Update Qualcomm: Thanks for the 40% dividend hike
Yesterday Qualcomm (QCOM) announced that it would increase its dividend by 40%–to 35 cents a share from 25 cents—and start a new $5 billion share repurchase program. (That program will replace an older...
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Qualcomm (QCOM) has a China problem. A big China problem. China is the reason that the shares are up just 0.73% in the last 12 months. And why 2015 could well turn out to be another dead year. The...
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On March 26 http://jubakam.com/2015/03/i-see-signs-of-a-month-of-weakness-in-u-s-equities-ahead-on-growth-worries/ I expressed my worries about falling earnings in the first quarter—with earnings for...
View ArticleUsing tech sector softness to add Qualcomm as a dividend pick
Tomorrow I’m adding shares of Qualcomm (QCOM) to my dividend portfolio in an effort to pick up a higher than average yield on the recent general slump in technology shares, and in the shares of...
View ArticleQualcomm: Now that’s a surprise
Update July 21. After the close of the market yesterday, July 20, Qualcomm (QCOM), the biggest maker of chips that run mobile phones, reported net income of 97 cent a share for the quarter that ended...
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