Round 2: Apple vs. Microsoft
AFP/Getty Microsoft (MSFT) has regained its position at the No. 2 most valuable U.S. company — pulling ahead of oil giant Exxon Mobil (XOM) and heating up the race with No. 1 Apple (AAPL). Shares of...
View ArticleMicrosoft up as Xbox One crushes it
A selection of special edition Xbox One video game console bundles. Shares of Microsoft are up sharply Monday on reports that its Xbox One video-game console is having a banner holiday season. Most...
View ArticleAsk Matt: Is Microsoft's comeback over?
AP Q: Is Microsoft’s comeback over? A: Microsoft’s (MSFT) stock acted like a startup the last year – rising 24%. But the company’s quarterly results reported late Monday lead investors to wonder if...
View ArticleObama's bid to tax foreign profits could cost Apple $10 billion
A proposed tax on foreign earnings held abroad could add up to a big tax bill for iPhone maker Apple. (Andrew Burton, Getty Images) President Obama’s proposal for a one-time 14% tax on U.S. companies’...
View Article'Smart money' dumps Apple, buys Microsoft
AFP/Getty Apple (AAPL) stock might be marching upwards – breaking the $700 billion barrier. But at least one well-known hedge fund is dumping shares of the soaring stock and trading into …. Microsoft...
View ArticleSuperfish leaves Lenovo swimming in hot water
Certain Lenovo consumers laptops may be vulnerable. (Lenovo) Lenovo (LNVGY) has been swimming in treacherous waters the past couple of days over a severe security backlash that has the world’s leading...
View ArticleMicrosoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand
Microsoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand.(Ted S. Warren, AP) SAN FRANCISCO — Cue the dirge for Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s much maligned browser. Soon the brand will be (mostly) no more....
View ArticleDropbox forms partnership with Softbank in Japan
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston in his company’s San Francisco headquarters. (Christopher Wiggins, USA TODAY) SAN FRANCISCO — Seeking to step up global expansion as it competes with Box, Microsoft and Google,...
View ArticleMicrosoft breaks out commercial cloud business in new reporting structure
The Microsoft sign outside the headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft (MSFT) was up 0.37% on news of a new, more transparent reporting structure that breaks out the company’s commercial cloud...
View ArticleAlphabet shares soar to all-time high on cloud ambitions
Google’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters (Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO — Google parent Alphabet shares soared after the Internet giant says it’s making a major push into the...
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