The most valuable company in the US, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), claims to have created some 514,000 US jobs. The company currently employs 47,000 people on its own and says it supports…
Paul Ausick The number of mobile phone subscribers in China reached 997 million at the end of February and is expected to top 1 billion by the end of this month, according to a…
Paul Ausick Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is “the new Microsoft” as far as tech companies taking over the world. In the 1990’s it was Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) that was taking over the world. 2012…
Everyone loves Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the company is now flirting with a market capitalization rate of $500 billion. Now we have a new higher price target objective for the stock…
Jon C. Ogg The dispute between Proview Technology Shenzen and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was heard in the Higher People’s Court of Guangdong today, but was adjourned when the judges asked the disputants if they…
Paul Ausick Yesterday was yet one more day for speculation about Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) near-term plans. The fever may have been warmer than usual as Apple’s market value moved above $500 billion. The advance helped…
Douglas A. McIntyre Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to launch a new iPad next week. (Reuters) Blackstone (NYSE: BX) says CEO Stephen Schwarzman made $213 million last year. (Reuters) The Justice Department is looking at whether banks…
Stocks started the day nearly flat before turning down on a poor report on US durable goods orders (more coverage here) and a slide in the Case-Shiller home price index (more coverage…
Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) hit an all-time intra-day high of $534.62, likely due to the announcement of next week’s San Francisco event at which an iPad 3 is expected and…
Paul Ausick Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could be preparing to launch a new version of Apple TV in addition to the rumored iPad 3 (additional coverage here). The company has sent out invitations to…
Paul Ausick Investment firm Sterne Agee has lowered its estimates on Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) while maintaining its ‘neutral’ rating on the company. Sterne Agee noted in its report that RIM’s “Blackberry…
Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) is in patent talks with Facebook. The portal claims that the social network has used some of its intellectual property without permission or license fees. Yahoo!’s claims are based on…
The smartphone wars have heated up as the industry’s leaders gather in Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress. Most of the companies that currently run behind Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in smartphone market share…
The BP (NYSE: BP) oil trial is delayed for settlement talks. (Reuters) G20 ministers and central banks say Europe has to add money to its own funds before seeking outside aid. (Reuters)…
Samsung wants to double sales of its smartphones and tablet PCs this year. It is now the world’s largest handset maker, and its growth rate, R&D capacity, and marketing prowess give it…