Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced this morning that it would acquire privately held Wyse Technology for an undisclosed sum and that it expects the deal to close in the second half of…
Paul Ausick The Nasdaq has risen 19% in the quarter that is about to end. That is much more than the S&P 500, which is only 13% higher. Many analysts believe that the Nasdaq…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has finally listened to the call from Wall Street and Main Street to start using its cash for dividends. With a yield of about 1.8% a the launch, Apple…
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has been pursued by several companies and the pursuit will become more heated now that Apple has released a new machine. Samsung has had some success with its Galaxy.…
United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) will take over TNT Express for $6.85 billion. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to announce plans for its $100 billion in cash. (Reuters) Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) says it…
Earlier this morning Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced that it would acquire network security firm SonicWall Inc. from private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC and the Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan. No price…
Paul Ausick Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced its intention to acquire network security firm SonicWall Inc. for an undisclosed price. SonicWall was taken private in 2010 by private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC and…
Paul Ausick Tech research firm Gartner Inc. (NYSE: IT) says the days of the PC are numbered, and by 2014, “the personal cloud will replace the personal computer at the center of users’ digital…
Short sellers reduced their positions in major financial firms and their positions in major tech stocks were divided, based on data from the NYSE and Nasdaq for the period that ended February…
You might have already heard the reports that Apple is sitting on a lot of cash, around the $100 billion mark. You might have even read the scores of recommendations about what…
The price of IBM (NYSE: IBM) shares rose above $200 for the first time ever. It is no more a milestone that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at $500 or when people reach age…
Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) threatens a patent suit against Facebook, citing a number of violations. (Reuters) TransCanada (NYSE: TRP) cuts the length of its Keystone XL pipeline in the hopes of finishing some…
Jon OggEach weekend we review the many analyst calls we track during the week. Some turn out to be very insightful and some turn out to be not so great. For better…
The European Commission forecast a growth rate of 0.5% for the eurozone as recently as late last year. Now, it expects a contraction of 0.3%. That means a second recession in four years.…
US equities markets opened lower this morning following surprisingly weak manufacturing reports from Europe and China. Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of Greek debt to ‘CCC’ could not have been a surprise, but the…
