Media Digest (12/19/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of NetflixUBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) admits fraud in the Libor case and will pay $1.5 billion. (Reuters) Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) says a large number of recalls have not hurt sales.…
courtesy of NetflixUBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) admits fraud in the Libor case and will pay $1.5 billion. (Reuters) Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) says a large number of recalls have not hurt sales.…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) was fined $5 million for its role in the botched Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) initial public offering. The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, William Galvin, set…
ThinkstockBest CEO lists can be based on dozens of factors. For public companies, the best metric is usually share price. It is hard for chief executives to be considered very good if…
courtesy of AOL, IncA federal judge rejects Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) request to stop the sales of Samsung phones in the United States. (Reuters) The prices of homes in the People’s Republic…
courtesy of YouTubeEarly sales of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 in China are strong. (Reuters) American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) will raise $6.5 billion through the sale of AIA. (Reuters) Infosys…
ThinkstockFacebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has released what it says are better privacy controls for its customers. With the company’s one billion members, it should not take long for a vocal reaction to…
ThinkstockEurope’s Central Banking Authority Europe finally has a central banking authority, a move that many politicians and economists believe will help pull the region out of its financial crisis. It is hard…
thinkstockThe Federal Reserve links bond buying to unemployment rates. (Reuters) The European Central Bank will have new authority over Europe’s banks. (Reuters) The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which said it…
ThinkstockThe Nasdaq and NYSE short interest for the end of November is out and it shows some serious changes in the social media sector. While Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) saw a huge…
Guillaume Paumier / Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-3.0Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was the No. 1 company on the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards, a list of the 50 Best Places to Work for 2013. This…
thinkstockThe initial public offering of SolarCity Corporation is expected to price this week. It could price as soon as Tuesday night. What is interesting is that this offering could actually really offer a…
thinkstockHSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) pays a $1.92 billion fine to the U.S. government to settle a money laundering probe. (Reuters) The cost of outside products necessary to run Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
thinkstockInvestors who are optimistic about Europe’s prospects are disappointed by European Central Bank comments on the economy. (Reuters) T-Mobile will stop phone subsidies and start to sell the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
The management at Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) must have made a mistake. The trading index company decided to replace highly successful India outsource firm Infosys Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) (which is moving to…
The Federal Reserve will begin a new round of bond buying in hopes of stimulating the economy. (Reuters) China shares reached a quarter-long high as government policy initiatives buoy investors. (Reuters) Nokia…