Rocky Holding will be a powerhouse supplier of radio frequency components to both Apple AAPL and Samsung when it is born. Rocky Holding is the tentative name of a new company that will result from the merger of RF Micro Devices (RFMD) and TriQuint Semiconductor (TQNT). Both companies have approved
There is a saying on Wall Street, “Sell in May and go away.” Most investors are better off by not selling in May and not going away, and I have three potential plays for them to make. First, let’s take a look at the believers in this saying. They produce
The biggest and the most popular 3D printing company 3D Systems DDD is down about 9% even after reporting decent earnings and delivering an upbeat outlook this morning. Earnings for Q1 came at $0.15, meeting the consensus view of $0.15. The top line showed substantial growth. Q1 revenues came at $147.8
Samsung and Apple (AAPL) are the top two players in the smartphone market. I am often asked by individual investors in the U. S. how to invest in Samsung, a Korean company. The best way is to buy Samsung shares in Seoul, South Korea or GDRs in London. In the
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS AND SO DOES GOLD May 2, 2014 April Unemployment Rate falls to 6.3% vs. 6.6% consensus. April Private Payrolls rocket to 273K vs.
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. RBCN is falling on earnings. The thesis behind holding this stock has nothing to do with earnings. Apple is making major investments in RBCN competitor GTAT for sapphire. If Apple introduces a sapphire screen, the competitors may also want to introduce
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. Adding a 10% tranche to SPY short in the zone of $188 to $189. The trigger is a big fall in bond prices.
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. The stock is running up on a patent win. The big move is not justified. Consider shorting up to 25% in tranches in the zone of $4.70-6.30. Mental stop over $7.33. Target $3.50- 4.11. The stock is at $4.77 as
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Overall EBAY earnings are worse than our expectations. Still the plan is to accumulate these shares because of the value of PayPal which is a division of EBAY. Here are the new guidelines. Consider accumulating only 20% of the full core
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. TWTR is long from $26. Profits have been taken as high as $57.30 and $70 on a trade around position. Only 15% is still being held. TWTR reports earnings after the close. There is a risk to both up and down