Xavier Brenner – Page 39 – Smarter Investing

Investors are getting more discriminating when it comes to social network stocks.

Why LinkedIn is killing it while Groupon’s a mess

Global financial firms are on a crash corporate diet. Here's why

The major factors and stocks in play.

The Google-Apple rivalry for leadership in techdom is white hot.

Unless safety concerns ruin the party.

The hedge fund manager wants Apple to issue preferred shares with a 5% dividend.

A quick primer on the government's case against credit rating agency S&P

Forget the Ravens and the 49ers. Check out the pizza versus wings contest.

"US preeminence relative to other economies is the single most important factor underlying our core allocation to US assets."

With the PC market shrinking, Intel is chasing mobile computing for growth.

Apple's 1984 ad changed a brand. Yet most Super Bowl ads come up short.

GM, Ford and Chrysler have reemerged as global players, but Toyota still rules in sales.