Apple (AAPL) always beats earnings forecasts. In the last quarter, it hit revenue of $6.22 billion and had a profit of $1.01 a shares. It sold 10.2 million iPods, 1.1 million iPhones…
According to Gartner research the big winner in computer sales in the U.S.was Apple (AAPL), which saw shipments rise 37 percent, according to Gartner, to 1.3 million units. That gave it a…
The new Gartner research and IDC numbers for PC sales in Q3 are out. You read it hear first. Dell (DELL)will have disappointing numbers when it reports earnings. Reuters writes that "HP…
Accoriding to Reuters, Sony (SNE) will launch a cheaper version of its PS3 in the US in hopes of taking market share from Microsoft (MSFT) and Nintendo. Reuters writes that British Air…
Workers in industries that are not doing well usually get laid off. But, it is not a good omen when workers in robust sectors of the economy are losing their jobs. Countrywide…
In a sign that the market, and especially tech stocks, are moving up at a burning pace, several major companies have hit 52-week highs today. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) at $51.05. Broadcom (BRCM) at…
Yesterday was a bad day for chip stocks based upon Morgan Stanley’s key downgrades in the semiconductor sector. But today is a different day as many major technology companies have been initiated…
According to Reuters, most mutual fund companies side with management on proxy issues. The Wall Street Journal writes that Ebay (EBAY) is taking a $1.4 billion charge for Skype. The Wall Street…
Big tech continued to do extraordinarily well in the third quarters. Stocks that would seem to have outrun their earnings continued to climb. Among the members of the S&P 500, Apple (AAPL)…
This week we have many mergers coming up for approval from shareholders, and many of these will no longer be trading after this week. Here is a partial list of the more…
Dell (DELL) may have made its biggest move since the return of Michael Dell to demonstrate that it is serious to turn itself around. According to The Wall Street Journal, Dell has…
Sun Microsystems (JAVA) thinks China will be the hot country in Asia over the next few years. Like almost every other US company, it believes it can double sales in the huge…
Microsoft (NASD:MSFT) lost its appeal of the antitrust case brought by the EU. The court upheld the $612 fine imposed on the company as well. The EU had charged that Microsoft used…
Apple (AAPL) has decided to sell the Mac almost exclusively in its online store or in its small number of company-owned retail outlets. That may turn out to be a significant tactical…
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) launched a nifty new line of PCs. Bright black finishes.aluminum moldings, and blue ambient lighting. According to the FT, HP says that it is putting out the new machines because…
