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This weekend's Barron's features the outlook for 2018 according to a panel of top investment strategists. Barron's also offers its top 10 stock picks for the coming year, including two returning favorites. Other featured articles list top ETF trends and best bond sectors for...

This weekend's Barron's cover story is the second part of the 2017 Barron's Roundtable coverage. Other featured articles offer a peek at the outlook for a tech giant and for a videogame retailer. The prospects for a dental supplies provider and a streaming media giant are also examined. "User's...

This weekend's Barron's cover story takes a look at the likely winners arising from a new breed of super semiconductors. The prospects for a media giant, a do-it-yourself moving company and a German chemicals maker are also examined. This issue also includes a special report on Barron's 12th...

Short interest moves in the leading semiconductor stocks were mixed in the most recent period. Two stocks in particular stood out among those that saw shrinking short interest. Shares of one of them pulled back at more than 10 percent during the two-week period. Short interest moves in...

Short interest moves in the leading semiconductor stocks were mixed in the most recent period. Two stocks in particular stood out among those that saw rising short interest. Shares of both of these stocks rose at least 7 percent during the two-week period. Short interest moves in the leading...

Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) were trading higher by more than 13 percent Friday morning following the company's better-than-expected second quarter results and a strong outlook for the third quarter. Here is a look at some of the most notable quotes from the company'...

Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) were trading higher by more than 13 percent Friday morning following the company's top-and-bottom second quarter earnings beat and a strong outlook for the coming quarter. Jim Cramer praised the stock during his daily "The Mad Dash...

Two industry leading tech companies are expected to take their turns on the earnings stage this week. Wall Street analysts are looking for some earnings growth, but smaller revenues from each of them. One of them has had a better record of exceeding consensus earnings estimates in recent quarters...

Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) were trading higher by more than 8 percent on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and encouraging guidance. "As the market moves into the sweet spot for Applied's materials engineering technology, we see...

Short interest in the leading semiconductor stocks was mixed again in early December. Short sellers piled on Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) in particular during that time. Yet, the number of Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) and NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) shares short...

Short interest in the leading semiconductor stocks was mixed again in late November. Short sellers piled on Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) and Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) in particular during that time. Yet, the number of Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) shares short dropped sharply by month's...

Big retailers begin to report quarterly results this week, including J.C. Penney and Macy's. Other highlights will include reports from tech giants Applied Materials and Cisco Systems. Bottom line growth is expected from most of the week's other prominent reports. If the current earnings season...

After CVS Health and Office Depot kicked off the retail earnings parade last week with strong and so-so results, respectively, more big retailers take their turns in the earnings spotlight this week. Wall Street analysts are looking for modest growth from Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) and a...

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) shareholders have been rewarded for its patience with over a 10 percent gain in the last month. That, however, just offset the price losses that occurred in the previous 30 days. Unlike Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), however, Applied Materials is trading near its...