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Hewlett-Packard (NASDAQ: HPQ) is on the cusp of losing its title as the world's largest manufacturer of PCs. According to Reuters, Lenovo could be the firm that steals that crown. The Beijing, China-based corporation, which acquired IBM's (NYSE: IBM) personal computer business in 2005, could...

The earnings crunch ramps up this week. The many quarterly reports on the schedule ought to provide a good overview of several sectors, and the feared slump in earnings should make itself felt if it is going to. The financial sector will be highlighted by results from the likes of American...

Ford (NYSE: F) announced Thursday that it expects losses in foreign markets to grow. The ongoing recession in Europe, combined with increasing competitiveness, prompted the automaker to lower its guidance. Ford is not the only company facing issues in Europe. Nike (NYSE: NKE) just posted an...

This past weekend, Barron's online covered topics including the annual ranking of the world's most respected companies, the Treasury's auctioning of the remaining TARP shares, small cap company RealD and mid cap firm Corrections Corporation of America. Cover Story "The World's Most Respected...

After a two-year loss, the United States has regained the top spot in supercomputing, thanks to a machine built by IBM (NYSE: IBM). The supercomputer -- which can be found at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory -- can produce 16.32 sustained petaflops. According to...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...

In an effort to evade any security issues associated with Siri, IBM recently told its employees that they must disable the voice-activated feature or stop bringing their iPhones to work. This might come as a surprise to Siri-loving iPhone 4S users who can't live without the feature. But IBM (NYSE...

Shares of the following exchange traded funds are more than 15% higher than 90 days ago and trading within 9% of their 52-week highs. Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: CURE) is more than 26% higher year to date but trading about where it was a month ago. The nondiversified fund...

The earnings crunch is on this week. Among the scheduled quarterly reports from the financial sector are those from American Express, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. The tech sector will be represented by earnings reports from IBM, Intel, Microsoft,...

Some European nations may be trying to keep their heads above water, but not all is doom and gloom on the continent. Take the tech sector. Here is a quick look at seven companies with share prices that are between 13% and 64% higher than at the beginning of the year despite recent pull backs. They...

Shares of the following exchange traded funds focused on technology or the Nasdaq 100 are between 20% and 90% higher year to date and trading at or near their 52-week highs. Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: TYH) is up about 82% year to date, including more than 15% higher in the...