thinkstockAugust 6, 2015: Markets opened higher again on Thursday but not by much and equities quickly turned south and remained in the red for the rest of the day. The report on…
The world of mergers and acquisition can be rather strange. When you include private equity firms in the mix, deals can become even more strange.
In May, initial weekly jobless claims bottomed out at 266,500. Not only is this the lowest number since the recession, it is the lowest number since April 2000.
ThinkstockAs we have been expecting, as the second quarter earnings reporting period starts to come to a close, the windows at public companies for insiders to make transactions are starting to open…
thinkstockJuly 30, 2015: Markets opened lower on Thursday following a rather disappointing first reading of U.S. second-quarter GDP. Weakness in the Chinese equities market also played a role in the slow start.…
Apple Inc.As a sign of just how much of a failure Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been after years and untold billions of dollars invested in mobile phones, Chinese company Huawei (The term…
thinkstockJuly 29, 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday and two of the three major indexes spend all day trading above the break-even line; only the Nasdaq Composite took a brief visit into…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Following the company’s surprise second quarter profit, Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) market cap jumped over that of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), the company often described as the…
Paul Ausick A new report from RBC says to take advantage of selling in three top tech stocks now, for what could be solid gains not far down the road.
thinkstockJuly 22, 2015: Markets opened lower again on Wednesday and positive news on the housing market soon after the opening bell moderated the loss somewhat, but ultimately had no lasting effect on…
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Apple, Exxon Mobil, LifeLock, Microsoft, PayPal and Chipotle Mexican Grill.
Wikimedia CommonsMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported fourth fiscal quarter and full-year 2015 results after markets closed Tuesday. The software behemoth reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.62 on revenues of $22.18…
Paul Ausick A recent survey of consumers’ perceptions of innovative technology brands includes the usual suspects at the top of the list, but one, perhaps, unusual suspect sneaked into the top five.
The new Windows 10 operating system attempts to win over traditional PC enthusiasts by making a number of the annoying features of Windows 8 disappear bringing back the much beloved start menu.
Trey Thoelcke Apple is scheduled to report its fiscal third-quarter financial results Tuesday after the markets close.
