Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.“The Wait Is Over” HTC said as it introduced its new HTC One smartphone flagship. For what? A new handset that is very like the Samsung and Apple Inc.…
courtesy of AOL, IncBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) gets an agreement with a key engineering unit. (Reuters) China says U.S. claims of hacking by one of its army units does not have sufficient…
ThinkstockNassim Taleb is well known for his work as a trader and professor, as well as the author of the book “ Black Swan.” He often concentrates his work on market volatility…
ThinkstockWith a population more than four times that of the United States, it is only a matter of time before China becomes the world leader in any number of areas where the…
ThinkstockIn 1997, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) paid an estimated $400 to $500 million for one of the Internet’s first webmail programs, Hotmail. Today, the software giant is officially launching Outlook.com to replace…
courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.No company has a better reputation among American consumers than Amazon.com. The online retailer pushed Apple out of the the top slot this year, according to a…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsNasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow it to process trades as early at 4 a.m. Although some U.S. equities…
thinkstockThe Buffett buyout of H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) may usher in a new age of M&A. (Reuters) Large hedge funds sell off shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). (Reuters) Apple’s search…
ThinkstockThe proposed management-led buyout of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is far from being without controversy. When the deal was still in the rumor stage, we came up with a maximum valuation of…
Outerwall Inc.The German and French economies contracted in the final three months of 2012. (Reuters) The merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) is approved by each company’s…
Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors, Inc. is a hedge fund manager that can move stocks. The newest 13-F filing at the SEC shows that he made some significant portfolio changes as of…
courtesy of Apple Inc.The growth of mobile phone sales, so hot for so long, has cooled. Research firm Gartner reports that sales of these devices fell 1.7% to 1.75 billion in 2012.…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wikimedia CommonsIntel Corp.’s (NASDAQ: INTC) case that it can build a TV product, with new hardware and plenty of content, is based on the chip company’s plan to offer a better mouse trap…
ThinkstockMobile Phone Sales The growth of mobile phone sales, so hot for so long, has cooled. Research firm Gartner reports that sales of these devices fell 1.7% to 1.75 billion in 2012.…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wikimedia CommonsOne of the worst-kept secrets in the technology world was finally confirmed today. Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) is building an Internet TV set-top box that it says will launch by the…
