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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) created some controversy last weekend after eliminating Bob Mansfield from its executive leadership page. After rumors of his departure began to circulate, Apple confirmed that Mansfield had stepped down, but will remain at the company. "Bob will no longer be on Apple's...

Wednesday should—or might—be the day that Wall Street finally puts one of its most talked-about soap operas of 2013 to rest. At 6:00 pm EDT, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) will hold its rescheduled annual shareholder meeting. Related: Michael Dell and Silver Lake Backtrack on Previous Remarks, Raise Bid...

This weekend in Barron's online: the outlook for Europe, 15 cheap stocks in a pricey market, and the prospects for cyber security stocks, Interpublic Group, Global Cash Access Holdings and Hess. Cover Story "Europe's Economy Will Rebound" by Jonathan Buck. "Europe's economy has hit bottom, and...

Thursday is “supposed” to be the day that the much-talked about battle between Michael Dell et al and Carl Icahn et al takes place. But what are the possible outcomes in a battle that has turned into a war of words between the two sides? Shareholders Approve Michael Dell’s Offer If the vote...

What happened to the good old days when stocks were priced in fractions, brokers had a telephone handset on each ear, and tech companies were growth stocks? All of that, including the latter, has changed—at least to some extent. Technology stocks are supposed to be a trader’s dream. If you’re...

This weekend in Barron's online: profiles of five multiple-asset mutual funds for diversifying sources of yield, a mid-year review of Barron's stock picks and the prospects for the Dell buyout and the new earnings season. Cover Story "The New Breed of Income Fund" by Reshma Kapadia. Investors...

In a move that redefines, “skin in the game,” Dole Food’s (NYSE: DOLE) Chairman and CEO David Murdock and his family made an offer to the Dole board to purchase the remaining outstanding shares of the company for $12 per share Tuesday morning. This implies a value of about $1.07 billion. Yahoo...

On Monday, Senate passed a bill allowing North Carolina to ban the direct sales of Tesla (NYSE: TSLA) vehicles to consumers. Specifically, the bill would make it illegal for any automaker to bypass dealerships and sell directly in the state. The bill is sponsored by the North Carolina...

This weekend in Barron's online: a special report on the record Dow and the prospects for actively managed ETFs, the buyout of Dell, and Western Union and Uni-Pixel. Cover Story "We Were Right!" by Gene Epstein. In this special report, Barron's "jubilantly joins the hoopla" over the Dow reaching...

This weekend in Barron's online: the impending impact on the economy and Wall Street of the Millennial generation, and the prospects for Boeing's Dreamliner, the Dell buyout, Hanesbrands and Ecolab. Cover Story "On the Rise" by Jacqueline Doherty. The so-called Millennials, those who have...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) spent nearly $300 million on assets and acquisitions in the first quarter of 2013. According to Bloomberg, the total expenditures came to $291 million. Roughly half of that money went to patents and developed technology; an additional $125 million was used to acquire...

If Sony's (NYSE: SNE) oversized all-in-one PC/tablet combo was not big enough for consumers, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) might have the perfect replacement. According to DigiTimes, Intel has begun to push its so-called adaptive all-in-one PC concept -- which provides a platform to build semi-portable...

It’s not uncommon for companies to miss on their revenue line, but when was the last time you saw a big company miss by nearly 50 percent? If the latest PC data issued on Wednesday were a company, its stock would look like a biotech that couldn’t gain FDA approval on a late stage drug. It would...

This weekend in Barron's online: the drama over a buyout for Dell, beneficial share buybacks, outraged Russian investors, and the prospects for Eaton, STMicroelectronics and Ruby Tuesday. Cover Story "Michael Dell's Folly" by Andrew Bary. Now that Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) and activist...

The tablet market is getting bigger. Everybody knows that but when IDC released its 2012 report, nobody thought that it would report results like these. According to the report, tablet shipments grew 78.4 percent year over year in 2012 representing more than 128 million tablets shipped. This...