Dell Deal in Danger as PC Sales Fall
courtesy of DellA drop in first-quarter PC sales reported by research firm IDC was blamed, to some extent, on the public’s rejection of Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows 8. The rise of tablets and…
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Newest first · Page 67HTC Becomes Latest Smartphone Loser
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.Among the legions of smartphone companies that continue to try to catch Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung in market share, none has made a successful move on the leaders. As analysts…
HP Board Changes Mean Nothing
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardTwo humiliated members of the board of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) left and Chairman Ray Lane stepped down but will remain on the board. These actions address legacy issues, but they are…
Ray Lane Out as HP Chairman, Shareholders Win
courtesy of Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is down on multiple news reports that its board is being shaken up. We would take the other side of this bet and call it good news. CEO…
Apple iPhone Rumors: Old and New
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the subject of another round of rumors. This set was led by The Wall Street Journal, which claims its sources say manufacture of the next version…
Did Goldman Sachs Call the Bottom in Apple Shares?
courtesy of AppleGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is generally deemed by Main Street and Wall St. to have some of the most influential analysts on Wall St. So what is an investor supposed…
Apple Loses Key Conviction Buy List Rating at Goldman Sachs
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a dismal start to the second quarter with a loss of just over 3%, and this was on the heels of a 16% drop for the…
Steve Jobs Innovations Still Rolling Out at Apple?
By Matthew YoheMatt Yohe at en.wikipedia CC-BY-3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsSteve Jobs is still not dead, at least so far as new products introduced by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) are concerned. There are rumors that…
Michael Dell Could Team With Blackstone
courtesy Dell Inc.Michael Dell may not lose his job, even if his partnership with private equity firm Silver Lake Partners does not result in the intended takeover of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). Apparently another…
The Sound and the Fury — Dell vs. Hurd
courtesy Dell Inc.The board of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) set a “go-shop” deadline for one minute after midnight tonight to see if the company could entice a bidder to compete with Dell founder Michael…
Mark Hurd Moving to Dell?
courtesy Dell Inc.If Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) can top an buyout offer by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to buy Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), the private equity firm may have found an…
Why a New Dell Buyout?
courtesy Dell Inc.Financial firm Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) may make a offer to take Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) private, an offer that would be higher than one from Michael Dell and Silver Lake. Such a…
Samsung Is Working on a Smartwatch Too
courtesy of Apple Inc.Wherever Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) goes, Samsung is never far behind it. The South Korean company said it will build and market a smartwatch, just as Apple is rumored to be…
STMicroelectronics Wins as Ericsson Loses in Joint Venture Wind Down
STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE: STM) is winning while Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) is losing on news that the two companies have agreed to split up their unprofitable joint venture. Some assets will be taken by each company while other…
Apple Sells Refurbished iPads and iPad Minis
courtesy of Apple Inc.In what could be another bad sign for the demand for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, the company has begun to sell some refurbished iPads and iPad minis. Several of these products…