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Last week, I edged a bit more into the bullish camp, but I honestly, never thought we'd see another 1.5%-plus week for the Dow. Heck: 1.8% for the Nasdaq!Of course, the rate of this climb just can't continue unless you think the market will move up 40% this year.So, if it's going to at least rest, where's that likely to be? At this point, probably when it reaches the top of the uptrend channel.As for specific stocks, it's no surprise that FedEx (NYSE:FDX) bounced back after the recent selloff. I think you can play it for a small trade north, as filling that gap looks very tempting.In a different vein, Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) had an uneventful 2013 until it recently broke out. However, it moved a little too quickly, so I'd look to buy if it pulls back to support.Can the market move up ANOTHER 1% next week? I'll be back next Friday to check in....
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (2317.TW) said Tuesday it will pay 260 million New Taiwan dollars ($8.7 million) for a stake in a local fiber optic Internet network s...
It is tough to malign hard disk drive makers such as Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) and Western Digital (NYSE:WDC).Year-to-date, Seagate is up 26 percent while Wester...
Tech stocks put in a mildly upbeat performance Monday, as the latest events in the saga involving the efforts to take Dell Inc. private gained attention among invest...
Tech stocks were mostly lower Monday, as the latest events in the saga involving the efforts to take Dell Inc. private gained attention among investors.Dell (DELL) s...
Technology is supposed to make you more efficient, but when it comes to email, it can feel like your drowning in a pool of messages, especially for employees.A study...
When Microsoft honcho Steve Ballmer unveiled Windows 8 last October, he called it a "bet-the-company moment."Here's the first rule he broke: Don't bet the farm. Here...
By the time you are nearing the pre-retirement years, you've probably heard all that nose-to-the-grindstone advice hundreds of times: Work longer. Cinch the belt tig...
Discover Financial Services (DFS) struck a deal with a unit of German software maker SAP AG (SAP) to process payments made between businesses, the credit-card compan...
I was just reading about how a woman dealt with an offensive joke-telling guy at a developer's conference by outing him on Twitter. He got fired. So did she. Both tr...
Fusion-io Inc. (FIO) named Shane Robison, a former Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) executive, as chairman, chief executive and president to succeed CEO David Flynn, who ha...
Deutsche Lufthansa AG's shareholders meeting Tuesday became a duel between U.S. and German corporate-governance standards amid a dispute over whether the airline's f...
ByFriedrich GeigerFRANKFURT--SAP AG (SAP) said Tuesday it will offer a web-based, or cloud, version of its HANA database software."SAP will bring together the ease o...
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) shares hit a new five-year high Thursday, as growth in the company's online software business helped the stock break out of its mostly decade-...
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) on Thursday halted trading in some contracts for the rest of the day on its largest options exchange due to "system issues," according t...
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) on Thursday halted trading in some stock-options contracts on its largest options exchange due to "system issues," according to notices ...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) sold its stakes in defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. (GD) and agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) in the...
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unloaded stakes in Archer Daniels Midland and General Dynamics , and initiated a position in Chicago Bridge & Iron , accordi...
As Amazon.com Inc seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world's largest corporations, it's discovering that it needs help.The online...
Tech stocks rose in early trading Tuesday, with gains from the likes of Microsoft Corp. , Netflix Inc. , IBM Corp. and Google Inc. . Yahoo Inc. shares rose 16 cents ...
