Yahoo!-ABC News Leads Online Digital News Visits, as Mobile Rules
One trend that stands out in the new Pew Research Center Journalism & Media Study is that consumption of news has moved incresasingly toward mobile devices.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Surprisingly, Samsung Leads Global Mobile Phone Market, but Apple Surges
Samsung remained the world's largest mobile phone maker. However, Apple posted huge growth, as Samsung's sales fell.
Mercedes Worldwide Sales Surge Led by US and China
Daimler reported extraordinary results for the first quarter, led by a surge in global Mercedes-Benz sales.
Baltimore Demographics: The City by the Numbers
As Baltimore disintegrates due to violence, it is worth looking at how different the city is from its home state of Maryland.
Obviously, Xerox CEO Burns Needs to Go
Xerox CEO Ursula Burns has run out of excuses. After announcing a horrible forecast for future earnings, Xerox's shares dropped 9% and touched a 52-week low.
Apple Short Interest Flat Ahead of Earnings
Short sellers have taken a neutral position head of Apple's earnings. The guessing game about iPhone sales may be enough to keep potential shorts on the sidelines.
American Attitude Toward Home Buying Dips
New Gallup research shows the "home buying climate" slowing. Perhaps a slowdown in home sales has cut confidence in home values, or perhaps a deceleration in rising home prices.
Fitch Downgrades Japan to A From A+
Japan's slow economy and lack of the lack of success of central bank efforts to lift GDP are among the factors that have triggered a downgrade of Japan's debt.
Apple Needs to Sell 60 Million iPhones
courtesy of Apple Inc.The consensus forecasts from Wall Street analysts indicate that as part of Apple’s upcoming report this week, there will have been between 45 million and 55 million iPhones sold in the most recent quarter.…
Suddenly, Ford Offers Big Discounts on New F-Series Pickups
The new Ford F-Series pickup is supposed to be the future of trucks. So, why is the manufacturer offering steep discounts in some markets?
Obviously, People Will Not Pay for Hamburger Delivery From McDonald’s
A company called Postmates wants to rule the world of the home delivery of fast food -- literally. This means on-demand delivery in every major city in the world.
Google Proves It Is Still Better Than Facebook
Google's recent quarterly earnings show that Facebook has a very long way to go before it can even approach Google's size.
Microsoft Moves Away From Shadow of Gates, Ballmer
Microsoft's new CEO, Satya Narayana Nadella, has started to shift the company's core business toward the cloud. For the time being, he has been successful.
Americans Pick Real Estate as Best Long-Term Investment
ThinkstockAfter a horrible collapse in real estate prices over the course of the recession, and a surge back in prices recently, Americans believe it is the best long-term investment among all other means of…
Amazon Online Visits Over Double Wal-Mart’s
If Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, wants to target e-commerce powerhouse Amazon.com, it has a long way to go, at least in terms of visits to the websites of the two companies.
Why Best Buy Sells Frigidaire Dish Washers
Best Buy sells dish washers refrigerators, driers, microwaves and ovens, and all of them at steep discounts.
Amazon Moves Into the Travel Business
Amazon.com has a new line of business. It will allow customers to book travel, within some markets the e-commerce site serves.
IBM Continues Sharp Spin Downward
IBM's first-quarter results were far too poor for shares to rally and they offered no proof that the company has begun to recover.
How Spirit Airlines Makes Money While Being Hated
Spirit Airlines could not have done much worse in the widely regarded American Customer Satisfaction Index, yet its stock has surged over the past five years.
American Airlines Cuts Ticket Prices to 50 States
American Airlines has cut fares to all 50 states as part of a promotion that presumably will add to its summer traffic.