Motley Fool Money: 03.15.2013

Taiwan Semiconductor’s earnings beat Wall Street expectations, the housing market is picking up steam after, and TopBuild & Ferrero International go shopping. Tyler Crowe and Matt Frankel discuss: - Taiwan Semiconductor’s most recent earnings report - The torrid pace of AI spendi ... Show More

Starbucks is looking to sell a stake in its China business, Hershey has a new CEO and Meta hits the gas on AI. Jason Moser and Lou Whiteman discuss: - Starbucks' move to sell part of its China business. - Hershey hires a new CEO. - Meta moves for more talent and invests in eyewea ... Show More

Looking at the company and stock behind the summer shopping event. (00:21) Anand Chokkavelu, Jason Hall, and Matt Frankel discuss: - The Aug.1 tariffs - This year’s four-day Prime Day (and whether Amazon stock is a deal) - Elon Musk’s political party and Tesla - Bold predictions ... Show More

Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow brings full coverage of Apple's analyst upgrade, antitrust suit, smartwatch patent dispute and more. Plus, Samsung unveils a new slate of products to compete with the iPhone maker, including an upcoming health-tracking gadget: the Samsung Ring.  See omnystud ... Show More

The Samsung/Apple rivalry and the breakout moment that changed everything. 

Carl Quintanilla, Melissa Lee and Michael Santoli explored the mega-tech rally, with Nvidia surpassing Microsoft and Apple to become the world's most valuable company. The chipmaker extended its gains, helping the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh record highs. The anchors also reacte ... Show More

The 2-year yield crossed 5% and traded at levels not seen since before the Great Financial Crisis. And while stocks closed off their lows of the day, all three major averages went negative for the week. Will tomorrow’s jobs report alleviate the pain, or is the first half rally a ... Show More

Apple has reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, fuelled by strong iPhone sales - particularly in emerging markets such as India (where the company recently opened its first stores). The US tech giant reported profits of twenty-four billion dollar ... Show More

When Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney sued Apple over its App Store, it started a war about antitrust and the internet. 

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the program with quarterly results from Goldman Sachsand Morgan Stanley. Cramer had a lot to say about investor reaction to the big banks' numbers. Jim also spoke out about Capitol Hill lawmakers' $78 billion tax deal -- which ... Show More

Scott Wapner and the investment committee debate whether Apple’s record run is enough to keep the tech trade powering ahead. Also, how to play the flood of big retail earnings this week. Plus, this stock is down more than 30% this year, but a bullish new call says it’s a “no-brai ... Show More

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber highlighted big tech earnings and how to play Cramer's "super six pack." Apple shares fell despite better-than-expected Q1 results -- as a decline in China sales overshadowed strength in services and the iPhone. Jim shared what CEO Tim ... Show More