GM’s Chapter 11 filing shows that it will hold onto its highly successful Latin American and Chinese operations. From the standpoint of its new shareholders that makes sense. Both of the overseas markets are…
Nintendo says it is doing remarkable well, especially in America. Recent data from the industry show that sales of the company’s Wii have slowed considerably. Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) have released products meant…
Starbucks (SBUX) does not seem to know how to leave well-enough alone. It is a coffee chain. But, it has tried to sell music, DVDs, coffee machines, and breakfast and lunch foods. In a…
Walt Mossberg, the tech columnist of The Wall Street Journal, made a good point recently. Smartphones like the Apple (AAPL)iPhone are not phones at all. They are miniature portable computers. Suddenly, there is not…
There are suddenly a lot of companies that want to be the small, low-cost, nimble niche car company that builds vehicles for what used to be an American market that produced 16 million unit…
Reuters: A survey shows the global stimulus spending lacks direction. Reuters: The race for “green” cars is still wide open. Reuters: GM (GM) and Chrysler will face Senate scrutiny are dealer closings. Reuters: Bank…
Markets in Asia were mostly higher. The Nikkei rose .3% to 9,742. The Hang Seng was up 2.7% to 17,868. The Shanhai Composite rose 1.7% to 2,779. At the open in Europe, the FTSE…
Tivo (TIVO) got its start as the original digital video recording device company. Consumer electronics hobbyists bought Tivos by the hundreds of thousands to put on top of their TVs to record shows to…
JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) has announced that it intends to offer some 20 million shares of common stock. It also plans to offer an aggregate of $150 million in convertible debentures in two…
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) has nearly defied logic, even for a market where the news has become irrelevant and bad news and good news alike lead to the conclusion of “….…
GM (GM) is supposed to the poorly managed bankrupt car company that has trouble producing vehicles that the domestic market will buy. Toyota (TM) is the nibble competitor with the fuel-efficient and defect-free vehicles…
It’s a shame Twitter has not figured out a way to bring in revenue. According to audience research firm Nielsen, the number of minutes spent on Twitter by its users moved up 3,712% to…
There is rather a large amount of buzz out there, and perhaps some confusion, today about Acer’s use of the Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) for netbooks. Acer will begin selling…
Loral Space & Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LORL) has just filed to sell close to $300 million worth of voting and non-voting shares of common stock in an SEC filing. The break-down is voting common…
There has been an ongoing war between those who think short selling should be allowed under any circumstances and those who want the practice curbed. That argument is likely to heat up again based…
The waves of capital raising continues. American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), and Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) are just the leading financial institutions…
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has received much publicity from its e-book reader, the Kindle. It has also taken criticism. Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) has let its e-book reader get lapped up in the wake…
Duoyuan Global Water Inc. has filed as a foreign issuer to come public in the U.S. via an initial public offering. The proposed offering is for up to $86,250,000 via the sale of 5,000,000…
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Tuesday morning: Allergan (AGN) Raised to Overweight at Thomas Weisel. China Unicom (CHU) Raised to Buy…
These are the top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street early this Tuesday morning: Ascent Solar (ASTI) Cut to Neutral at Merriman Curhan Ford. Bankrate (RATE) Cut…