The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart (WMT), will begin to offer a broader, and more expensive, set of health benefits packages to its US employees. The new programs give WMT workers the option of paying…
Google (GOOG) is not satisfied with having the world’s most successful search engine advertising model. Nor should it be. There will eventually be some limit to the number of text ads it can target…
Sun Microsystems (JAVA) thinks China will be the hot country in Asia over the next few years. Like almost every other US company, it believes it can double sales in the huge nation. With…
SAP (SAP), the huge German provider of enterprise software, will introduce products for small and mid-sized companies. The firm has always made its money selling complex back-office and process management software to Fortune Global…
Now that it appears that there is a good chance that the UAW will accept a transfer of funds used to cover healthcare from the Big Three to the union. the real dealing is…
According to Reuters, Google (GOOG) will begin to test a new interactive ad service that will allow marketers to measure user respone on creative unites using video and images. The Wall Street Journal writes…
Markets in Asia were up sharply. The Nikkei rose 3.7% to 16,382. NEC (NIPNY) was up 4.5% to 559. Sony (SNE) was up 3.6% to 5490. Toyota (TM) was up 4.9% to 6700. The…
Macrovision Corp. (NASDAQ:MVSN) completed its $100 Million Share Repurchase; Board Authorizes Additional $60 Million Share Repurchase. Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC) announced that its Board of Directors authorized a share buyback program for up to 1…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer said he was taking away his "they know nothing!" button from his rant about the FOMC. Now Cramer is saying the Fed has finally acted and now they…
Intel (INTC) introduced several new products today. According to The Associated Press "the company’s next cycle of microprocessors, code-named Penryn, will begin shipping Nov. 12." These chips have a 20% improvement in performance coupled…
We have covered the launch of HALO 3 for Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox 360 as one of the musts for gamers, and even covered how this would impact other gaming companies. This will be a…
From Silicon Alley Insider Goldman analyst Anthony Noto chats with Comcast (CMCSA) COO Stephen B. Burke: Competition with Verizon and AT&T? Verizon has spent a lot of money to get where they are. Getting…
CMGI, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:CMGI) main unit, ModusLink Corporation has just announced its new Gateway to Europe Solution. This is supposed to be the first solution to be unveiled in a series of regionally optimized Gateway-to-Market…
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI) and Hydro Building Systems, a division of Norsk Hydro (NYSE: NHY), today announced plans for the development of a new Brise Soleil product line incorporating thin film flexible solar…
We reviewed our different portfolios of key stocks to see which ones performed the best today, and it wasn’t just the financials as a general class. At the end of the day, Jim Cramer’s…
Enterra Energy (ENT) Second big daily drop after suspending dividend. Down to $1.63 from 52-week high of $10.30. Bearingpoint (BE) Management consultants. Not doing a very good job of it. Drops to $4.51 from…
Boeing (BA) may have a PR problem. At the very least. Journalist Dan Rather will report "the new plane, which is mostly made from brittle carbon compounds rather than flexible aluminum, is more likely…
Today was the planned FOMC decision on interest rates and it seems there was a split between those looking for 25 or 50 basis points. We were in the latter group, or at least…
Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc (NYSE:AVR) is one of the names that seems to show up on the list of 52-week lows more often than it doesn’t. Today is a repeat of that instance. …
The comScore internet audience numbers show Yahoo! (YHOO) still in the top spot with US unique visitors of 135.3 million. Facebook is now No.14 among all web properties with 33.8 million uniques. Among advertising…