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This weekend in Barron's online: the effects of oil at $75 a barrel, the next stage of Obamacare, as well as the prospects for Tesla's Gigafactory, DDR, Exact Sciences and more. Cover Story "Here Comes $75 Oil" by Gene Epstein. The long-term outlook for global oil prices is lower, says this week...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is set to release Office for iPad Thursday, according to numerous sources, but the question that investors are asking is, does anybody care? It’s not that Microsoft is just now embracing the iOS environment. There’s already an Office app for iPhone users but most agree...

The iPhone 5C has been plagued by negative reports since the day it arrived last September. Only one carrier -- Virgin Mobile, a pay-as-you-go provider -- seemed to benefit from its release. Now Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has released a cheaper version of the iPhone 5C in select markets. The new model...

It’s called Office 365 Personal and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) said Sunday the new cloud-based version of its popular productivity software would work just like the conventional program and include Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Office 365 Personal will sell for $69.99 a year or $6.99 a...

According to sources who spoke with 9TO5Mac, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is finishing up work on a completely upgraded version of its iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Maps app, set to come out with the next major iOS release. Sources indicated that the new Maps product would be designed to compete head to...

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) finances are about to be placed in new hands. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant has announced that its Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer, Peter Oppenheimer, will retire at the end of September. Oppenheimer joined Apple in 1996 and became CFO in 2004. He...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) may be about to make brick-and-mortar retailers an offer it hopes they don’t refuse. The Wall Street Journal reported this week the online retailer may introduce a Kindle tablet-based checkout system as early as this summer. One possibility would involve Amazon giving...

Monday’s Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings announcement wasn’t enough to keep investors from taking profits. In pre-market trading Tuesday, the stock was down about six percent, but well off its lows of more than eight percent lower in Monday’s aftermarket. Here are some of the highlights from the...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is down more than five percent after the company reported its first quarter results. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant sold 51 million iPhones and 26 million iPads during the quarter, and reported a Q1 EPS of $14.50 versus the Street estimate of $14.08. Earnings...

Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry has high hopes for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings results. "We expect Apple to handsomely beat the top-line and the bottom-line [and] show margin improvement," Chowdhry told Benzinga. "I think the business is very strong for Apple." Chowdhry was...

It may be the end of the year, but that didn't stop Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from ruling headlines with rumors, iOS success stories and a major China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) announcement. In addition to Apple, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) made headlines after announcing record sales during the holiday shopping...

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) rumored large iPad concept is in the news again, and analysts are weighing in. According to DigiTimes, Apple will release a 12.9-inch iPad in October 2014. The Mac maker was originally thought to be developing concepts for both 12.9-inch and 13.3-inch tablets, but it seems...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) could enjoy a healthy 2014, thanks to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Cupertino, California-based tech giant is reportedly shifting a chunk of its A-series processor production from Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) to TSMC. According to the Taipei Times (...

According to a new report, small and medium sized businesses prefer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) devices to all others. In fact, according to a study by Intermedia, the margin between Apple and everybody else is huge. According to its report, about 190,000 iPhones and iPads were activated on its...

AT&T(NYSE: T) CEO Randall Stephenson at an investor conference in New York Tuesday said wireless operators could no longer afford to subsidize the cost of constant smartphone upgrades for customers. Noting that smartphone penetration was more than 75 percent and would soon reach 90 percent...