'Fast Money' Recap: The Fed Acts and the Markets React
at The Street - 1 hr 1 min ago
The trading panel looked at what sectors to buy and sell as the dollar rises and adds volatility to the stock market.
Alibaba post-IPO structure gives insiders control
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Thu Sep 18, 1:26AM CDT
BEIJING (AP) — Control over Alibaba Group will stay in the hands of founder Jack Ma and other company veterans after the Chinese e-commerce giant goes public on the New York Stock Exchange in a record busting share sale.
Review: Devices, apps act like one under iOS 8
By ANICK JESDANUN - AP - Wed Sep 17, 11:44PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The scores of new features in Apple's software update for mobile devices can be boiled down to one word: unity.
Here’s What’s Next For Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Following Its Strategic Review
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 17, 7:00PM CDT
Rackspace Hosting shares declined more than 15% on Wednesday after some major changes were announced, and a new plan unveiled that did not include a buyout. After more than a year of continuous acquisition rumors, and an ongoing strategic review,...
With AT&T's Help, NVIDIA's Upgraded SHIELD Tablet is Poised to Succeed
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 17, 6:30PM CDT
NVIDIA's SHIELD gaming tablet is powered by the Tegra K1 processor. Source: NVIDIA. In late July, NVIDIA released the first iteration of its SHIELD Tablet -- a snappy, Tegra K1-powered gaming device with Wi-Fi and 16GB of internal storage. Now,...
What Google's Android One Phones Mean for Emerging Market Competition
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 17, 1:47PM CDT
Google recently unveiled its first three Android One smartphones, which will start from Rs 6,299 ($103) in India. Google's first hardware partners for this low-end push include Micromax , ...
Why There’s Nothing Smart About the Apple Watch
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 17, 11:17AM CDT
It's hard to imagine now, but it was Sony that introduced the smartwatch to the world, back in 2010. Sony sold all of 250,000 smartwatches in 2013, generating an estimated $50 million in revenues. Not bad, but hardly earth-shattering results for a...
Sony Needs to Bury Its Consumer Electronics Business to Survive
at The Street - Wed Sep 17, 10:53AM CDT
Sony is selling its TV and PC businesses. Only its games software and entertainment have a moat strong enough to hold against Chinese competition.
Will Google Chromebook Get a Boost from Nvidia's Powerful Mobile Chip?
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 17, 10:47AM CDT
Google 's Chrome OS has attracted a great deal of attention in recent months. Chrome OS-powered laptops -- Chromebooks -- are often much cheaper than alternatives running Microsoft 's Windows, and yet still quite capable. Most of Microsoft's...
Hedge Funds Love These 5 Tech Stocks -- but Should You?
at The Street - Wed Sep 17, 10:25AM CDT
Hedge funds are on a tech buying spree in 2014. Here are five stocks that saw big buying in the last quarter.
Deckers Brands Appoints Bonita C. Stewart To Board Of Directors
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 17, 8:30AM CDT
Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK), a global leader in designing, marketing and distributing innovative footwear, apparel and accessories, today announced the appointment of Bonita C. Stewart to the Company's Board of Directors. Ms. Stewart brings a wealth of experience to Deckers spanning interactive marketing and brand development, as well as financial and operational management.
Trend Micro: Internet users want digital privacy but their online behaviours show otherwise
M2 - Wed Sep 17, 7:31AM CDT
Dallas-based security software developer Trend Micro Inc (TSX: 4704) said it has released a security solution that offers protection from cyber threats for PC Mac Android (NASDAQ: GOOG) and now iOS (NASDAQ: AAPL) platforms.
Is Apple One of the Best Companies in America?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 17, 7:15AM CDT
In partnership with Glassdoor , our investment analysts are taking a closer look at some of the most popular companies in Glassdoor's career community. Apple is a great company. In fact, the overall quality of...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Sep 16, 2:22PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending September 15, 2014:
Why Jim Cramer Suggests Returning to Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB), Similar Stocks After Alibaba Sales
at The Street - Tue Sep 16, 1:53PM CDT
Jim Cramer explains why investors should return to the stocks that are selling off to raise money for the Alibaba IPO.
A Closer Look: Your (online) life after death
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP - Tue Sep 16, 12:59PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, you have a lot to do today — laundry, bills, dinner — but it's never too early to start planning for your digital afterlife, the fate of your numerous online accounts once you shed this mortal coil.
Why Apple Pay is Launching at the Perfect Time
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 16, 12:02PM CDT
Apple Pay works on the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Source: Apple. Many companies have tried and failed -- or at least floundered -- to launch a massive mobile payments system. While other tech companies were the first to the market, Apple kept to...
How Apple Was Built Making Devices You Didn't Know You Needed
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 16, 10:59AM CDT
"It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them." -Steve Jobs Apple's products have defined technology throughout much of the last decade and changed more than...
Is Ctrip.com International Ltd. (ADR) Stock a Buy?
Brian Stoffel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 16, 10:32AM CDT
It's not everyday that someone advocates buying a stock after it has quintupled in just two year's time. I understand where that sentiment might come from, but if you don't buy a stock just because it's gone on a good run lately, you're falling...
Is Facebook One of the Best Companies in America?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 16, 7:49AM CDT
In partnership with Glassdoor , our investment analysts are taking a closer look at some of the most popular companies in Glassdoor's career community. As the world's largest social network, Facebook has arguably...