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In yet another sign that the smartphone market is a two-horse race, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics together grabbed 108% of the industry’s profits in the second quarter of 2012....
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As stocks rise, analysts generally lift their price targets on key stocks. As stocks fall, analysts generally lower their price targets. It is a game on Wall St., but it is a game all investors have...
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) sells assets to improve earnings. (Reuters) Standard Chartered may lose its New York banking license over allegations it hid $250 billion in transactions tied to...
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The story of American business has been about shipping the country’s manufacturing jobs overseas. However, there is another part of the story. Every year, American companies hire thousands of...
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Global shipments of smartphones in the second quarter of 2012 totaled 158 million, and China accounted for 27% of those shipments, a total of 42 million units, according to research firm Canalys. The...
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The latest rankings are out from comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) on the US smartphone device and platform markets. Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF) leads the device makers with a 25.6% market share in...
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NokiaNokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) continued a two-day surge, up another 9% today on rumors China-based PC firm Lenovo will buy it. Lenovo has said the rumor is “a joke.” Nokia continues to stumble in...
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Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) shares reach an all-time low as doubts about its business model grow. (Reuters) China’s PMI for July falls. (Reuters) Home prices may have steadied, according to...
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Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced today that it is converting its long-time Hotmail web email to another long-time Microsoft brand: Outlook. The new brand, outlook.com, will tie the...
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While investors breathlessly await the company’s first earnings report since its IPO, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is believed to be prepping a run at the smartphone market. A report from Bloomberg...
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ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) is bucking the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) drag. With its processor sales strong for smartphones and tablets, the British company managed to beat earnings expectations...
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A two-year investigation into a European Union antitrust complaint against search giant Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) will apparently end with a settlement, not a protracted legal proceeding. That’s...
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For the first time ever, US consumer electronics purchases are expected to top $200 billion in 2012 according to the latest forecast from the US Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The group is...
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Research firm Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) released its top 50 websites, based on unique visitors, for the month of June. The data offered few surprises, except for the rise of Twitter, which now has as...
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Moody’s this morning cut its rating on long-term senior unsecured debt from Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) from Ba1 to Ba3. Short-term unsecured ratings of Not-Prime (NP) were affirmed and the ratings...
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