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Stocks in Focus (WMT, DELL, CHK, KFT, HD, M, NBR, BYD, GPC, INTU)
The companies expected to see active trade Tuesday are: Wal-Mart Stores, Dell, Chesapeake Energy, Kraft Foods, Home Depot, Macy's, Nabors Industries, Boyd Gaming, Genuine Parts and Intuit Inc.
Presidents Day Sales 2012: Where Can You Get the Best Online Deals?
America will celebrate President's Day, a day to honor the nation's greatest leaders, on Monday, but to many, it also means a day off from work and getting some of the best shopping deals of the year, even better than Black Friday sales.
China's Baidu Looks to Mobile Search for Growth
China's top search engine, Baidu Inc, plans to begin monetizing its mobile search traffic and social media platforms this year in an effort to boost growth outside its traditional PC domain, Baidu's chief executive said on Friday.
Why Did Apple Unveil Mountain Lion? Competition
Apple, the world’s most valuable company, made available the latest version of its OS, dubbed Mountain Lion, for developers Thursday so that it will be able to ship new products by the third quarter.
Twitter Reacts to Whitney Houston's Death: Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton Grieve
Whitney Houston’s death Saturday at the age of 48 inspired an outpouring of shock and grief on Twitter.
S&P Bank Downgrade: List of Italian Financial Institutions Affected
Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of 34 Italian banks after lowering the country's credit just a month earlier.
Intel Settles NY Antitrust Case for $6.5 Million
Intel Corp agreed to pay $6.5 million to resolve an antitrust lawsuit in which New York's attorney general accused the world's largest chipmaker of threatening computer makers and paying billions of dollars of kickbacks to maintain its market dominance.
Cisco Systems 2Q Results Blow Past Estimates on Record Sales
Cisco Systems, the No. 1 provider of Internet equipment, reported second-quarter results that blew past estimates for both earnings and sales.
Cisco Systems: 2Q Results Could be 2012 Technology Bellwether
Shares of Cisco Systems, the No. 1 provider of Internet equipment, could be volatile the next two days before the company reports second-quarter results after Wednesday’s close.
CommVault Will Go It Alone, Despite M&A Buzz
CommVault Systems Inc has managed to skirt rampant consolidation in the fast-growing storage software market, and CEO Bob Hammer is planning to keep it that way.
Super Bowl Sunday 2012: Galaxy Note to Make a Splash But Will it be Enough?
South Korean electronics giant Samsung is all set to reveal its newest Galaxy Note ad at Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 5) and it's going to be a treat for Android fans. But will it be able to create such an impression in viewers that those will be translated to sales figures?
Twitter Releases Brand Pages, Mimics Facebook Revenue Strategy
Twitter is releasing enhanced brand pages to several organizations including National Public Radio, NBC News, Volkswagen, The Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, Anobii and others. This is the second round of enhanced brand pages that Twitter will unleash. The social network originally launched unique pages for companies such as Coca-Cola, the American Fed Cross, American Express and Dell in December 2011.
Merck Profit Beats as Research Trimmed
Merck & Co. on Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, helped by a decrease in research spending, and predicted relatively flat 2012 results as the No. 2 U.S. drugmaker girds for cheaper generic forms of its biggest product, asthma drug Singulair.
Facebook IPO: Zuck's Huge Payday Puts Him in the Biggest Leagues of All
Now that the Facebook filing is available, it's pretty clear that before he turns 28, CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be a billionaire. Maybe, if the IPO is as successful as hoped, he'll be worth about $28 billion.
Apple is the Leading PC Maker in Q4 2011: Report
Apple Inc overtook Hewlett-Packard Co as the world's largest vendor of personal computers in the fourth quarter for 2011, helped by increasing demand for its iPads, according to a latest report.
Apple iPad Factory Violations in China: Tim Cook Says, 'Not Who We Are'
Apple celebrated the second birthday of the iPad on Friday, but the tablet's success has been overshadowed by a recent report from the New York Times that exposes labor violations at Apple's supply chain in China.
Does Right to Work Create Jobs? Experts Aren’t Sure
The Indiana right-to-work bill's supporters trumpeted the argument that making Indiana a right-to-work state would encourage businesses to relocate there. But a survey of the available data suggests that the link between right-to-work and job creation is not as clear as its proponents claim.
Diamondback to Settle Insider Trading Charges
Diamondback Capital Management will pay more than $9 million to settle allegations of insider trading at the Stamford, Connecticut-based hedge fund.
Sneak Peek: Megaupload Boss Kim Dotcom's $30 Million Mansion and Luxury Cars (PHOTOS)
Kim Doctom, the founder of now defunct file-sharing and online storage site Megaupload, was ordered to be held in custody by a New Zealand court on Monday, even as he denied charges of Internet piracy and money laundering.
Intel Boosts Capex, Beats Tempered Expectations
Intel Corp sharply increased its capital expenditure budget for 2012 in a bid to catch up in tablets and smartphones and to extend its lead in corporate data centers.
Tech Earnings Thursday: What to Watch for When Intel, IBM, Google, Microsoft Report
Four key technology giants are to report earnings Thursday. Intel, IBM, Google and Microsoft results may provide keys to 2012 progress, while Apple comes next week.
Dell Insider Trading Charges: Seven Accused of Stealing $62 Million
Federal authorities announced at a press conference on Wednesday that seven individuals were brought up on insider trading charges as part of a five-year investigation conducted by the Justice Department.
Analyst's Arrest Puts Cohen's SAC in Spotlight Again
Hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen is once again in the spotlight over allegations of improper trading at his $14 billion SAC Capital Advisors.
Feds Charge 7 in $62M Dell Insider-Trading Case
U.S. prosecutors charged seven people, described as a circle of friends who formed a criminal club, with running a $62 million insider trading scheme - the latest salvo in a years-long probe of suspicious trading at hedge funds.
U.S. charges 7 in $62 million Dell insider-trading case
U.S. prosecutors charged seven people, described as a circle of friends who formed a criminal club, with running a $62 million insider trading scheme - the latest salvo in a years-long probe of suspicious trading at hedge funds.
Seven charged in $62 million Dell insider-trading case
U.S. prosecutors charged seven people, described as a circle of friends who formed a criminal club, with running a $62 million insider trading scheme - the latest salvo in a years-long probe of suspicious trading at hedge funds.
7 Charged in $62 Million Dell Insider-Trading Case
Seven people were charged with a scheme to reap nearly $62 million in illegal profits on trades on Dell Inc shares, the latest salvo in a sweeping probe of suspicious trading at hedge funds.
Technology Earnings Preview: 5 Things to Watch
A handful of technology leaders – IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Google and Apple – are all scheduled to report quarterly earnings over the next week. Here are five things to watch when the numbers come out because they may indicate prospects for 2012.
Wal-Mart Names Head of Global E-Commerce Business
Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Sunday named Neil Ashe as the new president and chief executive of its global eCommerce business as the world's largest retailer in a move to bolster its online presence.
Earnings to Pit Signs of U.S. Strength Against Signs of Eurozone Weakness
Stock investors will return to a tug of war between signs of domestic strength and overseas concerns next week as a batch of critical earnings reports look to add credence to the idea the economy is improving, while credit rating downgrades in Europe will keep that region's difficulties in view.