Investing

An Old-Fashioned iPad Under the Tree?

The next generation of Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) trendsetting iPad tablet may be coming sooner than you think.

Profit Whichever Way a Stock Goes

There's a sensible way to profit whether a stock goes up or down, and you usually only need to invest hundreds of dollars, rather than thousands.

Check This to Find Out Whether Xerox Is Going to Bomb

There's no foolproof way to know the future for Xerox (NYSE: XRX) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result. Rest assured: Even if you're not monitoring these metrics, short-sellers are.

An Ounce of Prevention Gets Shot Down

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It's also worth big bucks.

Will Sigma Ever Deliver On Its Promise?

It seems like the good times are always just around the corner for Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM). But the market opportunity will evaporate unless the company can find a real catalyst soon.

Offshore Drilling Headaches Continue

In addition to maintaining this moratorium, the administration is also delaying two western and central Gulf lease sales currently scheduled for March and August 2011. This will give the Department of the Interior time to conduct thorough environmental impact studies. Next year could therefore be the first since 1965 to see no new lease sales.

Are Shorts Watching Research In Motion?

There's no foolproof way to know the future for Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result. Rest assured: Even if you're not monitoring these metrics, short-sellers are.

Google Goes for Groupon

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the world's largest Web company, is trying to buy Groupon, the fastest-growing one.

Google TV, Price Cuts, and Slow Retail Sales; What's the Future Look Like?

Sony (NYSE: SNE) this weekend announced huge (up to 25 percent) price cuts on its new Google TV product line, an unprecedented step for the CE manufacturer. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) also is having trouble getting premium content from any of the broadcasters it's talked to, although negotiations are ongoing. The result: A product that's more expensive than others on the market, and with less content.

Will Force Protection Bomb Next Quarter?

There's no foolproof way to know the future for Force Protection (Nasdaq: FRPT) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result. Rest assured: Even if you're not monitoring these metrics, short-sellers are.

Miners Priced to Move: Northgate Minerals

It's no secret that precious metal stocks have enjoyed noteworthy strength here as metal prices continue their multiyear advance. But even the hottest sector around can have its laggards.

Is Adobe a Sell?

Should you sell Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) today?