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The appointment of Susan L. Wagner, a senior executive of investment firm BlackRock, to Apple's board of directors is a reminder of how few woman sit on corporate boards.
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Technology
Google Search Advertising Continues Growth
Wikimedia Commons (Lee-Sean Huang)Ahead of the company’s second quarter earnings report after the bell on Thursday, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) continued to dominate the search market with a 78% of a three-country…
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Technology
Will Microsoft Exit Search?
We already know where the ax is going to fall most harshly in the 18,000 job cuts that Microsoft has announced -- Nokia. It did not say where the rest of the…
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Technology
Microsoft Firings Hit Former Nokia Employees Hardest
In a memo written last week, CEO Satya Nadella telegraphed staff cuts now that Microsoft had added some 25,000 new employees as part of the acquisition of the smartphone business from Nokia.
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Market
thinkstockJuly 16, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday following a report of better-than-expected Chinese GDP growth and a strong showing from some big tech stocks. A sharp drop in crude oil inventories…
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Technology
Yahoo! Falls Behind Microsoft in Digital Advertising Revenue
When it comes to worldwide revenues for digital advertising, there is Google and everybody else. In the latest round of rearranging deck chairs, Microsoft is positioned to take over third place from…
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Technology
Intel Earnings Preview: Focus on WinTel Alliance of Yesteryear (Updated)
Intel is set to dominate the bias toward much of the technology sector when it reports earnings on Tuesday after the close. Intel already raised its guidance back in June.
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Investing
Apple Short Interest Drops by 13 Million
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple held on to its spot among the top five most shorted stocks on the Nasdaq between the June 13 and June 30 settlement dates, even though short sellers…
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Consumer Electronics
Apple Regained U.S. Smartphone Market Share in May
For the three months ending in May, Samsung Electronics gained 0.8% of the U.S. smartphone market, and Apple added 0.6% and continues to hold the market share lead.
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Apps & Software
Will Windows 9 Transform Microsoft? More Windows 8 vs. Back to Windows 7
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has had two things going for it since Satya Nadella took over the role of Chief Executive Officer from Steve Ballmer. The most obvious is that…
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Investing
Cautious Analyst View of Microsoft and Nokia Integration
Microsoft has completed its acquisition of the handset unit from Nokia. But Sterne Agee's Robert Breza rates Microsoft only as Neutral, and he has decided to ratchet down Microsoft's earnings expectations.
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Sank the Market
thinkstockJune 30, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday with both the S&P 500 and the DJIA opening lower and the Dow spending most of the day in negative territory. The Nasdaq index…
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Consumer Electronics
Why GoPro Keeps on Chugging!
GoPro traded more than 44 million shares on Thursday, its first day as a public company. Shares closed up nearly 31%, and the buying didn't slow down until near noon on Friday.
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Mired the Market
thinkstockJune 26, 2014: Markets opened lower for a fourth straight day on Thursday and spent much of the day trying to reach the break-even line. Claims for jobless benefits fell slightly last…
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Investing
Apple Joins the Five Most Heavily Shorted Nasdaq Stocks
A surge in short interest in Apple shares between the May 30 and June 13 settlement dates was enough to lift the tech giant into the top five most shorted stocks on…