ThinkstockWhen Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NYSE: ADP) announced on Thursday that it would spin off its dealer services business, it didn’t take long for the credit ratings agencies to swing into action.…
ThinkstockPC sales may still be dropping, but that has not stopped China-based manufacturer Lenovo from increasing sales and stealing market share from competitors. Lenovo shipped 12.9 million PCs in the first quarter,…
Nokia announced Tuesday morning that the sale of virtually all the company's devices and services business to Microsoft had received approval from China's Ministry of Commerce.
ThinkstockThe more the market gets hit, the more people stare at their portfolios and wonder what would be the best additions. We frequently update the UBS Dividend Ruler stocks list, and now…
Healthcare.govIt’s probably no surprise that millions of Americans visited HealthCare.gov — the website where Americans can sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. However, while it was among the…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has entered into a new era. With Satya Nadella in charge as Chief Executive Officer, Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates are out as far as running the daily operations.…
thinkstockApril 4, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday but turned indisputably south by mid-morning. Momentum stocks soured late in the morning, and added to woes in biotech and tech stocks. In the…
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.For the three months ending in February, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) grew its share of the U.S. smartphone market by 0.1% compared with the three month period ending in…
Apple, at the forefront of global technology, also has taken a lead in renewable energy. That is the conclusion of a new report from Greenpeace that looks at energy use at many…
Amazon.com announced Monday the availability of its Fire TV streaming video set-top box. Fire TV has its work cut out for it in a field with both established players and other recent…
ThinkstockA recent survey of chief information officers by UBS shows that expected information technology (IT) budget growth this year should be right-in-line with prior surveys. Most importantly, more than 60% of the…
ThinkstockWhen the S&P 500 index rises more than 25% in a year, you have to figure that some of the largest U.S. corporations are doing pretty well. And you would be right.…
thinkstockMarch 31, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday even though the report on Chicago PMI was weaker than expected. Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen gave a speech where she clarified her views on…
thinkstockMarch 28, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday on hopes for more government stimulus to the economies of Japan and Europe. There might also have been some investors looking to pick up…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, March 28, 2014. They include Citigroup, Lululemon, Microsoft, Oracle and SolarCity.
