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Love them or hate them, tablet computers are here to stay. With over 100 million units sold in under three years, the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has become a cultural icon and its domestic competition has established itself as well: Words like "Kindle Fire" and "Nook" have entered the American...

It is not unusual for stocks on a tear to overrun their mean price targets, which is a estimate of how far analysts on average expect the share price to climb. Some of the top-performing technology stocks over the past six months that pay dividends, such as Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Western...

The markets reached another record high Tuesday as the Dow added 50 points and the S&P, nearly three points. All eyes will be on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony at 10:00 am EST Wednesday. Morning News S&P 500 futures are up 1.75 points to 1667.25. The EUR/USD was up at 0.19...

The start of the retail earnings season last week was a mixed bag. Quarterly results from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) ranged from so-so to disappointing, while J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) posted a larger-than-expected net loss. Macy's (NYSE: M) was the standout,...

Chromebook manufacturers are gearing up for their next round of upgrades. According to DigiTimes, Acer will release a new 11.6-inch model in July. The new machine is expected to follow in the footsteps of its predecessor, the C7, and will be geared toward students. Acer's new Chromebook is set to...

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...

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...

Is Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) a little too comfortable for its own good? One analyst thinks he knows the answer. "The general view is that HP is a lazy company," Trip Chowdhry, Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities Research, wrote in an e-mail to investors. "However, customer[s...

This weekend in Barron's online: the annual list of the best chief executives in the world, and the prospects for Darden Restaurants, Sarepta Therapeutics and Seacor Holdings. Cover Story "World's Best CEOs" by Andrew Bary. Barron's ninth annual list of the 30 best chief executives in the...

If you thought the news of a new Star Wars trilogy was exciting, wait until you hear what Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is working on. Hewlett-Packard is developing a new glasses-free 3D technology for mobile devices that will allow the image to extend beyond the screen while being viewed from...

There seems to be a flood of bad news for the PC industry every month. First the economy was blamed. Then the shift to tablets and the anticipation for Windows 8 (consumers were thought to have held off on making a purchase until the new OS arrived) took center stage. In January, when PC sales...

It seems that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have reduced the price of its MacBook a bit prematurely. While notebook sales have been stagnant during the winter months, they could pick up very soon. According to DigiTimes, most of the major notebook vendors will ship new models in the second quarter. As...

Because it’s worked so well for J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), Best Buy (NASDAQ: BBY), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and RIM (sorry, Blackberry)(NYSE: BBRY), now another well-known brand is going to try it too. Olive Garden, one of the restaurant chains owned by Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) announced...

Less than two years ago, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) attempted to challenge Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) empire with an expensive, high-end tablet and an exclusive OS. Investors had high hopes for the tablet -- known as the HP TouchPad -- but the underwhelming pre-order figures were very telling. When...

U.S. markets are closed on Monday for the Presidents' Day holiday, and many of the S&P 500 have already posted results for the most recent quarter. But PC makers Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) step into the earnings spotlight this week. Also, the world's largest retailer...