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Markets Little Changed In Low Volume And Slow News Ahead Of Long Weekend
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 5:17pm | 2425U.S. stocks were little changed with the S&P 500 closing for the second straight day above the 2,000 mark. Markets were on track for a flat open and volume and volatility remained relatively light throughout the trading session as geopolitical events remain in focus. Israel and Gaza have...
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Is A Smart Glove The Next Evolution In Wearable Tech?
Friday, August 1, 2014 - 4:14pm | 573First there were smartphones, smart appliances and smart watches. Now a couple of young inventors are taking on another smart concept: a smart glove. Others have done the same, but this one -- the GoGlove by Ben Harris and Eric Ely -- was created to solve one simple problem. "When I was...
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Earnings Continue Driving Markets Higher
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 5:23pm | 3415U.S. stocks rose as investors and traders find comfort in corporate earnings that continue to come in at better-than-expected levels. Although it's still very early in to earning season, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reported better-than-expected results and stronger-than-expected PC sales,...
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Get Your Google Glass On: April 15
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 2:51pm | 640With all the publicity – both positive and negative – garnered by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Glass, it only made sense the company would find a way to make the device’s limited exposure less limited. Up to now, the only way you could have obtained your own $1,500 Google Glass device would be an...
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Market Wrap For December 30: Markets Quiet Ahead of New Year's Eve
Monday, December 30, 2013 - 5:41pm | 1239As to be expected for this time of the year, volume was light today with little market moving data or news released. Major indices were virtually flat as Tuesday will mark the final trading session of 2013. Markets will close tomorrow at 4:00 pm EST and remain closed until Thursday morning....
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The Smart Watch Field is Starting to Get Crowded
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 10:15am | 597Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), not about to be outdone by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), has apparently been working on its own smart watch, according to company sources who spoke to AmongTech. The sources indicated that some Microsoft employees are currently wearing prototypes of the Windows 8-based devices...