courtesy of IBMChinese computer firm Lenovo will not buy the troubled server division of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM). The unit is considered one of IBM’s worst performers. The U.S. firm would have…
courtesy of Apple Inc.We noted earlier this morning that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had hired Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank to act as book-running managers for the company’s planned debt issuance. The Wall Street…
ThinkstockJust yesterday we saw a report from Fitch Ratings showing that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) likely would be rated in the single-A corporate credit ratings. The report seemed very harsh, considering Apple’s dominance and…
courtesy of SamsungThe Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone may have had problems with its antenna and its map software, but it is rare that anyone claims it is not a sturdy piece of hardware.…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is not at all a company you would expect to raise capital via a stock or bond sale. The company’s share buybacks and dividends are not exactly…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Fitch Ratings is out with commentary on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) over its corporate credit ratings. The ratings agency said that it has not released a public rating on Apple, but…
courtesy of AppleApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is out with its second quarter corporate earnings report for fiscal 2013. The consumer electronics giant has been under more than just a bit of pressure due to…
By Matthew YoheMatt Yohe at en.wikipedia CC-BY-3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsTim Cook has had a hard time since he took over from Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) founder Steve Jobs as the firm’s chief executive officer.…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) keeps getting weaker and weaker ahead of earnings. Maybe this week is finally the charm. On Monday morning we have seen two analyst upgrades from boutique firms,…
courtesy Dell Inc.Several news sources report that Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) has dropped its bid to buy out Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). This may leave the offer of Michael Dell and Silver Lake…
courtesy of AppleApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was supposed to be the best stock in the world. It was always at the top of the list for stocks to buy and almost nobody would say…
ThinkstockSanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is set to report earnings Wednesday after the close of trading. Bank of America Merrill Lynch has issued an odd report right before the earnings. The analyst team led by…
courtesy Dell Inc.You can’t always get what you want, but if you try, you might get what you need. That seems to be the outcome of the deal announced today between Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:…
ThinkstockWorldwide shipments of PCs fell 13.9% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest data from International Data Corp. (IDC). That is the worst year-over-year…
ThinkstockMuch weaker than expected PC shipments data from IDC have brought on yet further systemic downgrades and risks to the PC sector. As Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) loses, it seems that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)…