Wall Street Journal

If Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was making even a ripple in the pond that is the tablet market, it wouldn’t be so silent about the numbers but so far, we’ve heard very little from the company about the success of the Surface. Maybe it’s because the latest IDC data show that in the first quarter,...

The boom is on and some U.S. farmers are falling all over themselves to plant this ancient legume that just happens to be a main ingredient in one of the country’s fastest growing food crazes. The legume? The lowly chickpea. The food craze? Hummus, that creamy, low-fat, Middle Eastern inspired...

Everybody makes mistakes. But can you imagine incorrectly spelling the name of one of the biggest and most respected business people in America, not once, but hundreds of times? From Wikipedia: Warren Edward Buffett (/ˈbʌfɨt/; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and...

Everybody's doing it. It's become so mainstream that when somebody hacks the Associated Press Twitter feed, it moves the Dow more than 100 points. If you've resisted the Twitter experience so far, give it a try. The secret to using Twitter is to be choosy. Don't follow just anybody. Constrain...

Are European regulators tougher than their American counterparts? Based on results of two recent antitrust investigations, one might be led to think so. Google(NASDAQ: GOOG) came out of the Federal Trade Commission’s probe in January relatively unscathed. The FTC essentially dismissed...

US cable giant Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has not even officially made an offer to Vodafone Group (NASDAQ: VOD) for Vodafone’s 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless. Despite this, Vodafone has already rejected the non-offer on the basis that the $100 billion Verizon is expected to...

Mark Cuban was—well—Mark Cuban on Thursday. The billionaire entrepreneur, investor and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, isn't one to edit his words and he certainly didn’t do it Thursday during a CNBC interview. First, some background. Worth a reported $2.4 billion, Cuban didn’t make his riches...

Cyber security matters. Just ask The Associated Press. Or Wall Street. By now, everyone knows that somebody hacked AP’s Twitter account and sent out a fake tweet reporting two explosions at the White House and that President Obama had been injured. In the minutes after the tweet went out,...

Futures Higher Following Asian, Yen Strength U.S. equity futures rose sharply pre-market following strength abroad overnight as Asian and European shares rallied alongside the yen slide. Yen weakness was a key driver of the risk-on environment as the USD/JPY closed in on the key 100 level once...

There was a time when such a question wasn’t asked. One marriage meant one checking account, one savings account, and even (gasp) one television. The “one TV” family disappeared long ago. Now, merged family finances may not be far behind. In fact, according to Mint.com, a survey conducted by...