Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) reported earnings for the quarter ending June 30–its fiscal first quarter–and the numbers were sterling even though it has recalled nearly nine million of its vehicles. Revenue reached 4,872…
It has to be frustrating to Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) to stand by and watch the success of the Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and iPad which helps its major rival AT&T Inc.…
A new government study done for the NOAA shows that only 26% of the oil spilled into the Gulf by the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe still poses a threat to shorelines and wildlife. The balance…
MarketWatch: Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) upped its full-year forecast Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) began the “static kill” of its well in the Gulf. Reuters: Japan is worried because the yen is at a…
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), a slightly younger brother to Blockbuster in the retail industry, has gone up for sale. The book store firm’s stock moved up 30% after hours to $16.10, more evidence…
Jen-Hsun Huang, the co-founder, president and chief operating officer of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA), is reportedly a perfectionist who has little patience for screw-ups by employees. Too bad he isn’t held to the same…
The clock has run down for Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) already. The Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android-based smartphones is made by a bevy of manufacturers. The Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone has taken so…
There has not been a single positive piece of housing news in more than a month. That string continued today as the National Association of Realtors put out is June figures for pending home…
Updated throughout the day. The Federal Reserve may make small moves to try to improve the economy (WSJ) Investment bank Houlihan Lokey refused to support the buyout of The Tribune Co. (WSJ) Genzyme has…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
The government and most economists say that the recession is over. It ended late last year, in fact. Several recent polls of consumers show that the average American believes that the recession is still…
July car sales will almost certainly be the best since the “Cars for Clunkers” period last September. Industry experts expect annualized figures to reach 11.8 million. That is still far below the 16 million…
Allergan (NYSE: AGN) announced its second quarter earnings and a dividend of $.05 a share. The company can afford it. Allergan made $242 million in net income on $1.27 billion in sales. The specialty…
It now appears that the Gulf oil spill was the largest in history. A statement released by the Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center on August 2 says “at the beginning of the spill,…
Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) will try to “kill” its well leak by today. Reuters: The Fed may buy new mortgage bonds to help the credit system Reuters: The US said the United Arab…
Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) Chief Executive Rex Tillerson keeps a low profile. How low? His picture is not provided in his official corporate biography as it is for other top executives. That is not…
Jeff Zucker’s departure as GE’s (NYSE: GE) NBC Universal CEO is among the worst kept secrets in the history of Hollywood. What remains a mystery, however, is who would want the job and what…
Updated throughout the day. AT&T (NYSE: T), Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and Barclays will compete with Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) in the online payment business. (WSJ) David Wehner has become CFO of…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
Accuweather, The Weather Channel and their websites have the market cornered to give consumers maps of weather patterns and forecasts. That era may be over. Google Earth has added a weather layer. The huge…