N9kia (NYSE: NOK), already almost without a pulse, was downgraded to junk by S&P. The agency said Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today that it had lowered its long-term corporate credit rating…
Samsung passed longtime global handset leader Nokia (NYSE: NOK) in the first quarter, according to Strategy Analytics. Global handset shipments reached 368 million units for the period, and the South Korean company…
Jon OggIt is that time of year again. It is time to ponder the theory of pricing in a summer slowdown, whether it actually happens or not. In short, is time to…
Economic confidence in Europe took a nose dive. The European Commission reported its economic sentiment indicator fell in April to 92.8 from a reading of 94.5 the previous month. MarketWatch says that…
Nintendo lost money. It is the first time in recent memory that it has done so. Some of the blame falls on the value of the yen. But, more important, sales of…
Near the rear of AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless retail stores sit smartphones like the HTC Trophy, the LG Vortex and Sony Experia. These usually sell for less than high-end Samsung smartphones and…
Comscore released its list of the 50 largest U.S. websites for March based on unique visitors. The top of the list has not changed. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) sites are still in first…
Comscore released its list of the 50 largest US websites for March based on unique visitors. The top of the list has not changed. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) sites are still in first…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reported earnings for its March quarter and it is a record for the quarter. Today’s report was a blowout at $12.30 EPS and $39.2 billion in revenue. Thomson Reuters…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be down on its luck ahead of earnings, but this is going to be one of the most widely followed earnings reports that there is. After all,…
AOL (NYSE: AOL) will release its earnings on May 12. No matter how well they match or fail to match consensus estimates, the company looks nothing like it did a quarter ago. AOL…
Douglas A. McIntyre The important Auto China 2012 show has allowed many large manufacturers to increase their commitment to the People’s Republic. It is the world’s largest market for cars and light trucks, with sales…
Facebook reports that its revenue grew to more than $1 billion and its membership to 900 million. (Reuters) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sells some of the patents it bought from AOL (NYSE: AOL)…
The blows to Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) fortunes have become fatal now. Fitch downgraded the company’s debt to ‘BB+’ from ‘BBB-‘. The outlook for Long-term Issuer Default Rating is negative, Fitch reported. The…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Facebook’s IPO is probably coming in the middle of May, and now we have more data on Facebook’s earnings and its internal metrics from its amended S-1 filing today from…
Jon C. Ogg 