Microsoft (MSFT) has been fighting for years to be taken seriously in the online search engine business. It plans to have a strong foothold have been undermined with each new measurement of…
Carol Bartz, Yahoo!’s (YHOO) new CEO, says the portal company does not need a deal to combine its search engine operations with Microsoft’s. Yahoo! has about 20% market share in the US…
In a new research call this morning, Collins Stewart rated Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to a Buy rating. The research call has some serious implications for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) on the…
These are top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research notes we have seen from Wall Street early this Wednesday morning: BB&T (BBT) Raised to Market Perform at KBW. Comerica (CMA) Raised to…
Antitrust officials have come up with an interesting application of the monopoly laws. They believe that large tech firms like Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), and Yahoo! (YHOO) conspired to keep down the…
Reuters: A survey shows the global stimulus spending lacks direction. Reuters: The race for “green” cars is still wide open. Reuters: GM (GM) and Chrysler will face Senate scrutiny are dealer closings.…
There is rather a large amount of buzz out there, and perhaps some confusion, today about Acer’s use of the Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) for netbooks. Acer will…
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has received much publicity from its e-book reader, the Kindle. It has also taken criticism. Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) has let its e-book reader get lapped up in…
The debut of the new Microsoft (MSFT) search technology Bing was greeted by mostly positive reviews. The only legitimate complaint about the launch is that the world’s largest software company announced the…
Google (GOOG) is about to release an e-book program which will allow consumers to download content onto PCs and portable electronics devices. It is a direct competitor to Amazon’s (AMZN) e-book reader, the…
Reuters: GM (GM) will file for Chapter 11 today. Reuters: Geithner told China its dollar assets are safe. Reuters: A judge approved the sale of most of Chrysler’s assets to a group…
The EU has decided to go further to force Microsoft (MSFT) to give competition to its Internet Explorer a better chance to get PC market share. According to The Wall Street Journal,…
Word is out that the Dow Jones Indexes team is set to release the name of the replacement for General Motors (NYSE: GM) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. We have heard…
Verizon Wireless (VZ)(VOD) plans to flank the AT&T (T) Apple (AAPL) iPhone marketing plan by any means available. It will launch versions of the Palm (PALM) Pre, which has to be a…
Reuters: GM (GM) is close to bankruptcy after a deal with bondholders. Reuters: Banks are lobbying Washington on derivatives rules. Reuters: Dell’s (DELL) profits fell but beat estimates. Reuters: Iacocca will lose his…
