Apple Shares Ease Gently After Jobs' Death
Shares of Apple eased gently a day after Chairman Steve Jobs died.
Apple Shares Ease Slightly in Pre-Market Activity
Shares of Apple eased 1.64 percent in pre-market U.S. trading Thursday, hours after the death of Chairman Steve Jobs.
The Day After Steve Jobs Died: What Next for Apple?
Now that Steve Jobs is dead, the company he created will serve as one of his greatest legacies. It employs 46,600 worldwide. Annual sales for the period ended Sept. 30 are expected to exceed $100 billion for the first time.
One Certain Jobs Legacy: A Qualified Successor and Transition
Give Steve Jobs credit: while nobody can possibly know how Apple will fare without its co-founder and Chairman, the company has a qualified CEO and management team. In Silicon Valley these days, that's a major difference.
RIM: Possible Microsoft Takeover, but Not Samsung, HTC
With Canadian activist Victor Alboini already buying into BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and rumors that Carl Icahn may join him, a top analyst suggests there’s little interest in another company taking it over.
Kodak Dodges Bankruptcy Bullet: Shares Nearly Double
Eastman Kodak may have dodged the bankruptcy bullet after announcing a regular financial repayment. Shares have nearly doubled since Friday, when they set a record low amid reports the end was near.
Salesforce’s CEO Oracle Talk Scrubbed: Is Takeover Ahead?
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s keynote address to Oracle World was scratched in a move the former Oracle VP didn’t understand.
Sprint Shares Drop Even as Apple Confirms it Will Sell iPhones
Shares of Sprint Nextel, the No.3 wireless carrier continued their two-day plunge after Apple introduced a new version of iPhone4
RIM Shares Drop to Record Low After Apple Media Event
Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion fell to a new yearly low as Apple started to introduce its iPhone5. Apple CEO Tim Cook said 93 percent of the Fortune 500 are testing it.
Yahoo Could Attract China’s Alibaba, Russia’s Digital Sky
Uncertainty over Yahoo may have attracted interest from Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies as well as from China’s Alibaba Group and Silver Lake Partners.
Yahoo Shares Spike on Alibaba Takeover Interest, ABC News Alliance
Yahoo shares jumped more than 5percent Monday after the chairman of China’s Alibaba said he’s interested in buying it, and Yahoo announced a news alliance with ABC News.
The Final 'Kodak Moment': 5 Reasons Why Bankruptcy Would Be Tragic
Now that Kodak shares trade at only 78 cents, the collapse of the imaging icon would be a technology tragedy and a black eye for the U.S.
Kindle Fire: A Tablet, Not an iPad, But a New Content Platform for the Handheld Market
Now that the wraps are off, Amazon's Kindle Fire is an aggressive play into Apple's iPad market.
Kodak Shares Plunge Again: Is Bankruptcy Close?
Eastnan Kodak shares plunged 60 percent after reports it was heading for bankruptcy filing.
Reaching Out: Tech Companies Tapping African-Americans
Private African-American businesses, especially in areas with large black populations like the greater Washington, D.C., area and Los Angeles have done well, winning major federal contracts for critical IT projects. The important thing is not to be the CEO of Xerox, eAccess founder John W. Templeton told IBTimes. The important thing is to be the one who creates the next imaging device.
Tech Leaders to Put $4 Billion into N.Y. Economy: Cuomo
New York, long home to major technology companies like IBM, will garner $4 billion now from five tech leaders for semiconductor research, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
RIMM: Jaguar Didn’t Recruit Icahn for Takeover Bid, Investor Says
Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion vaulted 6 percent Tuesday amid speculation Carl Icahn has joined Canadian hedge funds in a move to shake up the company.
With $32 Billion, What Can Oracle’s Larry Ellison Buy?
If Oracle, which has traditionally spent lavishly to buy other software companies along with the occasional hardware vendor like Sun Microsystems, is looking for more hardware, what are some targets?
Amazon Fire: Not an iPad But a Smaller, Different Tablet Adds Content toTablet market
Amazon's new tablet, the Kindle Fire, is out as the world's biggest e-retailer taps into a burgeoning market now dominated by Apple's iPad. The Seattle-based online retailer will price it from $199, $200 below iPad2, and offer key entertainment features.
Was Apple Hurt by Differing Views in Kindle Fire Pre-Launch?
Apple shares Tuesday rose more than 1.5 percent in pre-market trading after Monday’s 2.1 percent drop on an analyst's report it was shaving orders for iPads as much as 25 percent.
Berkshire Hathaway Shares Jump 6 Percent on Buyback
Shares of Berkshire Hathaway jumped 6.5 percent to $106,500 after Warren Buffett’s conglomerate announced its first-ever share buyback.
Kodak Shares Plummet: Are Patent Values Discounted?
Shares of Eastman Kodak plunged as much as 24 percent Monday on fears the photography giant may be running out of cash -- yet intellectual property investment banks such as MDB Capital of San Diego, Calif., have estimated the Kodak patents could be valued around $2 billion.
Kindle Wars: The Fire is Out, So How Will Apple Keep iPad Users Loyal?
Amazon has unveiled its Kindle Fire tablet, so how will Apple keep its iPad customers loyal?
Is Apple Already Reacting to Amazon by Chopping iPad Orders?
Apple may be reacting to Amazon’s imminent introduction of a tablet by lowering orders for iPads as much as 25 percent, a JPMorganChase analyst told investors.
Yahoo: 'Multiple Parties' Eyeing Takeover Bids
Yahoo, afloat after the abrupt sacking of CEO Carol Bartz, has received “inquiries from multiple parties” interested “in a number of potential options,” remaining top managers told employees.
Brand Expert: Hewlett-Packard Needs a Name Change
One of the first things new Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman ought to do is change the company name, brands expert Clive Chajet told IBTimes.
Memo to Meg: Top 5 Priorities for Hewlett-Packard's New CEO
Dear Meg Whitman:Now that you’ve been installed as Hewlett-Packard’s fifth CEO in six years, you’re going to have to fill some big footprints left by giants like Bill Hewlett, David Packard and John Young.
With Apotheker Out, is that Requiem for the “HP Way?”
Leo Apotheker won’t remain CEO of Hewlett-Packard into a second year. Directors of the world’s biggest computer maker ousted him in favor of the former head of eBay, Meg Whitman, who lacks computer experience.
Tech Stocks No Shelter in Global Market Tumult
The week's stock market crash didn’t spare the technology sector, which is often immune from the cycles that beset banking and basic industries. If anything, tech stocks got hammered worse than the market.
HP Elects Whitman After Ousting Apotheker
Hewlett-Packard elected Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay, as CEO
