“One more thing.” The words of the late Apple (AAPL) co-founder still ring across the tech sector, but there’s no-one to say it with as much passion, bravado and salesmanship as Steve Jobs. That may soon change, though, if Simon Cowell and musician Will.i.am have their way. Will.i.am recently told The Sun newspaper in the U.K. that he’s spoken to Cowell [...]

Sony has decided to help out Olympus.The Japan-based companies announced today that Sony will acquire over 34 million shares in Olympus through a third-party allotment to the tune of $645 million in cash. The deal, which both sides are calling a “capital alliance,” is designed to help keep Olympus afloat following a scandal that has brought the [...]

Your hunger for stock appreciation may go unfilled if you put Dave & Buster’s in your portfolio. Known as “Chuck E. Cheese’s” for adults, the chain plans to go public this Friday. The restaurant operator is hoping to raise $100 million in real money — not game tokens — through the sale of 7.69 million shares [...]

The major U.S. stock averages down sharply Friday, poised to finish the quarter on a gloomy note, as investors tensed up following weak reads on consumer confidence and the manufacturing sector. Worries about the eurozone were also flaring up as investors awaited the results of Spain’s bank stress tests and a Moody’s review of the country’s sovereign [...]

Gold prices were trading lower Friday as traders waited for the results of Spain’s bank stress tests. Gold for December delivery was down $4.10 to $1,776.40 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The gold price traded as high as $1,785.90 and as low as $1,775.50 an ounce, while the spot price was falling [...]