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Technology
How Carl Icahn Won the Battle for Dell
courtesy of DellCarl Icahn won the battle to control Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) with one quick action. He walked away from the competition to run a company that has no future. After…
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Technology
AMD: Here Today, Where Tomorrow?
ThinkstockWith the PC market withering and the mobile market exploding, the two big PC CPU makers should be having some trouble posting profit growth. But over the past 12 months, shares of…
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Technology
Icahn Gives Up Battle for Dell
courtesy Dell Inc.Calling his effort to stop the sale of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) to company founder Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners “almost impossible,” activist investor Carl Icahn…
Paul Ausick 6:42am ET
Special Report
Seven Aging Tech Giants, Still Market Leaders
Jon OggNew tech is supposed to replace old tech at an accelerating pace, analysts believe. The evolution from Web 1.0, which peaked with the tech bubble of the late 1990s, has been…
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Technology
China Undermines PC Industry, as Smartphones Take Hold Around the World
ThinkstockFor many industries hurt by slow growth, there is China and there is the rest of the world. As consumer and business activity slows in the old world of Europe and the…
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Technology
Dell Boosts Share of Shrinking Server Market; HP, IBM Slip Further
ThinkstockDell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) posted its highest-ever share of the global server market — 18.8% — as competitors International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) both lost share.…
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Technology
Windows 8 Relaunch as 8.1 Is Set: How It Could Even Revive Interest in PCs
courtesy of MicrosoftAugust is often a slow time for technology and consumer spending, but the dying PC market may be about to see a resurrection. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has fixed many…
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Investing
As Ballmer Leaves Microsoft, Will Buffett Pick New CEO?
White House Photo by Pete SouzaJust as Steve Ballmer prepares to depart as CEO of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), the guessing game over who will take the reigns at the troubled tech…
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Consumer Electronics
Seriously, Should HP Try to Buy Dell?
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is still in the beginnings of its long-term turnaround under CEO Meg Whitman. Earnings were not so bad, but there is this continued erosion in the core…
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Consumer Electronics
A Samsung “iWatch”
courtesy of SamsungAccording to several press sources, Samsung will introduce the equivalent of a smartwatch that can surf the Web, make phone calls and even tell time. At first, the news would…
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Investing
Closing Bell for Friday on Wall Street: Markets Open Lower, Wobble to Weak Close
August 16, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following big down day on Thursday. In the U.S., the Census Bureau’s report on July housing starts put up a positive number,…
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Consumer Electronics
Dell Services and Enterprises Sees Revenue Growth, PC Market Still Sliding
courtesy Dell Inc.Shares of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may have been caught in a serious merger tug-of-war between Michael Dell and Carl Icahn, but the PC-maker and IT services provider decided to…
Jon C. Ogg 4:04pm ET
Investing
Closing Bell for Thursday on Wall Street: Markets Start Low, Drift Lower All Day
August 15, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as yields on 10-year Treasuries rose to a 2-year high. In the U.S., lower than expected new claims for unemployment benefits and…
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Technology
With Rise in Lenovo, Dell and HP Face Unstoppable Challenge
ThinkstockAnyone who doubted that the race for global personal computer (PC) supremacy has shifted outside the United States only needs to look at Lenovo’s most recent quarterly results. Revenue at the Chinese…
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Investing
Carl Icahn Takes Activism to Apple and Tim Cook
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsBillionaire and activist investor Carl Icahn has most recently been known for his ant-Dell stance in the Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) transaction, and he has been known for his…