While the weekend deal between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL) was important for Apple, it was probably more important to China Mobile. Here's why.
Paul Ausick The iPhone is about to become the hot consumer electronics product in the world's largest nation by population. Why wouldn't counterfeiters ride along?
Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) press release on the deal: Apple and China Mobile today announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement to bring iPhone® to the world’s largest mobile network. As…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of Apple Inc.A share price that is up less than 10% is hardly a cause for celebration. However, after a very bad year, that is where Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock…
Douglas A. McIntyre Does struggling smartphone company BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) make a single product consumers or business people want? Because that, more than financial losses and restructuring, is what ultimately matters if the company…
MicrosoftU.S. spending on digital games is declining. In 2012, the total spend was about $21.9 billion compared with an expected total of $20.5 billion in 2013. But the news isn’t all bad.…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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%…
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