Apple: From Zero to 17.1 Percent Smartphone Share in 2.5 Years
Lest there be any doubt that Apple’s iPhone is redefining the smartphone market, consider this: In less than two and a half years, the device has managed to claim nearly a fifth of the worldwide market for smartphones.
According to new data released this week by Gartner, Apple shipped some 7.04 million iPhones in the third [...]
Buffett, Gates tell students worst is behind us
NEW YORK (AP) — Capitalism is still alive and well, say the world’s two richest men, despite lingering shocks from the longest, deepest recession since the Great Depression.
“The financial panic is behind us,” said famed investor Warren Buffett, who recently made what he called an “all-in wager” on the U.S. economy by acquiring railroad Burlington [...]
Google eyes China as Baidu fumbles
SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – In 2005, China administered a spelling test that asked respondents to spell “Google” for a search market report: only 60 percent took the test and more than 20 percent got it wrong.
Four years later, Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), whose whimsical name is synonymous with Internet search in [...]
1-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Revlon?
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool’s free investing community, beauty products maker Revlon (NYSE: REV) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at Revlon’s business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Cheap solar? Texan house aims low to win contest
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A solar-powered house built by a group of Texas students offers a blueprint for recession-hit U.S. families to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions and their electricity bills without busting their budget.
The Zerow House, built by students at Rice University in Houston, will compete against other solar homes in Washington D.C. in October [...]