courtesy of Time WarnerExperts knew a long time ago that as superfast wireless broadband expanded, wired services from cable companies to telecoms would lose customers, perhaps at a rate that could badly damage them financially.…
ThinkstockThe financial crisis in Europe is supposed to be getting better, and with it sovereign and bank balance sheets are supposed to have started to heal, if ever so slightly. Interest rates on much of the debt…
ThinkstockConcerns that the Federal Reserve may cut stimulus efforts press shares lower across the world. (Reuters) Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) makes a $4.40 per share offer for Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR), topping one…
ThinkstockIn another of a long series of data that show that the housing market has healed, or even reached the point at which a new bubble has been created, RealtyTrac reported that foreclosure sales fell…
ThinkstockIn an attempt to keep the assets of Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) out of the hands of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and Softbank, which has offered to take control of Sprint, DISH Network…
ThinkstockIs the worst over in Italy? Maybe, but there are always some serious risks along the way. 24/7 Wall St. has looked through a document from the European Commission on Wednesday and was surprised…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaWarren Buffett’s team at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is out making yet another acquisition. In this case is comes from the MidAmerican utility unit, which is acquiring NV…
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has just lost its investment grade corporate credit rating after a downgrade from Moody’s. The aluminum giant and DJIA component is now a junk bond rating as its unsecured credit rating was…
ThinkstockCostco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is set to report earnings on Thursday morning, likely before about 95% of the nation even wakes up. What investors need to know is that the price of Costco…
ThinkstockWilliams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is in the news today, although not for the usual great news that the public has come to expect. The company’s Pottery Barn Kids has announced a product recall over…
ThinkstockThere is an old saying: “High prices will rapidly cure higher prices.” The same may be true about higher bond yields for Treasury notes and bonds. We have been tracking a rapid rise in…
The 2012 initial public offering of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was just yet another incident where the immediate reaction and trading shenanigans that took place have worked to destroy investor confidence. Facebook’s IPO could…
ThinkstockSLM Corp. (NASDAQ: SLM) is about to migrate yet even further away from the Sallie Mae that you used to know when you were in college. Now that the student loan market is largely…
Mary Meeker is perhaps best known for being one of the top Internet analysts on Wall Street, but now she is a partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. She has…
ThinkstockBrocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) was once a great growth engine and a great prospect to be acquired. Now the storage and networking player is being evaluated unfavorably on a standalone basis, and…