Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Reuters: Bank of Japan moved rates to zero Reuters: September retail sales were probably up due to promotions. Reuters: Obama said the fiscal situation was untenable. Reuters: Twitter appointed a new CEO.…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Ford Motor (NYSE: F) wants to be the No.1 car company in America. It came close in September. Ford’s sales rose 46% to 160,873. GM’s units sold rose 22% to 172,969. Ford’s…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HP) named the former CEO of SAP (NYSE: SAP) as CEO and a former president of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) as chairman. Reuters: A trade by Waddell & Reed Financial…
Reuters: China said legislation aimed at a devaluation of the yuan violated WTO regulations. Reuters: IPOs do poorly in the People’s Republic now but can raise money from overseas investors. Reuters: The…
Gasoline-powered cars run on gas. It is as simple as that. Regular or high-grade–which depends on the motor. The theory behind the creation of non-gas-powered cars, or partially gas powered cars is…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
“Under promise, over deliver.” Someone forgot to tell Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne. He announced that he intends to have an IPO for the No.3 US car company in the second half of…
Douglas A. McIntyre Barclays raised Ford (NYSE: F) to “overweight” from “equal weight” with a $16 target. Credit Suisse upgraded NetFlix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to “neutral” from “underperform” Morgan Stanley downgraded BT Group from “overweight” to…
Reuters: Japan says it is ready to move into the forex market to support the yen. Reuters: George Soros says that China was the big winner coming out of the recession. Reuters: …
It may turn out that China is not the Holy Grail for multinational car companies that they believed it would be. The world’s largest car market was supposed to offer the opportunity…
Reuters: China has approached a Canadian fund about a rival bid for Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters: The cost of Gulf clean-up hit $8 billion. Reuters: China said that its $2.45 trillion currency…
The Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank, has published its 17th annual survey of CEO compensation, noting, among other things, that CEOs of the 50 firms that have laid off…
