Filed under: Forecasts, Good news, Rants and raves, Apple Inc (AAPL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), General Electric (GE), Stocks to Buy, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Recession, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) If there is anything that makes me think we could be close to a market bottom, it is all the peo...

 I asked you who was listening in 2008 and here is what you said: —- His Pick: Dell I’m going to find it really hard for anybody to beat Dell. I think Dell has been doing an amazing job of listening, personally, but I know that there are many companies out there. My guess is Chris, that the cha...

Marching bands are tuning instruments and cheerleaders are readying pompoms in anticipation of getting selected to stroll on Pennsylvania Avenue in President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade....

Stupefying. The year-end total for tech sector job losses in 2008 is expected to reach 180,000, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That’s the largest annual job loss for the sector since 2003, when tech firms sacked some 228,325 employees. Not at all hard to believe given the news...

Cisco Systems, seeking to penetrate the Chinese market, prepared an internal marketing presentation in which it appeared to be willing to assist the Chinese Ministry of Public Security in its goal of "combating Falun Gong evil cult and other hostile elements," according to a translation of a docu......

Cisco Systems, seeking to penetrate the Chinese market, prepared an internal marketing presentation in which it appeared to be willing to assist the Chinese Ministry of Public Security in its goal of "combating Falun Gong evil cult and other hostile elements," according to a translation of a docu......

The U.S. Military has spent millions of dollars on counterfeit computer components over the years, according to an FBI report. This not only screws over businesses, but it also makes it easier for......

Filed under: Forecasts, Bad news, Industry, Cisco Systems (CSCO), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Options, Technical Analysis Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) stock is falling with most other tech stocks this morning after Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) issued a 10% sales growth forecast for its current quarter...

This is a difficult subject to raise because John Chambers has been such a forceful and effective CEO of Cisco Systems. But the departure of his No. 2 executive and likely successor, Charlie Giancarlo, forces us to confront the inevitable: is it time for Chambers to move on? Chambers is now 58 years...