8:15am ET
Investing
Seven Stocks Parents Should Give to Their Kids for Christmas
24/7 Wall St. offers seven stocks as potential holiday gifts that should not only appeal to youngsters, but also provide lessons in smart investing.
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8:45am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, Arch Coal, Groupon, Juniper and More
Jon OggStocks are still within striking distance of all-time highs going into year-end and 2014. That means that investors have to figure out how to position their assets and portfolios for 2014…
8:20am ET
Investing
Piper Jaffray Top Stocks to Buy for 2014
courtesy of Apple Inc.Like most firms that we cover on Wall Street, Piper Jaffray has updated its top names to buy for 2014, and the firm has an extensive market commentary to…
8:55am ET
Technology
Chipmaker Avago Acquires LSI, Takes Aim at Storage Market
ThinkstockAvago Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO) announced Monday morning that it will acquire LSI Corp. (NASDAQ: LSI) for $11.15 a share, or a total of about $6.6 billion. The stock in both firms…
8:50am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, Apple, Exxon and More
Jon OggStocks have pulled back marginally but are still close to all-time highs. We are sliding into year-end, and investors are trying to position themselves for 2014 and beyond. 24/7 Wall St. reviews…
6:21am ET
Investing
Will Apple Keep Nasdaq from a Record High?
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsA year ago, the idea that the Nasdaq Composite could reach its record high, set on March 10, 2000, seemed preposterous. That high was 5,132.52, and it had been driven…
9:07am ET
Retail
Retail Snapshot: Fewer Weekend Shoppers, More Promotional Pricing
ThinkstockPerhaps it was the bad weather in the Northeast the kept many shoppers home this weekend or perhaps shoppers are waiting for retailers to drop prices further, but the result seems to…
9:45am ET
Technology
Qualcomm Steals CEO Back from Microsoft
ThinkstockA rumor that Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) president and COO Steve Mollenkopf was under consideration for the open CEO position at Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) apparently lit a fire under Qualcomm’s board,…
7:25am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Apple Nabs Number Three Spot in Smartphone Market Share in China
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) share of the Chinese smartphone market rose to 12% in October, according to technology market research firm Counterpoint. That was a leap from its 3%…
Trey Thoelcke 6:22am ET
Consumer Electronics
Why the Xbox Means So Little to Microsoft
MicrosoftIt is as if the Xbox One mattered to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) — at least financially. The world’s largest software company boasted it sold two million devices in 18 days. And…
8:30am ET
Technology
China Identifies Eight Top U.S. Tech Giants as Potential Security Threats
ThinkstockThe technology sector is feeling the effects of U.S./Chinese tensions over cybersecurity. In a new research report, the Piper Jaffray Technology team highlighted the eight top U.S. technology companies that it believes…
6:11am ET
Apps & Software
Japan Overtakes U.S. in Mobile Apps Revenue
ThinkstockApp tracker App Annie reports that consumers in Japan spent about 10% more than U.S. consumers did on all apps for smartphones and tablets in October. Japan has become the world’s number…
2:55pm ET
Consumer Electronics
Analysts Disagree Over How Many China Mobile iPhones Will Sell
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a bit of a horse race going on over just how many iPhones it can sell into the China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) customer base.…
Jon C. Ogg 8:40am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, 3D Systems, Celgene, Goldman, Geron and More
Jon OggStocks are looking for direction after the first week of a sell-off on the heels of eight weeks of a rally. At the same time, investors are getting ready for year-end…
8:25am ET
Technology
Deutsche Bank Has Five Top Tech Stocks to Buy for 2014, and Two to Sell Now
courtesy of Apple Inc.As we begin to finish up the final month of what has been a tremendous year for the stock market, the 24/7 staff is reviewing what the major Wall…