The highly anticipated initial public offering of Manchester United (NYSE: MANU) is not being given much respect. The offering was supposed to be at $16 to $20 per share for the extremely…
Jon C. Ogg The short interest data is out from the July 31 settlement date and we have compared these levels to the prior July 13 settlement date. It seems that there were some big…
Short sellers backed away from their gambles on old tech firms as they increased their positions in new Web 2.0 companies. For the period that ended July 31, short sellers cut their…
NokiaMobile phone maker Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) has agreed to sell a portfolio of more than 500 patents to Vringo Inc. (NYSEMKT: VRNG) for an undisclosed sum. Nokia will retain some ongoing…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Investors have a number of reasons not to like Facebook’s stock, but movement of the shares has become irrational. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has, according to many analysts, reached the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Make no mistake about it. Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) founder and former chairman Richard Schulze played a major role in the ruin of the retail chain, which took about two years, before he made…
Douglas A. McIntyre ZyngaZynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) needs all the help it can get, but perhaps not today. It appears that Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) is going after Zynga on copyright infringement and the…
Jon C. Ogg Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) continues its push to remain relevant in the new world of tablets and smartphones, and to keep itself from being broken into pieces and sold off as junk.…
The jobs situation may have been weak enough to spur Fed action. (Reuters) As Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) shares fall, insiders will be able to sell shares. (Reuters) GlaxoSmithKline PLC (NYSE: GSK)…
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) is seeing its shares rise after its earnings report as the social network for professionals met earnings estimates and beat revenue estimates. The company also raised its full…
Jon C. Ogg Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is obviously about as silly of a company as a group of billionaires could run. That is what the market is telling you. Facebook as a growth company…
Jon C. Ogg San Bernadino, Calif., will file for Chapter 11 over $1 billion in debt. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve says it may need to help the economy later this year. (Reuters) Toyota Motor Corp.…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as markets were getting primed for the afternoon’s statement from the FOMC. Tomorrow’s announcement on interest rates from the European Central Bank…
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) shares reach an all-time low as doubts about its business model grow. (Reuters) China’s PMI for July falls. (Reuters) Home prices may have steadied, according to Case-Shiller data.…
The three major US stock indexes opened mixed this morning following the unemployment report from the Eurozone, which showed that the 11.2% rate had remained unchanged. The Eurozone consumer price index was…
