courtesy of MicrosoftLooking back on Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer’s last presentation to Wall Street analysts, the most controversial, and likely to be most remembered, comment he made was that…
ThinkstockWith tops across the Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500, concern is growing that, with a relatively poor economy and high unemployment, low interest rates cannot keep pushing the…
ThinkstockThis week we have seen dividend hikes from Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) components Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD). 24/7 Wall St. expects that there will be five, maybe…
Courtesy BlackBerryBlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY) remains in trouble and perhaps its only true exit or recovery strategy is the hope of an acquirer wanting to take this company private. Now the company…
ThinkstockThe dividend hike brigade keeps on marching. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) jumped in with a dividend hike a tad sooner than we were expecting, given that it is searching for a new…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Tuesday morning that it would raise its quarterly dividend by $0.05 to $0.28, a boost of 22%, and that the company’s board had…
Nasdaqtrader.comMarch 10, 2000. Nasdaq intra-day high reaches 5,132.52 — a record. It closes at 5,048.62 — a record, too. The good times rolled. Trading today at about 3,700, it will never get back…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaWarren Buffett holds an estimated $56.5 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock — the most valuable stock holdings of any active chief executive officer. Oracle CEO Larry…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) well outpaced every major personal computer (PC) maker in the new, annual ratings from widely regarded research firm ACSI. Whatever the problems Apple has with its…
courtesy of MicrosoftIt turns out that smaller is better, at least in the world of personal computers. This runs against the tide of other industries. In the fast-food business, bigger burgers are…
courtesy of AppleMaybe you have heard about the death of the personal computer market. If you think you have heard it before, you might want to look much closer now. Tablets and smartphones…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBillionaire lists attract as much media attention as just about anything. The new “Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report 2013,” released Wednesday, counts the number of…
Wikimedia CommonsChances are high that you already have heard that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is making a serious change among its 30 constituents. What you might not have heard outside of…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsElvis Costello is musical guest, how sad Apple iPhone 5S price points 16 GB for $199, and 32 GB for $299, and 64 GB for $399. Does not seem…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has stores in most states. In California it has nearly 60, including three each in San Francisco and Los Angeles. All these stores need the…
