Apple has a huge week, and their stock (NASDAQ:AAPL) ended up closing over 7% for the week ending July 22nd. On Wednesday, Apple announced a record breaking quarter. During the earnings call, shares on Apple stock were halted temporarily. But the stock opened up again for trading, it popped instantly over 400. This was […]
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When I started this blog nearly 2 years ago now, I wasn’t 100% sure where it was going to go and what I was going to do with it. Things grew slowly, as I’m sure you could image. After all, I’m not exempt from the standard track that nearly all blogs take. But after a […]
Microsoft is joining the likes of Apple this week and reporting record number sales for the quarter and the year. This must be the season for big tech companies to post record quarterly earnings. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced a record fourth-quarter revenue of $17.37 billion. Microsoft’s fourth quarter revenue increased 8% from the same period last […]
China has a long standing reputation for counterfeiters, and an even stronger reputation for being home to a thriving black market. I’ve written before about the thriving black market for the iPhone long before the iPhone was officially released in country. But when I read about these fake Apple stores, man… this was the icing […]
Nokia (NYSE:NOK) posted a quarterly loss of $521 million in, which is the first quarterly loss in 1 1/2 years. The loss comes as handset sales slump following a partnership with Microsoft. Despite the quarterly loss at Nokia, the stock price popped yesterday to close at 5.79, up +0.23 (4.14%). According to a Nokia rep who responded to […]
Google is getting ready to offer credit cards to clients who use Google Adwords. The credit cards, according to Google, are going to be offered with a low, competitive interest rate and with no annual fee. And according to Google, the cards (or the credit line) will only be good for use on buying Adwords […]
Apple’s shares (NASDAQ:AAPL) broke $400 this morning for the first time ever, releasing investors into a frenzy on Wall Street. Apple’s earnings were released today and once again, the Cuppertino company has Wall Street in a frenzy over the likes of the iPhone and iPad domination. Apple CEO Steve Jobs said today, “we’re thrilled to […]