Wall St. said WiMax was dead. Sprint (NYSE: S) which was going to build a $5 billion network for its broadband wireless network did not have the capital. Neither did start-up Clearwire…
Google (GOOG) rules the search world in all but one important country. China not only has the largest population in the world, it has the largest number of people online totaling 221…
Pegging Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) potential financial exposure from shareholder lawsuits after it turned down an offer of about $33 from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is hard. It starts with the difference between the…
It’s official. At 7:56 PM Saturday night, Steve Ballmer of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) officially threw in the towel in its bid to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). Now that the details are…
Trying to make sense of all the rumors about Microsoft (MSFT) buying Yahoo! (YHOO) and Yahoo! making a search deal with Google (GOOG) is senseless.. Only three or four people are actually…
As hard as it may be to believe, the Dow is withing 200 points of where it was a year ago, and above where it was last August. There is now plenty…
According to Reuters, the CEO of Microsoft (MSFT) says that the company is close to its next move in its attempted takeover of Yahoo! (YHOO). Reuters reports that Wal-Mart (WMT) will use…
According to Reuters, oil price moved toward $120 on fear for supply interruptions. Reuters writes that Chrysler is trying to sell two of its North American plants. Reuters reports that many Wall…
Analysts hung crepe for hours after Microsoft (MSFT) announced it quarterly results. Revenue did not grow enough and earnings were light. Sales were actually down at the company’s three huge divisions: client,…
Based on estimates from the Chinese government, the most populated country in the world now has 221 million people online. That puts it even with the US. Of course, the market is…
Once a year, the firm Millard Brown puts out its BrandZ 100 Most Valuable Brands. The data used for the list comes from consumer research and financial data on the companies. The…
Wall St. wanted some sign that the the recession might not be pulling the economy under for the next four or five quarters. Some investors still have hopes that the downturn will…
These are not all of the analyst calls affecting shares, but these are the initial calls we are focusing on early this Friday morning: Alliance Data Systems (NYSE: ADS) Raised to Buy…
According to Reuters, RBS (RBS) plans a rights offering next week to raise capital. Reuters reports that Google (GOOG) beat Wall St. expectation. Reuters reports that NY State will investigation the auction-rate…
Almost no one knows what an algorithm is. The management at Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) doesn’t care. The company’s shares are up almost 20% after hours. Those who doubted the firm’s ability to improve…
