Intel drags down stocks

[Bernard Murphy]

What is interesting is that (a) Intel is still viewed by the markets as a leading indicator and (b) other important tech stocks such as QCOM and Microsoft have reported good results. Is Intel on a glide path to being dropped as a leading indicator?

Wall St. cools as Intel, transport results disappoint
| Reuters

 

[Daniel Nenni]

Don't forget TSMC posting great results. I read the Intel transcript and was underwhelmed. The lack of transparency and financial double speak is ridiculous. When is Wall Street going to wise up? If you are not the disruptor in this industry the company behind you is...

 

[Robert Maire]

AMD release:

News Release | Investor Relations | AMD

TSMC, QCOM, and now AMD.... Looks like it is going to be a good 2H 2016 for the fabless semiconductor ecosystem.

 

[Daniel Payne]

Intel is part of the DJIA, however that list of 30 companies has changed 54 times in the past 130 years.

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[count]

It seems like the only engineering happening at Intel these days is the financial kind.