courtesy of Apple Inc.UPDATE: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) said Friday afternoon that they would lower the price of the Apple iPhone 5c to $45. RadioShack, like…
courtesy of SamsungHTC, once viewed as a real contender against Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone franchise and the Galaxy line built by Samsung, lost money last quarter. Its potential, which was so…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsA video of a Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) car on fire that was posted on Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube helped push the firm’s stock price down by…
courtesy of DellDell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is getting less visibility now that it is on the way to no longer having thousands and thousands of shareholders who might want to consider buying…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.It is no longer a secret that Blackberry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) is in trouble. It is also no secret that Fairfax Financial has entered into an expression of…
courtesy of MicrosoftIn an exclusive report at Reuters, the news agency cites unnamed sources who say that some of Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) biggest investors are pressing the company’s board to force…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), made the odd move of having dinner with ancient raider Carl Icahn, who owns between $1.5 billion to $2 billion…
Douglas A. McIntyre JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsCarl Icahn no longer has Michael Dell to go after, so his attention, while much less vocal, now is heading back toward Tim Cook and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Icahn…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockWhen Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ignited the smartphone revolution in 2007, it continued its ongoing policy of using a fairly heavy hand on its suppliers to contain costs and keep its margins…
courtesy of Nokia Corp.The press hit the high points of new research about smartphone sales in Europe. The data were analyzed as part of the Kantar Worldpanel. Largely lost in the tidal…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.As the holiday season approaches, retailers are preparing for the busiest shopping time of the year by increasing their workforces. Five of the nation’s largest retailers will add…
Courtesy of BlackBerryThe $4.7 billion offer from Fairfax Financial Holdings for smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) was viewed almost immediately by investors as too high. The day the offer was made, the…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) claims about 70% of the market in the five large European economies: the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain.…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Whatever damage Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has sustained in the stock market as its hyper-growth slows to more modest levels, it still owns the most valuable brand in the world. In…
courtesy of Apple Inc.The question really is not “if,” but “when.” Leaked photos of a poster said to be from China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL), the largest wireless carrier in the world…
