courtesy NintendoResearch firm NPD has released its monthly data for video game sales. The industry continues to face consumer preferences for using tablets and smartphones instead of consoles as platforms. And the number of…
courtesy of Apple Inc.In what could be another bad sign for the demand for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, the company has begun to sell some refurbished iPads and iPad minis. Several of these products…
ThinkstockBoeing 787 Ready to Fly? Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has said, once again, that its deeply trouble 787 will take to the air again soon. Battery problems with the plane have kept it grounded…
ThinkstockThere has been a bruising battle over how much America’s largest corporations should pay in taxes, especially as the size of the federal budget deficit grows. While on paper the federal corporate tax rate…
courtesy of SamsungAs J.K. Shin, the head of Samsung’s mobile operations, hit the stage at Radio City to launch the new Galaxy S4, the huge video screen behind him made the whole presentation look…
ThinkstockVolkswagen believes it can see the future of the car industry in China and its own place in that future. The German manufacturer will increase its production capacity in the People’s Republic by as…
Wikimedia CommonsA Senate subcommittee has produced a 300 or so page document that says that J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) manipulated information about huge losses in its London trading operations and that…
courtesy of AOL, IncBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) says its 787 could be back in commercial service within a few weeks. (Reuters) Samsung introduces its Galaxy S4 to compete with the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
courtesy of Apple Inc.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 Inc.…
ThinkstockAmerican fathers have been saddled with additional domestic chores, according to Pew Research. This compares to five decades ago when they could come home from work, have a martini, read the paper and tell…
courtesy of Volkswagen of AmericaVolkswagen is already at the top of the auto sales food chain in China, tied most months with General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM). But despite a flattening in growth in…
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.…
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…
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) admitted that as it collected data for its street mapping initiative, it collected private data from unprotected Wi-Fi systems as well. The penalty for the action was…
courtesy of SamsungThe press can barely contain itself as the launch of the new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone killer approaches. Samsung’s Galaxy S IV, based on comments by some sources, will be the…