Visa Reform Raises Near-Term Uncertainty for Offshore IT Services; Options Exist to Lessen Burden
In the wake of a sweeping immigration ban within the U.S. in late January, we are seeing repercussions and volatility for the IT services industry,...
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Apple Beats on Results but Misses on Guidance; Can IPhone 8 and Lawsuit Help?
Summary Guidance misses: Apple guides 1Q17 sales of US$51.5-53.5bn, -32% to -34% q/q and 2-6% y/y, 3% worse than Bloomberg consensus'. Also,...
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Samsung's Long-Term Survival Plan for Semiconductor Business - Focus on Foundry Rather Than SoC
I said in my previous insight that Samsung is still far from having a robust business foundation in the semiconductor area, which can...
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Fragmented Terror Threat
Bill Udell and Jonathan Wood talk about how companies are becoming susceptible to a more fragmented, less predictable global terrorism threat in...
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MediaTek Is Struggling to Defend Margin at a Weaker Smartphone IC Market
SummaryEarnings cut to come: Worse than Qualcomm's MSM shipment guidance of 15-24% q/q decline, MediaTek guides 1Q17 smartphone SoC shipment...
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