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KLA-Tencor And Lam Research Terminate Proposed Merger; Credit Suisse Not Surprised
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 12:02pm | 344KLA-Tencor Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) announced after Wednesday's market close that it has agreed to terminate its proposed merger agreement with Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX). The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) told KLA-Tencor that it won't continue with a consent decree that the parties had...
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Why Short Sellers Like Maxim Integrated Over Analog Devices
Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 9:53am | 1003Short 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...
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Big Short Interest Swings 3 Top Semiconductor Stocks
Sunday, December 13, 2015 - 6:09pm | 942Short 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...
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Short Sellers Like These Three Top Semiconductor Stocks
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 3:26pm | 960Short interest in the leading semiconductor stocks was mixed again in early October. Short sellers piled on Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) in particular during that time. Several other chip stocks also saw double-digit...
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Best Of All Possible Worlds? Why The Lam Research/KLA-Tencor Merger Will Be Semiconductor's 'Dream Team'
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 8:42am | 372Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) announced on Wednesday it has entered into an agreement to acquire KLA-Tencor Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) for around $67.02 per share. Analysts at Semiconductor Advisors commented in a note that the combined entity represents a "dream team" in the...
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Short Interest Is Plunging In These 3 Chip Stocks
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 9:21am | 976The short interest in many of the leading semiconductor stocks shrank between the January 15 and January 30 settlement dates. Short sellers retreated especially from Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and KLA-Tencor Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC). Let's take a closer...
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Big Short Interest Swings In 3 Semiconductor Stocks
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 7:36am | 914Among 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...
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3 Semiconductor Stocks With A Surge In Short Interest
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 8:17am | 850Among 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...
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Short Interest In Marvell Tech Rebounds, In Altera Still Falling (ALTR, MRVL, MXIM)
Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 4:31pm | 817Among 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...
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Short Interest Plunges In Altera And Marvell Tech (ALTR, MRVL, XLNX)
Sunday, April 27, 2014 - 12:01pm | 857Among 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,...
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Short Interest In Altera Rises, In Marvell Tech Falls (ALTR, MRVL, XLNX)
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 4:50pm | 803Among 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...
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Semiconductor Stocks Tempting Short Sellers (BRCM, MRVL, MXIM)
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 12:50pm | 842Among 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...
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Short Interest Swings In Semiconductor Stocks (BRCM, MXIM, MU)
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 10:44am | 815Among 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...
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Qualcomm Bucks Short Interest Trend (AMAT, MU, QCOM)
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 11:59am | 789While short interest in most of the leading semiconductor stocks declined between the November 15 and November 29 settlement dates, Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) bucked the trend. Short sellers retreated from Advanced Micro Devices,...
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Short Interest Rises In Marvell, Falls In Qualcomm (MRVL, QCOM, TXN)
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 3:42pm | 907Among the leading semiconductor stocks, Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) saw significant rises in short interest between the October 15 and October 31 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD), KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ:...