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listen to what joe terranova had to say about fert stocks today....
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000348139&play=1
i totally agree mike. thought i better ask flat because he started the ibox here. silver knows alotta folks on ihub and is a shareholder and if you saw that post he made with the pics in it, he picked out the very best ones and they look great. anyhow the more folks that find us the better and this is a great time to buy in right now so GL2A, paydirt
hey flat, i invited silver over to be a mod in order for him to put a few things in the ibox. hes got some great pics and numbers breakdown and thought it would look very good in the box, take care, paydirt
heres the post with the pics and #s...
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=110103434
gm silver, what you see in sterlings ibox now most of which i put in there is ok but i was looking at those wonderful pics you have and the numbers breakdown that i thought would look very good there. everyone there is pretty cool and laid back and has been there awhile. its a very interesting story as you know. for awhile i had thought they didnt re up the lic. for the mine, but the 10q clearly stated it would not be an issue. so not only are they sitting on that property of which they have a partner already setup to sell the end product, they are also setting up an import export arm to do biz. in other areas of which they have many contacts in that arena. one must read the current 10q and last update to see what up. anyhow long winded post and thanks for thinking about it, paydirt
ps. the post im talking about is the one you posted on bb's board with the pics. if you can get it in the ibox i would like to organize it if thats ok with you, thanks again.
HEY SILVER, i was wondering if you would become a board moderator over
at sterlings page. i was hoping you would put the post you are doing now for sterling in the IBOX. thanks, paydirt
hey mike, we should be getting a PR real soon on the new lic. for the mine and what they will be importing or exporting and for what companies. this really looks good for us now. take care, paydirt
HEY SILVER, i was wondering if you would become a board moderator over
at sterlings page. i was hoping you would put the post you are doing now for sterling in the IBOX. thanks, paydirt
Mosaic setting bullish tone for potash in 2015
Posted on January 20, 2015 by Alessandro Bruno
Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) is expected to announce significantly higher profit (the presentation will be on February 11), for the fourth quarter than expected thanks to thriving sales of phosphate products. Mosaic’s results suggest that the potash majors can experience a bullish start to 2015. Mosaic’s performance confirms a bullish trend in mineral fertilizers already noted at the end of 2014 when Mosaic’s German competitor, K + S AG, also announced having exceeded its Q4 profit expectations forecast for the fourth quarter thanks to strong autumn/fall business. Meanwhile, Mosaic hinted that phosphate sales and profit margins in phosphate and potash are likely to be higher than the previous forecast with potash sales will be at the upper end of the forecast range. Mosaic sold 3.3 million tons of finished products – far more than the Company had predicted in late October (2.5 to 2.8 million tons). In the potash sector, Mosaic had expected sales of some 2.0 to 2.3 million tons. “The demand for potash and phosphates exceeded our expectations in the fourth quarter,” said CEO Jim Prokopanko. Interestingly, sales were high because many customers have anticipated a strong spring season and rising fertilizer prices and Mosaic expects the strong demand trend to continue throughout 2015.
Mosaic’s shares are likely to benefit from the forecast increase establishing a bullish course for the other major mineral fertilizer producers. Mosaic is a member of Canpotex – the marketing organization representing Saskatchewan’s three largest potash producers: PotashCorp, Agrium and Mosaic. Last week Canpotex signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for new three year potash deal with China’s Sinofert. Under the terms of the MOU, Canpotex will supply at least 1.9 tons of potash to Sinofert until December of 2017. Pricing will be negotiated every six months–January to June and July to December, “based on market conditions”, and the current price is USD$ 305/ton. The price is not as high as hoped, but it is also not as low as feared and the agreement is expected “to encourage future growth in new Canpotex product grades and new market regions in China as it provides exclusivity to Sinofert for Canpotex red standard grade potash only, provided Sinofert exercises the annual minimum purchase requirements.” Canpotex’s rival, Uralkali had tried to secure higher prices from Sinofert (USD$ 340/ton) last November, only to meet strong resistance from Chinese buyers. Uralkali was trying to compensate for losses deriving from the shutdown of the Solikamsk-2 potash mine, due to a massive sinkhole.
The shutdown has not slowed Uralkali, which announced that it had beaten “its own production target” for 2014 as the company compensated loss of production at Solikamsk by increasing output at its other facilities. Nevertheless, the fact that Canpotex was still able to secure a price of more than USD$ 300/ton is testament to the resilience of the potash market. Indeed, the price set for the Chinese contract tends to set the tone for the year. The India contract is also an important indicator of the potash market and the Government of India is rumored to be considering lifting import duties for fertilizers, which would make products such as potash, phosphate and urea more affordable to farmers while benefiting Potash Corp, Mosaic and Uralkali among others. One of these others is Germany’s K + S AG whose shares have performed very well since the end of 2014, remaining among the top performers in the DAX. There is a sense, beyond the individual Company results, that the potash sector will see a sustained recovery scenario for 2015; the fertilizer market has already proven to be more solid and encouraging than 2014. The price of corn is especially low (USD$ 3.50 a bushel – it has been as high as USD$ 8 according to RBC). Any lower and it will cost more to produce than to sell. The ‘natural’ forces of supply and demand will unleash their magic and restore a modicum of balance, pushing crop prices higher. There is also the issue of global fertilizer demand continuing to increase. For the past decade the big drivers of potash prices have been China and India.
Mosaic Sees Profit That Beats Estimates on Fertilizer Margins
By Liezel Hill Jan 19, 2015
Mosaic Co. (MOS), the largest U.S. producer of phosphate fertilizer, projected fourth-quarter profit that would top analysts’ estimates after margins for its two main crop nutrients exceeded its previous forecast.
Earnings excluding one-time items are expected to be 83 cents to 88 cents a share, Plymouth, Minnesota-based Mosaic said today in a statement. That beats the 57-cent average of 18 estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The company said it expects strong demand for both crop nutrients will continue into 2015.
“Demand for potash and phosphates exceeded our expectations during the fourth quarter,” Mosaic Chief Executive Officer Jim Prokopanko said in the statement. “Customers came to the market in force, as they sought to position inventory in anticipation of a strong spring season and increasing crop nutrient prices.”
Phosphates margins and sales volumes topped previous company forecast ranges, while potash volumes were at the top end of the range, Mosaic said.
gm skichic, yeah it really would be something to wake up to new stock in acct. i think it would really help to get the web site up and running and the pr s flowing. this wang guy needs to be a little more proactive here and let the investors know whats up. its totally understandable why these folks are wondering if this is legit. maybe a call would be in order. take good care, paydirt
After reading this story I thought about how interesting it would be for Dragon to start IPOing the subs out:)
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Shanghai Exchange Money Rate Jumps Most in Seven Weeks on IPOs
By Bloomberg News Jan 14, 2015 6:59 PM PT
An interest rate for overnight loans on the Shanghai Stock Exchange jumped the most in seven weeks as investors borrowed cash to subscribe for new share sales.
Initial public offerings will lock up about 2 trillion yuan ($323 billion) this week, according to a Haitong Securities Co. report. The People’s Bank of China didn’t conduct any open-market operations in today’s auction window, according to two traders at primary dealers required to bid at the sales. Repurchase contracts were last offered on Nov. 25 and reverse-repo agreements in January 2014.
The overnight repurchase rate on the Shanghai Stock Exchange jumped 596 basis points, the most since Nov. 25, to 8.98 percent as of 10:42 a.m. in Shanghai. The rate touched 9.30 percent earlier, the highest since Dec. 31. The seven-day repurchase rate, a gauge of interbank liquidity, was steady at 3.82 percent, according to a weighted average from the National Interbank Funding Center.
“Today should see the IPOs biggest impact on exchange repo rates,” said Frank Sun, an analyst at Shanghai CFETS-ICAP International Money Broking Co. in the city. “Still, this round of IPOs didn’t bring any real shock to the interbank market, indicating liquidity in the banking system is still ample.”
Aggregate financing, the broadest measure of credit, totaled 1.69 trillion yuan in December, more than the 1.2 trillion yuan median estimate in a Bloomberg survey, central bank data showed today. New local-currency loans fell to 697.3 billion yuan from 852.7 billion yuan in November.
The cost of one-year interest-rate swaps, the fixed payment to receive the floating seven-day repo rate, rose three basis points to 3.31 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It touched a one-month low of 3.23 percent yesterday.
I guess this line is the biggest relief for me..........
"Hongyu is currently working on renewal of its mining permit and the Company does not expect any problem on the renewal."
I agree mike, back to 'Rip Van Winkle' status......
Hey SILVER, you may want to go over and read the posts today on sterling. it looks like things arent as dire as predicted:) tomorrow may be a good day, GL, paydirt
Oh my gosh Refill you are the Man!!!!
way to go buddy, i am so happy right now, thank you very much!! good work, take great care and have great day, paydirt
yeah very quiet everywhere today, we are in kick back smokem if ya gotem mode with coffee....no worries....news and new web site will light this fuse skichic, take good care, paydirt
hi refill, china's economy is just rippin along. im finding stories all the time showing it. i think when they talk slow down, its from very overheated levels and no way are that many folks, after tasting the good things, going back to where they were before. they are going to need just about everything you can think of and china is a great place to be no matter what you are doing. you could throw darts and come up a winner. here is an example of a story that confirms what im saying....
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VW Crosses 10 Million Vehicle Sales Mark on Surging China Demand
By Christoph Rauwald Jan 11, 2015 2:02 PM PT
Volkswagen AG (VOW) delivered more than 10 million vehicles for the first time in 2014, reaching the annual-sales milestone four years earlier than originally targeted on the back of strong growth in China.
Deliveries, including Porsche and Audi cars and MAN and Scania heavy trucks, rose 4.2 percent to 10.14 million vehicles last year, the Wolfsburg, Germany-based manufacturer said today in an e-mailed statement.
Beyond expanding sales VW is “making good progress” on improving profitability and customer satisfaction, Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn said in the statement.
Under Winterkorn, Volkswagen has focused on growth in its bid to surpass Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) as the world’s largest automaker by 2018. VW narrowed the gap to about 72,000 vehicles in the first three quarters in 2014 compared with 227,000 a year earlier, paced by demand in China and surging sales of Audi and Porsche models. The Japanese company will report global full-year sales later this month.
Mainland China and Hong Kong accounted for a record 3.67 million vehicle deliveries at VW group last year, up 12.4 percent and extending the country’s lead as the German manufacturer’s largest single market.
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looking around you can find alot of stories like this so im still sure that china is the place to be and its just a matter of time before things work out for us. we may end up not being in the phosphate Business but as i said we have money and contacts and are in the right place so dont be discouraged if we find out that they didnt get the mining lic. renewed and let it go. im not saying that this is the case for sure, but not hearing anything about it makes one wonder. the stock price is valued right now as only whats in the bank, no mine or anything else, just cash. anyhow long winded post, take good care, paydirt
things are booming in china and its just starting......
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VW Crosses 10 Million Vehicle Sales Mark on Surging China Demand
By Christoph Rauwald Jan 11, 2015 2:02 PM PT
Volkswagen AG (VOW) delivered more than 10 million vehicles for the first time in 2014, reaching the annual-sales milestone four years earlier than originally targeted on the back of strong growth in China.
Deliveries, including Porsche and Audi cars and MAN and Scania heavy trucks, rose 4.2 percent to 10.14 million vehicles last year, the Wolfsburg, Germany-based manufacturer said today in an e-mailed statement.
Beyond expanding sales VW is “making good progress” on improving profitability and customer satisfaction, Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn said in the statement.
Under Winterkorn, Volkswagen has focused on growth in its bid to surpass Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) as the world’s largest automaker by 2018. VW narrowed the gap to about 72,000 vehicles in the first three quarters in 2014 compared with 227,000 a year earlier, paced by demand in China and surging sales of Audi and Porsche models. The Japanese company will report global full-year sales later this month.
Mainland China and Hong Kong accounted for a record 3.67 million vehicle deliveries at VW group last year, up 12.4 percent and extending the country’s lead as the German manufacturer’s largest single market.
Photographer: Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg
An employee carries the roof of a Volkswagen AG Jetta vehicle at the company's assembly... Read More
Audi’s global deliveries rose 11 percent to a record of 1.74 million vehicles. The world’s second-largest luxury brand is pushing BMW for the top spot and will unveil a revamped version of the Q7 sport-utility vehicle in Detroit next week as part of its effort to close the gap. Porsche sales surged 17 percent to 189,850 vehicles, lifted by the new Macan compact crossover.
Recalls
Recalls last year haven’t hurt demand so far at VW, Toyota, or General Motors Co. (GM), which ranks third in global sales volume. Toyota and GM have been among 10 carmakers recalling a combined 7.8 million vehicles in the U.S. because of faults in air bags made by Takata Corp. While VW isn’t affected by that flaw, the company recalled 1.02 million cars in the U.S. and China because of a possible suspension defect.
The recalls that roiled global automakers and their suppliers last year underscore growing complexity for vehicle manufacturers when pushing for economies of scale by sharing parts and components across a wide range of different vehicles.
After years of emphasizing sales growth, acquisitions and adding factories across the globe, VW has shifted focus to boosting earnings power. Better returns will help offset even higher spending, with VW planning to invest about 17 billion euros a year through 2019 on new vehicles, technology and upgrading its manufacturing network.
The goal for the VW brand, the company’s largest unit by sales volume, is to boost operating profit to at least 6 percent of sales by 2018 from a 2.3 percent margin in the first nine months of 2014. The cost savings are part of a companywide effort to become more efficient.
Since Winterkorn became CEO in 2007, VW added the Porsche, Scania, MAN and Ducati brands. It also more than doubled the number of factories around the world to 107.
I hope so..... we just need a little help from the company (which i firmly think they are in the process of doing) and we are moving up quickly from here and the basher can shove it!! i just dont understand why someone would bash when there are so many other plays out there....UNO??? i mean if you dont like it dont buy it....but why sit and cry about it to folks that dont want to hear it?? its just stoooooopid!!!!
GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS "skichic"
BAD NEWS....someones puking up shares
GOOD NEWS....someones soaking up all those shares
we get the web site up and running and news pops... it off to the races i think!!!
skichic please see what you can do about removing the derogatory posts made by the basher...thank you, paydirt
I hope not.... if I was just handed the keys to the kingdom, I would at the very least get in there and cause a whirling dervish, and try and make mountains out of mole hills. just seems to me that we have money, no debt, contacts in the country that is just about the only game in town, and a young blood to run it now...... TAKE SOME FRIGGEN RISKS ALREADY....EVEN IF ITS THE EXACT WRONG THING TO DO !!!!! GLA, paydirt
NEXT WILL BE THE NEW WEB SITE AND SUBS NEWS..........
oh its good to be in DRGV!!!!!!!!
UNO its interesting skichic, pennystocks weekly is a well known and followed outfit and we will see their followers buying now because this was posted on yahoo today. also on yahoo was a new release for the earning so not sure whats up with that but i will take them both:) GL, paydirt
DRGV about to double – article at PennyStocksWeekly....
found on yahoo board today........
NEWS OUT ON YAHOO DRGV FINANCIALS.....
go to yahoo and check it out!!!
I sure hope the 10Q tells us something good. wont be long before we find out what the heck is going on. GLA, paydirt
China Stocks to Jump 30% This Year, Top-Ranked Broker Says
By Ye Xie Jan 7, 2015 11:43 PM PT 3 Comments
Chinese stocks will rise 30 percent this year following a 53 percent surge in 2014 as policy makers reduce funding costs and push through reforms, according to China International Capital Corporation, which correctly called last year’s rally.
While the Shanghai Composite Index soared to a 5 1/2 year high Wednesday, it is still 45 percent below an all-time high reached in 2007, with valuations remaining low, according to Huang Haizhou, managing director at CICC, which was named the top China research team by Institutional Investor magazine for a third year in 2014.
“This is a multi-year rally,” Huang, who predicted last January that China’s stocks would jump 20 percent in 2014, said in New York at an annual conference on the nation’s economic outlook hosted by the National Committee on United States-China Relations. “There’s still time to buy.”
China was the best equity performer last year globally, surpassing Japan as the world’s second-biggest stock market, spurred by speculation that authorities will further ease monetary policy to support waning growth. Optimism is increasing amid a housing slowdown that’s diverting capital to the stock market and after regulators allowed Hong Kong investors to buy shares in Shanghai for the first time.
The Shanghai Composite fell 2.4 percent to 3,293.46 at the close today, dropping the most in two weeks, after strategists from Bank of America Corp. and HSBC Holdings Plc forecast declines this year for the benchmark index from current levels. HSBC said the gauge will end the year at 3,100, while Bank of America targets the 3,000 level.
"skichic" Im so dang happy:) that you are a mod.... I removed myself because I thought i overstepped my bounds, and now IHUB says they wont consider me for a mod until after a period of time. anyhow, the stickies are a good place to start and then remove some of our only bashers post for being off topic and disruptive to the board!! Good job and gla, paydirt
i was just commenting about a certain someone with that post MR MET..... about the news....... i noticed that the street.com picked up the PR about the gas company using the metering program so not sure whats up with the way it goes out to places!!!
All i know for sure is that when the new web site goes up....
and the PRs start coming out about the subs progress, you want to be holding shares. i cant say when these things will happen but when they do, watchout, paydirt
maybe this is why.......
Historical Short Selling Data For DRGV
Date VolShorted High Low ShortVol RegularVol
Jan 06 24.60% NA NA NA 238,178 968,178
Jan 05 47.49% NA NA NA 12,232,517 25,759,239
Jan 02 25.20% NA NA NA 125,000 496,000
Dec 31 5.60% NA NA NA 222,415 3,973,019
Dec 30 27.65% NA NA NA 1,005,09 3,634,999
Dec 26 5.96% NA NA NA 301,000 5,049,585
Dec 24 6.25% NA NA NA 10,000 160,020
Dec 15 39.76% NA NA NA 3,250,000 8,175,000
Dec 10 3.06% NA NA NA 280,000 9,162,000
Dec 09 17.51% NA NA NA 2,500,000 14,280,000
Dec 08 0.22% NA NA NA 10,000 4,573,000
WOWEEEEEEEEEE.............thats amazing thank you
MR MET, GM:) can you put L2 up for us again....TY,paydirt
One of these reasons...............
Im a Cyber Bully........
Im here to save the world from DRGV........
Im short the stock and thought it was done..........
Im payed by the MMs to talk @#$! about DRGV........
I want cheap shares...............
And on and on and on.....take ur pick.......
hi stan, they are working on the web site as MR MET stated in a previous post. this is the very newest PR from them..
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Dragon Capital Group, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter and the First Nine Months of 2014
PR Newswire Dragon Capital Group Corp.
January 5, 2015 9:00 AM
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SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dragon Capital Group Corp. (DRGV), a holding company of emerging high-tech companies in China, announced today its financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2014 ended September 30, 2014.
Financial Highlights
For the third quarter of 2014, total revenues were $5.0 million compared to revenues of $4.8 million recorded in the third quarter of 2013. Gross margins improved to 5% in the second quarter of 2014 compared to gross margins of 4% in the third quarter of 2013. Income from continuing operations in the quarter was $160,874 compared to income from continuing operations of $85,763 recorded in the third quarter of 2013. The increase in income was mainly attributable to an increase of general sales revenue and stable cost of sales. Net income attributable to Dragon Capital Group in the third quarter of 2014 was $329,700 inclusive of a ($3,356) loss from discontinued operations compared to net income attributable to Dragon Capital Group of $38,942 inclusive of a ($9,159) loss from discontinued operations. In the third quarter of 2014 the Company's operations resulted in a income of $0.00 per basic and diluted share on 896.4 million weighted average shares outstanding compared to earnings per basic and diluted share of $0.00 on 492.7 million weighted average shares recorded in the third quarter of 2013.
For the first nine months of 2014 total revenues were $14.3 million compared to $14.1 million in the first nine months of 2013. For the first nine months of 2014 the Company's operations resulted in a net income attributable to Dragon Capital Group of $210,537, inclusive of a ($117,904) loss from discontinued operations. This compared to net income of $158,378 inclusive of a ($15,155) loss from discontinued operations recorded in the first nine months of 2013. Earnings per basic and diluted share for the first nine months rounded to $0.00 in both periods on 896.4 million and 492.7 weighted average shares respectively.
Balance Sheet
On September 30, 2014, total assets were $10.2 million and shareholder equity was $8.6 million with 896.4 million common shares outstanding. On December 31, 2013, total assets were $9.8 million and shareholder equity was $7.5 million with 492.7 million common shares outstanding. Working capital was $8.5 million on September 30, 2014 compared to $8.1 million at December 31, 2013.
Commenting on our results for the third quarter of 2014, Mr. Lawrence Wang, Chairman and CEO of Dragon Capital Group, "We are seeing a slight improvement in our revenue in the last quarter as we continue to work to build sales of higher margin utility monitoring automation software and services at our Shanghai Yazheng subsidiary, and mobile software applications from our Shanghai Zhiye subsidiary. This effort has resulted in a small increase in our gross margins in the quarter as we maintain our cost of sales which we intend to build upon in future periods. We believe we are on the right track to increase sales in those higher margin businesses to enable our Company to improve performance in the coming quarters and help us achieve sustained profitability in the quarters and years to come."
About Dragon Capital Group Corporation
Dragon Capital Group Corp. (DRGV) is doing business in China through its subsidiaries. Dragon was established to serve as a conduit between Chinese high-growth companies and Western investors. DRGV functions as an incubator of high-tech companies in China, DRGV has developed a portfolio of high-tech companies operating in China. For more information about DRGV, please visit http://www.dragoncapital.us
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please try and read through some of the posts from MR MET and check out IBOX that SILVER updated. GL and hope you get on board, paydirt
dear joe.....................
are you doing any DD on DRGV and sharing it with the board?
are you calling the transfer agent and seeing whats up with DRGV?
are you going over years of PRs and headlines to share with the board?
look at what hes doing as opposed to what you are doing...hes planting seeds and discovering stuff about DRGV and you are using roundup on them.
you wont even read the current PR for the financial numbers. then you ask for everyone to tell you whats up. im sorry but i think thats pretty low and you owe MR MET an apology. that is all, paydirt
MR MET, thats just great stuff man....you are really something.
i sure would love to know who she was referring too in this part of that
" increased its clientele list with us "
oh well its all soon to be revealed so this will be a blast....hang on tight...
thanks for all the great work, paydirt
this is why china is still the place to be.......
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Intel, Qualcomm Eye China's Booming Mobile Market
By MICHAEL PERRAULT, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted 12/10/2014 04:35 PM ET
Even as China takes steps to decrease its dependence on chips manufactured outside the country, U.S. chipmakers Intel and Qualcomm are pursuing potentially big opportunities there.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) expects regulatory approval early next year for its deal to pay roughly $1.5 billion for a 20% stake in Tsinghua Unigroup, a Chinese state-affiliated private equity group that owns chipmakers Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics.
This follows an Intel partnership with Chinese chipmaker Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics, announced in May.
Attendees at this summer's Computex Taipei expo inspect a hard drive powered by an Intel Atom processor.
Attendees at this summer's Computex Taipei expo inspect a hard drive powered by an Intel Atom processor. View Enlarged Image
Meanwhile, Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), still working to resolve a year-old investigation by Chinese antitrust authorities into its licensing practices, has signed up scores of Chinese companies to use its chip designs.
"Seventy Chinese vendors use (Qualcomm's) 4G LTE patents, and 120 vendors use its 3G patents in China," Summit Research Partners analyst Srini Sundararajan told IBD. "On the server market, Qualcomm is working with 90 different companies."
Intel and Qualcomm are bolstering their presence as China is intent on producing a domestic challenger that can match them, Sundararajan says.
"China in 2013 consumed more than half of the world's semiconductor output, with domestic demand at around $150 billion," he said. "With China's chip industry producing $42 billion, there is a long catch-up that Beijing would like to see happen."
Intel's joint ventures are "strategic investments designed to get them into tablets and smartphones," said ABR Investment Strategy analyst JoAnne Feeney.
Hedging Its Bets
UBS Investment Research analyst Stephen Chin sees Intel's Chinese partnerships as part of a broader strategy to defend its core PC business while also "hedging for the possibility of tablets becoming the main computing device in emerging market countries or where cost sensitivity is high."
Demand for smartphones has cooled in the U.S., so manufacturers have increased their focus on China, where demand is robust for handsets priced under $150.
Nearly 500 million smartphones will be sold next year in China, market research firm IDC forecasts in a report released this month. That's roughly one-third of global sales and triple the U.S. forecast.
Despite slowing economic growth, China's impact on information and communication technology markets will jump next year, accounting for 43% of all spending growth in those sectors, IDC says.
Intel is looking to Chinese partners who will use its technology to make chips for low-cost smartphones and tablets instead of licensing chip designs from rival ARM Holdings
I totally agree with ya..........
i-hub needs to get it together.... they have alot of folks here and updating news and filings and member requests should be the number 1 goal.... i mean i like it here but i have to think they are doing well and members being on the site is what its all about so lets go ihub.
yeah thats so true...whats not to like???
we get an update from the other revenue streams and "BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE"
ok gl, i really think you should be there man...