Microsoft collects almost $3 billion in bond sales
Microsoft have sold off almost $3 billion in debt today, in both U.S. and European markets. The deal comes as the first in the company's history to involve the European market. More...
Microsoft have sold off almost $3 billion in debt today, in both U.S. and European markets. The deal comes as the first in the company's history to involve the European market. More...
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. More...
AMD's Q1 results show huge operating losses among a "difficult market environment". With PC sales slumping and tablet sales on the rise, can the company ever hope to draw a profit in the future? More...
AAPL shares today dipped below $400 for the first time since 2011, with $21.8 billion shaved off their market valuation. With plummeting stock prices, can the company recover in the coming months? More...
Facebook is looking for new, and more inventive, ways of monetizing their 1 billion users, but they could come at the cost of the advertisers who provide Facebook with the majority of their money. More...
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. More...
Nokia has something to raise a glass of eggnog to in the run up to Christmas. Following the deal to see the Lumia 920T carried by China Mobile Ltd, Nokia's stock is on the up! More...
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? More...
HTC might just survive the assault that Apple and Samsung have launched in the mobile space, with shares up following the announcement of a 10 year license agreement with Apple. More...
Facebook's stock prices reached an all-time low on Tuesday's trading, having declined 43% since their initial availability in May. Stocks were trading at just over $20 on the markets during the day. More...
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. More...
There has been some great news for Apple's new CEO Tim Cook, in the form of news that Apple stock is sitting at an all-time high of $410 per share. This is despite the company losing Steve Jobs as CEO More...
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... More...
Nokia’s chief technology officer has decided to take a leave of absence and will be temporarily replaced by the head of the company’s research center. According to the New York Times, Richard Green has taken the... More...
Facebook may be the third largest Internet company in the United States, with an estimated value of $41 billion, according to Bloomberg. Facebook's privately held shares are trading at $16 a share, which puts its estimate... More...
Just about everyone knows that Steve Jobs is the face and lifeblood of Apple, and while some Apple-lovers claim that this is not the case, investors think otherwise. Following the last few keynotes and what... More...
The end of the year is near, and the holiday season is just about to start. For hundreds of thousands of people, it's time for that yearly bonus. Search engine giant Google has taken a... More...
Square Enix Co., creator of the "Final Fantasy'' series of role-playing games, rose the most in more than a month after Microsoft Corp. said the developer will offer a new installment of the video game... More...
In the latest turn of events in the Yahoo! takeover bid by Microsoft, Yahoo! have announced that no further talks with Microsoft relating to any business deals between the two giants will occur. This has... More...
Apple Inc. blew past Wall Street's bullish expectations in the first quarter with a 57 percent jump in profit, but a dramatically lower forecast sent shares plunging on fears about slowing consumer spending on electronics.... More...
Apple Inc. shares continued to take a pounding for a second straight day Wednesday, with investors and some industry analysts expressing disappointment with Apple's latest announcements at the annual Macworld Expo. Apple's stock cut its... More...
Shares of Dell fell nearly 13 percent Friday as investors took a pessimistic view on plans to reignite the computer maker's fortunes with a strategy that could lower profits in the short term. Shares tumbled... More...
Shares of Nintendo hit a record high yesterday on the Tokyo stock exchange--briefly reaching 64,800 yen ($555) before closing up 2.7 percent at 64,300 yen ($551). The surge followed a report from Goldman Sachs which... More...
Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. are climbing on rumours that the BlackBerry maker may be bought by software giant Microsoft Corp. RIM shares set a new trading record by rising as high as $89.68... More...
In response to earlier Symantec and McAfee complaints and 2 months after a promise to deliver, Microsoft has issued a first draft of programming interfaces for kernel protection features in the 64-bit version of Windows... More...
MSFT rose 1.5% to $27.79, the highest price seen since April 5. The stock, a component of the Dow industrials, has now gained 17% over the last 3 months. Goldman Sachs analyst Rick Sherlund reiterated... More...
Shares in NVIDIA Corporation surged nearly 8 percent today amid speculation that the graphics card company was about to be purchased by chip giant Intel. The stock rose $2.32 to hit $30.62 in afternoon trading... More...
Yet another analyst has warned that Apple's third quarter results may be harmed by lower-than-expected iPod shipment. Robert Semple of Credit Suisse First Boston has gone so far as to warn clients... More...
Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices division is moving toward more of an annual refresh schedule for its operating system releases. According to a recent Microsoft executive's presentation, Microsoft is readying the next two releases, code-named... More...
It has been reported that Apple's shares have risen a sharp 9% since the announcement of the new iPod, which is able to play video. Whilst the unveiling of the video iPod was expected by... More...
Microsoft is continuing to drop new clues about what users can expect in Longhorn Server, the version of its Windows Server product slated to ship in 2007, and beyond. During an online... More...
Microsoft has confirmed a report made by Cnet that they intend to start a subscription based online music service. "We are actively investigating the subscription model," a Microsoft spokeswoman said. Christine Andrews, product manager in... More...
EBay Inc. said on Thursday its chief executive and two early leaders will pay $3 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit alleging they received shares in hot stock offerings from their investment bankers. EBay CEO... More...
Google shares are currently up ~$16 per share to $100, an increase on the revised opening price ($85) of ~20%. Forbes talked to Barry Randall, portfolio manager for the First American Technology... More...
Shares of graphics chip maker Nvidia tumbled 35 percent Friday after the company's second-quarter earnings disappointed Wall Street. The setback comes as the Santa Clara company faces increased competition from arch rival ATI... More...
Google Inc. may have illegally issued more than 23 million shares of its stock to hundreds of employees and consultants, injecting an unexpected legal risk into the online search engine leader's highly anticipated IPO. ... More...
British independent developer Argonaut Games has seen its share price fall by almost 25 per cent today in the wake of a profits warning, issued this morning, which downgraded the firm's full year guidance to... More...
A partnership with MyZones means that Bulldog customers will be able to share their broadband connections using Wi-Fi. Bulldog Communications has become the first UK broadband operator to team up with MyZones and launch a... More...
Red Hat said Thursday that its second quarter fiscal 2004 results show that its business is continuing to thrive despite attacks by SCO Group on Linux, though it is not unaffected. "We're... More...
Shares in many video game publishers opened sharply lower on Monday in the wake of the news late Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into industry accounting practices. ... More...
Company claims it can prove source code was directly copied from Unix. The SCO Group is taking its case against the Linux operating system and IBM on the road. Last... More...
Shares of Sun Microsystems Inc., which makes computers that run networks, rose more than 5 percent on Friday as takeover speculation emerged yet again, analysts said. "This sounds a lot more like takeover... More...
TiVo wants to be the hub for spreading digital content throughout the home. The San Jose, Calif., company on Tuesday made available a new software upgrade that will allow its TiVo Series2 digital video... More...
Shares of Gateway Inc. fell more than 6 percent on Wednesday, a day after the personal computer maker warned of a larger quarterly loss than expected and analysts widened their 2003 loss estimates several fold.... More...
Shares of Adobe Systems Inc. plunged almost 30 percent on Thursday, sliding to their lowest level since May 1999, a day after the publishing software maker cut its third-quarter earnings outlook. Shares... More...
Shares in Intel Corp., the world's largest microchip maker, tumbled nearly 20 percent on Friday, a day after the company cut its second-quarter revenue outlook beyond investor expectations, dimming hopes for a recovery in the... More...
Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. surged more than 18 percent Wednesday after the network equipment maker reported higher third-quarter profits that were ahead of expectations. Investors drove up the shares despite executives' cautious... More...
AOL Time Warner Inc. Chairman Stephen Case earlier this week bought 1 million common shares in his firm, the world's largest Internet and media company, according to a U.S regulatory filing made public on Friday.... More...
OK, I have to give a grand thank you to Joe for this one... Bill Gates, from the start of the year, has sold close to 48,130,000 of MSFT stock, netting... More...