6:48am ET
Retail
Starbucks Dumps Christmas Coffee for 50% Discount
Almost two weeks after Christmas, Starbucks still has inventories of Christmas coffee. Like most retailers, it has taken the only logical way out.
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11:50am ET
Technology
Apple Gets First Analyst Price Target Hike of 2015
Apple received its first formal price target hike of 2015 from the analyst firm Argus, which expects Apple to set revenue records in the first quarter of 2015.
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, Bed Bath & Beyond, LabCorp, Tidewater and More
Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades include Apple, Bed Bath & Beyond, LabCorp and Tidewater.
10:05am ET
Apps & Software
Nielsen Names Top Smartphone Apps for 2014
The top smartphone app for 2014 was Facebook, with more than 118 million unique users on average. Google Android was the top mobile operating system.
7:00am ET
Consumer Electronics
Lithium Battery Is Tech Product of 2014
It sits in consumer devices from portable games to flashlights to toys to cameras, using among the most widely used technology in American. It is the lithium battery.
11:05am ET
Companies and Brands
Pay TV, Airlines Score Worst for Customer Service
When it comes to the products and services consumers love to hate, pay TV, Internet service providers and airlines have little serious competition.
6:30am ET
Consumer Electronics
Apple Wins Race for Global Holiday Sales
The power of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus as the top smartphones based on consumer demand helped Apple hold a huge market share during the holiday season.
9:10am ET
Media
Will YouTube Make Money on ‘The Interview’?
There is an old saying that any publicity is good publicity, as long as they spell your name right. That may apply in the case of "The Interview" from Sony Pictures.
9:50am ET
Technology
The 5 Most Important Nasdaq Companies
The five largest cap companies on the Nasdaq Composite index are all tech giants and their combined effect on the index is significant.
7:55am ET
Consumer Electronics
Apple’s Short Interest Plummets
Maybe the market has reacted so sharply to the rise in Apple's stock that short sellers of the shares have abandoned them in droves.
6:45am ET
Investing
The 5 Most Shorted Nasdaq Stocks in Mid-December
Among the most heavily shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq between the November 28 and December 15 settlement dates, only Frontier Communications saw some rise in short interest.
1:55pm ET
Technology
More Proof That Patents Worth Millions (or Billions!)
RPX has announced that a subsidiary will purchase the patent assets of Rockstar Consortium.
6:30am ET
Consumer Electronics
Apple Gains Nearly $200 Billion in Market Value in 2014
Apple's market cap, at the current share price, is about $665 billion. That is up from about $475 billion in January.
8:13am ET
Consumer Electronics
Amazon Cuts Price of Fire TV to $79
Amazon.com should have a natural advantage in the new age TV world. But it has cut the price of its Fire TV from $99 to $79 for Christmas.
1:00pm ET
Retail
Which Retailers Will Be Sales Winners on Final Weekend Before Christmas?
Consumer sentiment is on the rise and falling gasoline prices appear finally to be having some positive impact on retail sales.