Intel Corp (INTC)

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Thot it was the new guy who bot

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BUFFETT LIKES WORLD DOMINATING DIVIDEND GROWERS

Warren Buffett agrees with the "World Dominating Dividend Grower" thesis. That's the message behind today's chart.

Regular DailyWealth readers are familiar with the concept of World Dominating Dividend Growers.

It's a label introduced by our colleague, Dan Ferris. Only the world's best brand names, with the most reliable dividends, carry this label.

They are the stock market's ultimate safe compounding vehicles. And as we recently pointed out, these companies "sailed" through the August stock panic.

One World Dominating Dividend Grower we've written about many times is Intel. Intel is the world's leading maker of semiconductor chips… the tiny engines that power computers.

It has a dominant position in its industry, generates huge cash flows, and pays a relentlessly growing dividend.

Intel's positive attributes were enough to attract the interest of super-investor Warren Buffett. The billionaire just revealed he now owns 9 million shares of the stock.

Buffett's buying has helped send shares to a new high. We state again: Great things happen when you buy great businesses on the cheap.

Source: Daily Wealth

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Rumours.

Intel lack mobile product line. No time to build internally.

May be on the prowl to buy. Possible candidates include Qualcomm or Marvell?

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Intel jolts sector with lowered outlook

Intel Corp. stunned the tech sector Friday by sharply cutting its revenue outlook for the current quarter, citing weak demand for personal computers and slower growth from emerging economies.

The world's largest chipmaker is being hit by a shift away from traditional PCs to mobile devices, and by a sluggish global economy.

Consumers are also holding back on purchases ahead of the release in late October of the Windows 8 operating system.

Intel said third-quarter revenue would stand around $13.2 billion, down from an earlier expectation of $13.8 billion to $14.8 billion, "as a result of weaker than expected demand in a challenging macroeconomic environment."

The company also lowered its profit margin forecast and withdrew its guidance for full-year results.

http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?a ... &buid=3281

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Intel Sales May Miss Estimates on Lackluster Demand for PCs
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-1 ... slump.html

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intel forecast shows improving demand for pc data center chips
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/ ... nter-chips

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This Stock Will Lead the Market to New All-Time Highs By Jeff Clark

One of the market's leading stocks rallied more than 4% yesterday on the back of a better-than-expected earnings report.

And that – paired with the seasonally bullish period we're currently in – is exactly what could help fuel one last stock market rally to new all-time highs.

Let me explain…

Last month, I argued that the bull market wasn't over. Despite the S&P 500 trading almost 3% off its highs and a number of technical indicators starting to look bearish, I explained why this tired, old bull market still had at least one more rally left in it.

The seasonal period between March 1 and April 30 tends to be bullish. The S&P 500 has rallied in nine of the past 10 years during this two-month time frame. And the average return was more than 5%.

So early March seemed to be a good time to buy stocks… or at least not yet time to be getting aggressive with short positions.

The S&P 500 has rallied about 30 points since then. That's a gain of 1.5%. It's a reasonable upside move for five weeks. But it's hardly the show of strength we usually get this time of year. And with banking stocks looking like they're ready to roll over and weakness in the transportation sector, lots of folks are questioning whether the seasonal strength will happen this year.

One of my Twitter followers recently asked me (@JeffClarktrader), "Is the April bull really that reliable? How easily can you be fooled?"

It's important to remember there are no guarantees in the stock market. Nothing is 100% reliable. Seasonal trends, chart patterns, and technical indicators simply help you assess the probability of a trade working in your favor and help you craft a strategy with a favorable risk/reward scenario.

That said… there is a strong seasonal tendency for stock prices to push higher in March and April. That push has been fairly weak so far this year. But based on the action we saw in semiconductor giant Intel (INTC) yesterday, we may be in for a strong bullish move over the next two weeks.

As regular Growth Stock Wire readers know, Intel tends to lead the broad stock market. If Intel falls, the stock market tends to fall as well. But if Intel rises, it's usually a good sign for the broad stock market.

Take a look at this chart of INTC…

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INTC broke down badly in early March. The stock sold off nearly 14% when it lowered its revenue and earnings guidance for the quarter. (I warned readers about this move here.)

The decline in INTC pressured the entire technology sector. And since shares of INTC tend to lead the market, weakness in INTC has been like an anchor around the neck of the S&P 500. No doubt, the weak action in INTC has contributed to the sluggish performance of the stock market over the past few weeks.

But yesterday, INTC shares jumped on the heels of a less-than-catastrophic earnings report. With expectations so low and the stock so beaten down, even a lackluster report pushed the stock up more than 4%. And strength in INTC shares should lead to broad stock market strength.

Here's an updated chart of the S&P 500…

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The index is still holding above the support line of the rising-wedge formation (the blue lines) I first showed you last month. It's also on the verge of breaking out to the upside of a consolidating-triangle pattern (the red lines). These are bullish developments that should only improve as the market follows INTC's lead.

Add to that the traditional seasonal strength and you have the potential for a move to new all-time highs within the next two weeks.

It's not guaranteed. But the risk/reward setup still favors buying stocks on weakness versus getting aggressive on short sales. That will change as the market rallies and we get closer to the end of the month. But for now… traders should keep buying the dips.

Source: www.growthstockwire.com

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Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) has pioneered the semiconductor industry for more than 46 years – but it's also pioneered tech into becoming a dividend-friendly sector.

The INTC dividend has been rewarding investors for 23 years, paving the way for many other tech titans.

And the dividend is just one reason we recommend INTC stock.

The tech company is also behind one of the largest chip-production facilities in the world, and it's one that few investors know about…

Source: Money Morning

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7 Big Tech Stocks Worth Your Attention: Intel Corporation (INTC)

In a world where everything is connected, or in the midst of being connnected to everything else, the company that is power all this connectedness in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). It’s the world’s largest semiconductor maker.

And it’s recent $15 billion deal for rival chip maker Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR), underscores that point. This is one more move INTC is making to build out its Internet of Things (IoT) presence.

Smart phones are just the beginning. INTC missed out on the mobile phone wave, but it’s now actively moving into the next iteration; IoT, or the age of smart everything.

It’s becoming particularly obvious in new cars. There are sensors that tell you when you’re tire pressure is low, or you’re lights are out; that enable Bluetooth connections and can tell you when a car is in your blind spot.

These new technologies are all powered by sensors and managed by chips.

What’s more, INTC also has been ramping up its new fabrication plant in Vietnam to serve growing Asian markets. It could be the biggest fabrication plant in the world in the next few years.

Source: Investor Place

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Intel Corp.
Ticker: INTC

Industry: Technology, Semiconductors

Price as of June 30: $30.42

Downside to Target: 24.4%

Executive Outlook: “Year-over-year revenues were flat, with double-digit revenue growth in the data center, IoT and memory businesses offsetting lower than expected demand for business desktop PCs,” Brian Krzanich, CEO

Source: Trading Report