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Apple (AAPL) has had the best selling smartphone for years with the iPhone, but Google (GOOG) still claims the top spot in terms of phones that operate on its Android operating system. It is easy to understand why Google has been able to stay on top since so many manufacturers are able to use Android on their phones, but since the new iPhone 4S has hit the market Apple has been ...

The past few years have been tough times for retailer Sears Holding (SHLD). The company has been steadily losing customers to rivals Target (TGT) and Wal-Mart (WMT), and today announced that following a dismal holiday season, it has decided to close between 100 and 120 of its Sears and K-Mart stores. Critics of the company blame its recent weakness to the company not having invested in remodeling its stores and to ...

With consumer sentiment still weak, and concerns over the global economy weighing on everyone's mind, a lot of people have been worried that retailers are going to report weak sales numbers this holiday season. We will not know for sure just willing people have been to spend this holiday season, but the fact that FedEx (FDX) recently saw its busiest shipping day ever is a positive sign. The company reported that ...

In her first major announcement since taking over the role as CEO for Hewlett-Packard, Meg Whitman announced that Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has indeed decided to continue its PC business, following months of speculation that it would decide to spin-off the business. The idea to spinoff the PC division was first proposed in August by former CEO Leo Apotheker as part of a sweeping overhaul he was trying to do to the company. This ...

Shares of tech giant Netflix (NFLX) are tumbling in premarket trading this morning after the company reported last night that it lost a massive 800,000 subscribers last period, due to price changes and a decision to split its streaming and DVD rental business. Netflix reported its third quarter results last night, which were actually above analyst estimates, but shares are tradign down over 35% in premarket trading as investors react to ...