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By and large, short interest in the leading semiconductor stocks shrank between the November 14 and November 28 settlement dates. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) was the exception, posting a sizable increase in the number of shares short. Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) and STMicroelectronics...

The new earnings season gears up this week. Among those stepping into the earnings spotlight are rival semiconductor companies Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). While the former responded to the softening PC market in 2012 and 2013 by focusing on game consoles,...

Among the leading semiconductor stocks, Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR), Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) saw the most significant swings in short interest between the June 13 and June 30 settlement dates. Like Broadcom, Avago Technologies, Cirrus Logic, Maxim Integrated...

Among the leading semiconductor stocks, Avago Technologies, (NASDAQ: AVGO), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) and Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) saw the most significant upswings in short interest between the April 30 and May 15 settlement dates. Gains in the number of shares short...

Among the leading semiconductor stocks, Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) and Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) saw the most significant swings in short interest between the April 15 and April 30 settlement dates. Short sellers also retreated from Advanced Micro...

Among the leading semiconductor stocks, Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) and Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) saw the most significant downswings in short interest between the March 31 and April 15 settlement dates. Short sellers also retreated from Applied Materials, ARM Holdings,...

The earnings crunch is underway. Highlights this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, Netflix and Starbucks, which are all expected to post earnings growth, as well as from Ford, McDonald's and Microsoft, for which earnings declines are forecast. Here is a...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), which has set its sights on wearable technology, gaming and the Internet of Things in its effort to move away from the dwindling PC market, is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2014 results on Tuesday, April 15, after the markets close. As a member of the Dow Jones...

Among the semiconductor stocks that analysts at J.P. Morgan expect to flourish in the coming year are Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) and Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX). In a recent research report, J.P. Morgan was impressed by the strong start to the year that...

Among the leading semiconductor stocks, Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) saw the most significant swings in short interest between the January 15 and January 31 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short of Advanced Micro Devices, Applied...

Among the leading semiconductor stocks, Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) saw the most significant swings in short interest between the December 31 and January 15 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short of Advanced Micro...

The markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but after that the earnings season shifts back into high gear. The consensus forecasts for eBay, McDonald's, Netflix, Starbucks and Verizon call for year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining...

Among the leading semiconductor stocks, Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM), Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) saw the most significant swings in short interest between the December 13 and December 31 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short of Applied...