Mobile Ad Spending Soars 75%
ThinkstockSpending on mobile advertising worldwide more than doubled in 2013 to $17.96 billion and 2014 growth is reckoned at 75% to a global total of $31.5 billion. The 2014 total represents about 25% of…
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Newest first · Page 385Oil Trader Gunvor Claims Business as Usual After U.S. Sanctions
ThinkstockWhen President Obama announced the second round of sanctions Thursday on 13 Russian individuals, the list included Gennady Timchenko, co-founder of Gunvor, the world’s fourth-largest oil trading firm. To say the announcement sent jitters…
Microsoft Stock at 14-Year High
MicrosoftIt didn’t take very long for Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) to erase the $100 price premium it charged for the new Xbox One compared with Sony Corp.’s (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 4. All it took…
Xbox Price Slashed as PS4 Battle Grows
Microsoft CorporationThe battle between Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) to sell their new generation of game consoles has gotten heated. Several large retailers dropped the price that they charge for…
Google Has Two-Thirds of Search Market
Wikimedia CommonsGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) continues to keep its dominant share of the U.S. search market taking 67.5% last month. Try as they might, its competitors have not been able to make inroads into…
IPO Preview: A Blizzard of New Offerings Next Week
ThinkstockAs many as 11 companies could be holding initial public offerings (IPOs) next week. The firms run the gamut, from gamemaker King Digital to the billboard company spinning off from its parent. We’ve looked…
Ten States Where People Can’t Afford Food
ThinkstockThere are several states in which more than 20% of the population cannot always afford to feed themselves. Most of these also have among the highest poverty rates. A large number of the states…
Walmart Now Has Six Types of Stores
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.With the launch last week of a gas station/convenience store, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) now offers customers six different store formats to choose from, ranging from the Supercenters of up to…
Huge Retailers Offer Black Friday for Spring
ThinkstockIt’s not really Black Friday, but Black Friday Lite. Some of the country’s biggest retailers have chosen this weekend, just a day after the first day of Spring, to promote “Black Friday-like” pricing on…
Six Undercovered Dividend Hikes That Really Stand Out
ThinkstockThis last week was less noisy on the corporate news front now that earnings season has ended, but several dividend hikes took place which should really matter to investors. The markets have been busy covering that…
Why AT&T Rejects Netflix’s Video Streaming Plan
courtesy of NetflixNetflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) video streaming service consumes a huge amount of broadband. No wonder. Video data takes up more network capacity than text or voice. And Netflix has more than 20…
Walmart Offers Data on What Competitors Charge
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) must believe that it actually is the dominant force in everyday low prices. It means to prove that point by offering customers the prices that…
With Symantec a Mess, Four Data Security Leaders to Watch
Shares of Symantec tanked Friday after the company said it had ousted its chief executive officer. But its woes highlight the emergence of a new generation of security-protection companies, such as privately held Lookout…
Ten Stocks That Analysts Want You to Sell
Jon OggThe bull market is now more than five years old, and getting a repeat performance of almost 30% in the S&P 500 in 2013 seems next to impossible for 2014. Investors get to…
Car Companies Offer Aggressive March Discounts
courtesy of Fiat SpACar companies continue to have high levels of vehicles in inventory, particularly at their dealer locations. This, as well as worry that the economic recovery may have lost steam, have led…