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Retail
RadioShack, Left For Dead, Dies
RadioShack (NYSE: RSH), at 90 years old, operates in over 7,200 locations. Even with those advantages, the company might as well fold. The company stands as a fine example of how better-run…
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The 12 Companies with the Highest-Paid Boards of Directors
Often, the media discusses the issue of high CEO pay, but what about high pay for members of the board? More than a dozen public company boards had directors whose compensation averaged…
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Companies and Brands
Barnes & Noble: The Next Bridge to Nowhere (BKS, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG)
Ron Burkle and his Yucaipa funds have distributed nearly 12 million shares of Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) to shareholders of two of the funds, according to a filing yesterday with…
10:28am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Netflix to Build Its Own Content Network (NFLX, INTC, GOOG, AAPL, AMZN, MSFT, AKAM, LVLT, LLNW)
Yesterday’s announcement from Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) that the company would its own content delivery network (CDN) based on the Open Connect standard. White-box provider Intequus will build the servers which will…
7:44am ET
Investing
Can Anything Stop the iPad? (AAPL, GOOG, AMZN, SSNLF, BKS)
Since its introduction just over two years ago, the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has either been the only tablet device on the market or the biggest seller by a very…
6:39pm ET
Investing
Amazon Buys Mystery And Romance Publisher–Will Random House Be Next?
What does Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) want with a small publisher of mystery, romance, and Western novels? None of the 3,000 titles owned by Avalon Books is online now. Amazon must believe there…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — June 4, 2012 (FB, YUM, TM, AMZN, BA, CVGW, CONN, NX, JASO, MFRM, UNFI, LAYN, CRED, FOR, ENPH, DAL)
The three major US stock indexes opened very slightly higher this morning, but soon turned south on a disappointing report on US factory orders (our coverage here). In Europe, Germany once again…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, BAC, BA, SCHW, CME, FB, GALE, PCG, RF, STI, AMTD, TM, VLO, WSO, WNR, YUM)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) removed from Conviction Buy List at Evercore. Bank…
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Investing
China Tops Global Online Retail, U.S. Left Behind
China’s Ministry of Commerce told the nation’s official news agency, Xinhua, that the People’s Republic will be the country with the most online retail volume in the world by 2013. U.S. e-commerce companies do…
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Media
Pandora’s New Threat Comes From Samsung
courtesy of Pandora MediaPandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) recently rallied with its earnings report last week, but there is a new threat for it and other services. A new Galaxy smartphone by…
6:20am ET
Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (5/24/2012) MSNBC.com, Toyota’s New Markets
Toyota (NYSE: TM) announced it would move more aggressively into emerging markets. The Wall Street Journal reports that: Toyota, Japan’s biggest car maker by volume, plans to sell more than 1 million…
6:11am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Samsung Galaxy S3 Hits US–For $800
The wildly successful Samsung Galaxy S 3 will be available in the US starting on June 1. But, the first wave of handsets will not be sold by carriers. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN)…
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Telecom & Wireless
Mobile Advertising Booming on Tablets (AAPL, AMZN, SSNLF, GOOG, RIMM, NOK, BKS, MM)
In the first quarter of 2012, the leading maker of mobile devices as measured by page impressions was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), followed by Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF.PK), HTC Corp., Motorola (now…
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Investing
As Results Fall, How Does Michael Dell Keep His Job?
There are a number of differences between Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) founder and CEO Michael Dell and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Among them is that Zuckerberg holds shares that allow him…
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Investing
Best Buy Bounces, But Not Enough (BBY, RSH, GME, AMZN, WMT, AAPL)
Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first quarter results this morning that were better than expected and the company’s shares are getting a much-needed bounce. The company reported adjusted…