When a stock is under owned and good news comes, there are plenty of buyers to move the stock up. On the other hand, when a stock is over owned, there aren’t many buyers left to push it higher and even the slightest bit of negative news can push the
It was not long ago that Samsung introduced the wearable watch that communicates with Samsung phones under the brand name Galaxy Gear. Galaxy Gear sales have been nothing to write home about, but poor sales have not stopped intense speculation that Apple (AAPL) will soon introduce its own wearable watch
Technology often leaps ahead of the laws needed to deal with the aftermath of widespread adoption of new technologies. Monday’s ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union, based in Luxembourg, illustrates the point. The court ordered Google to modify links to information that is irrelevant or outdated
Game Stop is a retailer with about 6,600 stores, mostly selling physical video games. Shrink-wrapped video games are becoming obsolete; it is only a matter of time before consumers stop buying them. So why buy the stock? Looking at Game Stop GME the stock has run up 25%, as show
A big recent move in Microsoft stock has been driven by the speculation that Microsoft will release Office for iPad on March 27, 2014; this was reported by several news sources including Reuters. If the speculation is true, there is certainly something to celebrate in that the new CEO, Satya
Microsoft MSFT has reportedly cut the price of Windows 8.1 by 70% for tablets and low cost computers. Original equipment manufacturers will now pay only a $15 license for Windows 8.1 if they install it on devices that sell at retail for under $250, this compares to the previous license cost of
Earnings season is in full swing, providing new data points for investors to reassess positions. After a careful review of IBM‘s latest report Tuesday afternoon, I see no reason to buy the stock at current prices. The risk-reward trade off is simply not favorable. IBM reported Q4 earnings per share of
Today, Apple is continuing its move higher. The trigger is a report in the Wall Street Journal that Apple has signed a deal with China Mobile. The WSJ report shows that the traders were correct in looking forward yesterday and not reacting negatively to a subsidiary of China Mobile pulling iPhones from
On Oct. 16, 2013, I made an unhedged call to consider backing up the truck and buying Twitter shares upon its IPO — for a trade, though, not as an investment. After the stock begins trading in the open market, only skilled traders should consider entering a position. Now, I would
Thursday after the close, Microsoft MSFT reported earnings. One conclusion that jumps out from the report and conference call is that Microsoft has overcome the so-called ‘death of the PC.’ Microsoft is generating about 70% of its profits from its commercial business, which is growing at about a 10% rate, yet Microsoft is