Steve Ballmer

On Tuesday, a video surfaced on social media showing an Islamic State militant beheading U.S. journalist James Foley. Called “A Message To America,” the video claims that the group is holding another American journalist and that his life depends on U.S. actions in Iraq. The video...

U.S. stocks rose as geopolitical events took a back seat and investors found positives in housing and consumer price index data released Tuesday. The markets followed the lead of Apple which closed at an all-time split-adjusted high of $100.53. Earnings from Home Depot and TJX Companies also...

U.S. stocks were marginally lower, as investors and traders may be waiting on the sidelines for further clarity on geopolitical tension. Volume was lighter than usual, as the composite volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 2.2 billion right before the closing bell. Typically, 2.1 billion...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella has been praised for cleaning up the mess created by former chief executive Steve Ballmer. As Ballmer's departure approached earlier this year, critics continued to complain about his various mistakes. Not one to shy away from criticism, Ballmer...

Sources close to the action told Bloomberg that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) were close to an agreement that would allow Microsoft customers on the company’s Azure cloud service to utilize Salesforce enterprise software. Those rumors were confirmed Thursday afternoon....

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...

Could Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) benefit from another executive shuffle? Between Peter Oppenheimer's retirement, the removal of Scott Forstall and a handful of other execs coming and going, Apple is slowly becoming a different company. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry -- one of the...

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...

U.S. stocks rose today as investors and traders felt that there were plenty of bargains in the market to be found. "Today is just a bounce. I don't think there is really that much behind it, other than some bargain hunters stepping in," Robert Pavlik, a chief market strategist said to CNBC....

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new chief executive is sure to get a lot of media coverage this week. Many bloggers are already discussing Satya Nadella's roots in India, his appreciation for the cloud and his long tenure (22 years) at Microsoft. But there are a number of details that investors may...

On Tuesday, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) officially announced Satya Nadella as its Chief Executive Officer ending months of speculating and guessing by investors and analysts. "During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella," said Bill Gates,...

As Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) appeared about to name Satya Nadella its new CEO to replace retiring chief, Steve Ballmer, questions continued to surround co-founder, Bill Gates – especially with regard to his role following the upcoming changing of the guard. Bloomberg reported Monday that sources...

Multiple sources told several news outlets that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) enterprise and cloud boss, Satya Nadella, would be the company’s next CEO, replacing Steve Ballmer, who plans to retire. In addition, people with knowledge of the process told Bloomberg the Microsoft board was...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is up more than three percent in after hours trading after the company reported its second quarter results. The Windows maker reported a Q2 EPS of $0.78 versus the Street estimate of $0.68. Earnings per share were up three percent from the year-ago period. Revenue came...

Bloomberg reported Thursday that sources told it Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was considering Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) chief, Hans Vestberg to succeed Steve Ballmer. In addition to Vestberg, Bloomberg said its sources indicated Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, along with former Nokia (NYSE: NOK) CEO,...