ThinkstockAs we head in to the final month of what has been a tremendous year for the stock market, the 24/7 staff is reviewing what the major Wall Street firms are recommending…
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardTech giant Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) reported results after markets closed Tuesday night, and investors liked what they heard, pushing the stock price up more than 8% in mid-morning trading…
courtesy of General Motors Co.New car sales in 2013 are headed for the best year in more than five. An early forecast from Edmunds.com estimates that, based on November sales numbers, the seasonally…
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardForget the future of Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (NYSE: HPQ) big personal computing (PC) and printing businesses as it reports earnings. Those divisions cannot grow over time, and there is nothing HP…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.It is time for Alan Mulally to leave the CEO job at Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F). Not in a month, or a few months, but now. Several media…
courtesy of NvidiaMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has answered Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) in the video game console wars, sort of. The software and would-be technology giant sold more than 1 million Xbox…
Google Inc.If you live in Brazil and want to purchase the latest Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5S, you’ll pay the equivalent of $1,585 for the 16 GByte model that costs about $200…
MicrosoftWhich company will rule the America TV experience? Will it be primarily hardware or software based? Will it be a cable company which relies on ancient set-tops and primitive pay per view? An online…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsIn mid-June of 2003, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) sold its first iPod. By September, 10 million songs had been downloaded from the iTunes store, and by the beginning…
ThinkstockInvestors love dividends. They also generally tend to love technology stocks. The problem is that the massive growth phase of the sector has moved to selective niche businesses now that we are…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, looms, and once again retailers are offering holiday deals in an attempt to get more shoppers into their stores. Several…
ThinkstockThe $7.4 billion sale of the handset business of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was approved by Nokia shareholders at a special meeting on Tuesday. There was very…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is said to be narrowing down its list of candidates to replace Steve Ballmer as chief executive officer. While equity investors may be glad…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggEarnings season is winding down and stocks are challenging new all-time highs. Investors and traders alike are considering how to position themselves for 2014. Each morning 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens…
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) calls the six new stores it has opened to demonstrate its consumer products “Winter Wonderlab.” It is a shame the search company will only have…
