Time Warner Cable Wants $150 to $160 in Buyout, Maybe Too Much
ThinkstockThe value of Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) is one which has been up for grabs for some time now. If Bloomberg TV is reliable for getting a scoop here, then the value…
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Newest first · Page 22Samsung Market Share Growth Outpacing Apple: comScore
courtesy of Apple Inc.For the three months ending in October, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) grew its share of the U.S. smartphone market by 0.2% compared with the three month period ending in July, from…
Dollar Store Theme Alive and Well for 2014
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) keeps continuing to amaze investors and skeptics alike. The company’s post-earnings report reaction was very different from Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR). What is happening is that some value…
J.C. Penney Stock Price Tanks on News of Hedge Fund Sale
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.On Wednesday the head of hedge fund Hayman Capital Management, Kyle Bass, pointed to General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) as a stock with nearly 40% upside to its current price.…
World’s Most Downloaded Apps: Action Shifts to Google Play
ThinkstockSince June Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) share of apps revenue has increased from 30% to 37% at the expense of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and its App Store. Apple’s share of revenue has dropped…
Battlefield 4 Woes Gun Down EA Holders
courtesy GameStop Corp.Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) had been on the mend for some time and had been enjoying the video game console cycle upgrade going into November. Now its stock has pulled back,…
Glassdoor Capital Raise Values It Around $500 Million, Is An IPO Next?
GlassdoorGlassdoor has raised another round of venture backing. The company has closed upon a $50 million financing led by Tiger Global Management, which the company confirmed. A new investor joined it as Dragoneer Investment…
J.C. Penney Stock Tumbles after Weak November Sales Reports from Other Retailers
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing November same-store sales Thursday and, once again, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP), which reported a strong gain of 10.1% on Monday, is getting lashed. We’ve noted before that Penney’s gain…
Get Ready for an iPhone 5 Keyboard … Finally
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made the company a true hit with all of the iPhone variations. Still, there is one thing that some of us 40-somethings and older often miss in using the…
Barrick Gold Chairman Bows Out, but Company’s Troubles Remain
ThinkstockThe 86-year old founder and chairman of Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX), Peter Munk, will step down from his position as chairman of the company’s board of directors at the company’s 2014 annual meeting…
The Disney Dividend Hike Could Have Been Much More
ThinkstockWalt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) was a company we had pegged for a dividend hike very soon, and the company delivered on this expectation. The problem is that the 15% dividend hike is simply…
Gambling and Casino Stocks May Be Overvalued for 2014
Thinkstock2013 has been a good year for casino stocks, with shares in the five most heavily traded companies up between 50% and more than 100%. That success has been driven by continuing growth in…
Alan Mulally Will Not Be CEO of Microsoft
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) just tanked as news is circulating that Alan Mulally will not be leaving Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) to replace Steve Ballmer as chief executive of the software…
Did the Virtual Currency Bitcoin Just Get a Terminal Diagnosis?
Wikimedia CommonsThe phenomenal move in Bitcoin has been monumental, but a serious dose of reality is now hitting the virtual currency. Having risen from less than $100 to more than $1,200 made Bitcoin the…
Could Volcker Rule Change Best Bank Stock for 2014?
Public domain via Wikimedia CommonsWith an expected vote due next Monday on the so-called Volcker rule, one question on big bank stocks is whether the impact of that rule has been fully priced into…