BusinessWeek has an annal Tech’s Hottest Growth Companies list. Fifty corporations make the cut. The initial list is probably generated by computer and then reviewed by humans, but how some firms make the list…
BusinessWeek runs an annual Tech’s Hot Growth Companies. The list of 50 companies is probably generated by computer and then reviewed by the editor’s, but how some of the candidates make the list, especially…
Home Deport and Lowe’s (HD)(LOW) may be ready for their shares to move up. Both companies still have a great deal of cash. WIth below market P/Es any good news in the housing market…
Wal-Mart had slightly better than expected same-store sales in December, up 1.6%. It did not matter much. The performance was dismal. Research firm Retail Metrics said that overall retail sales rose 4.6% if Wal-Mart’s…
Now that Apple’s board has cleared Steve Jobs of wrong-doing in the Apple back-dating probe, the feds may want a swing at the pinata. Why? Well, for one, as Professor David Yermack pointed out…
There’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip. YouTube’s antipiracy software is not ready. As time passes the purchase of the video-sharting site begins to look more and more like Ebay purchase…
Chrysler cut a deal with Chinese car maker Chery to build small, gas efficient vehicles. Chrysler will market the cars worldwide. The deal is likely to torque off the UAW no end, and could…
Tis the season. While AT&T got its massive merger with BellSouth cleared by the FCC, it had to promise "net neutrality" for a time. In other words, it cannot charge websites that are bandwidth…
Accordng to Reuters, AT&T closed it $86 billion to merge with BellSouth, overcoming early FCC resistance. Reuters writes that Apple restated earnings due to options backdating but stood by CEO Steve Jobs. Retuers reports…
We are encouraging our readers to contribute predictions and ideas for 2007. Do you want to get a shot at making your own 2007 forecats,predictions, and a even get a shot at making your…
This is a list of 10 large cap public companies where Wall Street would likely reward each stock if the CEO would either step down or if he was forced out. Please read carefully,…
AMD is making a very big deal out of a federal court asking Intel to produce documents covering its communications with foreign PC makers. AMD is making antitrust claims against Intel and Japanese authorities…
Is Google a good or bad investment after it closed at $462.56? Motley Fool said on December 27, 2006 that it may be the worst stock for 2007. Calling anything bearish on Google can…
The big news before the open of the market is that Apple’s board has complete confidence in Steve Jobs. The fact that he seemed to know about some miss-timed options grants notwithstanding. He will…
Stocks: (S)(NOK)(MOT)(INTC) Sprint is gunning its WiMax engines as it gets ready to spread the service across the US. Nokia is about to be selected for infrastructure equipment along with current suppliers Samsung and…
Maybe GM ran out of gas as 2006 closed. The stock was up over 50% for the year, but has sold off recently. It could be a breather, or it could be the end.…
A report filed by Apple with the SEC says that Steve Jobs was aware of certain option grants that had "favorable" terms and made recommendations for some of these. He did not get a…
Stocks: (F)(MSFT)(SIRI) Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is from Detroit. But, the software company’s plan to help Ford put services like e-mail into cars seems a bit off. The new system will allow Ford customers…
Europe markets were moderately mixed. The FTSE was off .4% to 6,219. BP was down .9% to 566.5. BT was down .9% to 303.75. Reuters was flat at 443.5. Vodafone was down .5% to…
AT&T got a little scared over the FCC delay of its BellSouth merger? Nope The big phone company said it would make certain concessions like offering stand alone DSL and ‘Net neutrality" for two…