Recent days have seen a blizzard of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) related activity, as a host of new products has blanketed the marketplace. Read more…

Mitchell Hall: The Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) juggernaut keeps on rolling, with a surge in Apple sales for the iPhone 5 and new iPads expected this quarter and the next, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty. Read more…

Diane Alter: It hasn’t even been three weeks since the hugely hyped release of Windows 8, and Windows division president Steven Sinofsky has left Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT).  Read more…

Don Miller: When Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) launched its new line of Nexus tablets a couple weeks ago, it was a shot across the bow of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) dominant iPad. Read more…

Jeff Uscher: Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) shares rallied 11.4% in late trading on Wednesday to close at $79.24 following news that activist investor Carl Icahn made a big move on the stock.  Read more…

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) officially launched its Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet computer today worldwide. The new operating system is seeking to do what Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) still hasn’t, use one OS to bridge the gap between Read more…

Jim Trippon: Nestled in among the earnings reports, sometimes along with them, are announcements of dividend increases. As we’ve written about consistently, this has been a year where dividend increases have consistently appeared, as many companies continue Read more…

From time to time we highlight some of the stocks that are part of the dividend universe, whether they’re increasing or decreasing their dividends or whether there is other news of interest, such as significant developments with earnings or other facets of these stocks’ Read more…

When the 2012 tax season ended, authorities noted a marked increase in a new identity tax fraud. Have you heard of this scam? The scammers electronically file a false tax return with an ill-gotten, legitimate social security number, filing before the actual Read more…