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Dow Keeps Heading North, but Tech Takes a Hit

By Jessica Alling, The Motley Fool

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After huge gains yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is on the move once again. The index is up 67 points as of 11:35 a.m. EDT following positive jobs numbers after last week’s disappointing reports. And though the tech sector had been some of the driving force behind the Dow’s climb over the past two days, some bad news has caused many of the Dow’s big players to fall.

Last week was a rough one for the labor market, which had to bear the brunt of three negative jobs reports. With today’s jobless claims release, investors are getting a breather from the bad news. Claims from last week fell sharply to 346,000 — a 42,000 drop. This follows last week’s huge jump to 388,000 claims, which was way over analyst expectations. This week’s numbers fell below expectations, giving the markets some added fuel this morning.

Because of the Easter holiday and spring break, jobs data can greatly vary in March and April, which is likely to be the reason we’re seeing such great differences from week to week. But overall, the jobs data is signaling a decrease in layoffs, as businesses hold on to their workforces.

Death of the PC — it’s real
Last night, the most recent sales data for PCs was released, much to the detriment of many tech stocks’ gains for the week. Worldwide shipments of personal computers fell by 14% in the last quarter, the largest drop ever recorded by the IDC since it began tracking the data in 1994. The drop was double the amount expected by the IDC, and resulted in the fourth consecutive quarter with a year-over-year drop in sales. As you may have guessed, this is terrible news not only for the computer manufacturers, but also for software companies, processor manufacturers, and others.

Hewlett-Packard is down 6.23% so far in trading, with news that its shipments were down by 24% year over year. Chief rival Dell‘s sales were also down, but by a much lower 11%. On the bright side, even though its shipments have dropped, HP still maintains a 25% share of the PC market — the No. 1 spot.

Microsoft is down 4.9% following the news. The company was dealt a double blow when Goldman Sachs downgraded it this morning, stating that its continued losses in market share and weak performance in entering the consumer electronics market is troubling. Mr. Softy is also partially being blamed for the slowdown in PC sales, due to Windows 8. The drastic change in user interface has been questioned, with some consumers feeling confused with the new OS, according to IDC‘s Bob O’Donnell.

Intel and its rival Advanced Micro Devices are both feeling the losses, down 2.65% and 3.07%, respectively. Since both are heavily reliant on the PC market, any slowdown would be a big hit to revenue. Though Intel‘s latest efforts have made it a contender in the Chinese mobile

From: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/04/11/dow-keeps-heading-north-but-tech-takes-a-hit/

Intel Executive Compensation Jumps in 2012

By Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool

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Outgoing CEO Paul Otellini, along with four other Intel senior executives, received raises in total compensation in 2012, according to a recent SEC filing. Otellini’s pay last year totaled $18.338 million, a nearly 10% increase from 2011’s $16.7 million. Otellini’s compensation includes a base salary of $1.2 million, a slight increase from the previous year’s $1.1 million, incentive pay of $5.23 million, as well as stock and option awards amounting to $11.9 million.

CFO Stacy Smith, Chief Product Officer David Perlmutter, COO Brian Krzanich, and Executive VP and Product Manager Renee James each received pay increases in 2012. As with Otellini, each executive’s pay consists of base salaries, incentives based on Intel’s performance, and stock and option awards. Smith’s total pay in 2012 jumped from $6 million in 2011 to more than $15 million last year. Perlmutter, Krzanich, and James all received substantial pay increases as well, with each making more than $15 million in total compensation in 2012.

Though Intel‘s performance in 2012 warranted a 99% incentive compensation payout, according to the SEC filing, the compensation committee determined it would “reduce the multiplier for all our executive officers to 94% of the annual incentive cash target amount.”

Otellini has announced his retirement will become effective at the Intel shareholders’ meeting scheduled for May.

The article Intel Executive Compensation Jumps in 2012 originally appeared on Fool.com.

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What's Impacting Intel's Notebook Processor Market Share?

By Trefis Team, Contributor

Quick Take With a 70% revenue contribution, PCs remain the most important segment for Intel’s valuation. Notebooks are replacing desktop shipments, and with increasing demand from emerging markets, notebook shipments are expected to continue rising in the future. Intel plans to introduce more than 140 core-based ultrabooks with a increasing number of convertible and touch enabled designs. It also aims to reduce ultrabook prices to around $599 this year. Strong R&D capabilities and manufacturing leadership with the upcoming production on the 14-nanometer process this year will help Intel retain its technology prowess. A robust pipeline of upcoming platforms can steer demand for AMD products. 3.3% of all mobile PC processors, excluding tablets or handhelds, will be based on the ARM architecture by 2016. Accounting for a substantial majority, Intel has been dominating the PC microprocessor market for the last two decades. It derives approximately 70% of its revenue from the PC market and thus declining PC shipments recently has impacted the company’s growth rate. Though Intel has expanded its product offering to leverage the fast growing mobile computing market, PCs remain the most important segment for its valuation. …read more
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