Investors took a quiet ride this week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose or fell nearly 100 points during intra-day trading before reversing course the past three days ...
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May 28 - News
Associated Press coverage of Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ)'s quarterly earnings report on Wednesday opened with this statement: "Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as...
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May 28 - News
Dividend checks continue to get fatter in Corporate America, as more companies jack up their distribution rates.
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May 28 - News
The investment fund Relational Investors runs a heavy concentration, with 50% of its public-equity portfolio invested in its top four stocks.
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Bill Gates has a great track record of anticipating computing trends.
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May 28 - News
One of the biggest disappointments this earnings season came with the latest results from Dell Inc.
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May 24 - News
The convenient scapegoat for this morning's drop in the Dow Jones Industrials was once again uncertainty about the Federal Reserve's exit strategy from its quantitative-easing...
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May 24 - News
My colleague Dan Caplinger noted this morning that the markets are trading lower on little negative news, but the fresh memory of Ben Bernanke's testimony and the prospect of ...
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May 24 - News
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) booked revenue of $27.58 billion. The 26 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected a top line of $28.02 billion on the same basis.
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May 24 - News
Not surprisingly, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Meg Whitman sprinkled the recently announced Q2 earnings report with a host of niceties.
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May 24 - News
Active investor Paul Singer has picked up a significant stake in NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP).
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May 24 - News
Shares of Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) hurtled nearly 14% higher overnight thanks to a surprisingly solid second-quarter report.
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May 24 - News
The rollercoaster ride continued on Wall Street today, but stocks swung back near breakeven in late trading to save what could have been a very bad day.
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May 23 - News
Before the opening bell this morning, it appeared that there would be a bloodbath.
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May 23 - News
Fear has held the Dow Jones Industrial Average back today after international markets were hammered overnight.
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May 23 - News
After a few days of no real news earlier in the week, the markets seem to be using up all their stored energy.
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May 23 - News
Following what seemed to be a relentless upward march in stock prices, we may be witnessing a shift in sentiment and the start of a period in which prices get reacquainted with...
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May 23 - News
Thus far in the mobile revolution, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has been a non-player.
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May 23 - News
LONDON -- Stock index futures at 7 a.m. EDT indicate that the Dow Jones Industrial Average may open down by 0.58% this morning, while the S&P 500 may open 0.72% lower.
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May 23 - News
Stock markets started the day higher as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress, but the mood quickly changed when he mentioned pulling back on bond purchases...
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May 22 - News
As we all know by now, the biggest story in tech over the last few years has been the shift from PCs and laptops to mobile devices.
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May 22 - News
Over $2 trillion is spent each year on acquisitions, including purchases of entire companies, divisions, or company components.
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May 22 - News
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate dragged Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S.
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May 21 - News
has been rewarding shareholders over the years with its stable growth coupled with robust buy back and healthy dividend programs.
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May 21 - News
On Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 21 - News
For the fourth week in a row, all three of the major U.S. stock indexes have risen.
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May 19 - News
Famed investor Carl Icahn and money manager Southeastern Asset Management have joined forces to provide shareholders an alternative to Michael Dell's controversial $24.4 billion...
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May 17 - News
Even though a Federal Reserve official is suggesting that the central bank may be feeling comfortable enough to ease the bond-buying stimulus that the Fed has been providing as...
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May 17 - News
On a day when the markets received some poor economic data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 42 points, or 0.28%, and now rests at 15,233.
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May 17 - News
The decline of the personal computer has been on the minds of investors everywhere.
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May 16 - News
Lenovo Group Limited (ADR) (NASDAQOTH:LNVGY) acquired IBM's personal computer business in 2005 for $1.25 billion, instantly skyrocketing the Chinese computer maker to the #3 spot...
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May 16 - News
With more than 90% of the S&P 500 companies having already reported earnings, and 67% of those companies having beaten estimates, we can almost certainly mark this season down...
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May 16 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average started off slow on a poor eurozone GDP report today but finished strong on continuing optimism again, ending the day up 60 points, or 0.4%.
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May 16 - News
Today's news from the financial markets was mixed regarding the U.S. economic outlook, with rising confidence levels from homebuilders inching closer to outright optimism.
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May 15 - News
Conflicting economic data once again has U.S. stock markets searching for direction.
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May 15 - News
The markets are all green again today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average continues its push into record highs.
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May 15 - News
It's a topsy-turvy world for investors right now. Despite downbeat economic news out of both Europe and the United States, blue-chip stocks are extending their rally.
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May 15 - News
Last week, Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ:IEP) teamed up with Southeastern Asset Management to propose a leveraged recapitalization for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL).
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May 15 - News
The in-memory market is a vast field, attracting businesses and organizations that want network fabric to run 10-20 times faster than commodity hardware.
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May 14 - News
Earlier this year, Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) founder Michael Dell and private equity fund Silver Lake Partners agreed to take Dell private for $13.65 per share in cash.
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May 14 - Hedge Funds
With the vast number of data and digital storage manufacturers entering the market today, some of the pioneers in the computer and technology industry have either had to step ...
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May 13 - News
We all know that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has had a rough year on Wall Street. There is no secret there. However, Apple Inc.
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May 13 - News
"Dogs of the Dow" refers to one of the simplest dividend strategies to beat the market.
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May 12 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down as cyclical companies weigh on the Dow. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT, the Dow was down 26 points to 15,056.
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May 10 - News
Stocks are pushing up into record territory again, although today's gains are of the modest type a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first...
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May 8 - News
I recently discussed how Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) excel in employee satisfaction.
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May 8 - News
Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose 5.34% last week and now rest at $33.49, The last time investors saw prices this high was for a few months during late 2007 ...
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May 5 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) broke past 11,000 points for the first time in its history on May 3, 1999, closing at 11,014,69 points.
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May 4 - News
Is anyone really that surprised to see Apple Inc.
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May 4 - News
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been a great growth stock over the last decade.
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May 2 - News
