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Apple Supplier Avago Dwarfs Hustling Qualcomm In 2015

Avago Technologies (AVGO) stock steamrolled the IBD Electronics-Semiconductor Fabless industry group in 2015, rocketing 45% since January on its chipmaking link to the golden smartphone goose. But other Apple (AAPL) suppliers weren’t as lucky. Qualcomm (QCOM) and Qorvo (QRVO) stocks have plunged 32% and 22%, respectively, since January. Both trail their IBD performance groups in spades and face ongoing Asian headwinds that include a challenge from

A Win For Amazon In Quest To Root Out Phony Reviews

Amid what Amazon.com (AMZN) expects will be a record year for holiday sales, the e-commerce leader is set to win a legal skirmish in its war to eliminate phony reviews from its cyber shelves. Filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court of Western Washington, documents obtained by IBD say that the company has reached a tentative agreement with five parties that would permanently ban those parties — and their products — from the company’s storefront.

2015's Biggest Tech Breakthroughs

Technology has been racing forward at unprecedented speeds over the last few years. It’s not all that long ago that carrying a cell phone was something strictly for business leaders and showy rich people.