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Apple avoids $9.2 billion in tax with debt buyout

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:50:27 +0100

Apple have avoided paying almost $10 billion in tax due to a stock buyback deal which was paid for with 'debt' rather than cash in hand, according to a new report published today. Read more...

ValueAct CEO says firm won't interfere with Microsoft strategy following investment

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:47:07 +0100

The chief executive of ValueAct Capital has said the investment firm won't do any public campaigning to impact Microsoft's strategy after taking a $2 billion stake in the tech giant today. Read more...

Former BlackBerry CEO dumps entire stake in company

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:19:10 +0000

BlackBerry's former CEO, Jim Balsillie, has dumped all of his 26.8 million shares in the company for $362 million, causing some analysts to predict the end for BlackBerry. Read more...

Apple gets hit with another investor lawsuit

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:29:04 +0000

Following in David Einhorn's wake, another investor sues Apple in a bid to get them to release some of their $127 billion cash hoard and be more transparent about their executive pay. Read more...

Dell nearing $23 billion privatization deal

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:53:02 +0000

Dell is reportedly nearing a $23 billion deal to buy back shares from shareholders, making the company a private entity. Microsoft is said to be contributing a $2 billion investment to see it happen. Read more...

Reuters: iPad screen orders way down as consumers switch to iPad mini

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:48:38 +0000

According to Reuters, Apple has cut orders substantially for it's 9.7-inch iPad screen. This comes only a week after similar reports regarding iPhone 5 screens had a profound effect on Apple's stock. Read more...

Get out the bandages, Apple's stock is bleeding value

Brad Sams — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:04:45 +0000

Over the past three months, Apple's stock has been on collision course with the X axis as the price has plummeted from a high of over $700 to a $490 and the bleeding does not appear to be letting up. Read more...

Microsoft stock continues to slide as investors become worried about future

Brad Sams — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:59:57 +0000

Microsoft's stock has continued to drop after the release of Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and the Surface tablet. But are the investors fears warranted or are they only panicking about the short term? Read more...

WSJ: Microsoft stock may be better in long-term than Apple stock

Anthony Tosie — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:01:23 +0000

A new article from The Wall Street Journal makes a bold proclamation: Microsoft may be a better long-term investment than Apple, despite Apple's clear success over the last decade. Read more...

Apple stock down following iPad and iMac event

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:36:19 +0100

Apple finally revealed the iPad Mini, but also a refreshed iPad and new iMac and MacBook Pro hadware. But their stock price has taken a slight dip following the announcements. Read more...

All initial online Surface stock sold out in United States

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:49:15 +0100

If you're looking to pre-order a Surface RT tablet online from Microsoft in the United States, initial stock for every model is now sold out, listing 1-3 weeks before more units arrive Read more...

Apple UK's online store sold out of iPhone 5

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:33:39 +0100

Save the date! September 21st is when the iPhone 5 hits the stores! But after reports of pre-order stock shipping dates slipping, it's been reported in the UK that all pre-order stock is now gone. Read more...

Facebook's first ever earnings call is today, 2PM PT

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:35:42 +0100

After an IPO that had analysts in a kerfuffle for a while, Facebook prepares to explain the last few months to shareholders. Read more...

Is Best Buy's founder planning to take it private?

Tyler Holman — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:10:07 +0100

The Wall Street Journal thinks that Best Buy founder Richard Schulze's abrupt resignation from the company's board could be part of a plan to buy-out the company and take it private again. Read more...

Call 911, Nokia's stock is dying

Brad Sams — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:04:59 +0100

Camp Nokia is having a rough morning with its stock down over 9% as the company's future has been called in to question time and time again. We also keep hearing acquisition rumors, but are they true? Read more...

Zuckerberg sued for insider trading

Tyler Holman — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:11:06 +0100

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is facing a class action suit from disgruntled Facebook investors who claim that he dumped $1 billion of stock on insider knowledge that it was grossly overvalued. Read more...

Yahoo to consider selling Asian assets

Nathan Tsui — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:43:54 +0000

Yahoo's board of directors will consider a deal that would sell its Asian assets back to the majority holders in a complicated tax-free deal that is estimated to be worth $17 billion. Read more...

Apple's stock price goes down just slightly after Jobs' death

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:35:21 +0100

Apple's stock price went down only slightly in trading today, proving that investors, at least for now, have confidence in the company's future after the passing of its founder Steve Jobs. Read more...

Hedge fund manager who called for Ballmer to step down buys more shares in Microsoft

Brad Sams — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:40:21 +0100

After publicly calling out Steve Ballmer's for poor stock performance while he has been CEO, hedge fund manager David Einhorn has purchased more stock in Microsoft. Read more...

HTC shares plummet due to Apple lawsuit loss

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:30:15 +0100

As a result of the recent International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling that Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC violated two of Apple’s patents, HTC’s share prices have plummeted. Due to the fears of an import ban on... Read more...