76 (-1.54), LEU: 5.22 (+0.58), CMCSA: 59.64 (+0.41), SBGL: 8.64 (-0.72), GG: 19.01 (-0.51), BABA: 84.57 (+2.29)