Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: A Dazzling Market
at The Street - Wed Jul 16, 6:43PM CDT
There's so much good happening it's hard to even comprehend it, Cramer says.
Hewlett-Packard Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 1.96%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jul 16, 4:27PM CDT
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $34.42 to a high of $35.12. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $34.47 on volume of 19.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Hewlett-Packard Rises 1.96% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jul 16, 4:26PM CDT
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $34.42 to a high of $35.12. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $34.47 on volume of 19.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Should the Dow Jones Get Rid of International Business Machines Corp?
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 3:32PM CDT
International Business Machines might be the most iconic company in the entire multitrillion-dollar tech industry. For decades, its name was synonymous with technology, to the point where "IBM" was all but shorthand for computing hardware. Its...
Microsoft Likely to Cut More than 5K Jobs for Restructuring - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 16, 2:10PM CDT
Software maker Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is reportedly planning to shed 5000 jobs, as it intends to build leaner business processes and integrate Nokia Oyj's handset unit.
Why Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Wed Jul 16, 10:24AM CDT
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is gaining Wednesday following Intel's INTC second quarter earnings report.
Cramer: Apple Wins Again
at The Street - Wed Jul 16, 10:16AM CDT
The deal with IBM is a smart one for Apple.
IBM Earnings Preview: Does Revenue Growth Really Matter?
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 10:00AM CDT
Shares of International Business Machines have been essentially flat over the past year, fluctuating around the same level due to concerns that the company's hardware business is falling apart. During the first quarter, revenue from IBM's Systems...
Tech Watch: Key Board Changes at Google and Hewlett-Packard
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 9:27AM CDT
U.S stocks are higher on Wednesday morning on, among other things, reports that 21st Century Fox made an $85 per-share offer for Time Warner . Animal spirits are definitely back, at least in executive suites and corporate boardrooms. The benchmark...
Microsoft Prepares to Kill Off Windows 7
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 9:01AM CDT
The end of Microsoft 's Windows 7 is in sight. Next January, Microsoft's five-year old operating system will lose mainstream support. From that point on, Microsoft will no longer update Windows 7's design or implement new features. But while...
Global Hybrid Cloud Market 2014-2018: Market will grow at a CAGR of 30%
M2 - Wed Jul 16, 8:39AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9m73g8/global_hybrid) has announced the addition of the "Global Hybrid Cloud Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global Hybrid Cloud market will grow at a CAGR of 30% to 2018 The Global Hybrid Cloud market is driven by several factors, of which the need companies have to reduce their IT spending is one of the major drivers. The hybrid cloud provides IT infrastructure and application support to enterprises at lower cost than internal provisioning. Therefore, with the adoption of hybrid cloud services, enterprises are reducing their capital and operational expenditure on IT infrastructure. The rapid expansion of enterprise businesses and advanced equipment required to meet the growing business requirements are increasing the complexity of network infrastructure. To address the complexity, enterprises are adopting private cloud solutions that centralize the storage and allocation of computing resources to end-users. The private cloud has a limitation in terms of the capacity of computing resources that it can allocate to end-users. Cloud service providers are adopting hybrid cloud models where the computing resources are accessed from the public cloud in case of scarcity of resources in the private cloud infrastructure. Enterprises are charged on a per-use basis which is more economical for them. The data is stored within the enterprise premises. Further, the report states that one of the key challenges is the need enterprises have to ensure business continuity. The hybrid cloud plays an essential part in intelligent business continuity strategy. The added benefits of security, storage, savings, and virtualization encourage enterprises to make the transition to a hybrid cloud solution and alleviate their fears over cloud computing. The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors. Key Vendors - Amazon Web Services Inc. - Microsoft Corp. - RackSpace Inc. - VMware Inc. Other Prominent Vendors - Atlantic.Net - BLACKIRON Data ULC - Cisco Systems Inc. - Datadirect Networks - Dell Inc. - EMC Corp. - Equinix Inc. - Hewlett-Packard - IBM Corp. - Oracle Corp. - RightScale - Verizon Terremark Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Market by Delivery Models - Geographical Segmentation - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9m...bal_hybrid
CHGT: 3D Printing Continues Exponential Growth Trajectory
Business Wire - Wed Jul 16, 6:56AM CDT
As 3D printing continues to expand its reach into the mainstream, industry insiders predict that 3D printer shipments will spur market growth exponentially, a promising sign for cutting-edge technology company Changing Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: CHGT) as it continues to develop innovative concepts to personalize the technology for the consumer end user in the multi-billion dollar sector.
HP announces resignation of Ralph Whitworth from board
M2 - Wed Jul 16, 4:03AM CDT
Provider of technological solutions HP (NYSE: HPQ) announced on Tuesday the resignation of Ralph Whitworth from the company's board of directors to focus on his health, effective today.
Lenovo's Profits Could Explode as It Looks to the U.S. for Growth
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 15, 2:30PM CDT
In 2013, Chinese company Lenovo Group surpassed Hewlett-Packard as the world's largest PC manufacturer, claiming a 17.7% share at the end of Lenovo's fiscal year in March. Recent numbers from Gartner show that Lenovo has solidified this lead...
Lexmark Increases ReadSoft Acquisition Bid to $224 Million - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jul 15, 1:00PM CDT
Lexmark International (LXK) again raised its bid for ReadSoft by 16%.
The Changing Corporate PC Market: Tempest In a Teapot?
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 15, 12:00PM CDT
The HP Chromebook 14, with Intel inside. Is this system a game-changer? For who , exactly? Source: HP . Intel and Hewlett-Packard surged in June, driven by healthy corporate PC sales . Microsoft never really joined that rally. And you...
Will $199 Windows Laptops Hurt Apple and Google?
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 15, 11:00AM CDT
Microsoft isn't ready to cede the floor in netbooks to Google 's Chromebook. Microsoft Chief Operations Officer Kevin Turner spoke at the software giant's partner conference Monday, and it seems as if it will be raining cheap Windows-fueled...
Amazon Cloud Unit Sales Near $5B; Turning Point?
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jul 15, 10:31AM CDT
Corporate America is finally ready to buy cloud-computing services, says Pacific Crest Securities, which sees upside for Amazon.com (AMZN)'s Amazon Web Services (AWS) and others. The biggest users of cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) --...
GoPro Bounces Back: Tech Winners & Losers
at The Street - Tue Jul 15, 10:28AM CDT
GoPro shares rose on coverage initiation, while HP shares were flat after resignation of chairman, and social media stocks fell after Fed remarks.
Hewlett-Packard Interim Chairman Whitworth resigns
AP - Tue Jul 15, 9:37AM CDT
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Hewlett-Packard's interim chairman, Ralph Whitworth, has resigned from the company's board to concentrate on personal health issues.