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Bonds Are a 'Safe' Investment: A Big Lie Gets Even Bigger
4:55PM 2/09/2012
About a month ago, the Germany government sold $5 billion worth of Eurobonds that paid an average interest rate of -- get this -- negative 0.0122%. That's right: These bonds are guaranteed to lose value. So why did they sell? In a word, it's all about risk.
Will Yang's Yahoo Departure Appease Angry Investors?
11:05AM 1/20/2012
Yahoo's embattled co-founder Jerry Yang is off the board, but for disgruntled investor Third Point LLC, that's not good enough. The hedge fund with a 5.2% stake in Yahoo wants to take down Chairman Roy Bostock and potentially three other directors.
Why Kinect for Windows Is Even Cooler Than Apple's Siri
3:30PM 1/11/2012
Microsoft Kinect -- the camera-based motion controller for the Xbox 360 -- is coming to a computer near you next month. How will an accessory that seems more suited to video games fit with the way you use your PC? Much better than you might guess.
An Apple Stock Dividend in 2012? Keep Dreaming
12:45PM 1/06/2012
Company News, Investing, Google , Microsoft, Apple, Walt Disney
Apple investors should be some of the happiest folks on Wall Street, and for the most part, they are -- except when it comes to dividends. Here%u2019s why shareholders still are unlikely to get any of Apple's ever-growing cash hoard.
Why BlackBerry Maker RIM Will Never Be Great Again
6:30AM 12/23/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Google , Microsoft, Nokia, Research In Motion, Apple, AT&T, Stocks in the News
It has been a horrible year for Research In Motion, and things may not be getting any better for the BlackBerry maker come 2012. Despite all of the buyout speculation, RIM's stock has been a disaster. In fact, it's a foregone conclusion that RIM is toast.
Microsoft Ends a CES Tradition: 2012 Keynote Will Be Its Last
6:00AM 12/23/2011
For the past 14 years, Microsoft has kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with a a keynote address that set the tone for the exposition where tech companies showcase their latest wares. But Microsoft is announcing that next month's show will be its last.
BlackBerry Buyout: Are RIM Rumors Rooted in Reality?
5:00PM 12/21/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Technology, Google , Microsoft, Nokia, Research In Motion, Apple, Amazon.com, Stocks in the News
Major tech companies including Amazon, Microsoft and Nokia have been eyeing BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, according to recent reports. True, we shouldn't jump to any conclusions based on the words of "unnamed sources." But all of the attention RIM's getting does make sense.
Amazon's Next Big Thing: Its Own Smartphones
1:45PM 11/28/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Technology, Microsoft, Nokia, Research In Motion, Apple, Amazon.com, Stocks in the News
Amazon has become an surprising gadget rock star. Skeptics bet against the original Kindle, which became a blockbuster, and the Kindle Fire is the first non-iPad tablet to sell well. Next stop for Amazon's gadgeteers: smartphones.
Nokia Smartphones Finally Attracting Some App Love
1:30PM 11/23/2011
By Dawn Kawamoto, The Motley Fool
Technology, Google , Microsoft, Nokia, Research In Motion, Apple, AT&T
Nokia smartphone users starving for app extras may finally get some new toys for their handsets. App developers who previously stuck to iOS and Android are probably going to branch out, thanks to Nokia's Windows 7 deal.
Gates Testifies in $1B Lawsuit Against Microsoft
2:08PM 11/21/2011
Microsoft's Windows 95 rollout presented the most challenges in the company's history, leading to several last-minute changes to technical features that would no longer support a rival software maker's word processor, Bill Gates testified Monday in a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit filed by the creator of WordPerfect.
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