Stocks closed higher in a shortened session as the kickoff to the holiday shopping season lifted retail stocks, while signs of progress in a plan to relieve credit market strain helped major banking stocks.
Qualcomm won a round in its patent battles with wireless phone maker Nokia Wednesday as a U.S. trade court tossed out a lawsuit asking for Qualcomm's chips to be barred from the United States.
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Never confuse a rally in an industry for a rally in a sector. Cramer learned this lesson the hard way so you don’t have to.Investing can be confusing. Luckily, Cramer has mapped out some road rules for all you Home Gamers trying to navigate the jungle that is Wall Street. Think of it as "Mad Money 101" –- some fundamental advice to keep in mind as you play the market. Whether you're a first time investor or a seasoned financier, it's always good to remember the basics.
Qualcomm Chief Executive Paul Jacobs is telling one story; shares of his company seem to be telling another. "Business is actually going quite well," Jacobs told CNBC Friday morning, although shares were down as much as 7 percent Friday in a broad technology sell-off.
Stock investors may be able to pay attention to at least some fundamentals Friday if the relative calm of Thursday's close is any indicator for Friday's action. (Note I said "relative" after the perfectly stormy day for Wall Street Thursday.)
Wireless technology developer Qualcomm on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit as revenue rose, but a disappointing outlook for the current quarter and year ahead sent its shares down 7 percent.
This year's best-performing stocks have the best-looking balance sheets, punctuating investors' diminished appetite for risk-taking in the wake of the credit and housing-market turmoil.
Stocks could be setting up for a bit of a bounce back but first investors need to decide just how radioactive the financial sector has become. Heading into the weekend, market rumors of lurking credit issues plagued bank and brokerage stocks.
Chip maker Broadcom posted a 75 percent drop in quarterly profit Tuesday, missing market forecasts as R&D and litigation costs offset higher revenue, sending its shares down 4.5 percent.
AT&T, the biggest US mobile service, said Tuesday that it would buy the wireless airwave licenses of privately held Aloha Partners for about $2.5 billion.
When you hear the names Intel, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, healthcare isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, but that could change.
The European Commission said on Monday it had decided to open formal anti-trust proceedings against Qualcomm over the U.S. company's patent licensing rates for third-generation mobile telephones.
Qualcomm said Tuesday it would beat its target for fiscal fourth quarter earnings and would meet or beat the high end of its target revenue range.
When Europe's second-highest court rules Monday on Microsoft's appeal of its landmark antitrust conviction, more will be at stake for regulators than just the behavior of the world's largest software company.
Never confuse a rally in an industry for a rally in a sector. Cramer learned this lesson the hard way so you don’t have to.Investing can be confusing. Luckily, Cramer has mapped out some road rules for all you Home Gamers trying to navigate the jungle that is Wall Street. Think of it as "Mad Money 101" –- some fundamental advice to keep in mind as you play the market. Whether you're a first time investor or a seasoned financier, it's always good to remember the basics.
President Barack Obama "essentially fired" Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in televised remarks this week, former Federal Reserve Governor Laurence Meyer says.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:00 PM ETHow to approach the Fed's monetary decision, with Mad Money host Jim Cramer.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 12:01 PM ETThe Federal Reserve won't change course on quantitative easing this week, Steve Weiss of Short Hills Capital says.