If mobile phones still did nothing but voice calls and text messaging, existing mobile networks would likely be sufficient for another 10 years or more. Smartphones that surf the web and allow users to…
NokiaStandard & Poor’s suspects that the new strategy from Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), set to be announced February 11th, is not going to be enough to boost the company’s competitive position in the mobile…
By John Tamny The food rioting over price spikes in the Middle East is the latest illusory Malthusian crack-up rooted in devaluationist dollar policy in the U.S. Though we pretend otherwise, every currency…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), China MediaExpress Holdings (NASDAQ: CCME), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ: KLIC), Orexigen…
Updated throughout the day Citigroup (NYSE: C) will pay more of its investment banker bonuses in stock (Bloomberg) Europe officials are close to a decision to allow the recently created rescue fund to buy…
It is widely assumed that cable companies make money by allowing their customers to have access to content in real-time or recorded on DVRs. The same can be said of the satellite TV companies.…
Companies locked in a struggle to remain viable and maintain their profits and sales sometimes begin to run out of customers. This happened to GM (NYSE: GM), which had a 50% share of domestic…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, spoke recently at the Monetary Authority of Singapore meeting. He identified what he says are the two most important risks to a global recovery. Neither…
China’s purchasing managers’ index was 52.9, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. The figure was the lowest in a half a year, and was below most expectations. Analysts say that the number…
China PMI data for January showed inflation (Reuters) BP plc (NYSE: BP) posted strong earnings and reinstated its dividend (Reuters) The IMF said imbalances in employment and prices could cause protectionism among nations (Reuters)…
The price of a barrel of North Sea Brent crude broke through $100 this morning, while the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate is hovering around $90. Does that mean that alternative…
The iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) lost nearly 20% of its 96% share of the tablet market in the fourth quarter of 2010 to tablets using the Android operating system from Google Inc.…
Ever since 2005, when its offer to buy Unocal was withdrawn following cries of political rage, Cnooc Ltd. (NYSE: CEO) and other Chinese oil companies kept a low profile on acquisitions, particularly in North…
By Douglas A. McIntyre Unknown to most Americans, a surprising number of U.S. cities have drinking water with unhealthy levels of chemicals and contaminants. In fact, some organizations and state environmental agencies that collect…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO), NPS Pharmaceuicals (NASDAQ: NPSP), Mattson Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTSN), and Xenoport, Inc.…
Updated throughout the day. The head of Barai Capital may be a target of the insider trading probe (WSJ) Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has begun to offer sharp discounts to clear holiday inventory (NYPost) Carrefour…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told “60 Minutes” that he enjoys watching banks sweat as they await the release of documents about their internal conversations, plans and operations. Assange has threatened the action for several weeks. He…
Americans are used to being No.1 in nearly all the world’s businesses, and athletic endeavors. The foundation of that certainly began to erode in the 1970’s, when much of America’s manufacturing industry started to…
Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) announced it third quarter earnings and raised it full-year net income forecast to 530 billion yen from 500 billion. Honda said its optimism was based on US sales and its…