When IBM raised its buyback authorization by $10 billion on Oct. 26, it was the 259th company to announce repurchase plans in October alone. Citi Investment Research says a long-term trend of rising buybacks has only just begun…
International Business Machines (IBM) is searching for a method that will cut devices’ power consumption by 90% and reduce so-called vampire energy – power used by machines when they are turned off.
IBM’s Zurich lab is developing a transistor to regu…
It was a busy morning at IBM. The computer giant’s board of directors authorized an additional $10 billion for the company’s stock repurchase program and declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 65 cents.
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Tech stocks have been on a tear recently with shares of Apple and Google up more than 25% since the beginning of September and IBM hitting an all-time high. But are these stocks — even after their run-ups – still buys? Here are the bull and bear cases.
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