ThinkstockMeg Whitman recently said there would be no huge layoffs at Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ). However, she can only look so far into the future, and her vision eventually will have to take…
ThinkstockThe market for telecommunications equipment is among the most competitive in the world, and one of its biggest players is trying to get itself into fighting trim. Alcatel-Lucent S.A.(NYSE: ALU) announced Tuesday…
ThinkstockSemiconductor sales have moved in a slow, sideways range over the past year. The key for the top companies like Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) to…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsBill Gates earned his position on Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) board and as its chairman because of his role as founder and long-time chief executive officer. Despite the…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is still fighting for relevance, but this week brought on a new argument that may only just be starting to take hold. With Steve Ballmer to be replaced…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of MicrosoftIn an exclusive report at Reuters, the news agency cites unnamed sources who say that some of Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) biggest investors are pressing the company’s board to force…
courtesy of Nokia Corp.The press hit the high points of new research about smartphone sales in Europe. The data were analyzed as part of the Kantar Worldpanel. Largely lost in the tidal…
ThinkstockOne strike and you’re out. That was the decision made by Gen. James F. Amos, the Marine Corps commandant. He essentially dismissed two major generals for allowing weak security at a base in…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) claims about 70% of the market in the five large European economies: the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain.…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Whatever damage Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has sustained in the stock market as its hyper-growth slows to more modest levels, it still owns the most valuable brand in the world. In…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsFord Motor Co. (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Alan Mulally apparently has taken the lead among the executives the Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) board favors to replace Steve Ballmer. There are several reasons…
ThinkstockReports from unnamed sources indicate that the Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) board has discussed a tie-up with Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), now that the Finnish company has shed its mobile handset business…
courtesy of Google Inc.Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released its list of “The Most Innovative Companies of 2013.” As is the case with most of these types of lists, the conclusions are based…
courtesy of YouTubeThe largest Internet companies have described video content as critical to their futures. Video advertising carries a huge premium to the banner ads that have dominated the industry’s revenue stream…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. is a big fan of dividends, and we expect that there will be several big dividend hikes coming down the pipe from Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) components. That…
