| Apple's iPhone business alone now bigger than whole of Microsoft Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than the whole of Microsoft, recent revenue figures have revealed.
The tech giant's popular smartphone division generated 24.4 billion dollars of revenue... | |
| US economy improving, stronger jobs growth: Expert Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders believes that the American economy is improving, and the potential for giving jobs to the unemployed is getting stronger.
"Its pretty close... |
| Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mobile REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. announced in a press release that Microsoft Dynamics CRM will release its next service update in Q2 2012. This service update will deliver the capability for... |
| South Africa minister: Mines won't be nationalized JOHANNESBURG -- Nationalization is not an option for South Africa's troubled mining industry, the country's mining minister told an international audience Tuesday.A nationalization debate... |
| China forges Arab ties, hedging bets in the Gulf DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- To celebrate Chinese New Year last month, Dubai's swankiest hotel bathed its sail-shaped facade in red lighting accented with an image of a twisting golden... |
| BP hikes dividend after strong fourth quarter LONDON -- BP PLC has raised its quarterly dividend by 14 percent after posting double-digit gains in profit and revenue in the last three months of 2011 despite further big payments to compensate... |
| Bernanke is expected to stick with low-rate stance WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has called the economy "frustratingly slow." On Tuesday, Congress will find out whether he still thinks so, even after Friday's... |
| Glencore, Xstrata agree to $90 billion merger LONDON -- Mining company Xstrata and commodities dealer Glencore agreed to a $90 billion merger Tuesday that will create the world's fourth largest natural resources company.The announcement of... |
| How to Build Resilient Business Communities Around You easy--to think of a business as something that stands entirely on its own. As business owners, we have to be focused on what we need to do to make our businesses grow. But narrowing our view too much... |
| Getting Better: Online Communities Elevate Voice of the Patient column , I discussed the need for a better way of connecting the discrete healthcare-related problems identified by patients and physicians with solvers who might be able to develop a solution -... |
| As Hackers Leak Symantec's Source Code, Firm Says Cops Set Up Extortion Sting Operation The emblem of the hacker group Lords of Dharamaja that Symantec says stole its code and attempted extortion against the firm. Source code from the antivirus firm Symantec has been held hostage for... |
| Lanvin Spring 2012 Video Features Snakes Galore Lanvin's Spring 2012 campaign. Instead of a polite cigar after dessert, a snake-filled orgy ensues. A well-dressed one, mind you. And in case you're slow to pick up, Meisel ensures that... |
| Did You Bet on Super Bowl XLVI? Benjamin Lyons tweeted a photo of his winning bet in Vegas . He won $51,000 for his prediction. What resulted in a bonus for Lyons was likely a bust for many others who played the odds. Two points... |
| Microsoft looks to the future with Windows 8 BERLIN -- This will be the year those anticipating a new Microsoft operating system have been waiting for. Windows 8 is set to arrive some time in 2012, with new functions, a user interface dubbed... |
| Currencies: Dollar adds to gains; yen moves lower LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar added to its recent gains early Tuesday amid concern about Greece's debt crisis, while reports of secret forex intervention in Japan appeared to... |
| Mark Hulbert: The meaning of the Transports’ weakness Regardless of the Dow Theory, furthermore, the Dow transports is thought by many to be a leading economic indicator -- on the theory that companies in the transportation sector are a particularly... |
| Irwin Kellner: Is glass half empty or half full? Irwin Kellner, MarketWatch's chief economist since 1998, writes a weekly column on the economy and the financial markets. He has been a leading economist... |
| Amy Hoak's Home Economics: Big suppliers absent from Builders’ Show CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Some big home-appliance manufacturers will be conspicuous by their absence from the International Builders' Show this week, a sign that the new-home market is still... |
| Rex Nutting: Investors demanding larger government deficits WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Investors around the world are concerned about the U.S. government's deficits. They are worried that they aren't big... |
| Economic Report: Australia surprises by holding rate steady SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia kept its key cash rate on hold Tuesday, surprising economists who had been expecting another cut from the central... |
| How can I get a piece of the Facebook action? hear that a graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for paintings he did at Facebook's headquarters will soon be a millionaire after the company goes public later this... |
| Sharp IGZO display possible for iPad 3, says analyst iPad 3, according an analyst at DisplaySearch. Though there have been rumors claiming that Sharp's IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) technology did not make the cut for the iPad 3, Charles... |
| Top 10 pirated movies in the world (Credit: Meoble) The top 10 most pirated movies in the world are either fantastical, involve superheroes, or have some serious fight scenes ("The Hangover" might have all three). ... |
| Canon adds Wi-Fi, rugged, and 20x zoom PowerShots to 2012 lineup (Credit: Canon) Add one more camera manufacturer bolstering its point-and-shoot lineup with built-in Wi-Fi models. The Canon PowerShot Elph 530 HS and Elph 320 HS are for the most part the... |
| Verizon's double data promotion reappears Friday Starting February 10, buy one Droid Razr or Razr Maxx, and get the second one free, part of a number of promotions Verizon Wireless is offering, including twice the data capacity at the usual... |
| Looking for work? There may be an app for that SAN FRANCISCO -; Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and... |
| Workers enter faulty reactor, prepare inspection A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant has cooled down enough for workers to install inspection equipment Monday that may help find a leak among generator steam tubes.Heat transfer tubes are under... |
| Food trucks lack letter grades Meet San Diego's food trucks The explosion of San Diego's gourmet food trucks, serving everything from seared ahi and grass-fed sliders to New England lobster rolls, has brought them a... |
| Is J.C.Penney a Target wannabe? JCPenney's "rebranded" stores were unveiled Wednesday, including the one in Westfield Plaza Bonita in National City, shown here. The department store has a redesigned logo and... |
| SDG&E entered eagle ''no-fly'' zone Jacob letter regarding eagle no-fly zones San Diego Gas & Electric helicopters building the Sunrise Powerlink have committed three more violations of the "no-fly" zones set up to... |
| Humana, Skechers, Sysco are market movers NEW YORK -; Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Humana Inc., down $4.87 at $85.25 The health insurer said... |
| Wal-Mart debuts 'Great for You' seal NEW YORK -- You may like the food you buy, but is it "Great for You"?Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to help its customers figure that out by adding a new green icon that reads "Great for... |
| More than 40 states agree to foreclosure deal WASHINGTON -- More than 40 U.S. states have agreed to a nationwide settlement over foreclosure abuses.The deal would force the five largest mortgage lenders to reduce loans for about 1 million... |
| China to publish sensitive wealth gap data BEIJING -- Chinese state media say the government plans to conduct a nationwide income survey to help it calculate a politically sensitive measure of wealth inequality.The China Daily newspaper on... |
| Lee Enterprises seeks OK for reverse stock split DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc. is seeking shareholder approval for a reverse stock split that would combine as many as five shares into one.The company outlined the... |
| How the major stock indexes fared on Monday Stock indexes closed slightly lower Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a package of spending cuts and other measures required for the country to get more bailout... |
| Yum Brands posts 30 percent 4th-qtr profit rise File - This Nov. 22, 2011 file photo provided by Yum Brands, shows the Pizza Hut Big Dinner filled with two medium rectangular one-topping pizzas, eight wings and five breadsticks. Yum Brands... |
| Ad Agency Behind Clint Eastwood Chrysler Superbowl Ad Also Did Simpsons Coca-Cola Spot shaking their heads . I thought it was a pretty good spot as far as these things go, though I prefer Eastwood’s longer directorial stuff for obvious reasons. Here’s the... |
| Tax Trivia Giveaway #7: Bank Secrecy Act or the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act), which included cash reporting requirements and FBAR (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts) rules, in 1970 as the first laws to fight... |
| Where YouTube Sensation Cody Paul Is Playing College Football I avoided joining the orgy of coverage for National Signing Day, which is most notable not for the superstar high schoolers committing to play at the biggest football schools, but for... |
| Victor Cruz "Salsaing" All The Way To IMG Image by Getty Images via @daylife Word came yesterday that breakout NFL star Victor Cruz has signed with agency giant IMG Worldwide to negotiate marketing and endorsement agreements. "They have... |
| Super Bowl XLVI's Real Winner? Indianapolis! The site of this year's Super Bowl was within walking distance of many hotels and all of downtown Indy. Sunday's Super Bowl was the most watched television event in American history, tuned... |
| Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: most generous living donor Paul Allen was the third most generous donor in America last year, and the most generous one still alive. This is Allen's 10th year on the list. Only two donors have made the list more times:... |
| Top Congressional stock picks: Microsoft beats Apple Follow this company . Stock ownership by members of Congress has been an issue recently after several media reports that were critical of what some viewed as politicians capitalizing on... |
| Ron Paul Warns Of Federal Reserve Power Grab February 6, 2012 Not only was Obama's appointment of Richard Cordray to the misnamed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unconstitutional, but the newly minted federal leviathan itself... |
| Michael Molinski's Emerging Latin America: Latin currencies strong, but there’s a downside SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Latin American currencies are on fire across the region. The Colombian peso, the Mexican peso and the Brazilian real are some of the strongest global currencies against... |
| David Weidner's Writing on the Wall: 3 things Europe could learn from the Yanks All of these complaints are part of a strategy. Bankers want to scare the bejeezus out of European leaders, businesses and people. If the banks go under, so will Europe, the European Union, the... |
| Paul B. Farrell: Doomsday Capitalists’ winning strategy SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Doomsday Capitalists know how to get rich by playing the short-term stock market and ignoring long-term warnings of a global economic collapse. How? They have... |
| Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Are daredevil CEOs worth risk? Micron thought so SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The death of Micron Technology Inc. Chief Executive Steve Appleton in a plane crash last Friday cast a pall over the chip maker and the semiconductor industry, while... |
| Asia Markets: Asia markets mostly lower, as China slides SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets traded mostly lower on Tuesday, with a sharp fall for Chinese shares in the absence of more policy easing measures, while a surprise move by Australia's... |
