courtesy of AppleLarger screens and faster networks are leading to increased usage of mobile devices, especially smartphones, for watching video. That’s one conclusion drawn from a global survey of mobile phone owners…
ThinkstockRoyal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) must face an investigation over its drilling activities in Alaska. (Reuters) Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s (NYSE: CHK) CEO search will go beyond a deadline set for the…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a stack of poor reports on the Italian economy. New industrial orders were down, industrial sales were down, and retail sales were down. To…
ThinkstockCredit Suisse has reviewed and screened the holdings of 857 large cap mutual funds and has seen that technology is very well represented in the top holdings on average at this universe…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Tuesday, March 27, 2013. They include AOL, Bed Bath & Beyond,General Mills, Google and Oracle.
ThinkstockThis might be one of those times that’s it difficult to tell the players even with a scorecard. The battle for control of the living room is about to be joined in…
ThinkstockThe official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party fired a shot over the bow of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) yesterday, claiming that the company refuses interview requests and that Apple’s response to…
courtesy of Google Inc.Bill HB 3057, proposed in the West Virginia legislature by 56-year-old Republican Gary G. Howell, would establish “the offense of operating a motor vehicle using a wearable computer with…
Douglas A. McIntyre 24/7 Wall St. has been delivering readers many lists of stocks that offer upside as the S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average are within striking distance of all-time highs. The…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.Last week’s launch of the new Z10 smartphone and operating system from BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) fizzled and the company is paying the price today. In a note to…
We have reported recently that despite many calls of an “aging” four-year bull market, what we have experienced since the market lows of March 2009 has been a cyclical bull market within…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has bought WiFiSlam, a company with technology that allows mobile devices to show the location of their owners. Some press outlets believe that Apple will…
ThinkstockThe United States needs a new generation of cyber warriors. It may be best that the government turn to the top American universities for it troops. Apparently, the Chinese have done so…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockNo Love for Apple Maps Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has bought WiFiSlam, a company with technology that allows mobile devices to show the location of their owners. Some press outlets believe that…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.Today marks the U.S. launch of the new BlackBerry Z10 touchscreen phone from the eponymous BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY). The new phone goes on sale at AT&T Inc. (NYSE:…
