Nothing like great earnings reports to sweep yesterday’s S&P outlook downgrade under the rug. After the bell today IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC), and VMWare (VMW) provided a pop to technology as all three beat expectations. Earnings not only looked great for the quarter, but guidance going forward was positive as well. Shhhhh! A Weaker... Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
Earnings Update! Old Tech To Apple – We’re Still Here…
April 20 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: AAPL, Apple, Big Blue, Earnings, Earnings Alert, EMC, IBM, INTC, Intel, Investing, Microsoft, MSFT, Old Tech, Shares, Stocks, VMW, VMWare, Yahoo, YHOO
Google Gets Its First Grey Hair – Major Sell Off!
April 18 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: Cisco, CSCO, Dividends, GOOG, Google, Growth Stocks, Intel, Microsoft, MSFT, Shares, StocksIt has been a tough journey for Large Cap tech companies as of late. Intel (INTC), Microsoft (MSFT) and Cisco (CSCO) must have had a smile on their face when Google (GOOG) got a taste of what they’ve been frustrated with for years now. These once high flying tech companies now can’t get... Read more
Akamai Struggles To Remain King Of The Hill
March 16 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Inside Trader Highlights Tags: AAPL, AKAM, Akamai, Amazon, Amazon.Com, AMZN, Apple, CBS, CDN, CRM, ESPN, Hewlett-Packard, HPQ, Hulu, Level 3, Limelight, LLNW, LVLT, Microsoft, MSFT, Netflix, NFLX, Salesforce.comShares of Akamai (AKAM) are not off to a good start this year. After breaching $50 per share a few times in 2010, shares of Akamai are now trading around $36. The decline has occurred despite the fact that its core business is seeing surging demand. Akamai distributes content for media companies like... Read more
$20 Billion Pours Into US Funds, Emerging Markets Decline
February 17 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: AAPL, Apple, China Mobile, CHL, Emerging Markets, ETF, EWJ, Exxon Mobil, iShares, Japan, Kraft, Merck, Microsoft, MRK, MSCI Japan Index, MSFT, QQQ, QQQQ, Stocks, US Equities, Wal-mart, WMT, XOMThe investment tide has shifted. Investors have recently become impatient with the stagnant and even negative performances of Brazil and China and are now moving into US stocks. India’s Sensex Index had been a beacon of light for BRIC countries in 2010, up until its abrupt reversal recently that has sent the index... Read more
Cisco Disappoints Investors… Again!
February 10 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Inside Trader Highlights Tags: AAPL, Apple, Cisco, CSCO, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Earnings, Microsoft, MSFT, PFE, Pfizer, Shares, StocksShares of Cisco (CSCO) are trading lower after the bell after they announced earnings on Wednesday evening. One of the biggest disappointments was that gross margins fell 62.4%. The company cited increased spending on new projects and research as one of the main reasons for the lower margins. Not necessarily a bad thing,... Read more
