Week in review: Apple buys Beats; Steve Ballmer buys Clippers

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com.

Apple iWatch a wildcard for WWDC debut. (May 30, 2014)

Jokes fly as Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer buys Clippers. (May 30, 2014)

China government action could hurt Apple iPhone sales. (May 30, 2014)

Microsoft, Salesforce.com link their cloud offerings. (May 29, 2014)

Nintendo pins Wii U hopes on “Mario Kart 8” game. (May 29, 2014)

Apple investors applaud $3 billion Beats purchase. (May 29, 2014)

Apple gets its groove on with $3 billion Beats deal. (May 28, 2014)

Avago Technologies facing high expectations for Q2. (May 28, 2014)

Apple seen holding average smartphone selling prices stable. (May 28, 2014)

Synaptics in talks to buy phone display chip firm. (May 28, 2014)

3D Systems stock sale signals more acquisitions. (May 28, 2014)

Intel could lose big if Apple switches to ARM PC chips. (May 28, 2014)

ARM, Intel invading each other’s chip markets. (May 27, 2014)

Apple home-automation plan already has skeptics. (May 27, 2014)

Photos: Beats headphones (top) and parody L.A. Clippers logo.