ThinkstockShopper traffic fell 21.6% year-over-year in the week ending December 8th according to the latest survey data from ShopperTrak released Wednesday. Sales compared with the same period a year ago were ,…
MicrosoftIn an announcement Wednesday morning touting its sale of more than 2 million of its new Xbox One game consoles, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) said, “Demand is exceeding supply in our 13…
ThinkstockThe technology sector is feeling the effects of U.S./Chinese tensions over cybersecurity. In a new research report, the Piper Jaffray Technology team highlighted the eight top U.S. technology companies that it believes…
thinkstockDecember 10, 2013: Markets opened lower on Tuesday morning on another day of relatively light trading and likely some more profit-taking. The DJIA closed down 0.33%, the S&P 500 closed down 0.32%,…
ThinkstockEquity investors are enjoying very nice gains in 2013. So far the S&P 500 is up 26.6%, the best performance since 1998. But the story is very different when UBS looked at…
ThinkstockWhat could unite the world’s leading technology giants, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)? Turns out…
Wikimedia CommonsThe conventional wisdom on Wall Street at almost every major firm we cover is that interest rates are going higher in 2014. The bond market is a very anticipatory vehicle. From…
thinkstockMarkets opened lower Thursday morning and all three major indexes finished the trading day lower as well. The Nasdaq Composite fell just 0.12% at the closing bell, while the DJIA and the…
courtesy of Apple Inc.For the three months ending in October, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) grew its share of the U.S. smartphone market by 0.2% compared with the three month period ending in…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) just tanked as news is circulating that Alan Mulally will not be leaving Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) to replace Steve Ballmer as chief executive of…
ThinkstockThere is a trend at the end of each year followed by many income investors. This is the Dogs of the Dow, which is simply made up of the 10 Dow Jones…
courtesy of MicrosoftWith no fanfare and just a list of all the subsidiaries included in the deal, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday…
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…
