July 18, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after the report on new jobless claims in the U.S. came in better than expected. In Europe, Greece agreed to fire another…
courtesy of Google Inc.For investors who believed that Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares would be held down because it has only one source of revenue, it is time to adjust expectations. The…
courtesy of DellCarl Icahn told the media and investors who have followed, and participated in, his attempt to seize control of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) that he has a new chief executive…
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) dominates search in Europe even more than it does in the U.S. Fully 90% of all searches originating in European Union (EU) countries go to…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has trouble in some of the largest markets overseas. As its share price rockets to more than $900 and reaches all-time highs, investors anticipate that its advertising revenue,…
courtesy of MicrosoftThe flagship of Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) consumer PC products, the Surface, just got less expensive. The price of the base model dropped to $349, which is certain to be…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsThe management changes engineered by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer are the largest since he became CEO more than 13 years ago. The Windows PC OS…
ThinkstockThe migration of data, video, music and other information to the cloud for safe storage and retrieval is becoming ubiquitous. While the process was slow and more difficult at first, it is…
thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of June 28 in the following large cap stock market shares: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America…
ThinkstockClaiming to be the world’s largest digital coupon marketplace, RetailMeNot Inc. has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) and set an offering price range of $20 to $22 a share. The…
July 2, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened a bit lower this morning following yet another ultimatum to Greece to prove that it can pay up or else no more loans. There was…
ThinkstockZynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has enjoyed a sudden new interest from traders on news that Don Mattrick has been hired away from the Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Interactive unit. The stock enjoyed a…
July 1, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after a blast of economic data from both Asia and Europe. In China, June manufacturing PMI slid lower. Japan’s economics minister said…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average may have seen its volatility pick up lately, but we are technically still in a bull market, with gains of 13.7% so far in 2013. Second-quarter performance…
courtesy of Nokia Corp.Partners in huge global joint ventures rarely drop out of them if they believe the future is positive. Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) bought Siemens out of a joint venture…
