Apple US Market Share Crushes Samsung
iPhone sales continued to rise and Apple's market share crushed rival Samsung, based on comScore smartphone sales figures for September.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Private College Costs 4 Times More Than Community College: Is It Worth It?
A private college education may give the graduate bragging rights, but for many young people, that was never enough by itself.
85% of Americans Still Use Coupons
Coupon use in the United States remains high, with 85% of American using coupons at least occasionally, according to CreditCards.com.
Hewlett-Packard Tops 2015 Layoff List With 30,000 Job Cuts
Challenger Gray reports that Hewlett-Packard is the company that has laid off the most people this year.
Norway Wins Spot as World’s Most Prosperous Country
Norway is the world’s most prosperous country, or more specifically it is at number one on the 2015 Legatum Prosperity Index.
October’s Hottest Housing Markets
Realtor.com crunched numbers to find the hottest housing markets of October. Of the top 20, 12 were in California.
Thanksgiving Airline Travel to Rise 3% to 25.3 Million People
The airlines can cheer the holidays, or at least the early part of them. Thanksgiving travel is expected to rise 3% to 25.3 million people.
Sears Shares Slip Ahead of Holidays
Sears Holdings' shares have fallen 7% in the past month and are down 45% over the past year. Among the major concerns about the company is its competition.
Target Closes 13 Stores as Holidays Approach
Target management must believe that holiday season sales will not lift the prospects of all its stores equally. It will close 13 of them.
Facebook Active Users Top China Population
Facebook had 1.55 billion monthly active users as of September 30, while China's population is just shy of 1.4 billion.
Time Warner Should Have Sold Itself to Rupert Murdoch
After CEO Jeffery Bewkes gave horrible guidance, Time Warner shares fell 8% to $70 Wednesday.
Volkswagen US Sales of 350,000 at Risk
Now that Volkswagen has disclosed that emissions problems extend from its gas-powered cars tooo, its U.S. sales face huge erosion.
Can Tesla Sell 500,000 Cars?
Ahead of its earnings announcement approaches, among the most significant worries is whether Tesla can sell more than 60,000 cars this year.
Audi’s 200,000 Car Sales at Risk
Accusations that some Audi vehicles are part of the Volkswagen effort to dodge emissions standards add to the problems the huge German car company has.
Apple Notebook Sales Surge, Top Industry
While Apple's market share in notebook sales put it in third place, its share growth outpaced all of its competition in the third quarter.
Sprint to Cut $2.5 Billion, Surrendering in Wireless Wars
Sprint, according to a number of media sources, will cut annual expenses by $2.5 billion a year. Presumably the brunt of the restructuring will be layoffs.
Weather Appears to Favor Retailers for Holidays
If cold and snow keep customers away from retailers, this year the weather should favor them, according to the National Weather Service.
JC Penney Stock Rallies Into the Holidays
After nearly disappearing, J.C. Penney has made it back to the point at which one good holiday period will put it in that part of the retail sector where companies have the chance for…
Apple’s Market Cap Soars Toward $700 Billion
If Apple's share price rises another 4%, the company's market cap will jump above $700 billion. A few catalysts could push Apple back to its 52-week high.
Gas Prices Drop Below $2 in 9 States
Gasoline prices continue to fall across the United States, but they vary considerably from state to state.