Oracle (ORCL) probably thought its deal to buy Sun Microsystems (JAVA) was a sure thing once US regulators had approved the deal. Now, the transaction is in real trouble and some experts…
Google (GOOG) has set a deal to distribute its Chrome browser on Sony (SNE) PCs. Google has not had much success in getting computer users to switch from the two dominant browsers…
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is about to report earnings. Thomson Reuters has estimates for the former PC-leader at $0.23 EPS and $12.59 billion in revenues. For next quarter those targets are $0.26…
Nokia (NOK) is launching its netbook, a 10″ screen model which weighs 2.75 pounds and runs Windows. It comes into a remarkably crowded market. But, launching a product for the segment is…
These are this Wednesday’s top day trader and active stock alerts. We have more detailed data on volume and price analysis with links through to VSInvestor.com on each stock: BB&T Corp. (NYSE:…
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) has just released its earnings report for the quarter. The PC and IT giant posted $0.91 EPS and $27.45 billion in revenues. Thomson Reuters had estimates at $0.90…
Douglas A. McIntyre Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) may have just clouded its outlook for today’s earnings report. We have Thomson Reuters estimates at $0.90 EPS on some $27.25 billion in revenues. But today came word…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: China is now Africa’s largest trading partner. Reuters: Australia says China’s latest Rio Tinto (RTP) charges are not new. Reuters: Publicis will buy Razorfish from Microsoft (MSFT). Reuters: UBS (UBS) tax…
Avago Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is today’s IPO. The deal priced 43.2 million shares at $15.00 per share to raise approximately $621 million. This was at the high end of the indicated…
Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt has left the Apple (AAPL) board. Apple says it was because of increasing conflicts between the two companies, a sign that the war among large tech companies…
The good news for PC companies is that consumers are starting to buy computers again. The bad news is that they are not paying very much for the machines. The “new” PC…
Sony has been skewered for its lack of innovation for the last half decade. Its last big consumer electronics hit was the Walkman which went on sale in June 1979. Sony had…
Reuters: A tech alliance between China and Taiwas is hurting Korea. Reuters: Spple (AAPL) easily beat forecasts. Reuters: CIT (CIT) still faces a number of financial challenges. Reuters: Yahoo!’s (YHOO) outlook was…
Wall St. analysts expect Apple’s earnings to do better than estimates. This is not surprising. Apple (AAPL) has a history of setting low expectations about its figures and then beating them handily.…
Computer research firm NPD expects netbook sales to rise to 20% of total laptop sales this year. That would put unit sales just shy of 33 million, a increase of 100% over 2008.…
