Technology
| 2:43PM 10/16/2012
LifeLock Inc. (NYSE: LOCK) has continued to be a poor and disappointing initial public offering. Last week it looked as though investors were willing to try to make a stand by buying shares but the gains were short-lived.
The identity theft solutions company is still spending aggressively on...
| 2:35PM 10/16/2012
Apple has sent out invitations to an event next week that is expected to be its unveiling of the much-anticipated iPad mini. The invitations didn't reveal details, of course, but hinted at something small with the words: "We've got a little more to show you."
| 12:18PM 10/16/2012
AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG) is rising on news that it has announced a security partnership with Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). AVG claims some 128 million active users and it will now help to protect Facebook's global online community from the latest security threats by providing data from AVG...
| 11:35AM 10/16/2012
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced this morning that its new Surface tablets would be available for a "special limited-quantity pre-order" today at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. Three versions of the tablet are available: the 32-Gbyte version without a Touch Cover keyboard is $499; the same device...
| 9:36AM 10/16/2012
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) will hire more than 50,000 seasonal workers to staff up its 40 U.S. fulfillment centers for the coming holiday shopping season. Amazon joins the ranks of other large retailers with this announcement.
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) has said it will add 80,000 to 90,000 jobs...
| 4:55PM 10/15/2012
Bankrate, Inc. (NYSE: RATE) might as well have just changed its name to Bank-Hate. The personal finance content company guided revenues and earnings lower and shares are well below a prior 52-week low now.
The company said that revenue for its fiscal third quarter will be between $115.5 million and...
| 4:43PM 10/15/2012
Priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) today announced that president and CEO Jeffery H. Boyd will assume the additional role of chairman of the company's board beginning January 1, 2013. The current chairman, Ralph M. Bahna, will retire as chairman on that date and will retire from the company's board...