ThinkstockTraffic at retail stores is down 4.4% through December 15th according to the latest data from ShopperTrak. The research firm also noted in its report out yesterday that holiday sales are 4.3%…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) dumped the part of Motorola Mobility it did not want when it bought the company. Motorola’s cable set-top business may still make money, but the older boxes have been…
ThinkstockGun and Ammo Sales Gun and ammo sales have surged, so say several surveys. This is happening at the same time as politicians start to offer gun control legislation and many Americans…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. is looking for the next great biotech stocks for 2013 after great gains have been seen in 2012. If you look at the consensus price targets from analysts for…
thinkstockThe Bank of Japan begins new stimulus, pressed by an administration just voted into office. (Reuters) IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE) may buy NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE: NYX). (Reuters) Kodak sells $525 million…
ThinkstockLed by smartphone makers Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Samsung Electronics, and LG Electronics, 4G LTE phone shipments will rise from just under 91 million units in 2012 to 275 million units in…
courtesy of NetflixUBSÂ A.G. (NYSE: UBS) admits fraud in the Libor case and will pay $1.5 billion. (Reuters) Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) says a large number of recalls have not hurt sales.…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) won a $1.05 billion jury award against Samsung Electronics in August, but that didn’t stop the Cupertino giant from seeking to have the U.S. District…
Paul Ausick courtesy of Research In Motion Ltd.Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is set to report its earnings after the close on Thursday this week. We expect a strange earnings report. Investors saw…
courtesy of SamsungSamsung has a miniature army of smartphones that have been built to take on the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. Some have posted impressive sales, particularly the Galaxy S III.…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of AOL, IncA federal judge rejects Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) request to stop the sales of Samsung phones in the United States. (Reuters) The prices of homes in the People’s Republic…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and got another boost following a meeting between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner to discuss a solution to the impending fiscal cliff. In…
ThinkstockAlmost exactly a year ago, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) projected that sales of the company’s heavily promoted Ultrabook computers would account for 40% of all notebook shipments in 2012. Taiwan’s Digitimes, however,…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has fallen from grace as far as being the darling of Wall Street. If you took away the emotion and the hype and compare the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) cut to Neutral and target cut to $575…
