Based on estimates from the Chinese government, the most populated country in the world now has 221 million people online. That puts it even with the US. Of course, the market is…
Wall St. wanted some sign that the the recession might not be pulling the economy under for the next four or five quarters. Some investors still have hopes that the downturn will…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has set its sights on being the No.1 search engine in China. It will have to get ahead of the top search company there, Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), which has…
China businesses large and small have been stealing intellectual property from US and European firms for so long that no one remembers when it began. The estimates of lost revenue stretch into…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuteres, Novartis will buy Nestle’s Alcon stakes for $39 billion. Reuters writes that Microsoft (MSFT) has given Yahoo! (YHOO) a dealine for buy-out talks. Reuters writes that Yahoo! will inform…
Two years ago the Shanghai Composites was at 1,300. It got over 6,000 last October and trades at about 3,300. At its recent 52-week low, it was off almost 50% from its…
Today we’ll get to see earnings out both Sina Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA) and Netease.com Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES). Sina Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA) estimates for the Chinese online media company from First Call are…
By any measure, Baidu (BIDU), the Chinese search engine company had a spectacular quarter. For the three months that ended December 31,the firm earned 219.8 million yuan ($30.1 million), or 6.32 yuan…
According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) is in talks with News Corp (NWS) about an M&A deal but analysts say it is unlikely to work. Reuters writes that Paulson thinks the US economy…
Chinese internet search leader Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) has posted earnings and it showed in $0.92 non-GAAP EPS on $78.3 million in revenues. The estimates from First Call for the Chinese search…
Douglas A. McIntyre After today’s close we’ll get to see earnings out of Chinese internet search leader Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU). The estimates from First Call are $0.71 EPS on $77.1 million in revenues. Last…
Douglas A. McIntyre On Wednesday afternoon, we’ll get to see earnings out of Baidu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU). The estimates from First Call for the Chinese internet search engine were $0.71 EPS on $76.83 million in…
No one in his right mind would be happy about the slide in Google’s (NASD: GOOG) shares this year. They are now off 27% on an earnings report that Wall St. did…
According to Reuters, BHP BIlliton (NYSE: BHP) raised its bid for Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP). Reuters writes that Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) may raise its bid for Yahoo! (NASD: YHOO). Reuters reports that…
On Monday evening, we’ll get to see earnings out of Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU). The estimates from First Call for the Chinese online search and advertising company $55.42 million in revenues. Estimates…
