Jim Cramer continued his ‘fantasy football draft methodology’ to compile a stock portfolio that can survive through a coming recession. He wants a stock that can deliver consistent and long-term growth for…
Chinese search company Baidu (BIDU) made a new 52-week high of $231.64. That is not extraordinary in and of itself. But, when the 52-week low of $82.24 is taken into account, it…
Barron’s looks at research from Pacific Crest showing that online ad revenue growth will slow to 25% in Q3. The figure includes both search text ads and display. The firm’s previous forecast…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, oil prices jumped to $78 on news the pipelines in Mexico had been blown up. Reuters writes that AIG (AIG) is targeting 10% of the wealth management business in…
Capgemini, the largest IT consultant in Europe, will begin to market Google (GOOG) Apps. The software combines the search company’s e-mail, spreadsheet, document, and presentation functions. Unlike Microsoft (MSFT) Windows, it runs…
According to The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! (YHOO) has recently considered outsourcing search to either Microsoft (MSFT) or Google (GOOG). Although it recently launched its own new search function, Panama, it does…
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) will list its shares on the Japanese stock market as early as November. Reuters writes that Capgemini, Europe’s largest computer consultancy, will start to incorporate Google (GOOG)…
For Microsoft (MSFT), the Internet Explorer browser is more than another piece of software. It is a strategic element of the company’s effort to build a large online presence to compete with…
According to comScore, Google (GOOG) has almost 124 million unique visitors in the US. The pageview number is much, much larger. GOOG division YouTube now serves over 100 million video streams per…
The Japanese government is nervous about Google (GOOG). Trade officials in the country worry that, with their hardware advantage lost to companies in Korea, Taiwan, and China, it will also end up…
American Blind & Wallpaper Factory has had a suit pending against Google (GOOG) since 2003. It accuses the search engine of allowing companies to put competing advertising next to listing of firms…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, American Blind & Wallpaper Factory Inc has dropped its long-running suit against Google (GOOG) for running ads for competitors when search results for a company appear. Reuters writes that…
Microsoft (MSFT) is finally getting serious about connecting its Windows product to other software using the internet. Google (GOOG) has been doing this with its spreadsheet and document products for some time.…
According to GigaOm, the Google (GOOG) mobile phone is getting closer. The phone will run mobile Linux and can run Java virtual machines. It will run video clips. The Google phone also…
Douglas A. McIntyre From Silicon Alley Insider Google just made life more difficult for many online publishers: The search giant has struck a deal with the AP and three other newswires to host their stories…
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