China’s PMI declined as the nation’s factory economy contracted for the first time in almost three years. The state-sponsored China Federation of Logistics & Planning reported its manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell…
Douglas A. McIntyre The Monday following this year’s Thanksgiving, also known as Cyber Monday, was the highest-grossing online shopping day in U.S. history. According to research firm comScore, spending reached $1.25 billion, an increase of…
Meg Whitman, the new CEO of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), wants to rely on new software revenue to reverse the firm’s fortunes, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, The paper reports that Whitman said…
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) should have had a stellar day with the market up so much and with bidding interest reports. There was even news of a confidentiality pact signature by Microsoft Corporation…
Jon C. Ogg There is some good news for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), and even the bruised Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ). TrendForce’s DRAMeXchange is forcasting that better…
New from ADP that the private sector added 206,000 jobs this month helped push stocks higher. The three major exchanges–DJIA, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 were up nearly 3% Some stock of major…
After looking through the Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) analyst upgrade from this morning, the call may offer more confusion. It was Bernstein, and the raised call was only to “Market Perform” from…
Jon C. Ogg Is Facebook worth more than Silicon Valley icon Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)? The market seems to think so. Facebook may launch an IPO in the spring that would raise $10 billion and…
S&P may cut its outlook on France’s AAA debt. (Reuters) A judge blocks the $285 million settlement between Citigroup (NYSE: C) and the SEC. (Reuters) Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) says Kindle sales rose…
Among the most preposterous rumors about Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) potential sale is that private equity firm Silver Lake Partners and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will take a 20% stake in the portal. What…
There are a number of rumors about which company or companies may buy part of all of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). There is even speculation that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) could partner with Silver…
Douglas A. McIntyre Private equity firm Silver Lake and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may make an offer for a minority stake in Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO)
Douglas A. McIntyre Shoppers appear to be continuing their searches for the perfect holiday gift in strong numbers today. Tracking site pricegrabber.com says that Cyber Monday searches will rise by about 15% this year, with…
Paul Ausick ComScore’s Video Matrix for October was released today. It showed that Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube property dominates online video viewship. Facebook, VEVO, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sites were distant seconds. The report…
Updated throughout the day. AT&T (NYSE: T) will sell more assets to get government approval of the buyout of T-Mobile (WSJ) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may participate in a bid for Yahoo! (NASDAQ:…
