Facebook hit by a bug that put porn and graphic violence images onto many pages. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) names Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Robert Iger to its board. (Reuters) Dell…
The economic choppiness is coming to a head with the age of dividend hikes. The pressure is going to remain for companies to continue returning capital to shareholders while also looking for…
The ability to afford theme park visits is a good proxy for the financial health of the middle class. The parks that Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) runs require the visitor to pay…
Douglas A. McIntyre Updated throughout the day Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) may release a new Nook, and drop prices on some of the e-readers (Reuters) Walt Disnet (NYSE: DIS) and Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube…
There is concern that the new Greek government will not be stable enough to run the nation. (Reuters) As finances in Italy deteriorate, concerns grow about the ability of the government to…
Earnings season has peaked, but we still have many key earnings reports and economic events coming in the week ahead. 24/7 Wall St. has featured a calendar with events scheduled all-week on…
Media producer Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) this morning posted adjusted EPS of $0.79 on $7.07 billion in revenues. Consensus estimates called for EPS of $0.76 on revenues of $6.97 billion. The…
Greeks will vote on planned austerity, which could wreck the chances of a conclusion to the bailout. (Reuters) China’s PMI falls to the lowest level since early 2009. (Reuters) Chemical and defense…
There are plenty of challenges facing the network and cable TV industry these day, not the least of which is the growth in streaming video. The well-known troubles of Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Streaming video provider Hulu LLC has been taken off the auction block by owners News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), among others. Rumored potential buyers…
When the G20 meets, the focus will be on the EU crisis. (Reuters) Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Q3 numbers kill concerns about U.S. ad markets. (Reuters) JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) earnings pull down equity…
It is not unusual for brands to disappear. It is unusual to see major brands resurrected. Scores of brands like New Coke, Circuit City, and Borders are likely to be gone forever.…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is often considered the king of stocks. Even after the death of Steve Jobs, Apple remains the most valuable company by market cap and shares recently made it…
Walmart announced a partnership today with the world’s largest social media service offering unique Facebook pages for 3,500 of its stores. The move, according to the world’s largest retailer, is an effort…
AT&T (NYSE: T) sold 200,000 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4S smartphones in the first 12 hours it was available (Reuters) Fitch cut its ratings of Spain and Italy (Reuters) Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S)…
