Get the latest news, great deals, discounts and special offers delivered right to your inbox.
- Other Cities
- Mobile
- Most Popular
- Archives
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer company, plans to acquire private Vivisimo, a data analytics specialist, to bolster its push into handling “Big Data.”
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer company, announced a 13 percent boost in its dividend as well as a $7 billion share buyback.
AT&T; Inc. (NYSE:T), the No. 1 telecommunications carrier, reported first-quarter earnings and revenue rose solidly, ahead of estimates, as smartphone customers spent more time on the network.
Facebook, the No. 1 social network, said it will pay Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company as well as Facebook investor, $550 million for part of a 990-patent trove acquired from AOL (NYSE: AOL).
The new investor bywords are “big data.” Initial public offerings last week for both Splunk (Nasdaq: SPLK) and Proofpoint (Nasdaq: PFPT) were smash hits because of it. Big companies like IBM (NYSE: IBM) may be the biggest beneficiaries.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer maker, reported first-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates although revenue came in slightly lower than expected.
Shares of troubled BlackBerry developer Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM), jumped more than 4 percent late Monday amid unconfirmed reports the company has hired a banker for an auction.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer maker, has scheduled its first-quarter earnings announcement for after Tuesday’s market close.
Shares of Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN) rose nearly 2 percent in early trading after the No. 1 maker of chips for cell phones was selected to join the Nasdaq 100 Index (Nasdaq: NDX).
Manhattan's 2 World Financial Center was evacuated Thursday morning after workers who discovered what they believed to be a hand grenade contacted authorities -- it turned out to be a toy, police said.
