Dell Profits Plunge on Lower PC Sales

By IBTimes UK

Net profit declines 79% to $130m amid investors' battle to takeover the company. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: CARL ICAHN, MICHAEL DELL, MANAGEMENT, DELL, SILVER, HP

Cisco shares up sharply in relief rally after earnings

By Reuters

Shares of Cisco Systems Inc <CSCO.O> rose as much as 14 percent on Thursday, a day after the company reported quarterly results and financial targets that were better than Wall Street expected. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: CISCO SYSTEMS

Government Creates £7.5m Fund to Train Cyber Security Experts

By IBTimes UK

Two universities will receive £7.5m in government funding to research cyber security threats and train students. (May 09)

MORE TOPICS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LONDON

How the Dow is Just Wall Street’s Marketing Tool

By The Daily Reckoning Australia

In the olden days - let's say back in the 13th century during the Mongol invasions of Europe - if you wanted to escape the Horde you retreated behind big thick city walls. (May 09)

MORE TOPICS: DOW JONES, NYSE, CHEVRON, AUSTRALIA

Buffett says he won't sell shares of IBM: CNBC

By Reuters

Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive Warren Buffett said that he would not sell shares of IBM Corp., even as the company missed earnings expectations last month. (May 03)

MORE TOPICS: WARREN BUFFETT

Why Apple’s Advantage is Gone

By The Daily Reckoning Australia

If you accept the idea that a corporation has 'personhood' then it's possible a well-managed corporation can grow, if not forever, then at least for a very long time. Institutions survive changes in leadership, provided they are built on solid foundations. (May 02)

MORE TOPICS: IPHONE, APPLE INC., SAMSUNG, MANUFACTURING, AUSTRALIA, IPOD

IBM, Lenovo call off server deal talks - report

By Reuters UK

IBM <IBM.N> and Lenovo <0992.HK> have called off negotiations over a multibillion-dollar deal in which the Chinese company would have bought Big Blue's low-end server business, Fortune magazine cited unidentified sources as saying on Wednesday. (May 02)

Berkshire size, Buffett age cloud annual gathering

By Reuters

Warren Buffett may be on safari for major acquisitions, which he likes to call elephants, but shareholders may wonder if his Berkshire Hathaway Inc has become the biggest elephant in the room. (May 01)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, WELLS FARGO, WARREN BUFFETT, BILL GATES, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

Tata to Invest in Technology, R&D at Tel Aviv University

By Reuters

Tata Industries will invest $5 million in a new Tel Aviv University (TAU) technology fund, saying it saw the university as its Israeli research and development centre. (Apr 30)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, HP, ISRAEL, INTEL, INVESTMENT

Wall Street climbs further; Nasdaq up 1 percent

By Reuters

Stocks extended gains on Monday, with the Nasdaq briefly 1 percent higher while the Dow and S&P 500 were at session highs, boosted by gains in large-cap technology companies such as Apple Inc, IBM and Microsoft Corp. (Apr 30)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, DOW JONES, APPLE INC.