4 Trends That Will Make Or Break High-Tech Stocks In 2012

ByMark Hibben:On May 21, Microsoft (MSFT) will reveal the next generation Xbox, which is widely expected to take the same hardware approach of the already announced Sony PlayStation 4.

By Tom Lydon: ETF Spotlight on PowerShares QQQ (QQQ), part of an ongoing series.Assets: $33.1 billion.Objective: The PowerShares QQQ tries to reflect the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index, which includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market-cap.

By Pragmatic Bear: My Favorite 5 of Fortune’s Top 10 Stocks of 2012

ByTiming Best Buy: Introduction

ByRochelle Jenks:Companies, more and more often, outsource operations that are not key components of their core business. Yet it does not mean the outsourced operations are not key. It is simply a way for the company's leadership to maintain managerial focus on its most important issues. Outsourcing allows service-oriented businesses to create income streams by performing specialized business operations for multiple customers.

By Trefis: As Toyota (NYSE:TM) plans to release results Tuesday and analysts will pay special attention to the company’s costs as well as sales outlook in its two largest markets – the U.S. and China. Both of these markets are facing pressure from negative economic headwinds. While the U.S.

By Barchart's ETF Recommendations: U.S. Utility ETFs

By ETF Edge:Amid last week’s volatility, ETF traders shifted funds moderately towards Commodities and Bond funds and away from traditional growth and blend equity sectors. Commodities: Two of 10 funds with greatest inflows were the GLD mega-fund and its little sibling SLV, receiving $600M and $200M respectively in capital in