Data security is a top priority for consumers, businesses and government in the wake of a series of cyberattacks. The threat came into sharper focus Monday after the Twitter (TWTR) and YouTube sites of the U.S. Central Command were compromised with messages that claimed to be from Islamic State. CentCom’s main area of responsibility is military actions in the Middle East including Iraq, Syria and Iran. The agency said both feeds were quickly
Where the Consumer Electronics Show goes, technology follows. And this year, tech wearables, 3D cameras and smart, connected versions of once un-smart, un-connected objects emerged as some of the annual show’s dominant themes. Today’s Screen of the Day focuses on IBD 50 companies whose stocks could get a boost from those trends. For instance, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) introduced a chip that allows a driver to lock and unlock his or her smart car
A company’s long-term outlook might be terrific, but that doesn’t mean it won’t encounter the occasional interim cool-down. Take China e-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA), a top-of-the-line company that tore up the charts in the two months after its IPO and grew earnings per share by 103% in 2014. But as it puts more money behind developing its mobile presence, as well as other actions, analysts expect its EPS to grow a mere 7% for its