Eric Volkman

5 days ago | finance.yahoo.com | Eric Volkman

One of the companies accompanied its hike with a massive new share buyback program. The other celebrated the 30th year in a row that it has added to its shareholder payout. Both IBM and Apple offer good reason to merit a place in an investor's portfolio. 10 stocks we like better than Apple › With all the noise and debate about the current tariff war, you could be forgiven for missing a pair of important shareholder announcements from two tech sector titans.

5 days ago | finance.yahoo.com | Eric Volkman

A bottom-line beat in its inaugural quarter of 2025 was the factor that drove Axcelis Technologies's (NASDAQ: ACLS) share price higher over the trailing five trading days. The semiconductor equipment specialist enjoyed a 10% gain over the course of the week, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Before market open Tuesday, Axcelis unveiled those first-quarter metrics.

5 days ago | finance.yahoo.com | Eric Volkman

Following the publication of its first-quarter results on Thursday morning, investors bailed from Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ: DNUT) stock. On Friday, it was apparent that analysts were finding the stock distasteful, too. On the back of two pundit price target cuts, the donut slinger's share price eroded again, posting a Friday decline of more than 16%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) traded essentially flat on the day.

5 days ago | fool.com | Eric Volkman

Mattel's (MAT -0.12%) stock was something of a hot item after the toy company reported its first-quarter results in early May -- and not only because it scored a double beat on analyst estimates. At a time when investors are worried about the impact of the current tariff war on American commerce, the company's management said the right things about its ability to weather the storm.

6 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Eric Volkman

With all the noise and debate about the current tariff war, you could be forgiven for missing a pair of important shareholder announcements from two tech sector titans. In a matter of only a few days recently, both Apple (AAPL 0.49%) and IBM (IBM -1.32%) declared dividend raises. One of the companies even accompanied this with a new, jumbo-sized share buyback program.