ThinkstockAmerican consumers have a higher opinion of Amazon.com than any other company. For the second year in a row, the online retailer held the top slot, beating out popular brands like Apple,…
Jon OggEvery year there is a general pre-summer saying from investors: Sell in May, and go away! The idea is to miss the summer doldrums and lack of investor interest. One small…
In a new research report, analysts at Credit Suisse wonder if Apple's huge seven-for-one split may start a new trend. Here are some of the companies that they think may be ripe…
Bad news for Facebook: the percentage of teens active on the social media platform fell by 9% last year, according to a global survey of Internet users. Twitter does not have it…
Trey Thoelcke Courtesy of Apple Inc.Consumers expect free shipping and free returns from companies such as Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT). As a matter of fact, one of Amazon’s…
courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyThe American companies with the best reputations do not have a great deal of common on the surface. They run from Coca-Cola to Amazon.com to Whole Foods. However,…
Many analysts believe that Apple and Samsung are the only profitable smartphone operations. Samsung continues to best Apple in global smartphone sales, and the trend for Apple worsens by the quarter.
Douglas A. McIntyre thinkstockApril 28, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday with little economic data to drive the market either up or down. Consequently shares fell then rose and look to be headed for small…
courtesy of MicrosoftIn an announcement that should surprise no one, Stephen Elop, former CEO of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) and now executive vice-president of the devices division of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT),…
Shares of Apple posted an all-time high in September 2012, shortly after the launch of the iPhone 5. Since then the stock has dropped below $400 a share a couple of times.
In a new research report, the analysts at Jefferies point out that after earnings reports, even if they are positive, top value names are outperforming growth names.
ThinkstockAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) believes it has its competition on the ropes, right where CEO Jeff Bezos wants them. However, if he is to trounce his e-commerce, multimedia and cloud-based computer rivals,…
thinkstockApril 24 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday following solid earnings reports last night from Apple and Facebook. Sentiment turned quickly, however, following reports that Russian troops were planning military exercises along…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wall Street on Thursday, April 24, 2014. They include Apple, Boeing, Ciena, Facebook, Goodyear and Xerox.
Could stock splits be coming back in vogue? Apple finally announced a major stock split. What is amazing is that the split was so large, on a seven-for-one basis.
