Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced this morning that its new Surface tablets would be available for a “special limited-quantity pre-order” today at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. Three versions of the tablet are…
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) needs to build and sell its Surface tablet to “hedge against a declining PC market,” a reporter from ZDNet writes. The problem is that even if the Surface…
Strait of Hormuz Fears There continue to be rumors that Iran will dump oil into the Strait of Hormuz to block the shipping lane that is so critical to the movement of crude.…
It is hard for a company to have such poor prospects that its shares trade near a 52-week low while the overall stock market stands at multiyear highs. But some of these…
It appears that the left hand at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is finally figuring out what the right hand is doing. For the past year or so, Apple has taken every opportunity…
Paul Ausick Internet behemoth Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is considering acquiring the smartphone chip division of Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN). The report of the talks, which are said to be “advanced,” comes from…
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is trading slightly higher on reports that the troubled chip and processor outfit is likely to announce workforce reductions of up to 30% in the very…
Economists and researchers believe data for the fourth quarter demonstrate that the fiscal cliff could hammer growth between now and year’s end. If so, the stock market may take a steep tumble as it…
It is easy to dismiss the new Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) challenge to Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes. The world’s largest software company will bundle a music service with the Xbox 360 and…
Softbank is near a deal to buy 70% of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) for $20 billion. (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) releases an Xbox and Windows-based music service to compete with Apple Inc.…
The rumors of a an iPad mini from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) appear to be true. The Wall Street Journal’s AllThingsD blog reports today that the company has sent out invitations to…
A new survey of 4,270 primarily North American consumers by the research firm shows an unprecedented degree of consumer interest in the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5. Dr. Paul Carton, VP…
Trey Thoelcke Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) said its third-quarter revenue fell 10% and blamed the “macroeconomic environment” for the trouble. Traders dropped its shares by 15% to 52-week lows on fears that the numbers…
Just when it looked as if Samsung had been pushed to the wall in U.S. courts by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), it was buoyed by two pieces of good news. The first is that a…
Douglas A. McIntyre The BAE merger with EADS faces more trouble from nations and shareholders. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund points to the eurozone crisis as the most likely cause of a worldwide slowdown. (Reuters)…
