When Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) coughed up $1.65 billion for YouTube in 2006, there were plenty of questions about what the Google brass was smoking. It’s still not clear whether YouTube is…
Japan was hit by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake. (Reuters) Chinese insurance regulators passed on details of the AIG (NYSE: AIG) disaster to local insurance companies, according to WikiLeaks. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
Jon OggShort sellers are selectively making very mixed short selling activities in the high-priced market leaders. Some are seeing gains, others are seeing lower short selling. We tracked the moves for the…
Yesterday’s Facebook slap on Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is one which has already gone with some supporting the drop and others refuting it. It seemed a bit harsh if you look at…
“If gasoline tops $4.00 per gallon in the coming weeks, consumers may be forced to make significant changes to their spending habits. At this stage of the recovery, that could be an…
Jon OggThe short sellers seem to be increasing bets in some sectors while decreasing their bets elsewhere. We are again seeing a record low in the short interest while others are seeing…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Cut to Neutral at UBS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.…
The iTunes store has been a huge success for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has yet to introduce a music marketplace, but hopes do so next month, according to…
Forget about Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) winning from its new efforts in digital downloads for a moment. Take a look at its credit rating from the credit ratings agency. Standard & Poor’s…
Jon C. Ogg Hulu’s management may not have admitted it already, but the company is about to be irreparably damaged by new initiatives to stream premium content to the home. The first was launched over…
Nasdaq OMX may bid for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) (Reuters) Oil reached a 2 1/2 high on Middle East concerns (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) made a grim forecast for…
The leading online music streaming service in Europe, Spotify, is reportedly in line to get an injection of $100 million in venture funding as it seeks to launch its service in the…
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) recently joined the waves and waves of public companies which filed their 10-K annual reports with the SEC. We often dig through these and other reports to find…
Investors are concerned about whether Wal-Mart’s (NYSE: WMT) US store division has grown. (Reuters) Moody’s cut its outlook on Japan to negative due to concerns about whether government austerity measures will work.…
24/7 Wall St. chose the ten most important pieces of news for major US corporations so far this year. Our evaluation was based on the history of the company and industry involved…
