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Summit Research Partners Analyst Says IBM Would Be More Obvious Fit For FireEye Than Oracle
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 2:14pm | 184Read More...When asked if he had heard the Dealreporter rumor that both International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) are interested in FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE), Summit Research Partners Analyst Richard Williams told Benzinga that IBM would make more sense. “...
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Summit Research Partners' Richard Williams On Rumor Of IBM, Oracle Interest In FireEye: 'The Question Is Whether FireEye Is Willing To Sell'
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 2:12pm | 186Read More...Richard Williams, an analyst with Summit Research Partners, told Benzinga that it wouldn’t surprise him if both International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) are interested in FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE). “The bottom line is, FireEye has got...
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Weekly Highlights: Apple's iPod Problem, Galaxy S6 Leaks And More
Sunday, December 7, 2014 - 7:01pm | 143Read More...Now that Christmas is approaching, it's time to start looking ahead to the next batch of smartphones coming in 2015. First up: the Galaxy S6. Little is known about this mysterious device, but the specs may have leaked online. Elsewhere in technology, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly...
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Oil Tumbles Following OPEC's Thursday Decision, Equities Little Changed During Friday's Shortened Session
Friday, November 28, 2014 - 3:09pm | 699Read More...While equities market were closed on Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving, OPEC nations gathered and jointly decided to maintain current output levels despite the slide in oil prices. Virtually every oil-related company, as well as many large solar companies, saw declines in share price on...
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IBM Analytics Reports Initial Thanksgiving Online Sales
Friday, November 28, 2014 - 10:16am | 77Read More...IBM Analytics issued Thanksgiving Day numbers for online sales, according to Bloomberg. According to the report, online sales were up 14.3 percent compared to 2013. The average online order value was $125.25 with mobile sales accounting for 32.3 percent of online sales. Smartphones...
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Dow, S&P 500 Close At Record Highs To Kick Off Thanksgiving Week
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 5:49pm | 796Read More...U.S. stocks were mostly higher on Monday to kick off the shortened trading week that will pause on Thursday and close at 1 p.m. ET on Friday for Thanksgiving. Speaking to CNBC, bond guru Jeffrey Gundlach said that the Federal Reserve may raise its rates in 2015, but not for fundamental reasons...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, November 11: China Announces Plans To Open Investment To Foreigners
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 7:50am | 1345Read More...On Monday, Chinese officials detailed their plans to open the nation’s stock markets to international investors, giving Asian stocks a lift and investors a new pool of companies to examine. On November 17, investors will have the opportunity to invest in $2 trillion worth of companies via...
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This Startup Wants To Replace Microsoft, IBM
Friday, October 31, 2014 - 1:48pm | 435Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) have attempted to dominate the source code management and collaboration tools industry, but there are a number of rising players that could steal the spotlight. One of them is RhodeCode, an enterprise-...
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Tech Strategist: How Facebook And Twitter Are Stealing Google's Market Share
Friday, October 31, 2014 - 10:27am | 565Read More...Technology stock strategist Sean Udall doesn’t think Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) will ever charge its users. He said the users, themselves, are the ultimate money-makers for this type of company, because they track data and do directive marketing and advertising based on it. “The...
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QE Finally Ends
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 - 4:56pm | 1693Read More...U.S. stocks were marginally lower as traders and investors begin debating the effects of the markets in an uncertain post Quantitative Easing era. The FOMC has officially tapered the remaining $15 billion of its monthly asset purchases, thus ending the era of quantitative easing for the time...
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Twitter Partners With IBM: Tweeting Will Play A Larger Role In Business Decisions
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 - 12:21pm | 221Read More...On Wednesday, Twitter Inc's (NYSE: TWTR) Vice President of Business Development Chris Moody detailed in a blog post the company's new partnership with International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM). "From a data perspective, Twitter represents an enormous public archive of human...
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TGIF As Markets Rally; S&P 500 Posts Longest Weekly Loss Streak Since 2011
Friday, October 17, 2014 - 4:43pm | 2830Read More...U.S. stocks rallied on Friday following positive earnings reports from several large-cap multinationals this morning on a relatively light day of market moving news. The Dow traded higher by more than 300 points before giving back some of the gains. The S&P 500 rallied but still posted its...
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Markets Unable To Hold On To Gains As Oil Continues To Plunge
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 4:47pm | 2414Read More...U.S. markets ended the day mostly flat after giving up earlier gains. The Dow traded higher by 142 points before ending the day in negative territory. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices closed the day almost unchanged. The CBOE Volatility Index fell 7.5 percent to 23.79. Airline stocks traded...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of October 13: The Crunch Is On
Sunday, October 12, 2014 - 11:54am | 942Read More...The new earnings crunch is on, and this week brings a good look at state of the big banks, some key technology and Internet players, and others. Expectations are high for the likes of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS), Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC). Modest growth...
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Hewlett-Packard Company Split Could Pressure IBM To Do The Same
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 1:37pm | 813Read More...Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) confirmed Monday that the company will split into two separate entities. The deal comes a few years after Hewlett-Packard ceased plans to spin off its PC business. Those plans appear to have been reignited earlier this year, and now the printing division is...











