Ameriprise: Advice on Investing for the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
With the looming "fiscal cliff" due to come with the New Year (which may not make things too "happy") unless Congress and the White House work out a deal, it seems that there ...
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Apple Inc (AAPL): ‘Somebody Yelled Fire’ About Stock?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was soaring through the first nine months of 2012, as its stock price was up more than 70 percent on the year as the iPhone 5 was being launched.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Gets Steve Wozniak’s Respect
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been a long-term-planning company, really working to not just produce products, but to design truly innovative platforms, software and ...
Apple Inc (AAPL) Distributes $2.5B Dividend Today
Today is the day for Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) investors - the day where those who have been buying into the company and its stock will get a piece of the company's massive cash...
Apple Inc (AAPL): Quick Upgrade, or New Consumers?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has lately been accelerating its launch schedules for new devices and updated versions of current devices, putting out a device, then an updated version...
Apple Inc (AAPL): Becoming the Next Coca-Cola Company (KO)?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has had a very established history of enormous growth year after year and has developed a wide-ranging following and loyalty to the brand and to its products...
Sell Facebook Inc (FB) At These Levels, Says Analyst
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has had an active day today, what with the largest share lockup being released today, though the stock price went up.
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN): Online Retail Has EU Scrambling
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has become a bit of a four-letter word in the European Union and is being held up as a poster child for tax loopholes in the EU that the Union believes...
Facebook Inc (FB): Has It Sold Its Business Soul for Revenue?
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is back in the news this week.
Apple Inc (AAPL): Tim Cook Named ‘Most Powerful’ in Wireless
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is perhaps the largest, most influential, most powerful tech company in the world, so doesn't it make sense that such a company would have one of the most...
Google Inc (GOOG) Nexus 4 Phone Sells Out Online in 1st Day
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is apparently generating its own holiday-shopping buzz this fall, at least if the results from the first day of online sales of its new smartphone are...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): ‘Modest’ Surface Orders
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has moved itself into the tablet space in the last couple weeks with the launch of the Surface tablet, to compete with Nexus by Google Inc (...
Apple Inc (AAPL): Samsung Won’t Make a Deal Like HTC Did
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was in a great position to leverage a patent-infringement/licensing deal with handset maker HTC earlier this week, and it succeeded in securing a 10-year...
Apple Inc (AAPL) Has Busy Intellectual Property Weekend
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), for being the largest tech company in the world, certainly had a hard time being in the background when it comes to tech news.
Marc Faber: Market Collapses Will Dictate Economic Reset
Marc Faber is the world's biggest optimist (not) when it comes to financial markets and the economy. He's such a sunny guy that he runs the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report.
Apple Inc (AAPL) Stops Selling Protection Plan in Italy
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been under fire from several directions over antitrust allegations as well as customer-service issues overseas, and athe latest case involves the company...
Apple Inc (AAPL) Retail Continues to Grow, Despite Browett
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, after less than a year, decided as part of an executive shakeup, to remove John Browett as the head of the Apple retail division, which oversaw...
Apple Inc (AAPL): New Rumor of 6-Month Device Cycle
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the subject of many a rumor, with the majority (not all) end up being true, but they float around for weeks or months without a word from Cupertino ...
J C Penney Company Inc (JCP): Bill Ackman Touts Support
Billionaire fund manager Bill Ackman of Pershing Square is a member of the board of directors at J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), so he does have some kind of an interest in...
Apple Inc (AAPL): Pay Samsung, Get Paid Via Google Inc (GOOG)
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) might be more of a flow-through for money in the new future of technology, as the licensing deal becomes ever more ubiquitous, right behind the patent-...
Apple Inc (AAPL): Is Doug Kass Playing It Like a Fiddle?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was riding a good run this year, surging from around $400 a share all the way up to an all-time high of $705 in mid-September.
Apple Inc (AAPL) iPhone Supply Catching up in U.S.: Survey
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been suffering from supply-line constraints over the first few weeks of sales of the iPhone 5, and those troubles have been well-documented.
Billionaire Wilbur Ross: ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ Energy Comments
Billionaire Wilbur Ross of W.L. Ross & Co. was one of the voices who said before the election that an Obama second term would mean a recession for the U.S.
Apple Inc (AAPL) is Oversold, Analyst Says
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been battered and beaten over the last several weeks, despite the launch of at least three new products and a new operating system (iOS 6) and some...
Apple Inc (AAPL) Has Reasons for Bearish Outlook: Analyst
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on a downturn over the last two months since peaking at more than $700 per share, but whether it's time to buy the stock yet has had some mixed...
Google Inc (GOOG) Unveils 3rd Generation Chromebook
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been working on a notebook computer since it launched the initial Chromebook last year alongside the new Chrome operating system.
Legg Mason’s Bill Miller Likes These Market Sectors
Bill Miller, chairman of Legg Mason Capital Investment, was featured in an interview on the "Bottom Line" program on Bloomberg TV, and he discussed a couple of sectors that he...
Apple Inc (AAPL) Gets Buy Ratings, Up to $900 Price Target
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock seems to be at a crossroads right now after losing 20 percent of its value since achieving an all-time high of $705 per share in mid-September.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Reveals Office Mobile in Spring
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been rumored to be working on developing its Office Suite software for mobile devices for nearly all of 2012, but very little was actually...
Facebook Inc (FB) Lobbies EU About Privacy Rules
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is working the room at the European Commission, as the commission is considering some new online privacy proposals.
Apple Inc (AAPL) Leads Top 3 Stock Picks List: Analyst
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) got some negative news about its stock in this space yesterday, when a couple of analysts went on CNBC to say that the bear market is still in place for...
Apple Inc (AAPL): Did It Post a $2B Bailout of Sharp?
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may have provided some assistance to another company.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Ready to Invest in Brazil, TV
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been known for investing in its community, the country and key strategic areas that benefit not only its own company but the tech sector...
Marc Faber: S&P Will Drop 20% After Obama Re-election
It was believed that the markets had "priced in" a President Obama re-election in its current prices, but Marc Faber, editor of the "Gloom, Boom and Doom Report" said that was...
Apple Inc (AAPL), $368M Lighter, Takes on Google Inc (GOOG)
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has apparently had enough with beating around the bush. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN): Prime Moves with Streaming Video
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been making moves to developing a competitive video streaming service that can be used on the company's Kindle Fire devices.
Apple Inc (AAPL): Would It Dump Intel Corporation (INTC)?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has had a longstanding relationship with chipmaker Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which developed most of the chips that runs many Mac laptops and desktop...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Skype Will Replace Messenger
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced late Tuesday that it was going to leverage its recent purchase of Skype into retiring its MSN Messenger online chat service, as Skype...
Apple Inc (AAPL): Holiday Bounce to $700 Coming?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock reached its all-time peak of $705 a share in mid-September, just before the release of the iPhone 5.
Google Inc (GOOG) Wallet Soon to Include a Card?
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has publicly been mum about it, but some information leaked out on Google's own Web site indicating that its Google Wallet digital payment service may...
Apple Inc (AAPL), Publishers Reach Deal with EU Regulators
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and four prominent publishing houses have put forth a settlement offer with European Union regulators, and all indications are the regulators will accept...
Google Inc (GOOG) Losing Market Share in U.K. and China?
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been a strong competitor in a couple of online areas over the last few years, but there might be signs of chinks in its armor, as two of its strengths...
Facebook Inc (FB), Zynga Inc (ZNGA) No, Symantec (SYMC) Yes
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) was scheduled to be a target by the hacking group Anonymous Monday in response to its "poor treatment" of online game company Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), ...
Apple Inc (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Fighting FTC
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) are among several tech companies that have posted some objections to new proposed regulations by the Federal Trade...
Apple Inc (AAPL): 3M iPads in 1st Weekend
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has the numbers in from its launch weekend of the new iPad Mini, the 7-inch direct competitor to the Kindle Fire by Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and the...
Apple Inc (AAPL) iOS 6.1: Buy Movie Tix on Siri?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), in the wake of the problems with the mapping app on the iPhone 5 that replaces the Google Maps app along with the departure of iOS architect Scott Forstall...
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Philips (PHG) Release ‘Smart’ Lightbulb
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has developed a reputation of lighting up people's worlds in terms of communications and computing over the last three decades.
