Galaxy S4 Threatens iPhone in China — Survey
courtesy of Samsung More than 50% of China’s iPhone users are considering the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone when the new phone makes its appearance in China. On top of that, more…
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Newest first · Page 312Business Development Companies Bring Big Dividend Yields (FDUS, SCM, OFS, TCPC, PSEC, TICC, BKCC, PNNT, SLRC)
ThinkstockThe ongoing search for yields above the pathetically low rate of U.S. Treasuries has been the holy grail of investors and savers alike for years now. One group of stocks that seems to be…
Microsoft Needs a Smart Watch
courtesy of MicrosoftAll the other major tech companies want to build a smart watch to compete with smartphones and tablets, so why shouldn’t Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). It needs a product success more than…
Gold Mining Stocks Dumped Over Worries About Their Profitability
ThinkstockThe latest casualty of the drop in gold prices is gold-mining stocks. CNBC reports: As gold prices extended their decline on Monday, investors dumped shares of gold miners on worries over their profitability as…
EU to Defend Its Crisis Response at G-20 Meeting
ThinkstockAs European Union leaders go to the G-20 conference this week, they will try to make the case that their austerity measures have started to work, that they eventually will repair the balance sheets…
Dish Offers $25.5 Billion for Sprint (DISH, S)
ThinkstockDish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) made a $25.5 billion offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S). The offer puts Dish in direct competition with Japan firm Softbank, which appeared to have a deal to…
What Is Important in the Financial World (4/15/2013)
ThinkstockMicrosoft Needs Smart Watch All the other major tech companies want to build a smart watch to compete with smartphones and tablets, so why shouldn’t Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). It needs a product success…
States With the Most Gun Violence
ThinkstockFollowing the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December, a heated debate has raged over gun laws in the country. Supporters of gun control measures argue that more gun control is necessary…
Top Hedge Fund Managers Paid Well, as They Should Be
ThinkstockHedge fund managers are more vilified for their pay packages by the media and the public than public company CEOs are. To some extent, the attacks are understandable, at least on the surface. Hedge…
Boeing 737 Problem Extends String of Aircraft Dangers
Wikimedia CommonsBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 737 aircraft need to go through an inspection process. That process includes about 1,000 planes. And the problem is serious, which means the aerospace company faces another black eye…
Boston Scientific: The Company That Never Turned Around
Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX) may have been the premier medical supply company in the world — in 2006, before it bought rival Guidant, then had a series of problems with its stents and…
Media Digest (4/15/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
ThinkstockWells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) cuts the number of outside investment managers that its brokers can offer to clients. (Reuters) Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is likely to pay $13 billion to…
China GDP Lower Than Expected
ThinkstockChina posted a first-quarter GDP increase of only 7.7%, against expectations of closer to 8%. It is not entirely clear whether the drop was due to lower demand for goods and services among China’s…
The Case for $1,300 or Even $1,200 Gold — It May Actually Be a Good Thing
ThinkstockThe gold bugs are getting squashed and flushed down the drain as gold continues its slide. After breaking the $1500 mark on Friday there are some key calls to consider as gold could get…
Market Close: Big Winners & Losers for April 12, 2013 (RALY, CLNT, CPGI, KFS, SBGI, OSH, CRMB, INFY, TRMD, ALVR)
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Rally Software Development Corp. (NYSE: RALY) is up 27.2% at $17.81. Today marks the firm’s IPO. Cleantech Solutions International Inc. (NASDAQ: CLNT) is up 21.4%…