ThinkstockSales of J.K. Rowling’s new crime novel are up 507,000% according to the BBC. The book, titled “The Cuckoo’s Calling,” was written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shows the “The…
Courtesy Boeing Co.The analysis of fires on Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) 787 has shifted from what they mean to aircraft sales onto carriers and the confidence those carriers have in its safety record as…
TwitterRegularly, marketers debate whether advertising on social media can be a hazard. Ads on Twitter and Facebook can be mocked by members. Despite the chance for exposure to what may be millions of people,…
courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.Hulu will not be sold. The online video website was put on the market by its owners, 21st-Century Fox, NBCUniversal and Walt Disney Co, (NYSE: DIS). Rumors claim there…
courtesy of MicrosoftThe flagship of Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) consumer PC products, the Surface, just got less expensive. The price of the base model dropped to $349, which is certain to be a reaction…
ThinkstockChina’s economy grew at 7.5% in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year. The government of the People’s Republic may not only use this rate as part of reform movements for…
Wikimedia CommonsAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) will buy Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) in a deal that 24/7 Wall St. anticipated months ago when Leap was put on the “Ten Brands That Will Disappear…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsThe management changes engineered by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer are the largest since he became CEO more than 13 years ago. The Windows PC OS business took…
ThinkstockThe recent spike in the price of oil shows how quickly day-to-day worries about supply make longer-term supply issues academic. After months of comments and analysis about how shale and fracking should forever alter…
ThinkstockBoth China’s prime minister and its finance minister hinted that China’s growth of gross domestic product (GDP) may slow considerably this year, and perhaps the next. That has caused many analysts to believe that…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Supporters of an effort by District of Columbia lawmakers to set required private company pay well above the national minimum will regret the day they passed a bill to do so. D.C. needs the jobs.…
courtesy of SamsungT-Mobile has set a plan to turn itself around in the United States. The effort will not be a success. Its service record it too poor and the public’s perception of it…
ThinkstockWhite-hot car sales in China have slowed considerably and no longer outpace the percentage rise in the United States by much. Auto sales in the People’s Republic were up by 11.2% in June, but…
ThinkstockThe housing market has finally come full circle, at least by one measure. Foreclosure levels have dropped to those in December 2006, the year when the bubble apparently peaked. RealtyTrac noted, as it reported…
ThinkstockDespite awful economic news about its own gross domestic product (GDP) prospects, China’s Shanghai Composite rose 3.2% to 2,073. It is worth remembering that it is down 10% over the past six months. In concert…
ThinkstockAngela Merkel is likely to be elected to a third term as Chancellor of Germany, an office she has held since 2005. If she does win, the nation’s leverage in the fight for austerity…
By International Monetary Fund , via Wikimedia CommonsBarely buried in the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast for global growth was the prediction for U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) improvement for 2013 and 2014.…
TwitterOne of the tactics Twitter has adopted to increase its ad revenue is to put sponsored tweets among the normal tweets in people’s Twitter feeds. The tactic has backfired to a great extent, as…
ThinkstockIn an action that is likely to cause deep concern among America’s largest banks: The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)…
ThinkstockChina’s exports dropped 3.1% in May, which is viewed as more evidence the Chinese economy is slowing. PMI data has recently confirmed the trend as have downward revisions in GDP improvement from both public…