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Media
Will the Smartwatch Kill Online Video?
courtesy of YouTubeOn the one side are the 187 million Americans who watched 48 billion pieces of online video content in July. On the other is the new generation of smartwatches, the…
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Technology
Can Apple Really Hit a $777 Analyst Price Target and New All-Time Highs?
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the beneficiary of what has become a very rare analyst upgrade for the case to buy Apple shares. The stock was initiated by Cantor…
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Telecom & Wireless
Smartphone Sales to Top 1 Billion in 2013
Courtesy ZTE Corp.The worldwide market for mobile phones is expected to grow by 7.3% in 2013, and global shipments of smartphones is expected to pass the 1 billion unit mark in a…
6:29am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Microsoft Deal for Nokia Cannot Hurt Apple
courtesy of Nokia Corp.The primary speculation about Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) deal to buy Nokia Corp.’s (NYSE: NOK) handset business is that it gives the huge software company a building block to…
6:24am ET
Retail
America’s Fastest-Growing Retailers
Dwight Burdette, via Wikimedia CommonsWhile optimism about the economy fell slightly in August, consumer sentiment remained close to its six-year high. During the recession, Americans were reluctant to spend more than they…
6:12am ET
Technology
China Undermines PC Industry, as Smartphones Take Hold Around the World
ThinkstockFor many industries hurt by slow growth, there is China and there is the rest of the world. As consumer and business activity slows in the old world of Europe and the…
10:35am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Google Exec Flees to China Phone Maker Xiaomi
courtesy of XiaomiLittle-known Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has just scored a major coup. The sixth largest smartphone maker has just announced that it has hired Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android vice president…
9:15am ET
Technology
Apple Scores Court Victory in E-books Trial
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) scored a modest victory on Tuesday in a trial related to price-fixing on e-books at its App Store. The same judge who has ruled against…
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Investing
Five Ways Hedge Funds Brace for a Stock Market Crash, and You Can Too
thinkstockInvestors almost always worry about a stock market crash, but when headwinds start to look stronger than the positive forces, they really start to worry that the rug can get yanked right…
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Technology
Windows 8 Relaunch as 8.1 Is Set: How It Could Even Revive Interest in PCs
courtesy of MicrosoftAugust is often a slow time for technology and consumer spending, but the dying PC market may be about to see a resurrection. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has fixed many…
10:30am ET
Retail
The J.C. Penney Huge National Buy One, Get One Free Sale
Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertJ.C Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) continues to face unprecedented drops in traffic and sales that, to some extent, caused its largest shareholder Bill…
4:31pm ET
Retail
Ackman Dumps Entire 17.7% Share of J.C. Penney
thinkstockWilliam Ackman too a huge stake in J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) in the belief that its shares would soar on the basis of a turnaround. He helped bring in Ron…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:38am ET
Cars and Drivers
Can Tesla Help Awful Electric Car Sales?
courtesy of General MotorsElectric cars have only one problem. No one wants to own one. That might change because of the wildly positive publicity around the success of Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:…
4:23pm ET
Investing
As Ballmer Leaves Microsoft, Will Buffett Pick New CEO?
White House Photo by Pete SouzaJust as Steve Ballmer prepares to depart as CEO of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), the guessing game over who will take the reigns at the troubled tech…
9:26am ET
Technology
Ballmer to Retire as Microsoft CEO
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia Commons In a surprise announcement this morning, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) revealed that CEO Steve Ballmer “has decided to retire” from the company within the next 12 months. Ballmer’s…