ThinkstockMore and more Americans are storing their music, video, pictures and data in the cloud through various public cloud providers. For many of the companies that provide this service, it is not their core…
ThinkstockIn September, the last time we took a look at the stocks of the largest manufacturers of chip-making machinery, we found just one that had not posted double-digit gains over the past 12 months.…
ThinkstockFor those who believe that Samsung has beaten Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) handily in the global smartphone war, now there is more evidence that is so. Outside whatever court battles the two companies have…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsCarl Icahn is an activist investor who is widely followed by the public. His antics in mergers and other activist efforts have been almost legendary in some cases. It remains to…
ThinkstockIf you’ve been wondering why there is so much fuss about 3D printing, here’s something that may give you an idea of what the technology might be good for. Victoria’s Secret, a division of…
ThinkstockCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) may have just managed to disappoint almost every single investor on the planet. We knew expectations were likely low after technology and networking peers had signaled tougher times in…
ThinkstockBig data is starting to dominate how big business is done. Major corporations around the world are extracting everything from consumers’ changing tastes to spending habits. The companies that can supply big data analytics…
ThinkstockSince 2011, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD), Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN), Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P), Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYNGA) and most recently Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) have…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsJohn Chambers has been the dean of Silicon Valley CEOs for years, based on the length of his time in his position, which goes back to 1995. Many of the most…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) reported fourth fiscal quarter and full-year 2013 results after markets closed on Wednesday. For the quarter the networking giant reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS)…
ThinkstockShortly after 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) began to climb to an intra-day high of more than $48, up from around $46.50. The company’s CFO sold more than 900,000…
LivingSocial.comSometimes having a website go down is a great thing for competitors. The daily deals site LivingSocial went down on Tuesday, and at noon Wednesday it was still down. News like this is music to…
ThinkstockCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to report earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell. This matters because it is the leader in networking and communications equipment, and it also matters because it…
ThinkstockQualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) could be headed to new all-time highs if analyst research predictions come true. In the past two days we have seen two very positive analyst research reports on the heels…
ThinkstockChegg Inc. (NYSE: CHGG), an online textbook rental firm that also offers an online marketplace for textbooks, homework help and an array of other services for students, held its initial public offering (IPO) Wednesday…