Passive, index-tracking exchange-traded funds are in huge demand -- but are they always wise investments? The WisdomTree China (NYSE:SNP) Dividend Ex-Financials Fund is an example of an index fund with...... (read more)

The much-anticipated shift to smartphones from feature phones in 2013 appears to be on track, according to the latest data from Gartner. The expectation that smartphones would, for the first time, outsell...... (read more)

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) are two of the world's largest telecom operators by almost any measure. They rank second and third in terms of market cap, behind only...... (read more)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been struggling to prove that it still has growth ahead of it. In order to put that question to rest, it either needs to bring out a new revolutionary product or find a new...... (read more)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) made it real clear last year when CEO Tim Cook paid multiple visits to China that China would be a very important market in which Apple would strongly desire improved market share...... (read more)

It's been a year since Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) went on record as fans of Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)'s then-new Lumia 920, running Microsoft's new Windows...... (read more)

It's frustrating to be a saver right now. The traditional avenues of saving, CDs and U.S. Treasury bonds, offer minuscule yields that are probably negative when adjusted for inflation. A quick check...... (read more)

There's been an awful lot of talk over the past few years about how badly Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:CHL) need each other. The iPhone maker wants access to the largest...... (read more)

As Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) hits a smartphone ceiling in emerging markets, perhaps the company has no one to blame but itself. The iPhone maker likes to stick to its guns in numerous ways, and that...... (read more)