Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) will release its earnings report after the closing bell today. Expectations are low, so the stock is unlikely to be knocked down from already poor levels. It is…
Trey Thoelcke Employees Battle Walmart Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has entered another battle with some of its employees. The company has a history of complaints and lawsuits in a range of issues from…
BP PLC (NYSE: BP) sets a deal to sell its half of BP-TNK to Rosneft. (Reuters) European Union leaders will take at least two months to set terms for new rules for the…
The European Union summit helps to lower bond yields for Spain and Italy. (Reuters) Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares drop badly after releases earnings early and it misses numbers. (Reuters) Microsoft Corp.…
AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG) is rising on news that it has announced a security partnership with Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). AVG claims some 128 million active users and it will now help…
Jon C. Ogg Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire: The FTC is investigating Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) use of patents it acquired to sue other companies over intellectual property. (NYT) Facebook…
Credit Suisse is initiating and reinstating coverage on the Internet players. The bias is positive on some and neutral on others from analyst Spencer Wang. Outperform ratings were given to Amazon.com Inc.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reiterated Outperform with $750 target at Credit Suisse.…
Many finance ministers in Europe believe that Spain can avoid a bailout. (Reuters) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) uses a pay-per-performance deal to help it secure premium content. (Reuters) Cities such as Seattle…
Once again, Coca-Cola was ranked the most valuable brand in the world, according to Interbrand, one of the nation’s top global brands experts. Apple, to the surprise of none, was very close…
Today’s collapse in Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) shares was predictable given last night’s downward revision for quarterly earnings expectations. What was not predictable was today’s rise in shares of Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:…
It is no secret that the traditional video game sector faced several crushing blows all at once. The rise of companies like Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Rovio and others came on the backside…
ZyngaZnyga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) futures are plunging this morning following last night’s warning on revenue and earnings. In its announcement the company said: We’re addressing these near-term challenges by implementing targeted cost…
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) will not have to face scores of suits over flaws with its initial public offering. A court has ruled that all of these cases should be put together, which should help…
Trey Thoelcke This is what is important in the financial world on December 5, 2012.
Douglas A. McIntyre 
