Google’s (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt told the Newspaper Association of America that all was not lost for its industry. Newspapers have a chances to create new forms of revenue, if only that…
According to Reuters, Obama must get Americans to spend now and save later to help the economy, and consumers are wary of spending. Reuters reports that the SEC will consider restricting short…
According to The Wall Street Journal, large US companies held their R&D spending steady in the fourth quarter of last year even though in most cases their revenue fell. According to the…
The assumption is that the earnings for the first quarter from most companies in the S&P 500 will be atrocious. That can be set side-by-side with the fact that the market now…
According to Reuters, HSBC (HBC) has a successful rights offering to raise $18.9 billion. Reuters reports that a deal for IBM (IBM) to by Sun (JAVA) is near collapse. Reuters writes that…
At 842, the S&P is pushing near a 25% gains since it bottomed for the year-to-date at 677 on March 9th. The bank stocks continue an extraordinary run over that period. Citigroup…
The business of having online sites with content created by amateurs to be viewed by other amateurs never had a reasonable chance of making money. The fact that at one point Facebook…
Most of the recent news about Google (GOOG) has been bad. Online advertising posted a slow fourth quarter. That unexpectedly included both display ads and search marketing which has made Google one…
According to Reuters, Obama demanded that the G-20 find solutions to the global financial crisis. Reuters reports that a bankruptcy for GM (GM) and Chrysler could be a long, drawn-out process. Reuters…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive research calls from Wall Street this Tuesday morning. As you will see, many of the upgrades are not exactly the most positive…
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is joining forces with Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube video-sharing site. Under the terms of the deal, YouTube will offer clips from Disney’s ESPN and ABC networks.…
According to Reuters, government talk of auto company bankruptcy may cause creditors and the UAW to renew talks with GM (GM) and Chrysler. Reuters reports that Obama is talking a hefty agenda…
The New York Times (NYT) and Washington Post (WPO) both said that they would have to cut jobs and salaries. The falling revenue in the print advertising business is overtaking them and…
According to Reuters, the Obama financial reforms face a bumpy road. Reuters reports that the NY State Attorney General has subpoenaed AIG (AIG) over its CDS contracts. Reuters reports that Obama’s financial…
These are the top pre-market upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street this Thursday morning: BCE (BCE) Started as Overweight at Thomas Weisel. Google (GOOG) Raised to Buy at Canaccord.…
