AMD’s New Chip Can’t Save it
AMD (AMD) launches it new Barcelona quad-core chip today. With four processors in one, it offers server and PC manufacturers a new level of computing power at a relatively low price. The problem is…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Google Gets A New Fan
Capgemini, the largest IT consultant in Europe, will begin to market Google (GOOG) Apps. The software combines the search company’s e-mail, spreadsheet, document, and presentation functions. Unlike Microsoft (MSFT) Windows, it runs by connecting…
KKR Knuckles Under
After weeks of sabre rattling about how its would hold banks to their lending commitments on money to finance its takeover of First Data (FDC), KKR "appears willing to agree to a covenant that…
Disney Humiliates Mattel
Disney (DIS) will begin to inspect toys based on characters that it licenses to large companies like Mattel (MAT). Disney does not make the toys. It does not sell them. But, to protect its…
If Yahoo! Outsources Search, Microsoft Must Pay Up
According to The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! (YHOO) has recently considered outsourcing search to either Microsoft (MSFT) or Google (GOOG). Although it recently launched its own new search function, Panama, it does not seem…
Asia Markets 9/10/2007
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 2.2% to 15,765. Toyota (TM) was down 2.4% to 6440. Sony (SNE) was down 6% to 4300. The Hang Seng rose rose .5% to 23,101. China…
New Digest 9/10/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) will list its shares on the Japanese stock market as early as November. Reuters writes that Capgemini, Europe’s largest computer consultancy, will start to incorporate Google (GOOG) Apps into…
Barron’s Very Odd “Most Repected” Company List
Barron’s surveyed 95 professional managers and asked them to rank the 100 largest companies in the world based on market cap. Those surveyed were polled about which companies they most respected and which were…
The Chinese Car Market: Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz
The Chinese car market, like many things in the world’s most populated country, does not cease to astonish. China has passed Japan as the No. 2 vehicle market in the world, and is now…
Is Microsoft Falling Behind In The Browser Wars
For Microsoft (MSFT), the Internet Explorer browser is more than another piece of software. It is a strategic element of the company’s effort to build a large online presence to compete with Google (GOOG)…
Wal-Mart Gives Women’s Clothing Another Try, Online
When Wal-Mart (WMT) tried to makeover a number of its stores to attract higher income shoppers, the effort was a failure. Consumers simply could not see the world’s largest retailer at an environment where…
The Trouble Will Not End For Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific (BSX) has been vexed by problems with its stents, one of its largest businesses. There have been several medical research reports which say that the drug coated stents that the company markets…
FCC May Ban Exclusive Cable Deals, Bad News For Time Warner Cable (TWC), Cablevision (CVC)
From Silicon Alley Insider The FCC is considering new rules that ban exclusive deals between cable companies and landlords, Reuters reports. This is great news for consumers, expecially in New York City, where almost…
OPEC Lands Another Blow
The head of OPEC says that the oil supply is plenty good. It is refining that is the problem. That would put the reason for higher oil prices squarely on the shoulders of the…
The Media Gaffe of the Week (September 8, 2007)
Everyone makes mistakes from time to time, and many of the mistakes just don’t point themselves out as a major gaffe. Computers are only so smart, and even Gaff or Gaffe make the cut…
What You Missed This Last Week (September 3 to 7, 2007)
A lot happened this last week, even if many of you were still on holiday. Here is a snippet of what happened: The jobs numbers sucked on Friday and gave the first negative jobs…
As Chrysler Looks Overseas, GM, Toyota, And VW Wait
It would be nice to think that hiring one person could help Chrysler build its business overseas where it has very little market share. The company did pick-up GM’s (GM) former head of China…
This Week on StockHouse September 4 to 7
Investors came back to the markets after the Labor Day long weekend ready to buy, although credit jitters refused to be put to rest altogether. The new fall season brings the launch of StockHouse…
Motorola: An Empty Promise Of A Turnaround
Ed Zander, Motorola’s (MOT) CEO, promised that things would be better for the company’s shareholders. Soon. Handsets sales at the firm have fallen off a cliff. Once the clear No.2 behind Nokia (NOK), MOT…
IPO FILING: BlueArc Corporation
BlueArc Corporation has filed to come public in an IPO of up to $103.5 million in securities sales. It has no ticker applied and has not determined if it will list on NYSE or…