Technology
Microsoft could break open China with China Unicom alliance
Microsoft (MSFT, quote) and the world’s third largest mobile provider China Unicom (CHU, quote) have announced an industry alliance to help boost Windows Phone sales and bring more innovative Windows Phones to the Chinese market.
What you need to know about Chinese technology stocks
Chinese technology stocks are exciting for emerging market investors. Just like American tech companies it’s hard to know who will succeed. Here are five technology stocks that investors should keep an eye on.
Infosys rebounding, now looking for takeover candidates
Emerging Money recently advised that Infosys Ltd (INFY, quote) was likely to recover from disappointing earnings. It has, with a 10.16% rise for the last month of market action.
Life will go on for smartphone companies after iPhone 5 debut
Shares of smartphone companies have certainly reflected the imminent arrival of Apple’s (AAPL, quote) new iPhone 5. Apple is now the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, rising sharply in recent trading. For whatever reason, Nokia Corporation (NOK, quote) attempted to pre-empt the introduction of iPhone 5 by introducing its two new smartpones, the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 last week.
Emerging market stock of the day: Baidu
With the Chinese economy (FXI, quote) slowing, a number of Chinese ADRS have struggled of late in spite of a strong run in American equities. This includes Chinese search engine Baidu (BIDU, quote) which has decreased recently as the result of both a less impressive Chinese economy and stock-specific news.
AU Optronics is a dividend paying stock ideal for value investing
While high tech companies in the United States such as Oracle (ORCL, quote) are just starting to pay dividends, there is a long way to go to catch up with the yield offered by AU Optronics (AUO, quote), a Taiwanese firm that makes solar panels and TFT-LCD panels for companies like Samsung, LG, Dell, Apple, Viewsonic, Acer, etc.
