ThinkstockThe total worldwide market for security software reached $19.9 billion in 2013, up 4.9% over 2012. Year-over-year growth was slightly below expectations as mature markets are becoming saturated in key market segments.…
thinkstockJune 10, 2014: Markets opened lower on Tuesday and were never able to bust out to the positive side. It appears as though the profit-taking we saw in the afternoon yesterday carried…
courtesy of WhiteHouse.govWarren Buffett is generally considered to be one of the great investors of modern history. After all, under his leadership, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has become worth more than…
Barrons.comThis past weekend’s edition of Barron’s may be solely responsible for driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) to new highs on Monday. The Dow hit a new high of 16,746.81. The…
IBM is still deemed as one of the most important technology stocks for investors because of its size and dominance in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The new reality is that IBM…
Jon C. Ogg thinkstock May 28, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday and both the DJIA and the Nasdaq Composite traded in negative territory all day. The S&P 500 made brief forays above the break…
As many has 16,000 workers will be cut by Hewlett-Packard, an addition to a long list of layoffs that over the years has stretched into the tens of thousands. And the cuts…
courtesy of Lenovo Group Ltd.In its 2014 fiscal year ended in March, Hong Kong-listed Lenovo Group Ltd. shipped 50 million smartphones, and it is now the fastest growing smartphone maker in the…
As its recall troubles deepen, the GM's board has to question whether its new, young CEO is the right person to head America's largest auto manufacturer. And who could replace her?
courtesy of WhiteHouse.govBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its holdings as of the end of the first quarter of 2014. We were originally not expecting many major changes to the portfolio.…
thinkstockMay 15, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday and traded lower all day as the market headed for its second straight losing day. The 10-year Treasury note was in demand again today,…
New General Motors CEO Mary Barra has barely been in her job four months, but she could be gone almost immediately. The worse the GM recall crisis becomes, the more the board…
thinkstockMay 14, 2014: Markets opened lower on Wednesday after another record setting day yesterday. The yield on 10-year Treasuries fell as demand for safety prevailed. Among equities, utilities did well but it…
Some 38,000 attendees are scheduled to appear at the annual meeting this weekend for Berkshire Hathaway. Warren Buffett has already been in the news quite a bit ahead of the event.
thinkstockMay 1, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Thursday as only the Nasdaq managed a positive showing at the start. None of the indexes moved very far from the break-even line all day…
