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Which billionaires list is better, the one produced by Forbes, which is decades old, or the new list created by Bloomberg? The answer is that neither is better than the other, or perhaps neither is...
At some point, products become so advanced that further revolutionary enhancements become limited, and consumers begin to question the need for the next generation of products that have historically...
The desktop, laptop and tablet markets are supposed to be dominated by Apple and Microsoft. But both face erosion of their leads by the same major culprit of the erosion that has dogged them in the...
There were 20 U.S. companies with $100 billion of sales or more in 2012. Amazon.com will join that short and elite list next year.
An early report on overall holiday sales -- online and in stores -- indicates that while sales rose, the rise was somewhat smaller than expected. The jump in online sales is the big news,...
ThinkstockWith less than a week left in what has been the best year for the S&P 500 since 1997, we have reviewed our top Wall Street firms for their stocks priced under $10 that may have gigantic...
courtesy of AOL, IncThe battle between Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) for the lead in U.S. unique visitors continued into November. Once again, the portal edged out the search...
thinkstockDecember 24, 2013: Markets opened higher on a shortened Tuesday trading day. The Nasdaq bounced lower a few times in the first 90 minutes of trading, but soon enough sorted itself out....
MicrosoftU.S. spending on digital games is declining. In 2012, the total spend was about $21.9 billion compared with an expected total of $20.5 billion in 2013. But the news isn’t all bad. In fact,...
thinkstockDecember 19, 2013: Markets opened lower on Thursday, probably a result of profit taking after all the buying that followed Wednesday’s FOMC announcement. The three major indexes closed...
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Co. (NYSE: F) released its outlook for 2014 Wednesday. Conspicuously absent from the announcement was any mention of CEO Alan Mulally, who has been in the...
ThinkstockThe Obama administration appointed former Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) executive Kurt DelBene as senior advisor to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services. She is...
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThis Friday, trading volume on some top stocks in the S&P 500 will soar. In addition to the normal volatility and volume associated with quadruple witching, the...
ThinkstockInternational Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has said in a statement that it will vigorously fight the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan by shareholder Louisiana...
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsA year ago, the idea that the Nasdaq Composite could reach its record high, set on March 10, 2000, seemed preposterous. That high was 5,132.52, and it had been...