Week in review: Netflix crashes on Q1 report; Virtual reality market remains small

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investors.com.

Facebook parent stands tall in small market for virtual reality. (April 22, 2022)

Intuitive Surgical beats first-quarter goals as elective procedures rebound. (April 21, 2022)

As Netflix starts to ebb, streaming TV with ads begins to flow. (April 21, 2022)

Chip gear leader ASML tops first-quarter sales target but guides low. (April 20, 2022)

Netflix pauses for commercial break, plans ad-supported tier. (April 20, 2022)

Netflix stock crashes as video streamer sheds subscribers. (April 19, 2022)

China lockdowns, factory closures seen hurting Apple. (April 19, 2022)

Chinese smartphone woes could pressure semiconductor stocks. (April 18, 2022)

Evergreen stories:

Is Netflix stock a buy before video streamer’s Q1 earnings report? (April 18, 2022)

Photo: Meta Quest 2 headset in use (Meta Platforms)

Week in review: Applied Materials, Autodesk earnings

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investors.com.

Take-Two takes three price-target hikes; Stock near record high. (May 19, 2017)

Nvidia notches new high on fresh buy rating. (May 19, 2017)

Wal-Mart, Alibaba, Autodesk upgraded; Symantec downgraded. (May 19, 2017)

CAD software firm Autodesk soars on quarterly earnings beat. (May 18, 2017)

Applied Materials hails “tremendous momentum”; EPS growth tops 100% again. (May 18, 2017)

Nvidia stock up on price-target hike; Macom rated a buy. (May 18, 2017)

Cisco price targets cut, Shake Shack upgraded, Jack In The Box Lowered. (May 18, 2018)

Macom upped on cloud data center pitch; AMD downgraded. (May 17, 2017)

What iPhone 8 delay? Morgan Stanley sees none, ups Apple price. (May 17, 2017)

Apple leads in app sales despite smaller base of users. (May 17, 2017)

Qualcomm sues Apple device manufacturers for breach of contract. (May 17, 2017)

Apple, Home Depot price targets hiked; Disney, Square downgraded. (May 17, 2017)

Chip gear makers get price-target hikes; AMD lifted by Intel deal. (May 16, 2017)

Netflix hopes Brad Pitt film can revive its flagging movie reputation. (May 16, 2017)

Dow’s Apple gets price-target hike before iPhone 8 upgrade cycle. (May 16, 2017)

Yum Brands, Intuitive Surgical called buys; Pfizer cut to sell. (May 16, 2017)

Amazon: Dot-com survivor turned river monster has fueled 64,000% gain. (May 15, 2017)

Applied Materials gets price-target hikes ahead of Q2 earnings. (May 15, 2017)

Recent IPO Trivago takes trip north after strong Q1 earnings. (May 15, 2017)

Tesla downgraded; Starbucks, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson upgraded. (May 15, 2017)

Photo: Applied Materials ProVision System. (Applied Materials)

Week in review: Twitter co-stars with Katy Perry; Robot Hall of Fame returns

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com.

Twitter co-stars in Katy Perry movie, but followers didn’t follow through. (July 13, 2012)

Intuitive Surgical, iRobot and Terminator to be inducted into Robot Hall of Fame two years late. (July 13, 2012)

Coinstar shares fall on analyst report raising questions about Redbox-Verizon joint venture. (July 13, 2012)

Video game sales at U.S. retail are down nearly 28% year to date; Batman games stand out in June. (July 12, 2012)

Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft shares down on lackluster Q2 PC shipment data. (July 12, 2012)

LinkedIn shares down for second straight day on concerns about Facebook competition. New survey shows Facebook gaining in online job recruiting. (July 10, 2012)

Apple to start selling new iPad in China after settling tablet trademark dispute. (July 10, 2012)

Applied Materials lowers its full-year outlook on weak demand. (July 10, 2012)

LinkedIn stock falls on Facebook plans to launch a job posting board. (July 9, 2012)

Photo: Pop singer Katy Perry in “Katy Perry: Part of Me.”

Week in review: Ancestry.com, Coinstar, iRobot, Microsoft, Netflix report earnings

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s tech blog.

Market for medical robots seen growing by two-thirds to $1.3 billion in 2016. Intuitive Surgical is a leader in the space. (April 29, 2011)

Coinstar’s Redbox unit posts huge gain in Q1 and will add video games to its movie rental machines in June. (April 29, 2011)

Ancestry.com’s Q1 results show that genealogy is becoming a big pastime in the U.S. and abroad. (April 29, 2011)

Microsoft’s Q3 financial results are mixed. Consumer PC sales are down, hurting Windows sales. (April 28, 2011)

iRobot turns in solid Q1 results, but its Q2 and full-year guidance disappoint. Shares down nearly 8% today. (April 27, 2011)

Chip designer ARM Holdings easily beat Wall Street’s Q1 forecast thanks to strong smartphone sales.
ARM president tells IBD that licensing is strong. Stock nears a 10-year high. (April 27, 2011)

What did you do in high school? These three teens won this year’s Intel Science Talent Search with some amazing projects. (April 27, 2011)

Netflix beats Wall Street’s Q1 views, but Q2 earnings outlook has bears saying, “Told ya so.” (April 25, 2011)

Netflix might speed up its international expansion. If so, blame Canada. (April 25, 2011)

Altera and Xilinx are benefiting from wireless and fiber optic network buildouts worldwide. (April 25, 2011)

Week in review: Apple earnings, Steve Jobs’ health dominate the headlines

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s Tech Blog.

Robot company stocks jumped Friday. Intuitive Surgical and iRobot rose on heavy volume. (Jan. 21, 2011)

Devices running Google’s Android operating system will turn up the heat on Apple’s iPhone and iPad this year. (Jan. 19, 2011)

Steve who?
Apple’s stellar Q1 results and upbeat guidance help investors forget CEO Steve Jobs is seriously ill again. (Jan. 18, 2011)

Why Steve Jobs’ latest health scare should worry Apple investors. (Jan. 17, 2011)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes his third medical leave of absence in six years.
Questions about his future at Apple return. (Jan. 17, 2011)

Movie rentals sluggish at Redbox kiosks.
Business hurt by 28-day delay in renting new movies. Coinstar stock plunges. (Jan. 14, 2011)

Corporate PC refresh cycle isn’t even halfway done yet, Intel CEO says. (Jan. 14, 2011)

Flash memory chip maker SanDisk is benefiting from the growth of smart phones, tablets and SSD notebooks. (Jan. 13, 2011)

Intel posts better-than-expected Q4 results on strong server chip sales, which offset weaker PC chip sales. (Jan. 13, 2011)

Video game software sales across all channels flat to down 1% in 2010.
Activision’s “Call of Duty: Black Ops” was the year’s top-selling video game. (Jan. 13, 2011)

Personal computer shipments slow in Q4 and come in below Gartner and IDC forecasts. Tablets partially to blame. (Jan. 12, 2011)