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It seems like Black Friday was only days ago. Now, Christmas is less than a week away, and last-minute shoppers are scrambling to get what they need. Walmart.com (NYSE: WMT) is offering free shipping in time for Christmas, but only for those who spend $35 or more and order by the end of today...

Oracle's (NYSE: ORCL) quarterly financials, to be reported when the market closes Wednesday, may not be the biggest news coming out the Redwood City, California computer tech company this week. With analysts expecting only slight improvement over a year ago of about $0.67 per share on $9.2...

The main question going in to Tuesday's trading session was whethere the Fed will decide to scale back its $85 billion monthly bond buying program. A budget deal in Congress and solid economic data make the case that tapering will begin sooner rather than later. Major indices were virtually...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up about 20 percent year to date, and the S&P 500 has gained even more in that time. Even as the markets continue to challenge new highs, investors and analysts are positioning themselves for the end of the year and for 2014. According to Wall Street...

This weekend in Barron's online: Paul Theroux discusses why the philanthropy of Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and Bono in Africa largely fails. Also the prospects for Capital One, how to profit from activist investors and more. Cover Story "Africa's Aid Mess" by Paul Theroux. "Telescopic philanthropy...

Cyber Monday officially kicks off at 12:01 a.m. Monday, December 2. While most Americans will use that time to sleep off their turkey coma (an inevitable side-effect of overeating all weekend), some will stay up until the wee hours of the morning, searching for deals. What will these brave...

The country's largest electronics retailer is gearing up three waves of sales on Black Friday. Designed to keep customers coming back to Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), the company's first Black Friday sale begins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28. For those who plan to camp out, the retailer said...

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is up more than six percent in after hours trading after the firm announced its fourth quarter results. The company reported a Q4 EPS of $1.10 versus the Street estimate of $1.00. Earnings per share were down five percent from the year-ago period. Revenue came in at $...

Quarterly reports from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) will be among the highlights on the earnings front this holiday-shortened week. A handful of other retailers and a couple of Chinese solar companies are scheduled to report as well. Below is a quick look at what analysts...

Never content to enjoy the current-generation iPhone, the rumor mill has quickly shifted its attention to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 6 -- and iPhone 7 (or iPhone 6S). Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) made headlines after its co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk, said that the company would not issue a Model S...

When Hewlett-Packard (NASDAQ: HPQ) created the Chromebook 11, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) knew the product would be hot. Unfortunately, the search engine giant had no idea it would be so hot that the charger would overheat and (in some instances) melt. According to Bloomberg, Google and Hewlett-Packard...

Last month, Benzinga reported Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE: HPQ) Chromebook 11 contained an innovative feature not found in Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) MacBook. But now it seems that Apple is having the last laugh. While a wide array of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air units can be found at Best Buy (NYSE:...

Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) was down more than seven percent in after hours trading, after announcing its third quarter results. The IT hosting company reported a Q3 EPS of $0.11, which may not compare to the Street estimate of $0.16. Revenue came in at $388.6 million, which may not compare to the...

EnterpriseJungle, a predictive analytics company, does not have a multi-million-dollar contract with a venture capital firm. It does not have a Board of Directors filled with Silicon Valley's most recognizable names. But as corporate and individual users discover the benefits of EnterpriseJungle...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have...