Pandora Leads Streaming Services, but Does That Matter?
Filed under: Investing Pandora tops a new survey that asked respondents aged 12 and older which streaming service they listened to in the past month. The survey included mentions of the newly launched...
View Article3D NAND: Are You Ready for a Boom?
Filed under: Investing The 3D NAND industry is poised to take off. In a research report issued last month, TechNavio said that the rising flash-storage needs at practical price points will compel...
View ArticleBanks Are Finally Shedding Unnecessary Risks
Filed under: Investing Banks like JPMorgan take risks every day. While many understand the loan-making and investing activities that make the headlines, not everyone realizes that these same banks are...
View ArticleTake J.C. Penney's "Turnaround" With a Large Grain of Salt
Filed under: Investing Source: Â glassdoor.com When I first saw the headline announcing that J.C. Penney had turned a profit for the fourth quarter, I was very happy to hear the news. Who doesn't love...
View ArticleWhy You Should Be Terrified of the American Airlines Euphoria
Filed under: Investing Euphoria is the best word to describe what's happened to American Airlines stock since the company's merger with US Airways. In just three months, American Airlines shares have...
View ArticleWhy Rite Aid, VeriFone Systems, and Diamond Foods Jumped Today
Filed under: Investing On Wednesday, investors appeared to remain nervous for most of the day about the same issues that have plagued the market all week, including the ongoing tensions between Russia...
View ArticleCan These 2 Tech Stocks Continue to Climb in 2014?
Filed under: Investing We're just a few months into 2014 and Pandora and Zynga are already steadily outpacing the market. While a few months of gains isn't much to go on, let's take a look at what...
View Article3 Reasons Cisco's 3.5% Yield Might Not Be Enough
Filed under: Investing If you hear a financial analyst say a company's valuation doesn't matter, just look at a stock chart for Cisco Systems . Adjusted for splits, Cisco's stock ran from under $2 per...
View Article"Candy Crush Saga" Maker Prices IPO
Filed under: Investing King Digital Entertainment has put a price range on the shares to be floated in its upcoming initial public offering. In a filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange...
View ArticleWhy Geron, Express, and Herbalife Tumbled Today
Filed under: Investing The stock market demonstrated its continuing confusion Wednesday, initially falling sharply on ongoing concerns about tension in the Crimea and Chinese economic sluggishness. Yet...
View ArticleiTunes Radio Is Pandora Media Inc's Biggest Threat, But It's Not the Only One
Filed under: Investing Apple's iTunes Radio is well on its way to becoming the second largest music streaming service, but still trails Pandora Media by a wide margin. The service, launched last...
View ArticleWhy Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. Shares Temporarily Plunged Today
Filed under: Investing What: Shares of Magnachip Semiconductor Corp.  fell more than 12% early Wednesday, then recovered to close down around 2.8% after the company announced "non-reliance on...
View ArticleGeneral Dynamics Awarded $128 Million to Build 1st Afloat Forward Staging Base
Filed under: Investing The Department of Defense awarded six separate defense contracts Wednesday, worth $960 million in total. Among the largest of the contracts awarded: General Dynamics' National...
View ArticlePentagon Awards $960 Million in Defense Contracts Wednesday
Filed under: Investing The Department of Defense awarded six separate defense contracts Wednesday, worth $960 million in total. Two subsidiaries of publicly traded defense contractors won contracts:...
View ArticleBuffett Makes a Rare -- but Intelligent -- Exit
Filed under: Investing U.S. stocks ended the day roughly unchanged on Tuesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 index up 0.03%, while the narrower Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.07%. Last month, I...
View ArticleApple Inc. to Bolster Retail Presence in a Market Growing by Triple Digits
Filed under: Investing As one of the largest smartphone markets in the world and boasting impressive triple-digit growth, India is a great opportunity for Apple . And Apple has a plan to capitalize on...
View ArticleeBay, Carl Icahn, and the Growing Battle for PayPal's Future
Filed under: Investing In case you hadn't been paying attention, e-commerce powerhouse eBay and famed activist investor Carl Icahn don't exactly see eye to eye. After waging similar activist campaigns...
View ArticleDowngrade Hurts American Eagle While Doughnuts and Skiing Dominate the...
Filed under: Investing It was rather quiet on Wall Street today. with only one major economic report coming out. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the session down 11 points, or 0.07%, while the...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman Wins $750 Million in New Missile Defense Work
Filed under: Investing The Department of Defense awarded six separate defense contracts Wednesday, worth $960 million in total. Defense contractor Northrop Grumman won two of them. The smaller of the...
View ArticleTASER International, Inc. Reports New Stun-Gun Sales
Filed under: Investing In its latest update on stun-gun sales, TASER International reported Wednesday that it has booked several new orders for its eponymous stun guns. These orders should ship in the...
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