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U.S. stocks rose today as investors and traders felt that there were plenty of bargains in the market to be found. "Today is just a bounce. I don't think there is really that much behind it, other than some bargain hunters stepping in," Robert Pavlik, a chief market strategist said to CNBC....

January, with its five percent correction, is behind us, and earnings continue to roll out this week, whether or not the groundhog saw his shadow. Highlights will include quarterly results from General Motors (NYSE: GM), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Philip Morris (NYSE: PM) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS),...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) kept saying it was not developing a set-top box, but rumors have continued. Most recently, VG 24/7 reported an Android game console was in the works and would retail for “less than $300.” Multiple sources told VG 24/7 that in addition to games, the new system would offer...

Although The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was planning a new online live pay-tv service, Amazon’s Drew Herdener told USA Today the rumor was not true. The report in The Journal said that the online retailer was contemplating offering live TV channels through...

Really?  Consumers trust Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) more than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)? More than Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) or even Sony (NYSE: SNE)? Based on a study conducted by global analysis and advisory firm, Forrester Research (NASDAQ: FORR), they do. According to Geekwire, Forrester asked over 4,...

Bloomberg reported Thursday that sources told it Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was considering Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) chief, Hans Vestberg to succeed Steve Ballmer. In addition to Vestberg, Bloomberg said its sources indicated Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, along with former Nokia (NYSE: NOK) CEO,...

One out of every 19 people on Earth have some form of diabetes, and for those that are affected, the Googlers at Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) have great news. The company is working on a “smart contact lens” that will measure glucose levels in your tears. If you detest that once (or twice) a day...

The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show may be over, but the cool announcements won't be forgotten for quite some time. Some of them are mere concepts that may hopefully become real products in the not-too-distant future. Others are concrete products (or in one case, a service) that will launch before...

The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show kicked off the second week of January, but some of the biggest stories had nothing to do with the show. For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) acquired a one-man startup called SnappyLabs. At the same time, Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry speculated...

In a move that could increase competition and give consumers more cable TV choices, Sony (NYSE: SNE) said Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas it planned to start testing a cloud-based TV service in 2014. The company said the yet-to-be-named service would include live...

The Consumer Electronics Show is about to begin. Are you ready? Numerous announcements are expected to be made, but it's the future world technology (such as flexible displays or glasses-free 3D televisions) that consumers are really excited about. Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) are...

As to be expected for this time of the year, volume was light today with little market moving data or news released. Major indices were virtually flat as Tuesday will mark the final trading session of 2013. Markets will close tomorrow at 4:00 pm EST and remain closed until Thursday morning....

Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) has decided not to sell its lithium-ion battery unit according to Reuters. For the past two years, the Japanese-based international conglomerate has been hoping to sell off the unit which has struggled against cheaper South Korean rivals. Reuters reported that Sony was...

Don't let the recent studio and publisher closures fool you; the game industry is growing, not contracting or consolidating. IBISWorld analyst James Crompton said he expects industry entrants (new game companies) to exceed the number of consolidations. "A lot of this is driven by social...

Markets have had a heck of a year. The unemployment rate has ticked down and the uncertainty about when the Fed's quantitative easing will begin to taper is over. And the prospects for Europe and China are looking better. Though analysts do not expect another banner year for stocks, and some...