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Nokia Posts Profit, Tosses Dividend

courtesy of Nokia Corp.Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) reported fourth-quarter and full year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the mobile handset maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Global Connectivity Speeds Faster Than a Year Ago

ThinkstockAkamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) issued its third-quarter report on connectivity. Not surprisingly, connection speeds on average have risen compared to the same period as last year: The global average connection speed decreased by approximately…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

What’s Important in the Financial World (1/24/2013)

ThinkstockDreamliner Stays Grounded There is no hope in sight for Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) as it tries to get its 787 Dreamliner flagship back in the air. Japanese investigators say that an overcharging of…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Media Digest (1/24/2013) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) posts disappointing iPhone sales numbers for the most recent quarter. (Reuters) The International Trade Commission will review Apple patent claims against Samsung. (Reuters) Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) probably will end its…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Unions Lose Ground in Biggest State Strongholds

Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe new annual data on union membership must be particularly depressing for labor leaders in states that have traditionally been their strongholds. New BLS data show that national union membership dropped to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

America’s Most Misleading Product Claims

ThinkstockThe Federal Trade Commission recently ruled that advertisements from juice maker POM Wonderful contained health claims that were misleading and unsubstantiated. This was not the first confrontation between the regulator and the company. In…

Mike Sauter · 14 years ago

Europe Economy Catches a Falling Knife as PMI Flattens

ThinkstockPurchasing managers index (PMI) data for the eurozone as issued by Markit, which did not give reason for much optimism, but should temper pessimism about the region’s overall economy. According to the research firm: The…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Exxon May Pass Apple’s Market Cap Today

Wikimedia CommonsThe market capitalization of Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) may pass that of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) today, or, if not, relatively soon. Apple’s stock fell 11% after its reported lackluster earnings and…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Spain’s Unemployment Jumps to 26.02%, a High

ThinkstockLa tasa de paro sube un punto respecto al tercer trimestre y se sitúa en el 26,02%. In other words, Spain’s unemployment rate moved to 26.02% in the last quarter of 2012, a staggering…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

China’s PMI Surges

ThinkstockThe HSBC China PMI flashed a surge to 51.9 in January based on its preliminary measure, with any number above signaling expansion. The final count for December was 51.5. The figure almost certainly means that overseas demand…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Apple Suppliers and Ecosphere Players Get Hit on Earnings

courtesy of Apple Inc.By now you know the news that is driving Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) lower and lower, but the earnings report and lower margins have an interesting side-effect here even if Apple is…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

Apple Posts Record iPhone and iPad Sales, Weak on Mac Sales

By Matthew YoheMatt Yohe at en.wikipedia CC-BY-3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reported its first fiscal quarter earnings for 2013 and the consumer electronics giant turned in results of $13.81 in earnings…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

Netflix Blows the Doors Off

courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported fiscal fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the video distribution company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago