ThinkstockApple on the Defensive Today is the day. Samsung will release its so-called iPhone killer, the Galaxy S IV. Many experts believe that the product’s new features will make it a challenge to Apple…
ThinkstockAlmost all the recent data about home values, sales and construction have pointed to a sharp rebound toward the record levels of 2006. The market still has a great distance to go before it…
ThinkstockThe Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released its annual report for 2012. The data show that the U.S. solar market grew 76% last year. Even with that level of expansion, the energy source is…
courtesy of NetflixThe head of marketing at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) criticizes Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android software and its largest adopter, Samsung. (Reuters) Citadel will sell the shares it still has in E*Trade…
ThinkstockDespite Germany’s economic robustness, at least compared to the balance of Europe, it will not use that health to stimulate gross domestic product, despite the threat that troubles among it neighbors could cause it harm.…
courtesy GameStop Corp.With the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., still on the minds of many Americans, President Barack Obama recently outlined a $10 million plan to study the effects of violent media on our…
ThinkstockCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States by far, so it makes sense that it should be the largest market for solar energy. GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association point…
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has raised its target for first quarter GDP growth to 2.3%. The move should have been expected, and will almost certainly be followed by other increased targets…
Jon OggThe Dow Jones Industrial Average has now risen for nine consecutive days and is now at a record high close of 14,455.28. We have not confirmed the exact period but this appears to…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Superconductor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SCON) is up 70.4% at $3.86. MakeMusic Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) is up 31.1% at $4.85. Silver Spring Network Inc. (NYSE: SSNI)…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY), the former RIM, saw shares surge late on Wednesday after it reported that “one of its established partners” has placed an order for one million BlackBerry 10…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning following on some poor data on eurozone industrial production, which fell more than expected. Non-farm payrolls fell more than expected in France and the country’s CPI…
courtesy of AppleArgus is not well known for making intraday calls, but perhaps a target cut of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will turn some heads. The independent research firm’s Jim Kelleher did maintain his…
The U.S. budget deficit is a narrower $493.95 billion for the first 5 months of the year versus $580.82 billion for the same 5-month period a year ago. The news sequestration and the resolution…
Wikimedia CommonsThanks to today’s launch of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch tablet from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) in five European countries and Japan, Amazon claims that now “it is able to lower the price”…