Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) may not be as doomed as the e-book lovers think. With competition from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other digital platforms constantly two-steps ahead of it,…
Among the more developed countries of Asia — China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan — the top global brand is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in three and trails only a local brand…
Greenpeace is worried that the huge new cloud computing industry will rely on old sources of energy. The growth and size of these IT infrastructures in not only large, it is growing as…
The talk has been out there before and it will likely continue ahead… Rumors of a mini iPad. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was strongly opposed to this under Steve Jobs but now…
The prices that Spain has to pay for debt continue to race higher. The level, now more than 6% for 10-year notes, cannot be sustained if the nation is to balance its…
A number of cities’ residents breathed a sigh of relief as they found out that they would not face a shuttering of their local Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) stores. The electronics retailer…
Markets opened slightly higher this morning and about an hour before the markets close all three major indexes are more than 1% higher. The report on new unemployment claims was weaker than…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday. Adtran Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Reiterated Buy with $39 target at Argus. Agrium Inc. (NYSE:…
Sony (NYSE: SNE) says it will eliminate 10,000 jobs and retool the company for growth. (Reuters) Exports from Japan improve. (Reuters) The Fed’s Beige Book reports concern about energy costs. (Reuters) The World…
What consumers value most in a product are quality and customer service. Companies that succeed in creating a brand based on excellent quality and outstanding customer service can charge more for their…
24/7 Wall St. has said for over a year that Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) could not be turned around under incompetent CEO Brian Dunn. Clueless Best Buy founder Richard M. Schulze must…
Charles Blahous, a George Mason University research fellow, reports that the new health care law could add $530 billion to the deficit. (Washington Post) Fed Chairman Bernanke says many banks need larger…
Despite the fact that Easter and Passover holiday may not be the best time to launch a new product, Amazon. com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reports that the Lumia 900 from Nokia Corp.…
Lists of top-sellers at single destinations do not always equate to broad-reaching trends around the entire nation nor around the entire globe. Still, when you see a surprise like this it tends…
The press covered the decision by Facebook to list on Nasdaq rather than the NYSE (NYSE: NYX) as if a real contest existed between the two exchanges. Facebook could not have done otherwise…
