December 2011

Paul Ausick | Dec 23, 2011 at 8:00 AM EST

Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Rising into Holiday Weekend

Stock-index futures are up again this morning as US markets await reports on durable goods orders and personal income and…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2011 at 6:27 AM EST

Americans Fret About Quality Jobs As Much As Job Quantity

Flickr - Marshall AstorAs the American jobs situation has slightly improved, people have become more concerned about the quality of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2011 at 6:27 AM EST

Facebook and Amazon Audience Gain as Portals Falter

Yahoo.comNew Comscore data shows the extent to which Facebook and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) have become internet destinations while portals Yahoo!…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2011 at 6:26 AM EST

What’s Important in the Financial World (12/23/2011) Payroll Taxes, AMR Bankruptcy

Markets rallied into the Christmas weekend. Perhaps the major U.S .indices will be well up for the year. Little is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2011 at 6:25 AM EST

Google Comes to Mozilla’s Aid, but That May End

Is Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) just a good citizen, or is there a reason it supports nonprofit operation Mozilla, which operates…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2011 at 6:25 AM EST

Media Digest (12/23/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

Congress makes a deal to keep payroll taxes low and unemployment benefits in place for two more months. (Reuters) The…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2011 at 5:42 AM EST

Housing Through Yet Another Set of Eyes

Flickr, Images of MoneyThe housing market is down — sales, prices, applications. And there is glut of research that shows how…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2011 at 3:51 AM EST

American Air OKed To Buy Boeing (BA) Jets

The AMR bankruptcy has raised the issue of what terms a judge will set for the airline to buy plane and what…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2011 at 3:45 AM EST

AT&T (T) Buys Spectrum From Qualcomm (QCOM)

http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.htmlIn a move to increase its wireless footprint, AT&T bought spectrum from Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) According to Reuters AT&T Inc…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 23, 2011 at 3:34 AM EST

Global Market Rally Into Holidays

The markets moved into Christmas weekend, seemingly without a care. Markets across Asia and Europe rallied despite concerns about eurozone…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 22, 2011 at 5:20 PM EST

The Worst Holidays Since the Great Depression

Retail sales this holiday season are expected to rise 3.8% to a record of $469.1 billion, according to the National…

Paul Ausick | Dec 22, 2011 at 4:07 PM EST

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (POT, AGU, SKS, VVUS, MU, AM, CPY, NEOG, TIBX, BBBY, RAM, WCAA, ABIO, PHH, LRE)

A downward revision to third-quarter GDP did not hold down early trading this morning as markets got off to a…

Paul Ausick | Dec 22, 2011 at 2:08 PM EST

New Nuke Design Gets Approval (SCG, SO, TOSBF)

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a new nuclear reactor design that clears the way for construction of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Dec 22, 2011 at 12:43 PM EST

Best Buy Spoils Christmas For Customers, CEO Dunn Must Go

The list of reasons that Best Buy’s (NASDAQ: BBY) board should fire CEO Brian Dunn just got longer. A number…

Paul Ausick | Dec 22, 2011 at 12:43 PM EST

Apple Loses Round to Samsung in German Tablet Dispute (AAPL, GOOG, SSNLF)

In a preliminary ruling today, a German court has said that the design of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Samsung…

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Month: December 2011

Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Rising into Holiday Weekend

Americans Fret About Quality Jobs As Much As Job Quantity

Facebook and Amazon Audience Gain as Portals Falter

What’s Important in the Financial World (12/23/2011) Payroll Taxes, AMR Bankruptcy

Google Comes to Mozilla’s Aid, but That May End

Media Digest (12/23/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

Housing Through Yet Another Set of Eyes

American Air OKed To Buy Boeing (BA) Jets

AT&T (T) Buys Spectrum From Qualcomm (QCOM)

Global Market Rally Into Holidays

The Worst Holidays Since the Great Depression

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (POT, AGU, SKS, VVUS, MU, AM, CPY, NEOG, TIBX, BBBY, RAM, WCAA, ABIO, PHH, LRE)

New Nuke Design Gets Approval (SCG, SO, TOSBF)

Best Buy Spoils Christmas For Customers, CEO Dunn Must Go

Apple Loses Round to Samsung in German Tablet Dispute (AAPL, GOOG, SSNLF)

Which Robotics Stock Most Likely Gets Acquired? 3 Targets Wall Street Is Watching

Here’s What Happens When 7.5 Million Americans Lose Medicaid Coverage in the Largest Healthcare Rollback in History

Wall Street Pounds the Table: Tesla’s Future Is Not in Cars — It’s Robotics

Snowbird Retirees With $3.2 Million Must Choose Residency Carefully

A Portfolio That Doubles Your Social Security Check—and Your Spouse's

Which Robotics Stock Most Likely Gets Acquired? 3 Targets Wall Street Is Watching

Here’s What Happens When 7.5 Million Americans Lose Medicaid Coverage in the Largest Healthcare Rollback in History

Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Rising into Holiday Weekend

Americans Fret About Quality Jobs As Much As Job Quantity

Facebook and Amazon Audience Gain as Portals Falter

What’s Important in the Financial World (12/23/2011) Payroll Taxes, AMR Bankruptcy

Google Comes to Mozilla’s Aid, but That May End

Media Digest (12/23/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

Housing Through Yet Another Set of Eyes

American Air OKed To Buy Boeing (BA) Jets

AT&T (T) Buys Spectrum From Qualcomm (QCOM)

Global Market Rally Into Holidays

The Worst Holidays Since the Great Depression

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (POT, AGU, SKS, VVUS, MU, AM, CPY, NEOG, TIBX, BBBY, RAM, WCAA, ABIO, PHH, LRE)

New Nuke Design Gets Approval (SCG, SO, TOSBF)

Best Buy Spoils Christmas For Customers, CEO Dunn Must Go

Apple Loses Round to Samsung in German Tablet Dispute (AAPL, GOOG, SSNLF)

Which Robotics Stock Most Likely Gets Acquired? 3 Targets Wall Street Is Watching

Here’s What Happens When 7.5 Million Americans Lose Medicaid Coverage in the Largest Healthcare Rollback in History

Wall Street Pounds the Table: Tesla’s Future Is Not in Cars — It’s Robotics

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