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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:34pm
Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Turn Upwards, Ply Gem Rises
Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.13 percent to 15,327.52, while the NASDAQ fell 0.12 percent to 3,459.98. The S&P was also down, declining 0.24 percent to 1,651.88. Top HeadlineDollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) reported a 15 percent rise in its fiscal first-quarter earnings...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 1:14pm
MacBook Air Sellout Hints at Imminent Refresh
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to announce the next MacBook Air refresh -- and possibly the next MacBook Pro refresh -- next month during the World Wide Developers Conference. Scheduled to take place from June 10 through June 14 in San Francisco, the World Wide Developers Conference is Apple's...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 12:44pm
Mid-Day Market Update: Stocks Pare Losses, Hewlett-Packard Surges On Upbeat Earnings
Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.04 percent to 15,301.07, while the NASDAQ fell 0.15 percent to 3,457.98. The S&P was also down, declining 0.33 percent to 1,649.94. Top HeadlineDollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) reported a 15 percent rise in its fiscal first-quarter earnings...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 11:41am
Can Discovery Networks Produce an Online, Netflix-Sized Hit?
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) has formally launched TestTube.com, a new online video hub designed to reach consumers that aren't tuning into Discovery's primary pay-TV channels. According to The Wall Street Journal, TestTube was created after the Discovery Channel lost six percent of...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 10:25am
Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Go Red, Dollar Tree Posts Upbeat Profit
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.72 percent to 15,196.52, while the NASDAQ fell 0.99 percent to 3,428.98. The S&P was also down, declining 1.06 percent to 1,637.88. Top HeadlineDollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) reported a 15% rise in its fiscal first-quarter earnings...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 9:56am
Sony Could Delay Apple's iRadio Launch
Next month, thousands of tech industry professionals will head to California for two conferences: the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles and the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco. The latter is Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) annual event where the Mac maker introduces new...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 8:26am
20 Million Windows 8 Tablets May be Produced in 2013
Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) latest operating system is expected to pop up in five to eight percent of all tablets produced this year, providing Windows 8 with another notable boost. According to DigiTimes, roughly 10 million to 20 million new tablets are likely to use Windows 8 in 2013. Many...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 8:07am
Analyst: No iWatch until 2014
If you were hoping to see the often reported, heavily rumored, and overhyped Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iWatch this year, the chances of you getting your wish don’t look good. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that the device won’t arrive until late 2014. This is particularly notable because...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 6:06am
Benzinga Market Primer: Thursday May 23
Things went from euphoric to worrisome on Wednesday as the Dow saw a 200 point swing. Technicians note that the charts show an outside reversal. In other words—cause for concern. There is a global selloff taking place this morning with the Dow poised to print a triple digit loss at the open....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:36pm
Hewlett-Packard Soars After Q3 Results; Lifts Full-Year Outlook
Struggling diversified technology company Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) released its fiscal second-quarter earnings results after the closing bell on Wednesday. Over the last five years, the company's share price has been more than halved as a secular decline in the PC business and a failure to...
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