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Douglas A. McIntyre

Google AdSense Celebrates 10th Birthday

courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) AdSense, which has made tens of billions of dollars for online sites, large and small, celebrated its 10th birthday. The ad system allows publishers to easily run…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

DISH Drops Sprint Bid, Turns to Clearwire

courtesy of Sprint Corp.Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) dropped its bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), which means it is probable that Japan’s Softbank will get a 78% controlling interest in the number…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Japan Trade Surplus Rises

ThinkstockThe Ministry of Finance’s Trade Statistics of Japan said exports rose 10.1% in May to 5.567 trillion yen. The nation posted a trade deficit of 993 billion yen for the same period. Exports to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

At G8, an Odd Mix of Optimism and Concern

ThinkstockA statement from the G8 conference said that while the global economy may be in the midst of a recovery, there remain a number of trap doors that could open and swallow the progress.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Facebook Dominates Twitter Among Brands — Optimal

courtesy of Facebook Inc.Optimal Inc. has released a new study about brand leadership numbers between Twitter and Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). The data show the massive lead the world’s largest social network has in…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

For 2014, PwC Projects Medical Cost Trend of 6.5%

ThinkstockConsultancy PwC expects medical costs to rise at only 6.5% in 2014, which would be down sharply from increases in recent years. It expects the both the economy and federal public policy will help…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Europe Car Sales Collapse in May — GM Needs to Leave

ThinkstockIn another sign that the recession in Europe has hit consumer spending, car sales there fell in May and reached their lowest level in that month since 1993. The data likely will press U.S.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Third Point Increases Sony Ownership

courtesy of Sony Corp.As a means to pressure Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) to spin out its entertainment division, Third Point, which is controlled by activist investor David Loeb, said it has upped its ownership…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Obama: Bernanke “Stayed a Lot Longer” Than Expected at Fed

courtesy U.S. Federal ReservePresident Barack Obama indicated that Ben Bernanke would not remain at the Federal Reserve after the current term. This opens the possibility that frontrunner Janet Louise Yellen may takeover next year.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Sprint Sues Dish and Clearwire: The Full Release

ThinkstockSprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), desperate to hold on to a deal to be bought out by Softbank and keep its play to buy Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) for its 4G spectrum, sued Dish…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

How Not to Market a Product on Facebook

ThinkstockHow does a large company market a product on Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)? By using the Facebook page of one of its senior executives? Huawei is about to find out whether that approach will work.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Can Mere Exposure to Money Corrupt? Yes

ThinkstockA study done by Harvard researchers and experts from the University of Utah found that exposure to money can corrupt people. The research was conducted at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

AT&T Takes Orders for Samsung Galaxy S4 Active

courtesy of SamsungAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has begun to take orders for the new ultra rugged Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active. The AT&T online page set to promote the Samsung phone says “Pre-Order Now” and:…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Telefonica Gets Buyout Offer from AT&T

ThinkstockAccording to El Mundo, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) made an offer for Spanish telecom Telefonica S.A. (NYSE: TEF). According to a version of the article by translated by Google: Telefonica shares have started the session…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Apple Receives Nearly 5,000 Requests for Data from Law Enforcement

courtesy of Apple Inc.Why did one of the world’s largest tech companies take so long? In another in several announcements from large tech companies about government demands for private information about customers and customer…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago