courtesy of NetflixChina’s PMI slips to a slow 50.1 in February, a signal of slacking demand for manufactured goods. (Reuters) Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) fires its CEO after poor financial performance. (Reuters)…
ThinkstockThe second half of last year was supposed to bring some improvement in server sales following a first half during which customers were sitting on their wallets waiting for new products. The…
The Fidelity Contrafund has released its 2012 annual report for its shareholders. While the date is December 31, 2012, and the asset size is listed as more than $84 billion as of…
thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of February 15 in the following large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:…
ThinkstockThe conventional wisdom is that old media online content gets trumped every time by new media properties, at least when it comes to ad revenue. This does not have to be the…
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) wants back into the tablet market, an effort that the company previously jettisoned under prior misguided leadership. What is so different about this effort here is that the…
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is hitting the morning wire with a couple of big stories. Yesterday the company said that it was preparing a 7-inch tablet, called the Slate 7,…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) got hacked like almost every other large tech company has been over the last several weeks. The world’s largest software firm said there was nothing to worry…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of Google Inc.What does Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) hope to attain by launching its own touchscreen laptop — the Chromebook Pixel? Does it believe the new machine’s Chrome innovations will allow it to…
courtesy of Sony Corp.Is the release of the Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 4 (PS4) enough to turnaround the aging consumer electronics firm? No. The console is the first major overhaul in…
ThinkstockAmericans are often concerned about how Chinese economic growth and the rise of major Chinese businesses could impact U.S. interests. With the People’s Republic expected to pass the United States in gross…
courtesy of YouTubeSome Fed governors favor a slowing of bond buying to block possible inflation. (Reuters) Several pieces of data show housing activity has slowed. (Reuters) A study conducted by the Chesapeake…
ThinkstockPlayStation 4 Launch Is the release of the Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 4 (PS4) enough to turnaround the aging consumer electronics firm? No. The console is the first major overhaul in…
courtesy of Google Inc.No matter how much the European Commission wants the world to believe that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has a monopoly on search, at least in Europe, and how much…
ThinkstockIn 1997, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) paid an estimated $400 to $500 million for one of the Internet’s first webmail programs, Hotmail. Today, the software giant is officially launching Outlook.com to replace…
