IBM (IBM) has come out raised guidance this morning on strong international orders. Big Blue put earnings at $2.80 EPS, and the First Call estimate was $2.60 EPS. and revenues came in…
Vivendi’s Blizzard could have a new trick up its sleeve in MMORPG (massively multi-player online role playing games) besides its pending merger. There is a report on the MMORPG Blog noting a…
Based on the Nasdaq short interest in major stocks listed on the exchange as of December 31, shares short in most big tech companies fell. The numbers are compared to those on…
Shares of Logitech (NASDAQ: LOGI) are trading up over 8% in early Thursday trading. The maker of keyboards, mouses, PC-cams, microphones, and all other computer peripherals is trading up on market chatter…
If it has been said once, it has been said a thousand times. Microsoft (MSFT) would like to buy Yahoo! (YHOO) to challenge the online search and web presence of Google (GOOG).…
Shares in Swiss-based computer peripherals maker Logitech International rose over 12% in Europe on rumors that Microsoft (MSFT) might the company, according to Reuters. What would Bill Gates want with a bunch…
Douglas A. McIntyre Based on numbers from comScore, AOL Money, part of Time Warner (TWX) moved ahead of Yahoo! (YHOO) Finance in both unique visitors and total visits. AOL Money had 13.466 million unique visitors…
So much for the turnaround at Dell (DELL) and the two-year revival at Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). Even overseas PC companies like Lenovo are being hurt by the perception that US demand for computers…
After all of the bile that has passed between the European Union and Microsoft (MSFT) over Redmond’s monopolistic behavior in the region, the two may now be bedfellows. The European Commission, a…
As 2008 looks a more shaky year and one that the stock market looks like it is trying to price in a recession, there may be one victim: the share repurchase plans…
Microsoft (MSFT) may have to buy more search engine companies. Its share of the US search market dropped to just above 7% in December, down from 9.8% a year ago, according to…
John Chambers of Cisco (CSCO) says he will not change his plans for the company even if there is a significant recession. His view of the world goes out five years or…
Microsoft (MSFT) will spend $1.2 billion to buy Norway’s Fast Search and Transfer. The company is in the search engine software business. While Fast Search is growing and profitable, the buy-out is…
The Consumer Electronics Show kicked off last night with a keynote from Bill Gates (supposedly his last) and there are many product announcements being shown from large and small tech companies alike. …
Below is a snapshot of some of the key impact news affecting stocks in pre-market trading this Monday, January 7, 2008: AllianceBernstein (AB) noted as a hidden gem in Barron’s cover story.…
