Sony Rises on ‘Pure Speculation’ of Apple Interest

Sony shares rose as much as 3% on Tuesday in Japan on rumors it could be a potential acquisition target of Apple. But the media reports that the traders cited were apparently just musings by columnist Eric Savitz of Barron’s.
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Apple’s Stealth Assault on the Video Game Market

By now you probably know that the surprise hit of Apple’s latest earnings call was the hockey-puck-size AppleTV device. But an unexpected upside for Apple is that AppleTV could be a backdoor entry into the video-game console ma…

Daily Blogwatch: Reasons for Stock Market Optimism

Among today’s top online stories for investors: Can you ethically invest in unethical companies? Should you invest in dividend stocks for the long term? And will Twitter raise another $200 million?
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Apple’s Share Run-Up May Have Run Out of Gas

Apple Inc shares are off from their all-time high of $319 after a rally that lifted them from $250 at the beginning of September. With no new sources of growth in the pipeline, and increasing competition from Google, Apple’s st…