ThinkstockThe Wall Street Journal published a rumor that Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) chairman and large shareholder Leonard Riggio may try to takeover the part of the company that owns its stores through a leveraged buyout (LBO).…
ThinkstockApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) aggressively moves into India, with discounts on the iPhone, to get a part of the huge market. (Reuters) Japan will spend $100 billion on infrastructure to boost its economy. (Reuters)…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Everyone knows that if a company or product shows up on the first page of results from a search engine query, the chances that the company or product will…
courtesy of Office DepotIf the press is correct, there is a very good chance that OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) and Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) will merge, hundreds of stores will be…
courtesy of Office DepotRumors came out over the weekend that Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) and OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) finally are considering a long-awaited and long-speculated merger. This will not be…
ThinkstockIn its quarterly report on estimated e-commerce retail sales released today, the U.S. Census Bureau said that adjusted online sales jumped 15.6% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2012. On an unadjusted…
courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.No company has a better reputation among American consumers than Amazon.com. The online retailer pushed Apple out of the the top slot this year, according to a…
ThinkstockThe difference between professional services reviews posted to Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) and book reviews posted at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) or the number of video views counted at Google Inc.’s…
courtesy of Time WarnerIf most of Time Inc., the world’s largest and most famous magazine publisher, may be sold, then so can any other pillar of old media. Rumors are that relatively…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) founder Richard Schulze set an agreement with the troubled retailer’s board in August that would allow him to examine its financials with the goal…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Shares of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) have just dropped right before the closing bell. The word is out that founder Richard Schulze is considering alternatives to…
ThinkstockAs Fat Tuesday quickly turns into Ash Wednesday, Lent will take place from Wednesday, February 13 to Saturday, March 30 in 2013. It may not seem like much on the surface, but…
Wikimedia CommonsAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) place so high on most customer satisfaction surveys that the repetition has made the conclusions commonplace. Unfortunately for several financially battered retailers,…
ThinkstockBarclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) will cut 3,700 jobs as the troubled bank restructures. (Reuters) Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) adds to its low-priced Asha line. (Reuters) A judge approves a request by Apple…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Bendable glass, more powerful mini-chips, and an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) product line that appears to have stalled in an effort to create brand new products have fueled speculation…
