Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), and AOL have spent billions of dollars to buy software firms which target ads based on consumer behavior. They look at which websites people visit and what they…
Douglas A. McIntyre PIMCO’s Bill Gross is still one of the top bond fund managers in the U.S., if not the world. But his tome of words that comes out each month is starting to…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, OPEC will probably keep oil output at current levels. Reuters writes that a goverment plan to help sub-prime borrowers will probably freeze their rates for five years. Reuters writes…
According to Reuters, the Henry Paulson said that a plan would be ready this week to spare some homeowners from mortgage resets. Reuters writes that November auto sales were weak with GM’s…
Jim Cramer on TheStreet.com videos is staying positive on his "Horsemen of Tech" and he said that today is mark-up day and fund managers will want to own these winning names going…
The Wall Street Journal is reporting what everyone already assumed. Google (GOOG) will announce that it will bid for wireless spectrum in the upcoming FCC auction in January. The financial paper writes…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Fed chief Bernanke said the resurgence in financial strains in recent weeks had dimmed the outlook for the U.S. economy. Reuters writes that Dell’s (DELL) profit rose but if…
According to Reuters, a fire closed most of the oil pipeline between the US and Canada. Reuters writes that the head of VW said the the Russian car market would eventually be…
According to Reuters, GM (GM) will begin to build hybrid cars in China next year. Reuters writes that BHP Billiton (BHP) is insisting that a merger with Rio Tinto (RTP) will not…
McDermott (NYSE:MDR) realigned its its B&W into 4 units, mostly aspects of nuclear but it also is focusing on cleaner coal and carbon capture. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is going greener than green with…
Google has just issued a press release and announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The newly created…
Douglas A. McIntyre Google (GOOG) will offer PC users the chance to store data like word files and videos on its servers instead of individual computer hard drives. It is part of the company’s remote…
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) is selling up to 4.9 percent of itself for $7.5 billion to the investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government. Reuters writes that retail stocks fell despite…
Google (GOOG) is still trying to break the hold that Baidu (BIDU), the Chinese search engine has on its local market. The US company is not having much success. The Chinese government…
Now that Dubai International Capital has bought a piece of Sony (SNE), it must have a lot more capital to spread around. A shopping list: Yahoo! (YHOO) The stock is still down…
