Stocks Touched New Highs: Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) released the latest development version of MySQL — Development Milestone 5.7.4 — along with a number of add-ons to help manage databases earlier today. The new version provides a number of important upgrades, including a major boost in query-handling speed. MySQL Version 5.6, which is the current version of the popular database OS, was released in February 2013. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stock … Continue reading Stocks Touched New Highs: Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)

NASDAQ runners: Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) was upgraded by equities researchers at Barclays from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, Stock Ratings News reports. The firm currently has a $4.00 target price on the stock. Barclays’ price target points to a potential upside of 26.18% from the stocks previous close. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) stock performance … Continue reading NASDAQ runners: Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

Chip making giant Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is getting ready to put some money in investors’ pockets. On Wednesday, Intel declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share — consistent with its previous payout — that will be payable on June 1 to shareholders of record as of May 7. Intel is going through a major transition as its PC-processing division shrinks that has required it … Continue reading NASDAQ most Active: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL)

Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) is pinning its hopes on the highly competitive mid-range smartphone segment as it launches the Nokia X in the UAE, its first Android phone, selling for less than Dh500. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock performance was -3.63% in last session and finished the day at $7.17. Traded volume was 33.55 million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Tech Active Runners: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO)

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) yesterday announced the appointment of Nora Denzel and Mike Inglis to its board of directors, effective March 19th, 2014. AMD also announced that current AMD board director H. Paulett Eberhart has decided not to stand for re-election at AMD’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) stock performance was 1.76% in last session and finished the day … Continue reading Chip Stocks in News: Advanced Micro Devices(NYSE:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), ARM Holdings (NASDAQ:ARMH)