ThinkstockGerman Business Confidence Business confidence in Germany continues to sputter up and down as the economies of the countries around it disintegrate. Consumer spending within its borders and trade with countries outside the European…
ThinkstockIf China will build its economy in a way that mirrors the paths taken by most of the nations in the developed world, it can grow at a rate of more than 8% per year…
courtesy of XeroxOne of the largest hurdles to the Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) “recovery” is the extent to which its employees hold the company and its chief executive, Ursula M. Burns, in low regard.…
courtesy Airbus S.A.The markets must be optimistic about both consumer and business spending, as well as the ongoing drop in oil prices. The stocks of almost every major airline reached 52-week highs in the…
courtesy of MicrosoftCyprus likely to be pushed out of the European Union if it cannot repair its finances enough to get aid. (Reuters) An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report on China…
ThinkstockCyprus is not the only major concern for the European Union. The purchasing managers index (PMI) for the region plunged in March as more evidence came in that austerity may widen deficits rather than…
courtesy Dell Inc.If Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) can top an buyout offer by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to buy Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), the private equity firm may have found an…
ThinkstockCyprus is in the midst of trying to keep capital in the country, as smart individuals, companies and investors pull money from the troubled nation. The notion that savings could be taxed as a…
courtesy of YouTubeGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube management bragged about reaching the one billion active user level. But it said little about its revenue contribution to the search company, because it makes almost none. In the…
ThinkstockA large body of evidence indicates that many people who lost jobs in the most recent recession have had to replace them with positions that pay much less. If so, consumer spending has been quietly…
courtesy Boeing Co.Who wants to fly on Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) crippled 787 Dreamliner, once the company has sorted out dangerous problems with one of the batteries that operates the plane? Those who can…
Thinkstockby Jon Friedman It didn’t take long for Time Warner’s stockholders to see the wisdom of the company’s decision earlier this month to spin off the Time Inc. publishing unit. In fact, they could…
ThinkstockEuropean Business Activity Cyprus is not the only major concern for the European Union. The purchasing managers index (PMI) for the region plunged in March as more evidence came in that austerity may widen…
courtesy of AOL, IncChina’s PMI rises, but the improvement is unimpressive. (Reuters) Cyprus will keep banks closed and may nationalize pension funds. (Reuters) The Fed will hold interest rates as they are, as Bernanke’s…
Wikimedia CommonsJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) suffered another blow to its reputation, as a government agency downgraded its rating of the financial firm’s management. What that means for the bank from a…
ThinkstockWorries have heightened again about unfriendly governments. The U.S. government has accused China of hacking American companies, and potentially parts of the federal government, as a mean to gather data or disrupt Internet operations. Now…
ThinkstockThe debate over what will happen to Cyprus quickened as a rescue by the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund appeared to fall apart after the small country’s parliament rejected plans…
ThinkstockJ.P. Morgan Management Downgrade J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) suffered another blow to its reputation, as a government agency downgraded its rating of the financial firm’s management. What that means for the…
courtesy Dell Inc.Financial firm Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) may make a offer to take Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) private, an offer that would be higher than one from Michael Dell and Silver Lake. Such a…
ThinkstockVolkswagen has recalled 384,181 cars in China, including Golf, Magotan, Sagitar and Audi A3 models. Bloomberg reports that the cost of this action to VW will be more than $600 million. The more important issue…