Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsIn mid-June of 2003, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) sold its first iPod. By September, 10 million songs had been downloaded from the iTunes store, and by the beginning…
ThinkstockThe $7.4 billion sale of the handset business of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was approved by Nokia shareholders at a special meeting on Tuesday. There was very…
ThinkstockThe Wall Street firms that handle the bulk of retail accounts are always very careful about recommending stocks priced in the single digits. Typically they are fallen angels, or sometimes just the…
ThinkstockMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is about to potentially be a far different company. Steve Ballmer’s resignation, retirement, or force-out, was sooner than some investors were expecting. Now we have a Bloomberg report…
courtesy of SamsungApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has enjoyed a huge success with the iPhone variations to date. Apple still has the world’s most valuable company status, but there is a problem rising…
Courtesy ZTE Corp.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has released the Nexus 5 at its Google Play website, using words like “stunning,” “powerful,” “colorful” and “slim.” It is, in other words, like almost every other…
Jon OggInvestors are having to deal with seeing stocks hit new highs almost daily now. With a temporary deal in Washington, D.C., and with earnings coming on strong, investors are caught trying…
courtesy of SamsungGlobal shipments of smartphones grew 45% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2013 to a record 251 million units. The quarter also marks the first time total shipments topped a…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsIf Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) had posted a long string of quarters similar to its most recent one, Steve Ballmer might not be on his way out the…
Short sellers have decided that the run up in Internet company stocks has reached a peak and they have increased their bets against the sector substantially. Many of the public corporations in…
courtesy, Apple Inc. October 22 | 2:30 – Conference Over, First Impressions via Twitter October 22 | 2:25 – New iPad mini Announced, Stock Sells Off The new iPad mini will be…
courtesy of NokiaAt Nokia World in Abu Dhabi, the Finnish company has unveiled a Windows RT tablet that has a 4G data chip, as well as its first phablets — extra-large phones…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will release what is likely to be several new versions of its wildly successful iPad on Tuesday. It does so into a hailstorm of competing…
Jon OggEarnings season is upon us and the investing community is still dealing with uncertainty around the government shutdown and the debt ceiling. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of Wall Street analyst…
ThinkstockThe market for telecommunications equipment is among the most competitive in the world, and one of its biggest players is trying to get itself into fighting trim. Alcatel-Lucent S.A.(NYSE: ALU) announced Tuesday…
