courtesy of Google Inc.The Internet analyst folly on Wall St. continues. On Monday came yet another higher price target for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) as RBC Capital Markets has raised the Google…
Jon C. Ogg No matter how well the general market does, the advance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average still relies on just 30 stocks. Some have outrun their current values, and drops in those shares…
ThinkstockThe Wall Street Journal reported that S&P 500 companies will return $300 billion to shareholders in 2013 via dividends and share purchases. The figure is a record, which would imply a level…
courtesy of AOL, IncThe European Central Bank cuts its growth forecasts for group members and says inflation is not a threat. (Reuters) The Motorola division of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) will cut…
ThinkstockApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) first tried to license music for a new streaming service in time for the iPhone 5 launch, but pushback from the industry’s largest music publisher, Sony/ATV, a division…
courtesy of Apple Inc.By one analyst’s count, the Chinese will buy about 30% of all mobile phones shipped in 2013, or 240 million units of a total approaching 840 million worldwide shipments.…
ThinkstockTime Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) will spin off its Time Inc. publishing unit. (Reuters) The National Transportation Safety Board will release a report on Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner battery problems.…
courtesy of Apple Inc.In a refrain we’ve all heard more than once already, research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) reported today that the U.S. market share leader among smartphone manufacturers is Apple…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe news of the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new highs this week is certainly good news. The problem is that the news comes with some serious caveats.…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Beats Electronics discuss a content partnership. (Reuters) The European Union will fine Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) for violating agreements about use of its browser.…
courtesy of Google Inc.Two things happened very recently that might halt the adoption of Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system, which is used in the majority of smartphones around the world. The first is…
ThinkstockWe noted last week in our report on the first music industry profit in more than a decade that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was believed to be negotiating with music industry players…
Paul Ausick courtesy of Apple Inc.There are not many companies that could have a 35% stock drop in six months where the CEO would not be under tremendous pressure. That includes Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:…
ThinkstockChina will lean on consumer spending to expand its economy. (Reuters) Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) faces more lawsuits over its initial public offering. (Reuters) The White House says it believes people should…
courtesy of SamsungIn 2013, for the first time, shipments of smartphones are forecast to top sales of feature phones. With shipments expected at 50.1% of all mobile phones shipped worldwide, smartphones are…
