Youku's IPO: Could This Love Story Break Investors' Hearts?
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Investing, Google , Baidu Inc, Stocks in the NewsAmerican investors seem to be in love with Chinese Internet IPOs. This week, Chinese online-video site Youku...
View ArticleChinese Internet IPOs: The Case for DangDang Over Youko
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Investing, Amazon.com, Retail, Stocks in the NewsChinese Internet companies seem to like U.S. stock exchanges better than their American counterparts do. Maybe...
View ArticleIs Twitter Worth $3.7 Billion? Not in the Real World
Filed under: Technology, Columns, Facebook, TwitterNot long ago, John Doerr -- a Kleiner Perkins partner and the so-called Michael Jordan of venture capital -- was interviewed at a tech conference and...
View ArticleNo Matter How Successful, Netflix Can't Shake the Bears
Filed under: Technology, Investing, Media, Netflix, Apple, Blockbuster, Amazon.comNetflix (NFLX) must be one of the most successful underdogs in business history. For 13 years, it has grown in spite of...
View ArticleIntel Will Have to Prove Itself All Over Again in 2011
Filed under: Technology, Investing, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Apple, AMD, SamsungIn 2009, Intel (INTC) tracked the robust rally of the Nasdaq, upon which it trades, rising 44%...
View ArticleYahoo Is Pleasing Investors, Instead of Its Users
Filed under: Technology, Investing, Microsoft, Facebook, YahooIf 2010 wasn't a bad enough year for Yahoo (YHOO), it's ending on an especially sour note. After watching rivals capitalize on the social...
View ArticleThe Biggest Tech Surprises and Disappointments in 2010
Filed under: Technology, Google , Apple, FacebookAt its core, the technology industry is one of innovation, in which people work to create something new that has a significant impact on the world....
View ArticleHow the Web Will Make Winners and Losers in 2011
Filed under: Technology, Columns, Economy, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Company, Apple, FacebookSuccess on the Web often boils down to the ability to tap into trends just as they're emerging. The...
View ArticleThe Latest Challenger to Apple Is. . .Samsung?
Filed under: Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Google , Microsoft, Motorola, Research In Motion, Apple, SamsungRare is the company that can consider itself a true rival of Apple (AAPL). Microsoft...
View ArticleApple Can Succeed Without Steve Jobs, but Can It Still Be Apple?
Filed under: Technology, Columns, People, AppleThe last time Steve Jobs took a medical leave of absence from his job as CEO of Apple (AAPL), the debate stretched on for months: Can Apple survive for a...
View ArticleWhat Google's Executive Reshuffle Means for Investors
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Investing, Google , Facebook The first thought to come into my head on reading that Google's (GOOG) CEO crown would soon pass from Eric Schmidt to Larry...
View ArticleNo, the iPad Is Not Killing Microsoft's Business
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Investing, Google , Microsoft, AppleThe iPad is killing Microsoft (MSFT), at least if you believe the meme that has been spreading in the stock market....
View ArticleAmazon Investors Weigh Short-Term Turmoil Against Long-Term Promise
Filed under: Technology, Investing, Amazon.com, Retail, Stocks in the NewsAmazon (AMZN) is never a boring stock. Investors routinely value it at more than 50 times earnings. The company rolls out...
View ArticleWhat Nokia Needs to Make Its Risky Bet Pay Off
Filed under: Technology, Investing, NokiaA CEO who takes charge of a company in decline typically has one of two options: either act as caretaker of that decline, making it as painless as possible, or...
View ArticleCisco's Optimism Falls on Wall Street's Deaf Ears
Filed under: Technology, Earnings, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, InvestmentCisco isn't only a marquee tech stock, it's long been a reliable bellwether for the industry. It's positioned to see changes...
View ArticleAre Solar Stocks Finally Regaining Their Shine?
Filed under: Energy, Company News, Technology, Economy, Investing, Earnings, GreenIs the outlook actually brighter for solar stocks -- or is it just that the sector has been lost for so long in a dark...
View ArticleThe Secret Weapon Behind eBay's Comeback
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Amazon.com, Credit, Retail, eBay, Investment Don't look now, but investors have been quietly bidding up the price of eBay (EBAY). Back in 2004, the online auction...
View ArticleApple After Steve Jobs? Disney May Hold a Clue
Filed under: Technology, Columns, People, Investing, Apple, Walt Disney, Stocks in the NewsSteve Jobs's surprise appearance at last week's unveiling of the iPad2 made a few things clear: Jobs may be on...
View ArticleFacebook Could Be Writing a Script for Online Movie Consolidation
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Investing, Media, Google , Netflix, Apple, Time Warner, Amazon.com, FacebookFacebook isn't so much a social network anymore as it is a fast-evolving platform for...
View ArticleIs Apple's Outlook Bright or Dark? Depends on How Long You Hold
Filed under: Technology, Investing, AppleApple's (AAPL) stock has stalled. Now what? Investors seem split on where Apple goes from here. The bulls, predictably aren't worried. After all, it's not...
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