Here's How You Can Finally Use Watson
at The Street - Tue Jul 22, 11:01PM CDT
IBM and USAA are partnering so returning veterans can use the IBM supercomputer Watson to answer questions about adjusting back to civilian life.
Apple, Inc. Just Delivered a Solid Quarter
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 22, 9:16PM CDT
It's official: On a revenue basis, Apple just capped its best-ever fiscal third quarter. But even at its "best," Apple still couldn't completely live up to Wall Street's lofty expectations. To be sure, Apple's quarterly revenue rose "just" 5.9%...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: A Week of Market Madness
at The Street - Tue Jul 22, 7:06PM CDT
During earnings week stocks are up against terrible odds and the market's reactions to news can be totally out of sync with reality, Cramer warns.
Apple post biggest earnings gain in nearly 2 years
AP - Tue Jul 22, 5:17PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple's growth prospects are looking brighter as anticipation builds for the upcoming release of the next iPhone, a model that is expected to cater to consumers yearning for a bigger screen.
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Tue Jul 22, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were up at the close of trading:
Goldman Sachs Led the Dow Higher Today, but is it Engineering a New Crisis?
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 22, 3:51PM CDT
Christmas comes but once a year, but investors can look forward to four earnings seasons in every 12-month cycle. The third such torrent of quarterly financial reports of 2014 has begun to rev into high gear with good news in tow, pulling the Dow...
Dow Today: International Business Machines (IBM) Leads The Day Higher, E I Du Pont De Nemours & Company (DD) Lags
at The Street - Tue Jul 22, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow component that led the way higher today was International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM ), which sported a $3.24 gain (+1.7%) bringing the stock to $194.09. Holding the Dow back today was E I du Pont de Nemours & Company (NYSE: DD ),...
Why Satya Nadella's Vision Is More Important Than Microsoft's Earnings
at The Street - Tue Jul 22, 1:00PM CDT
Microsoft investors will be looking less to the company's earnings and more towards how CEO Satya Nadella plans to keep Microsoft relevant in the future.
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Tue Jul 22, 12:57PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are up at 1 p.m.:
Microsoft's Job Cuts Are Finally Getting the Company to Think Straight
at The Street - Tue Jul 22, 12:56PM CDT
Ahead of the earnings release later Tuesday, here's what technology experts think on Microsoft's bigger picture.
Apple Is Poised to Move Even Higher After Reporting 3Q Earnings
at The Street - Tue Jul 22, 12:52PM CDT
A long position is setting up in the stock from a technical and fundamental perspective.
International Business Machines Popular Amongst Latest 13F Filers
DividendChannel.com - Tue Jul 22, 12:09PM CDT
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 22 most recent 13-F filings for the 06/30/2014 reporting period, and noticed that International Business Machines Corp. was held by 14 of these funds.
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Tue Jul 22, 10:17AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are up at 10 a.m.:
Why Microsoft Will Move the Dow Tomorrow
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 22, 10:00AM CDT
This earnings season, investors in the Dow Jones Industrials have dealt with a number of surprises, both positive and negative. As the season moves forward, we're getting second and third looks at certain industries, and investors today will...
What Google's Bet on Containers Means for VMware
Srdjan Bejakovic, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 22, 9:00AM CDT
The last ten years have been the era of compute virtualization, as applications became divorced from the hardware that runs them, thanks to the technology of virtual machines. One company, VMware , has been tied more closely to virtual machines...
ScaleBase Distributed Database Software now Available on IBM Cloud Marketplace
Business Wire - Tue Jul 22, 8:30AM CDT
ScaleBase today announced a partnership with IBM that brings the power of its Distributed Database Software to the IBM Cloud marketplace. Starting today, IBM customers with growing application and MySQL database requirements can benefit from migrating to a scalable, virtualized database deployment in the cloud.
Apple's Ho-Hum Quarter Is a Set-Up to Its Biggest Product Launch Ever
at The Street - Tue Jul 22, 7:12AM CDT
Apple shares have surged since it reported fiscal second-quarter earnings, and investors will be looking to see whether the iPhone units continue to be strong ahead of a refresh.
IBM Names Chief Accessibility Officer
PR Newswire - Tue Jul 22, 6:00AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today appointed Frances West as the company's first Chief Accessibility Officer. In this new role, West will guide IBM accessibility policies and practices. Additionally, she will lead IBM's collaboration with business, government and academia to advance accessibility standards and policy.
ScoreData Corporation welcomes IBM veteran Dr. K. Moidin Mohiuddin as Chief Technology Officer
PRWeb - Tue Jul 22, 4:21AM CDT
ScoreData Corporation today welcomed IBM veteran Dr. K. Moidin Mohiuddin to its team as Chief Technology Officer.
IBM and Monitise Help Financial Institutions Capitalize on Commerce
M2 - Tue Jul 22, 3:17AM CDT
Armonk, NY & London, UK -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Monitise (LSE: MONI) today announced an expanded, multi-year global alliance to deliver cloud-based mobile commerce solutions to help financial services institutions embrace the mobile channel and better engage with customers.