Daniel Loeb Calls for a Breakup of Sony
courtesy of Sony Corp.Someone has finally called for Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) to rid itself of the one division it owns that has no relationship to consumer electronics. The company’s movie studio is a…
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courtesy Boeing Co.Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) recovery continues from the battery fire debacle that involved its 787 Dreamliner. Several airlines that fly the plane have put it back into service now that it appears…
EU to Focus on Impact of Energy Consumption
ThinkstockThe European Union wants to know more about energy consumption, particularly as its affects individuals who live within the region. Energy costs have risen relentlessly for most of the past several years, so these…
Sony and Boeing: What Is New in the Financial World
ThinkstockA Call for a Sony Breakup Someone has finally called for Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) to rid itself of the one division it owns that has no relationship to consumer electronics. The company’s movie…
Ten Countries Where People Fear for Their Safety
ThinkstockLast year, more than two-thirds of all people surveyed said they felt safe walking alone at night, according to a Gallup poll conducted in 134 countries. But in 31 countries, less than half the…
Gartner Says Samsung and Apple Sales Up Despite Smartphone Slowdown Danger
courtesy of SamsungFirst-quarter cellphone sales may have been good for Samsung and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), but the numbers were brutal for their smaller competitors. As a matter of fact, most of the industry…
IEA: U.S. Will Lead Oil Supply Recovery
ThinkstockThe world’s reliance on oil supply from OPEC and other large producing nations from Russia to several in Africa will end soon, as they are supplemented by U.S. output. That, in turn, means oil…
Support for EU Crumbles — Pew
ThinkstockIf the citizens of many European countries could vote for whether the European Union should remain as the region’s central alliance, it might disappear. The data from Pew shows how much citizens of the…
Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of AOL, IncGartner reports that smartphone sales grew in the first quarter and Samsung continued to gain share. (MarketWatch) The AP says the U.S. Department of Justice took some of the data held…
Petrobras Record Bond Sale in Shadow of Apple’s Record Capital Raise
ThinkstockPetroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras for American investors, is on the verge of yet a second record corporate bond offering in the last few of weeks. The state-owned Brazilian oil giant appears…
Short Interest Plays Tricks Ahead of and into SolarCity Earnings
ThinkstockMaybe Elon Musk is the modern real-world version of Tony Stark as you are seeing all over the internet. As for his SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY), the still relatively new solar power installation outfit reported a…
Take-Two Interactive Earnings Point to New Four-Year High
courtesy GameStop Corp.Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the video game producer posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
Closing Bell for Monday on Wall Street: Markets Open Lower, Fail to Gain Much Traction
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a report from China that the country’s industrial production rose 9.3% in April, a smaller rise than economists expected. China also reported retail sales up 12.8%,…
AMD Loves New Low-Cost Servers All Over Again
ThinkstockAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is seeing the price of AMD stock up yet again on new news that new servers launching on its technology at a lower price are now available. If…
New Bank Stress Tests Coming, Generated Under Self-Direction
ThinkstockDodd-Frank, the Volcker Rule, and other bank regulations have been ongoing and increasing in the years after the great recession. Now we have a new communication from the Federal Reserve calling for the top…