Among today’s top online stories for investors: Eight reasons not to be a day trader, how Steve Ballmer saved $100 million, and why an economist who called the housing bust now sees a recovery.
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The chief software architect was the perfect visionary foil to strategy-obsessed CEO Ballmer. His entrepreneurial mind pushed the stodgy software giant to innovate in cloud computing and more. That’s a role Microsoft will sorel…
Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer’s not-so-secret meeting with Abode CEO Shantanu Narayen to discuss a joint battle strategy against Apple raised the tantalizing possibility of an Adobe buyout. That deal wouldn’t just be good for Micr…
Microsoft says the first tablets equipped with Windows 7 will hit stores this year. The so-called “slate” computing devices, launched in partnership with hardware companies such as Hewlett-Packard, will go on sale during this y…
The investment firm wants to see Steve Ballmer & Co. jack up the dividend, design a coherent consumer strategy and lead in cloud computing. The launch of Windows Phone 7 will be a key indicator.
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