China probes automakers, technology firms
By JOE McDONALD - AP - 6 mins ago
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have launched a series of anti-monopoly investigations of foreign automakers and technology providers, stepping up pressure on foreign companies that feel increasingly unwelcome in China.
Samsung, Apple agree to drop lawsuits outside US
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Wed Aug 06, 12:42AM CDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung and Apple Inc. have agreed to end all patent lawsuits between each other outside the U.S. in a step back from three years of legal hostilities between the world's two largest smartphone makers.
Microsoft hires Qualcomm exec to make more deals
AP - Tue Aug 05, 6:37PM CDT
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has lured away an executive from smartphone chip maker Qualcomm to hammer out more deals that will expand the software maker's presence in the mobile device market.
Microsoft Corporation May Pursue a Bold Strategy With Windows 9
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 6:00PM CDT
Microsoft kind of botched the endgame for Windows XP . The venerable platform didn't go out in a bang of forced upgrades to Windows 8.1, as Redmond had planned, but continues to live beyond its scheduled termination date. Even now, four months...
Apple
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 05, 5:47PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) will unveil its next-generation iPhones, expected to feature larger screens, at a Sept. 9 media event, reported Re/Code.
Top Performing Funds Play Favorits
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 05, 5:30PM CDT
The nation's top-performing funds the past three months have been ramping up their buying of medical and Internet stocks. They've had varying degrees of success resisting the downward pull of the stock market in July Large drug providers, such as...
ClearBridge Value: Making It A Top Mutual Fund Again
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 05, 5:30PM CDT
How do you follow a legend? That's been one of the challenges for Sam Peters, who has been lead manager of $2.7 billion ClearBridge Value since taking the baton from Bill Miller about two years ago. Miller -- who still runs $2.1 billion Legg Mason...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Tue Aug 05, 5:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Tue Aug 05, 5:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading:
The iPad Is Crashing, but This Tablet Maker Got Hit the Hardest
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 5:04PM CDT
This isn't the tablet's finest hour. Apple 's iPad is coming off back-to-back quarters of declining sales. Best Buy 's CEO told Re/code last week that tablet sales in general are crashing . But no one seems to be having as hard a time in...
Car Systems Drive Growth At Audio Gear Maker Harman
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 05, 3:46PM CDT
During its last quarterly earnings call, officials at Harman International Industries sounded confident that the maker of audio and infotainment equipment would deliver record results for its fiscal 2014. Investors will get a chance to see how that...
The top 10 books on Apple's iBooks
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Aug 05, 3:16PM CDT
iBook charts for week ending August 4, 2014:
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Aug 05, 3:06PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending August 4, 2014:
The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Aug 05, 2:55PM CDT
iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending August 4, 2014:
Apple (AAPL) To Announce New iPhones on Sept. 9
at The Street - Tue Aug 05, 2:06PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) will reportedly announce new iPhones at an event on Sept. 9, according to Re/code.
Is Samsung’s Galaxy Alpha a Threat to iPhone Dominance?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 2:00PM CDT
The leaks keep rolling in on Samsung 's Galaxy Alpha. If the rumors are to be believed, Samsung plans to launch the device this month -- ahead of Apple 's usual September upgrade cycle. While the product specs are still being confirmed, Samsung...
Apple, Inc. iPhone 6 Unveiling Expected September 9
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 1:20PM CDT
Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller introducing the iPhone 5s at the September 10, 2013 media event. Source: Apple. Apple appears ready to unveil the iPhone 6 to the world. Re/code is reporting that the Mac maker has scheduled its media event...
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Tue Aug 05, 12:21PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
How Intel Corporation Could Conquer the Tablet Market in 3 Years
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 12:00PM CDT
When Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, Intel -- the famed supplier of chips into the massive PC market -- didn't seem to take the tablet threat seriously. At the time, Intel was delivering record results quarter after...