ThinkstockIf you were looking for confirmation that sales of personal computers were weak during the holidays, look no further. Gartner has released its data, which said that global PC shipments declined by 4.9%…
ThinkstockAfter a solid year for information technology spending by major corporations in 2012, companies surveyed by analysts at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) suggest that spending will decline in 2013. In fact estimates have dropped…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Each January, 24/7 Wall St. forecasts the publicly traded U.S. companies that will have the highest profits in the year ahead. This year, Apple almost certainly will keep first place,…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning even though the number of new U.S. claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected before markets opened (more coverage here). The news was more…
courtesy of Google Inc.Just last week, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) agreed to be nice and cut short a two-year investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into some of the company’s business…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has enjoyed one of the best runs that a stock could enjoy over the last decade. In fact, Apple is still the largest company by market capitalization even…
courtesy of Nokia Corp.Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) announced today that it expects fourth-quarter operating margin for its devices and services business to fall in a range from flat to…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Thursday. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. American…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has crossed back up over $30 for the first time since its disastrous initial public offering robbed billions of dollars from unsuspecting investors. Now there…
courtesy of NetflixThe Bank of Japan may ease its monetary policy again as the country’s economy slows. (Reuters) The CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes his second visit to China in…
The Merrill Lynch research team at Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is out with its key RIC report for 2013, which is titled “2013: Back to the Future” for the start…
courtesy of AppleA massive trade exhibition like the Consumer Electronics Show which officially opened today in Las Vegas carries with it a low of ‘wow’ — and this year’s show is no…
ThinkstockAfter all the Web 2.0 (or 3.0) flops of 2012, it turns out that 2013 may be a very interesting year for the Internet sector. We saw some key developments take place,…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) was supposed to have a big game-changer on its hands with Windows 8. Maybe you can blame Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or maybe you can blame…
courtesy of Apple Inc.In the month of December, Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store recorded more than 2 billion downloads, slightly more than 10% of 2012 downloads totalling nearly 20 billion. Since…
