ThinkstockActivist investing firms have been raising the pressure on companies that either have underperformed or that are sitting on a mountain of cash that is returning very little value to shareholders. We have…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockAs we head in to the final month of what has been a tremendous year for the stock market, the 24/7 staff is reviewing what the major Wall Street firms are recommending…
ThinkstockResults for the shopping extravaganza known as Black Friday have begun to come in and by all accounts, Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday shoppers held up their end of the bargain. Retailers’…
Amazon.com Inc.If the fourth quarter matters as much to tablet sales as it does to other consumer electronics devices, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will almost certainly have a huge lead. New research shows…
ThinkstockAt noon ET on Black Friday, online sales are up 7% compared with the same period a year ago and the average order value this year is $142.33. The data is collected…
courtesy of TwitterThe most popular Twitter (NASDAQ: TWTR) hashtags, usually dominated by celebrity names, breaking news, and common terms like “climate”, have expanded during the busiest part of the holiday season. A few…
Wikimedia CommonsGoogle (NASDAQ: GOOG) does not want to be outdone by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) or the dozens of national retailers which have offered massive discounts on items to bring in foot and…
Wikimedia CommonsWhile J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) have run ads in newspapers and online around the country to get shoppers through their doors in a desperate attempt to take market…
courtesy of Apple Inc.If Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a better chance to sell the new iPhone 5S and iPad Air, it is hard to pick a time other than November and December. Holiday…
Google Inc.Earlier this month Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) launched its low-priced Moto G smartphone at an event in Brazil and the phone was scheduled to launch in the U.S. early next year.…
ThinkstockNearly 39 million shares of Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) have traded hands as of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, nearly triple the stock’s average daily volume of around 14 million shares traded.…
Paul Ausick Google Inc.If you live in Brazil and want to purchase the latest Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5S, you’ll pay the equivalent of $1,585 for the 16 GByte model that costs about $200…
MicrosoftWhich company will rule the America TV experience? Will it be primarily hardware or software based? Will it be a cable company which relies on ancient set-tops and primitive pay per view? An online…
ThinkstockThe world’s biggest and best-known brands have pumped out mobile apps almost as quickly as the latest start-up. Their reasons for doing so vary: improving reach, increasing engagement, offering incentives and many…
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…
