A new study released by Forrester Research predicts potential Apple products circa 2013, and as a Wall Street Journal article reveals, the tech market research firm set its sights pretty low. iClock Radio, anyone? In the accompanying video, Tech Ticker’s

A day without an update on the Microsoft-Yahoo saga is like a day without sunshine. It’s overcast and unseasonably cool in NYC today, but what the heck. Two developments of note (so far):First,

From Silicon Valley to Shanghai, VCs are making fewer — but larger — bets. So far in 2008, that’s meant fewer funding deals, but soaring median deal sizes and overall increased investments in the U.S., China, Israel, Europe and Canada. Not so

“The relentless surge in commodities is becoming the next global crisis — taking over from the credit crisis before that book is even closed,” says Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab & Co.I interviewed Liz Ann th

The government reported Thursday that home prices fell 3.1% in the first quarter, the worst quarterly drop on record.As bad as that sounds, the housing market is going to get worse, says Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab &

Everybody on Wall Street seems to loves energy, basic materials, and agriculture stocks, which have been undisputed market leaders in recent years. But not Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab & Co., who

After two days of heavy selling, the stock market was moving tepidly higher midday Thursday. Hindsight is always 20/20, but looking back, it’s clear that sentiment had become overly optimistic after the rally from the March lows, as evident by indicators

From All Things Digital, May 22, 2008:Predicting the new gadgets that Apple might concoct next is a
favorite parlor game of the technology industry, Wall Street and the
blogosphere. The latest chatter is that company CEO
Steve Jobs
will reveal at a de

U.S. investors pumped $719 million into 39 deals in China in the first quarter, up 46 percent compared to the same period last year, according to new numbers released today by DowJones/VentureSource. But while the data looks upbeat at first glance, look c

The market’s early attempt to resist the downward pull failed miserably on Wednesday, as oil’s surge and the Fed’s dour economic outlook waylaid stocks.The Fed’s April rate cut was a “close call” and FOMC members foresee “some rebound”

Netflix shares are up a second straight day in a down tape following news of the company’s set-top box for streaming videos.Initial reviews on the box are good, but Netflix (with partner Roku) is a David compared with technology Goliaths Apple, Sony, Sams

“We are not bidding to buy Yahoo,” Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday during a trip to Israel, Reuters reports. “Yet, we are trying to have discussions about deals with Yahoo that might create value, but not a whole acquisition of t