According to Reuters, merger talks between United (UAUA) and US Air (LCC) has slowed. Retuers writes that NetFlix (NFLX) and Blockbuster (BBI) held competing analysts meetings on the same day. Reuters reports…
Sprint (S) put out promising news. Along with Clearwire (CLWR) and an investor group with big tech companies like Google (GOOG) and Intel (INTC), the wireless company will build a 4G network…
Most analysts thought that write-offs of auction-rate securities at public companies would cost shareholders. That turned out to be right. The paper was taken on board by companies that believed that it…
News is slow the morning after Memorial Day, but to keep people glued to their screens, Reuters reports that Microsoft (MSFT) may buy UK online classifieds company Yell. Steve Ballmer did say…
MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube are among the most visited websites in the world. Unfortunately, no one can figure out how to make money from them. According to comScore, Facebook, the smallest of…
Solar energy may be the wave of energy’s future, but companies like Google (GOOG) and Chevron (CVX) may best start-ups in getting to the benefits. A number of large American companies with…
One of the most important outposts that Microsoft (MSFT) has on the internet is its browser, Internet Explorer. The huge majority of people who visit sites online use the Redmond product for…
Prospects in the search arena look more troubling for Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) as each month passes. According to comScore, in April, Google (GOOG) picked up 1.8% more of the US…
According to Reuters, the Fed lower growth expectations and noted rising inflation. Reuters writes that AMR (AMR) will sharply cut the number of routes its serves and take certain planes out of…
If Microsoft (MSFT) can’t make up ground on Google (GOOG) the old fashion way, they can pay people to use their search product. Redmond will give consumers who use its search products…
Recent data on advertising buying patterns show that online marketers are moving toward search advertising and away from display ads. Some of the numbers are more than worrisome. The New York Times…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Rueters, Microsoft (MSFT) has proposed a partnership with Yahoo! (YHOO), in place of a buy-out, which may push Carl Icahn to try to get a deal for Yahoo! to set…
In a letter which basically called Carl Icahn a dummy, Yahoo! (YHOO) responded to the billionaire’s plan to offer an alternate slate of directors by writing that his understanding of the portal…
Douglas A. McIntyre For years, GE (GE) has been considered the single best corporate proxy for the US economy. For years it led all American companies in market cap. It businesses range from entertainment to…
No one needs to be reminded that IAC/Interactive (IACI) is breaking itself into five pieces to improve "shareholder value". The fight between Barry Diller and John Malone over whether the move was…
