ThinkstockAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares have defied gravity, and maybe even defied logic, for so long that it is almost just too hard to criticize the company each time it reports earnings.…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockSales of J.K. Rowling’s new crime novel are up 507,000% according to the BBC. The book, titled “The Cuckoo’s Calling,” was written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shows…
Douglas A. McIntyre thinkstockRetail apparel giant Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) reported that same-store sales rose 7% year-over-year in June. Shares closed up 1.5% today at $44.96 and are up another 0.9% after hours. The stock…
ThinkstockThe migration of data, video, music and other information to the cloud for safe storage and retrieval is becoming ubiquitous. While the process was slow and more difficult at first, it is…
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courtesy of Apple Inc.In a U.S. District Court ruling this morning, U.S. Department of Justice charges against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) for colluding to fix prices for e-books with several publishers were…
ThinkstockIt looks like Internet stocks are going to be back in focus on Wednesday. Citigroup’s Mark May, who is the former Internet analyst at Barclays, has issued new coverage of key internet…
ThinkstockAs former Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch took the fall for the failure of the company’s e-commerce business, the man who controls the company — Leonard Riggio —…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockThe chief executive officer of Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) never really ran the company. The family that has control of the book firm did. But someone had to be the…
courtesy of Google Inc.For the first time in months, the most popular free app from the App Store at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is not Candy Crush Saga. The honor in June…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Shares in Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) rose 25% in the second quarter. J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) stock was up 15%, in contrast to a…
ThinkstockBarnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS), like rival book company Borders before it, will not survive as a standalone company. That leaves its board and investors with the challenge of where it…
courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWSome retail analysts believe that if Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is to keep its presence as the largest retailer in the United States, it eventually…
ThinkstockStratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) announced last night that it would acquire privately held desktop 3D printer firm MakerBot. Stratasys will issue about 4.76 million new shares in exchange for 100% of MakerBot,…
ThinkstockBig companies often invest in research and development to promote growth and profitability. Yet this expense can sometimes be a waste. For every Intel or Merck, which invests wisely, there is an…
