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Laura Ingraham opens up a beautiful can of worms for the Dims. The truth may be coming forward. Start watching at approximately 30:40
Col. Macgregor: US airstrikes look like an attempt to drag us into a war
Maybe IDCC waiting for phase one China deal signing prior to any announcement. Some talk China deal signing may happen as soon as this coming Saturday.
With the addition of Technicolor, it appears we do.
If I remember correctly don't believe we participate in set top box business? Anyone
So Elliot Wave TA is signaling to sell somewhere between $62 and $184.70. I probably will. Thanks.
Earnings will move the market over the next few weeks. If earnings continue to surprise to the upside, which I expect, the market will go up. IMO
IMO Trump, as usual, is leaps ahead of the Dims. China originally bailed on the trade talks after Uncle Joe Biden announced, believing Joe had a decent chance to beat Trump. Trump has tricked the Dims into over reaching on the Trump/Ukraine phone call. Lo and behold out pops Rudy Giuliani ranting and raving about the sweet Ukraine deals Biden created for his coke-head boy. Trump mentions Joe's antics for every Ukraine inquiry. Joe's presidential dreams are soon to be crushed leaving Pocahontas to win the nomination. Trump knows the Chinese were hoping for Biden, but in no way want Warren. When Joe is finished, a China trade deal will be done. Maybe sooner. Trump landslide!
Facebook across the isle from Interdigital booth at the IBC show. Maybe this stock will have some new eyeballs on it. Hopefully, not as many licensing issues in this space. Thanks, Paullee.
InterDigital to debut at IBC following Technicolor R&I acquisition
AvatarWritten by DTVE Reporter 1 day ago
Following its €21 million purchase of Technicolor R&I, mobile technology research and development company InterDigital is set to make its debut at IBC 2019.
At the show, the company will showcase a range of streaming solutions and standards.
These new solutions include its Home Experience Lab, Imaging Science Lab and Immersive Lab.
The InterDigital R&I Home Experience Lab is focused on developing technologies that improve the user experience in the home, as well as future connected home technologies, including ultra-low latency streaming solutions.
The InterDigital R&I Imaging Science Lab develops tools to analyse, process, represent, compress and render content that enable the production and delivery of high-quality real and synthetic images.
Lastly, the the InterDigital R&I Immersive Lab focuses on the development of technologies to enhance immersive experiences that will meet the interactive media demands of the future.
Henry Tirri, CTO and EVP of research and development at InterDigital said: “5G is generating huge expectations for the types of video content that will be feasible in this new era. InterDigital R&I is focused on developing new technologies and standards that can maximize the ultra-low latency of these networks, and bring fully immersive content experiences to users.
“At IBC, we will be showcasing a range of technologies that highlight our research and innovation, including the development of pioneering compression solutions that can be used in today’s networks, as well as the streaming solutions that provide immersive experiences like never before.”
In addition to showcasing its technologies at IBC on stand 14.B38, the company will also be taking part in a panel session on the ‘Technological innovation in the digital domain’, taking place on September 13 at 3:30 in the IBC Content Everywhere Theatre.
Actually, IDCC technical indicators turned bullish at least 10 days prior to any announcement of resumption of China talks. They started turning around three weeks prior. The china talks may have helped the stock price, however money was flowing in well before the trade talks announcement.
IMO
What is you gastro prognostication today?
It appears there was a substantial morning constitution
DOW futures from -200 to +150
Hopefully, this is the start of regular IDCC upward movement
today..the last best chance to buy...??!
Counterintuitive...???
Who knows...but my gut is saying something...
gotta go...
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Teamsport: The reason I do not want to hear the media onslaught of recession fear mongering, is I do not want trade negotiations to be impacted, potentially negatively influencing the IDCC/China licensing outcome. I too, am rooting for a successful US/China trade agreement that includes the topics Bill Merritt mentioned, especially licenses and the benchmarks he discussed. I can see negotiations being slowed or resolved too quickly without a good deal for the US, and in our case, a good deal for IDCC. The China trade talks could be impacted with a self-fulfilling prophesy from repetitive recession talk dropping the stock market or slowing the economy.
Based on what I have seen, the financial network talking heads want the market to free fall. IMO, they were caught in large cash positions when the market rebounded so quickly from the December 2018 swoon. Starting October 2018, they started the drum beat espousing concerns of Fed signals and the looming earnings crash coming for 2019. A lot of them told us we should move to higher cash balances and less risky assets. (I can name names!) Starting post-Christmas, during the next several weeks, the market went parabolic and has remained near record high levels. The amount of cash on the sidelines is huge. Now they are trying to use anything available to scare investors so they can get back in. I don't think I have seen them so perplexed. It's kinda nice. And all the earnings and retail slowing warnings over the last several quarters....Not so much. Look at NVIDIA, Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot, Target, etc., etc., etc. Look at consumer confidence, employment numbers, low interest rates.
So now they scream the yield is inverted. I think the 2-10 yield inversion, which has only been inverted for split seconds, will not be an indicator of a financial slowdown this time. IMO the longer yields are being pushed down from dollars flowing into the US bond market due to the negative foreign yields. (First Time ever for negative yields) While the US Fed was tightening, the EU, Japan, China, and almost every other central bank was cutting. An inverted yield curve has only preceded 4 recessions in the last 30 years. In statistics, this would indicate virtually no specific outcome. Also, during those recessions, very different economic conditions existed than the current environment. In the past situations, the yield curve was inverted for months before recessions occurred 18 months to 2 years later.
In a $20 Trillion US economy, hopefully several $10's of Billions of tariff dollars won't have much detrimental effect on the US. I mean $100 Billion dollars is only ½ of one percent of $20 Trillion.
Probable negligible, since China has been weakening the Yuan, further reducing the Costs of China products.
I agree the deficit needs to be addressed. The US treasury has set records for tax revenue collected for each year since 2013 and estimated record treasury tax collections are predicted thru at least 2020. It seems we may have a spending problem as much as anything. That has involved more than just one person for as long as I can remember. IMO the best method to increase US treasury tax collections, is to promote a robust US economy, as we have now. The best way to reduce spending is to use zero-based budgeting and a hammer.
Over the last several days, some of the news media has picked up on the recession, recession, recession mantra. Let's hope it stops!
IMO
If you are referring to this interview of Bill Merritt, it was published April 4th, 2019. Play the video, select the YouTube version, and you can see when it was televised. I recall watching it live. I should have indicated it was older. It didn't seem that long ago.
Bill Merritt interview dated April 4th, 2019.
Lowes beats, Target beats and raises full year guidance. Retail sales surge, wages growing, best employment numbers in 50 years, low interest rates, high levels of consumer confidence
Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq futures all up!
Hopefully, good day for IDCC!
Maybe the media will finally quit trying to drum up a recession and we take off!
Isn't it Funny, or ironic we grew an economy to 14Trillion and biggest in the world letting others take advantage of us and now we are going to shrink trying stop them, power is /has shifted to India/China and some others----the mfg base is not here, and last I looked we don't have any spare labor who's interested in giving up their ....
Just imagine what could have been accomplished had we had politicians and corporations with an American first approach.
Opps: Constituting less than 5 percent of the world's population, Americans generate and earn more than 20 percent of the world's total income. America is the world's largest national economy and leading global trader.
Proof, in my opinion, that this experiment of a constitutional republic, with a capitalistic economy, has been impressively successful.
I think we can agree on this, a strong Federal Government that works to enforce patent laws both domestic and foreign for corporations and individuals is in the Best interest of the shareholders who fractionally own IDCC, INC a Delaware Corporation , entitled to the benefits therein , as long as they shall be protected and defended by the power of the sword------
Not really. Have we not had a strong Federal Government? As IDCC has indicated we have not been paid appropriately for years.
**Bill's advertisement on Fox Business, I would not expect him to be supportive of patent law, IP in any way, since we are a IP company and under the laws of the USA....
I have no clue where you're going here. I would think IDCC would be supportive of IP patent laws, as long as, they protect their inventions and help to ensure remuneration for use of those inventions.
**Wouldn't we be better using the TPP and other counties to work on China and some win-win's and not going it alone like we are doing now?
Not too familiar with TPP. We haven't seemed to benefit from other trade agreements in the past ie NAFTA. The WTO has not benefited the US much, if at all. I'm not sure the other countries have our best interest in mind. I think we carry a big enough stick - $500 billion trade deficit with China, IP theft, trade deficits with most other countries, etc. We are the big Kahouna on the block. I think we can handle it.
**We had a license with Hauwaii for sometime and they paid IDCC per the agreement I thought , they settled lawsuits we had filed
We're not getting paid now.
Wouldn't it be nice if an inflation based capital gains tax reduction were implemented. I would think long-term IDCC investors would love it. Not only IDCC investors. Only taxed on true long term asset appreciation after inflation adjusted.
I wonder who “them” is in Bill's statement “we've given them this very stark fact”.
Could “them” be the administration officials negotiating with China?
It also sounds like the administration and IDCC are in lock step focusing on benchmarks that IDCC applauds. Benchmarks as in license agreements signed.
From the Bill Merritt/Maria Bartiromo interview posted earlier.
Maria: Has the trade issues gotten in the way?
Merritt: I would say the trade issues have been very helpful for us. The focus of the protection of intellectual technology, …. we've been trying to license in China for years and we've given them this very stark fact we've gotten 95% of the non-Chinese manufactures under license today, we don't have a single Chinese manufacturer under license today. The focus by the administration on enforcing IP, creating benchmarks to show that they're complying has been good for us. We're cheering them on in what they're doing.
Maria: What kind of enforcement action do you think is possible to get the Chinese to keep their promise that they're not going to steal IP.
Merritt: I think it's three things. First is a firm commitment from them.
Second is the benchmarks, The benchmarks will be concrete activity. Signing a certain number of licenses agreements each year. Things that can be actually measured.
Third is some level of enforcement beyond that if those benchmarks are not met.
So u believe that corporations stand apart from a State?
Yes, for the most part, I know they do.
Getting all Socialist Phobia now?
That some would believe your depiction of US government/state control of business. Yes, a little.
Bail out some Farmers---spread the capital-----
You mean like Joe the Plumber? No.
Historically, corporations were created by a charter granted by government. ... Generally, a corporation files articles of incorporation with the government, laying out the general nature of the corporation, the amount of stock it is authorized to issue, and the names and addresses of directors.
Yeah, I have filed and maintained these documents numerous times.
You trust in Patent law which is enforced by the STATE, OF ALL people we should know that---
Did the "state" create the idea and concepts patented, or just facilitating?
So u believe that corporations stand apart from a State? Really CC Writer in Libertarian John Galt land----? A Charter , granted----
Getting all Socialist Phobia now? Bail out some Farmers---spread the capital-----
Historically, corporations were created by a charter granted by government. ... Generally, a corporation files articles of incorporation with the government, laying out the general nature of the corporation, the amount of stock it is authorized to issue, and the names and addresses of directors.
You trust in Patent law which is enforced by the STATE, OF ALL people we should know that---
You are joking, right? I don't think we live in the Soviet Union, yet.
The companies I have been involved were not caused or created by the state. I hope IDCC wasn't caused or created by the state!
I do believe our "state" is way too involved in small business licensing and approval. The "state" makes it virtually impossible to operate a small business profitably, with all the taxes, fees, and regulations.
companies are caused or created entities of the State, or states, a US corporation is caused to be created by the state.....All governments grant them their right to exist....from the East India Company (patent granted by the King of England )....our President is attacking a company actually its a coop in China, directly...? Normally we use trade associations, and pacts to work out disputes and then implement changes....
Bill Merritt: “Actually, I would say the trade issues have been very helpful to us.”
Our CEO seems to agree with the current political actions.
Watch Bill Merritt:
You portray Huawei as though it is a free, independent and a self managed organization. The demarcation of company and Chinese government is very fuzzy at best.
Political, is it just me or is this the first time a USPOTUS has gone at war with a company of another country? The board is unhappy with politics, but friends the present political leader is engaged in a war with one of IDCC licensees, and happens to be a very BIG deal.....
Huawei calls US move to blacklist more affiliates ‘unjust’ and ‘politically motivated’
We do business with Huawei as so many other companies....
Agreed. Based on CC comments from our CEO, it appears it starts from the very top. More of an overpaid tech geek than a business savvy leader. I think he's having fun!
Limejuice: Not quite.
The actual Oscar Wilde quote was closer to:
"The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."
Changes the intended meaning considerably. Don't you agree?
"Some people know the price of everything but the value of nothing" Oscar Wilde
I know her spiel. Same old turd wrapped in a more sparkly wrapper. Haven't seen that experiment succeed yet. While innovation has dramatically impacted our world in a relatively short time. Human nature, deep down, has not changed that much over time.
I recommend a book: The Value of Everything, the finacialzation of the US and western economies away from mfg goods is long left the dock---we are now 5 out of 10 people pushing money for fees and not producing anything with a generation setting in Starbucks and We Work offices working on Apps that do very little, but share photos of cats, dogs and a few squirrels----can Facebook sustain life ? it makes nothing, monetizes intentions for desperate brand builders and entices radicals of all stripes to find tribes of their own liking---
Limehuice: Ok, so low cost consumer goods – good. More US jobs and higher US wages – bad. So, should we be attempting to produce fewer goods in the US and move more jobs out of America in order to reduce inflation? So should I conclude that if we produced zero US products and had zero US jobs we would achieve a perfect economic environment? Just kidding! Have you heard that deflation can be worse than inflation? Anyway, thanks for your perspective on why you think we need China more than they need us. I would say that IDCC needs China to reach its full potential.
Most have thrived off low cost goods , see wal mart others , deflationary ...bring those jobs back add us$ labor , insurance cost , etc and we are living in hyper inflation
Limejuice, why do you think the U.S. needs China more than they need us?
I stand by my statement to ALL CAPS Jiff,
a war with China is un winable, we need them more than they need us---
and Trump trying to go alone is a spartan myth
Agree 100%. IDCC in effect, free of charge, just added "the" heavy hitter to their sales team. He just blew by the gatekeeper to the decision maker. The client knows they're going to buy, it's just a matter how much they have to pay. We'll be in good shape as long as the world-class sales team, or fixed-fee CEO, don't screw da pooch.
M3s, you may be surprised what one can force(negotiate) someone to accept when in a position of strength. Especially in business when it comes to money and/or profit. When one party(China) is dependent on another party(America) to buy their(China) wares, that puts America in the strong negotiating position. Put any decent business person in a position of strength and they will come out ahead. Of course, we have political considerations involved in this instance which could impact the outcome negatively. I hope politics don't impact our position of strength in negotiations and we stay strong and win. I don't think Chairman Xi Jinping is concerned about specific past business failures. He may be very concerned about what was learned from those experiences and how someone could be perseverant enough to still become a multi-billionaire.
Just think, some day soon we could wake up to an early-morning-IDCC-short-crushing tweet. LOL Good luck.
CC one can not force their negotiation views down the other parties throat. Especially one with questionable business outcomes and multiple bankruptcies.
My3s, I don't think the patent attorneys or the courts will be involved with the Chinese signing with IDCC as a result of the trade negotiations. I hope it will go something like this - "sign and pay up or we will keep the tariffs or increase". I agree, "The US can take a course from China regarding patent protection and royalty payments." The U.S. should demand equal treatment of U.S. companies doing business in China as we treat China companies doing business in America. Or, China can no longer own a majority of a U.S. company doing business here. And the Chinese company must transfer all IP to our U.S. companies. We should have learned long ago that the Chinese do not play fair, and accordingly, insisted on a level playing field.
We will not win the trade war with China.
ask the experts on China and they all say that China has all the leverage
We need Dmiller
Why is a personal attack on investors allowed? Clowns???
Huawei could be a bargaining chip in a China deal—but it must stop working with Iran, says Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short
Published Wed, May 29 2019 10:55 AM EDTUpdated Wed, May 29 2019 3:51 PM EDT
Key Points
Huawei could play a role in the ongoing trade negotiations between the U.S. and Beijing, but the Chinese tech giant has to stop working with Iran, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, says.
“They need to stop those actions, stop cooperating with Iran at this time if they want to actually work with the United States,” Short says.
Federal prosecutors in January lodged criminal charges against Huawei, alleging that the company lied about its dealings with sanctioned Iran.
Huawei could play a role in the ongoing trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, but the Chinese tech giant has to stop working with Iran, Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, said Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors have lodged criminal charges against Huawei, alleging that the company lied about its dealings with Iran — which is the subject of an aggressive pressure campaign and sanctions from President Donald Trump’s administration.
Short told CNBC’s “Squawk Box ” on Wednesday morning that “it’s possible” that Huawei “gets included in a trade deal” with China.
But he quickly cautioned that Huawei is “more or less a wholly owned subsidiary of the Communist Party of China. And the reality is, what Huawei has been doing, the reason there are sanctions on it now, is because they’ve been facilitating, aiding the government in Iran with technology.”
“That’s why the recent sanctions were applied to Huawei. So, they need to stop those actions, stop cooperating with Iran at this time if they want to actually work with the United States.”
Asked if Huawei’s Iran dealings posed a bigger obstacle to a trade deal than its alleged national security threat, Short said, “I think it’s both.”
The U.S. has challenged Huawei on multiple fronts. Government agencies and their contractors have been blocked by the U.S. from buying Huawei’s telecommunications hardware. Washington says that Huawei’s symbiotic relationship with China poses a national security threat. Huawei is suing to abolish that ban.
Despite those tensions — and Trump’s comments Monday that the U.S. is “not ready” to make a deal with China — Short said the U.S. is still “more than open to a trade deal.”
“The United States wants to make a trade deal, but China has to change its actions. They have to change their forced transfer of technology, they have to change their stealing of intellectual property, and they have to change some of the actions of companies like Huawei,” Short said.
A spokeswoman for Pence did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on Short’s remarks.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/29/huawei-could-be-part-of-china-deal-but-cant-work-with-iran-marc-short.html
Huawei USA security chief suggests the company could be open to ‘mitigation measures’ to address US national security concerns
Published Wed, May 29 2019 8:03 AM EDTUpdated Wed, May 29 2019 1:41 PM EDT
Key Points
Andy Purdy, chief security officer at Huawei USA, says the Chinese telecom giant may be open to taking steps to address U.S. national security concerns.
While saying he cannot prejudge any possible conditions, Purdy says he would be “astounded if we weren’t open to those kinds of risk mitigation measures.”
The chief security officer at Huawei Technologies USA signaled on CNBC on Wednesday that the Chinese telecom giant might be open to taking steps to address U.S. national security concerns.
“In different countries in the world, we negotiate with respective governments on what kind of assurance framework they need,” Huawei’s Andy Purdy told “Squawk Box.” Some measures, he said, might include requirements around selling to government or to critical infrastructure projects. While saying he cannot prejudge any possible conditions, Purdy said he would be “astounded if we weren’t open to those kinds of risk mitigation measures. ”
Purdy’s appearance, along with Huawei outside counsel Glen Nager of Jones Day, comes as the China-based company looks to expedite its March lawsuit against the U.S. government. Huawei, which alleges that a law banning U.S. government agencies from buying its equipment is unconstitutional, is seeking a summary judgment in hopes of avoiding a full-blown trial.
Wednesday’s comments from Purdy mirror ones he made about two weeks ago, in which he said a risk-mitigation process for Huawei equipment, like those used in Europe, could have been simple.
The new Huawei filing stems from President Donald Trump’s signing last year of a new U.S. defense act that strengthens the Committee on Foreign Investment. However, with the U.S. most recently stepping up pressure against Huawei — as part of trade and technology tensions with China — Trump earlier this month effectively blacklisted Huawei from doing business in the U.S.
Purdy, who formerly served as a top-ranking cybersecurity official for Homeland Security, said U.S. officials have not been “willing to talk” to Huawei. “The geopolitical context between the U.S. and China is why we’re in this situation,” he said.
Nager said the Trump administration needs to “ramp down the rhetoric,” adding that “the U.S. is worried more about the country China than the company Huawei.”
Responding to a question about this weekend’s Wall Street Journal report with the headline “Huawei’s Yearslong Rise Is Littered With Accusations of Theft and Dubious Ethics,” Purdy told CNBC, “I don’t forgive acts that have happened in the past.”
“Despite those, our allies have decided to push back on tremendous pressure from the U.S. government because they believe the national security threats can be addressed,” he added.
Huawei has maintained that it adheres to intellectual property rights, which along with national security is at the heart of the U.S. concerns about the company and about business practices in China.
Reacting to Purdy’s comments, Marc Short, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence told CNBC that Huawei is “more or less a subsidiary of China” and its communist government.
Short added, in a later “Squawk Box” interview, that Huawei’s alleged cooperation with Iran only adds to its issues. “They need to stop those actions, stop cooperating with Iran at this time if they actually want to work with the U.S.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/29/huawei-usa-security-chief-addresses-us-national-security-concerns.html
I assume you realize that someone sold those puts as well.
Somebody painting the tape with 2 - 1 share transactions down $2-3 on 2 shares.
Then all the puts that were bought today.
Somebody thinks the quarterly results are not going to be very good. IMO
Not to mention the $5m charge this could actually be a loss for the Qtr.