Category: Tech Stocks
The analysis published under this category are as follows.Tuesday, May 24, 2011
What's Next for Sleeping Tek Giant Intel? / Companies / Tech Stocks
David Zeiler writes: From 1990 to 1999, Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) shares soared 10,000%, making the chipmaking half of the so-called "Wintel" duo a stock that almost every investor wanted to own.
And why not: Intel's processors served as the brains of 90% of the world's personal computers. And the PC market was booming.
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Can Microsoft, Cisco and Intel Reverse a Decade of Decline? / Companies / Tech Stocks
David Zeiler writes: For most of the 1990s, U.S. high-tech heavyweights Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) and Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) didn't just dominate their respective markets.
They ruled them.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Eye on Apple / Companies / Tech Stocks
For you Apple (AAPL) devotees, and I consider myself among the faithful, my near-term work argues that the correction of the late-April upleg from 320.16 to 360.90 ended (finally) on Tuesday at 330.75.
Since that low, a new upleg has started that likely completed its initial upmove this morning at 342.40. If my work is accurate, then AAPL has entered a correction of the upmove from 330.75 to 342.40, and could press next into the 335-332.50 area in the hours ahead.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Netflix Is More Than Just Special Effects / Companies / Tech Stocks
Jason Simpkins writes: Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) shares have surged 764% in just two-and-a-half years.
And yet there are still investors, analysts and businessmen who continue to doubt the company - choosing instead to believe that its meteoric rise is more flash than bang.
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Apple the World's Most Expensive Brand / Companies / Tech Stocks
The US-based Apple was recognized as the most expensive brand in the world. According to the annual research conducted by Millward Brown, Apple managed to climb to the first place thanks to the experience gained while working with clients, attention to detail and an increased presence in the corporate environment, as well as advancing of the high quality products to the market.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Social Network: Why So LinkedIn? / Companies / Tech Stocks
Dubbed as the Facebook of business professionals, Linkedin has expanded into many parts of the globe with 101.5 million members worldwide by the end of March. That's 12 million members more than it had at the end of 2010.
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Sunday, May 01, 2011
Is Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) Undervalued? / Companies / Tech Stocks
Jon D. Markman writes: Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) last year passed Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) to become the largest technology company by market capitalization. Overall, it's now second only to Exxon MobilCorp. (NYSE: XOM) in size.
But shockingly, even at $323 billion, Apple still looks cheap.
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Bullish on Cisco / Companies / Tech Stocks
Right now all of my work in Cisco (CSCO) argues very strongly that the April 19 low at 16.52 ended its bear market phase from its April 30 high at 27.74. If accurate, this means that the strength off of 16.52 either represents the start of a powerful counter-trend recovery rally (that projects to 18.20/50 next) or the start of a new bull phase that should propel CSCO well beyond 18.20/50.
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Monday, April 25, 2011
Frothy Valuations for Facebook and Groupon Sparking Worries of New Dot-Com Bubble / Companies / Tech Stocks
David Zeiler writes: With valuations of Web-based companies like Facebook Inc. and Groupon Inc. zooming ever higher, questions have been raised over what these companies are truly worth and whether we're seeing the early stages of a new dot-com bubble.
"The markets are showing signs of speculative froth," Martin Sorrell, chief executive officer of marketing giant WPP PLC (Nasdaq ADR: WPPGY), told the trade journal Information Age in a recent interview.
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Eye on Apple Stock Price Support / Companies / Tech Stocks
We could make the case that today Apple (AAPL) broke down from a 4-month top formation when it sliced beneath 328.00-326.00 support (now resistance). As long as AAPL continues to consolidate below 326-328, the bears will remain in directional control.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
This Tech Bubble is Different / Companies / Tech Stocks
An interesting take in BusinessWeek as we embark on yet another bubble, this time in social media. (which you must embrace as a momo investor, until they crash) Unlike previous "tech" bubbles (say PC era, or internet era), which left something tangible behind when they busted, this time around there appears we'll have little to show for a central banker gone mad showering the world with liquidity. (heck yesterday an unprofitable car rental company that had no market interest last fall went ballistic on its IPO) As an aside, Groupon looks to be coming public in Q3 at a valuation of $15-20 Billion. I bet it doubles on the first day - after all, money for nothing and chicks for free....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Apple May Be in Trouble / Companies / Tech Stocks
I am a firm believer in the Peter Lynch style of investing. Peter Lynch's mantra was to "invest in what you know." So many of us tend to get caught up in complicated algorithms, strategies and analysis, when all we might have to do is simply open our eyes to what is happening right outside our front door.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Can Apple Punch Through Resistance / Companies / Tech Stocks
This morning's pre-open down-gap in Apple (AAPL) and spike to 327.49 so far has turned out to be the low for the larger downleg off of the Mar 28 high at 354.34. The spike low, followed by what is shaping up to be a significant upside reversal so far today, also can be considered another test of critical three-month support at 326.50/00 from the day that Steve Jobs announced he was taking a leave of absence.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, April 11, 2011
The Battle to Dominate Could Based Computing / Companies / Tech Stocks
David Zeiler writes: Cloud-based computing is shaping up to be a major battleground in the U.S. high-tech sector for the rest of this year, as companies compete to deliver such services as music streaming to consumer-based mobile devices.
And it figures to be a true clash of titans, with such high-tech heavyweights as Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) serving among the major combatants.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Post-PC Era Poses Challenge for Tech Stocks, The Rise of Smartphones / Companies / Tech Stocks
David Zeiler writes: The accelerating transition to mobile computing devices - such as smartphones and tablets - will drive tech companies to adapt to shifting consumer preferences or risk getting left behind.
Although they haven't yet tossed out their desktop or laptop PCs, more and more people are adopting mobile devices for such activities as checking e-mail, browsing the Web, playing games and interacting with social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Facebook Valued More than Russia's Largest Oil Company / Companies / Tech Stocks
Investment firm General Atlantic is going to purchase 0.1 percent of world's largest social network Facebook. The deal may push the price of the network up to $65 billion, but the transaction requires approval from Facebook at first. The company has been showing an impressive growth during the recent years. In the middle of 2009, the deals with its shares were concluded on the base of the company cost of $10 billion.
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Friday, March 04, 2011
Tech Stocks Set to Fuel Resurgent U.S. IPO Market / Companies / Tech Stocks
Jason Simpkins writes: After falling off the radar for three years, the U.S. IPO market is off to its best start since before the financial crisis. And with several high profile technology companies set to go public this year, it's likely to carry that momentum forward.
Companies around the globe have raised more than $26 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, a 20% increase over last year and the best start on record, according to Dealogic. Globally, 15 IPOs were crammed into the first two weeks of February - a month that last year had seen a total of just four IPOs.
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Thursday, March 03, 2011
The Biggest Headache For Groupon And Facebook Investors / Companies / Tech Stocks
Groupon makes its money by selling coupons for goods and services. It partners with local merchants. When you buy a coupon for a merchant's discount on Groupon, it reportedly takes a 50% cut in the U.S.
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Seven Reasons the Apple iPad Will Remain King of the Tablets / Companies / Tech Stocks
David Zeiler writes: Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) today (Wednesday) is expected to launch the iPad 2 - the latest iteration of a tablet device that has revolutionized the mobile computing segment.
Indeed, while most of its competitors have yet to release even their first tablet attempt, Apple is already at work on its third, which shows just how entrenched Apple's lead is in this relatively new and fast growing market.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Opportunity Knocks For Mobile Computing Stocks / Companies / Tech Stocks
Jon D. Markman writes: Stocks swung from the rafters over the past week with a sense of drama that has been missing for the several months as bulls and bears battled over the 1,300 level of the S&P 500.
Like many round numbers of the past three years, this level is the dividing line between the view of optimists and pessimists, and it looks to me like the optimists are on the verge of another big win.
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