AMR (AMR ), the parent of American Airlines has just declared bankrupcy. There is increasing talk that US Airways (LCC ) may seek to merge with AMR. A merger will reduce cost for both AMR and US Airways. AMR used to be the largest airline, but fell
OmniVision ( OVTI) is a premier manufacturer of sensors for cameras. Earlier this month, OmniVision had warned of cut backs in orders from certain key projects. It has been speculated that the cut back is from Apple (AAPL) in favor of Sony (SNE). For the January
After the passing of Steve Jobs, investors face uncertainty in shares of Apple (AAPL). Will the stock next hit $100 or $1,000? This article is the seventh in a series, ‘œThe Future of Apple,’ designed to give investors appropriate insights on the future of the iconic company. A
Nvidia (NVDA) has kicked out AMD (AMD ) from Apple (AAPL) MacBooks. Previously AMD had kicked Nvidia out of MacBooks. It appears that Apple is playing the game to get the best pricing. There does not seem to be any performance issues with
Headlines yelled, Big Oil Spill Off Brazil. Complete with satellite images, reports of cover up by a super major oil giant Chevron (CVX), big police investigation, a rig by Transocean (RIG), and message boards abuzz with a spill bigger than the BP (BP) spill in the Gulf of Mexico,
InterDigital (IDCC) possess a considerable amount of intellectual property. When Motorola Mobility (MMI) was bought by Google (GOOG) , there developed considerable excitement in the market about patents. InterDigital put itself up for sale. InterDigital wanted to strike while the iron was hot. Iron has cooled and InterDigital has not
ETFs mentioned in this article include GLD, IAU, SLV, DGP, UGL, and AGQ. Gold fell $54 Thursday. Most gurus were expecting gold to go up due to increasing instability in Europe. Spain conducted a dreadful bond auction, in which it was forced to pay 6.975%, just shy of the 7%
On our Western Digital (WDC) position we are lowering the stops on a 5% tranche to $25.32 and another 5% tranche at $25.36. Also taking profits on a 15% tranche at $25.20. In these volatile times when we have a quick profit like we have on Western Digital, it
The reality is beginning to set in that yesterday’s move on Western Digital (WDC) was excessive. The news of supply agreement with SAE Magnetics is positive for the next three months, but after that it should make no difference. EU approval of Hitachi deal was expected so there was