By Dana Blankenhorn : The big tech M&A news this week is that EMC ( EMC ) is buying flash memory start-up XtremeIO for $430 million. For EMC it's sofa cushion …
… s ( FB ) initial public offering, scheduled to begin trading on May 18, will have a rich valuation compared to other big tech players, according to Sageworks CEO Brian Hamilton, a noted expert on privately held companies. "To put Facebook …
… had an overall tax rate of less than 10% in 2011, vs. about a 24% average for non-tech companies, reports the NYT , seemingly laying out a blueprint for politicians to shift attacks from big oil to big tech . Ugh. Post your comment!
Turn future returns into cash by selling bullish options on these three undervalued big tech names.
By Taylor Anderson : The big tech news of the week, and really of the year, has revolved around the ubiquitous Apple ( AAPL ). Last week, under the relatively …
BURLINGAME, Calif., March 21 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc's CEO challenged major technology firms to speed up the pace of energy-related innovation, admitting his own industry had trouble...
Looking back to 1999 - when the Nasdaq first took out 3,000 - Jonathan Cheng notes the big tech firms today look a lot like their counterparts on the DJIA - cash heavy, dividend paying, players in the bond market, and sporting …
… overshadowed a surprising gain in the U.S. ISM services index. Materials stocks slumped on global growth concerns. Apple and big tech stocks also pulled back. NYSE decliners led advancers seven to six. Post your comment!
… 1% ) on the strength of its market dominance and potential to grow sales. As a kicker, the company makes for an attractive acquisition target in the Internet space with many big tech names sitting on hoards of cash. Post your comment!
… Cameron Kaine : I always find it surprising that Qualcomm ( QCOM ) seldom gets mentioned in conversations involving the " big tech names." For a company that still dominates the smart phone and devices industry by being inside most of the quarter …