Apple sat atop a new list from Brand Finance of the world's most valuable brands. However, rival Samsung's value surged as it gained on and then took the lead over Apple in…
courtesy of ComcastThe announced $45 billion merger between Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) has raised a lot of concerns among consumers that the combined company will…
thinkstockFebruary 12, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday, but not by much. A report on a big jump in China’s trade balance from earlier in the day may or may not have…
ThinkstockAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may finally be on the verge of changing its method of acting like a non-profit entity. With margins running at close to zero, or sometimes negative, now it…
Jon C. Ogg These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. They include Amazon, Control4, Ocwen Financial, Sprint and Veeco Instruments.
Reuters has reported that Nook-related sales fell during the recent holiday season. With demand for tablets declining, Barnes & Noble, perhaps the weakest player, likely is a harbinger of things to come.
courtesy of Google Inc.Apps downloads for the month of January show that the Google Play store from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) gained another point of market share in the two-company battle with…
The Internet analysts at Merrill Lynch are of the opinion that there are 10 investment themes that will shape the Internet sector in 2014. Here are some top stocks to buy from…
Discussions about breaking Microsoft into two companies have gone on for years. As Satya Nadella moves into the role as the giant software company's third chief executive officer, the issue can begin…
On the company's earnings call last week, Amazon.com said that it may raise the price on its subscription shipping service, Amazon Prime, from its current level of $79 a year to as…
ThinkstockNow that the holiday season is over, one thing is crystal clear. Fourth-quarter results are just in and revenue fell for most of the retailers. It was the rare company that did…
courtesy of Netflix Inc.Moody’s gave some confirmation that the debacles that plagued Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) in late 2012 and crippled its share price are well behind the company. Its relationship with…
thinkstockJanuary 31, 2014: Markets opened lower on Friday following a report on eurozone inflation that indicated that the monetary union’s recovery remains weak. Added to that were worries about emerging markets that…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, January 31, 2014. They include Amazon.com, Citrix Systems, Google, LabCorp and Raytheon.
The head of Microsoft's cloud businesses, Satya Nadella, most likely will become CEO of the aging software company, which will make it Amazon.com's primary rival. The battle ground will not be e-commerce,…
