Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsAndy Grove, one of the founders of Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) and its greatest CEO has been gone since 1998. His company has fallen into deep decline as its place as…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia Commons In a surprise announcement this morning, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) revealed that CEO Steve Ballmer “has decided to retire” from the company within the next 12 months. Ballmer’s departure will…
ThinkstockPandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results after markets closed today. The Internet radio company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.04 on revenues of $162 million, which includes $4.7…
courtesy GameStop Corp.It is very well known that the video game sector is about to get an entire refresh cycle. Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) is launching a new PlayStation and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is…
ThinkstockWith over a month left in the third quarter of 2013, there is still plenty of time for anything to happen. However, the software analysts at Lazard are starting to feel pretty good that…
Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsFacebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) plans to solve one of the Internet’s most vexing problems — most people around the world have no access to it. The notion that Facebook can…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsDespite the fact that Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) actually reported revenues in line with street expectations last week, the network giant guided fiscal first quarter 2014 below the consensus of…
ThinkstockThe simple statement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Philip A. Falcone of Harbinger Capital Partners has “agreed to be barred from the securities industry for at least five years” may list a…
Jon OggWe recently had a chance to interview one of the portfolio managers for the Ranger Equity Bear ETF (NYSEMKT: HDGE), which is an actively managed short selling exchange-traded fund. It acts like a…
ThinkstockThe information technology (IT) analysts at Oppenheimer continue to view the sector very favorably and believe that recent relative outperformance can continue in the months ahead. What keeps them so constructive on the sector…
ThinkstockAnyone who doubted that the race for global personal computer (PC) supremacy has shifted outside the United States only needs to look at Lenovo’s most recent quarterly results. Revenue at the Chinese company rose…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsThe market was disappointed mightily when John Chambers, long-time Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) CEO and the dean of the nation’s tech executives, offered a dim forecast for his company and…
ThinkstockCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) managed to beat earnings, but shares were selling off on profit taking and on guidance after the news. On Wednesday evening, Cisco shares hit lower lows because of internal…
courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal-year 2013 results after markets closed on Wednesday. For the quarter the networking giant reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.52…
ThinkstockBroadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) is supposed to be a technology and semiconductor winner in the migration to tablets and smartphones and as mobile communication rises. Unfortunately, its shareholders are finding out that this path…