Yahoo Shares Shrug Off Latest CEO ?Fraud? Charge By Activist Loeb
Shares of Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine, shrugged off a new charge by activist shareholder Third Point that new CEO Scott Thompson falsified his credentials.
Nokia Turnaround Will Add Tablets, Retiring Chairman Says
Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the ailing Finnish mobile products maker, will add tablets to new smartphones as part of its turnaround, Chairman Jorma Ollila said.
Facebook IPO Price Will Be $35
Facebook, the 901-million-member social network priced its initial public offering at $35. It could be the biggest-ever IPO.
Sotheby?s Shares Fall After ?The Scream? Sale
Shares of auctioneer Sotheby?s (NYSE: BID), which handled Wednesday?s record-breaking sale of Edvard Munch?s ?The Scream,? dropped as much as 5.1 percent in Thursday trading.
Teradata Shares Jump After 1Q Results Show ?Big Data? Gains
Shares of ?Big Data? specialist Teradata (Nasdaq: TDC) jumped 8 percent after the computer specialist reported better-than-expected first quarter results.
Computer Security: IBM Finds Too Many Companies Not Prepared
Despite publicity about hackers, intrusions into company databases and even the insertion of computer viruses into Iran?s nuclear program, most companies simply aren?t prepared to handle them, a new study from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) determined.
Symantec 4Q: Lower Earnings Forecast Ahead
Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), the largest provider of security software, reported flat revenues and fourth-quarter earnings because it sold fewer software licenses.
Teradata, Informatica, Opera ? Future Candidates for ?Big Data? Roll-ups?
Now that the first anniversary of Osama Bin Laden?s death shed renewed light on the ?needle in the haystack? side of data analysis that helped catch him, investors might wonder how to take advantage of it.
Facebook IPO, 3 Months At SEC, Expected Soon
As a result, the San Francisco company?s IPO could raise the $5 billion as outlined in the latest amendment to its IPO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23.
Motorola Wins German Ban Vs. Microsoft?s Windows, Xbox
Motorola Mobility Holdings (Nasdaq: MMI) won a patent ruling in Germany that bans Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, from selling Windows 7 and other products.
Twitter CEO: No Need For IPO, Business Running Just Fine
Twitter, the social media site that already claims 100 million members, is running fine and sees no need for an initial public offering -- at least not yet, CEO Dick Costolo said.
Chip Merger Frenzy: Microchip To Acquire Standard Microsystems For $939M
Respected semiconductor maker Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) said it will acquire smaller Standard Microsystems (Nasdaq: SMSC) for $939 million.
Global Chip Sales Rose To $23.3B In March: SIA
Global chip sales rose about 1.3 percent to $23.3 billion, a slight increase from February but down nearly 8 percent from last year, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported.
Microsoft Buys Into Nook: 5 Reasons Why
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, announced it'll invest $300 million into a new business with Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) to burnish the future of the Nook.
Apple Response To Times Tax Expose Dodges Issues
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, issued a response to a story in the New York Times on April 29 that exposed its comprehensive strategy to minimize paying corporate taxes.
IDTI Shares Plunge After $330M PLX Tech Deal
Shares of chip designer Integrated Device Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: IDTI) plunged as much as 15 percent after it announced it would acquire PLX Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: PLXT) for $330 million.
Samsung Reclaims No. 1 Smartphone Rank From Apple: IDC
Samsung Electronics (NYSE: SSNLF) reclaimed the No. 1 rank in mobile phone shipments overall and in the smartphone sector, market researcher IDC reported.
Earnings Preview: Symantec To Confirm 4Q Warning On Lower Income
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), the largest provider of security software, is likely to confirm prior guidance for lower-than-expected fourth-quarter results on Wednesday.
Grupa ADV, Polish Media Group, Expects International Sales To Double In 2012
Grupa ADV (Pink: GPVSY), a fast-growing Polish media and software group, expects international sales to double this year, said CFO Adam Kuszyk.
Apple Shares Ease On Tax Story, Microsoft-Nook Deal
Shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, fell 3 percent after Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced a new partnership to battle the iPad.
Microsoft, Barnes & Noble Ink New Nook Tie-up
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), said they?ve agreed to collaborate on new tablet technology to battle Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company and Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN).
Technology Focus: ?Big Data? Goes Consumer, Too
It?s not just enterprises and government agencies that are already starting to benefit from the new era of so-called ?Big Data.? Consumers are already beneficiaries, even if they don?t know it.
Foxconn, Apple Contractor, Shares Plunge On Protests, Lower Earnings Call
Shares of Hon Hai Precision Industries (TPE: 2317), more widely known as Foxconn and as the main contractor for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, plunged Friday.
Amazon Euphoria Sends US Stocks Up
Stock euphoria over Amazon.com's (Nasdaq: AMZN) first-quarter earnings surprise sent shares of the No. 1 e-retailer soaring, triggering a big rise in the Nasdaq and other averages that eased slightly by midday.
Amazon?s 1Q Net Dips 35%, Less Than Expected, As Kindle Fire Sales Fuel Huge Sales Gains
Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer, reported first-quarter results that easily beat analysts? estimates because of soaring sales of its Kindle Fire tablet.
InterDigital Plunges After Earnings Miss Despite Renewed Patent Auction
Shares of InterDigital (Nasdaq: IDCC), a pioneer wireless software developer, tanked after missing first-quarter estimates, despite renewed reports it was engaged in a self-auction.
iPad Wars: Amazon?s 1Q Report To Show Kindles Gained Market Share
Shares of Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. e-retailer, rose slightly Thursday ahead of the company?s report of first-quarter results that might beat analyst estimates.
IBM To Acquire Vivisimo, Bolstering ?Big Data? Play Vs. Oracle, HP, SAP
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer company, plans to acquire private Vivisimo, a data analytics specialist, to bolster its push into handling ?Big Data.?
Sprint Shares Sprint 7% As Losses Narrow
Shares of Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), the No. 3 U.S. telecommunications company, jumped as much as 7 percent after the company reported a lower-than-expected first-quarter loss.
Apple Shares Skyrocket 10%, Pushing Up Overall US Markets
Shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, skyrocketed 10 percent before the markets opened Wednesday on forecasts of further recordbreaking earnings. That sent overall U.S. markets up.
