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Paul Ausick | Aug 23, 2013 at 10:20 AM EDT

Rising Prices Stymie New Home Sales

ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau this morning released data on new single-family home sales for July. Sales dropped 13.4% month-over-month to…

Paul Ausick | Aug 23, 2013 at 9:26 AM EDT

Ballmer to Retire as Microsoft CEO

Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia Commons In a surprise announcement this morning, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) revealed that CEO Steve Ballmer “has…

Paul Ausick | Aug 23, 2013 at 9:10 AM EDT

China Mobile’s 4G Network Good News for Apple, Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson

ThinkstockThe world’s largest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL), reportedly has awarded initial contracts for the build-out of China’s first…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 23, 2013 at 9:00 AM EDT

Halliburton Becomes King of the Stock Buybacks

ThinkstockHalliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) is becoming the king of stock buyback, at least for this week. The oil services giant has…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 23, 2013 at 8:50 AM EDT

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: CenturyLink, Dendreon, Gap, ING, VMWare and More

Jon OggIt is an August Friday, and there are a surprising number of research calls before the week ahead, which…

Paul Ausick | Aug 23, 2013 at 8:30 AM EDT

Xiaomi: Bigger Than BlackBerry, More Popular Than Apple

ThinkstockA look at the charts this morning shows that BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) has a market cap of just under $6…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 23, 2013 at 6:05 AM EDT

Banks and Government Among Institutions Americans Hate Most

thinkstockIt may be that the negative images of banks and the federal government continue to persist in the minds of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 23, 2013 at 6:04 AM EDT

Toyota Continues to Recover, Hyundai Still Lags

courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.When Toyota Motor Corp.’s (NYSE: TM) U.S. sales collapsed four years ago, and did not make any…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 23, 2013 at 5:53 AM EDT

The 10 Least Respected Companies in America

courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) are the most respected brands in the United States.…

Paul Ausick | Aug 22, 2013 at 4:34 PM EDT

Pandora Earnings Can’t Calm Fears of New Competitors

ThinkstockPandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results after markets closed today. The Internet radio company posted adjusted diluted…

Paul Ausick | Aug 22, 2013 at 4:15 PM EDT