Which companies are likely to have a good Christmas and fourth quarter? A look at Amazon’s (AMZN) "Best Sellers" lists may say something. In the "Electronics" category the Apple (AAPL) iPod, Gamin…
Most people with a college education would guess that the near-spectacular results posted by Research In Motion (RIMM) and Oracle (ORCL) are a sign that the broad tech industry has not been…
According to TechCrunch and Bloomberg, Google (GOOG) will get approval for its Doubleclick acquisition before Christmas. The deal has been held up over antitrust concerns. It will make the holiday unpleasant for…
If there has been a disappointing return of a tech and web giant it has been that of Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO). We aren’t calling for any new fresh management axes or anything like…
Microsoft (MSFT) got a very nice boost to its online advertising strategy. The company formed a partnership with Viacom (VIA). Under the terms, Microsoft will run certain long form and short video…
Below is a summary of many of the top headlines and news bits from individual stocks affecting share prices in pre-market trading this Wednesday: Actuant (ATU) $0.52 EPS vs $0.48 estimate. ADC…
Research group NPD reported that 73% of Americans have never heard of Google (GOOG) Docs, the online tools that are meant to challenge Microsoft (MSFT) in the word processing and spreadsheet businesses.…
Most manufacturing has gone out of the US. TVs, cars, steel. What is left? Boeing (BA) and a service and technology economy. Companies like McDonald’s (MCD) can’t export cooking hamburgers and staffing…
Microsoft (MSFT) is beginning to show beta of its virtualization technology, called Hyper-V. Some in the industry think this will put it on a collision course with market leader and recent IPO…
Just one week ago 24/7 Wall St. suggested that Nintendo (OTC:NTDOY) might try a Hail Mary Pass and offer a voucher with a guarantee if they can ramp more from manufacturing or…
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) will take $49 billion of SIVs onto its balance sheet. Reuters writes that Nissan and Chrysler may begin to partner in building new cars Reuters reports that…
Sales of video game consoles in the US during November went through the roof. Sales of Sony’s (SNE) PS3 rose to 466,000 units for the month up from 121,000 units in October.…
Based on November online audience numbers from comScore, Yahoo! Finance (YHOO) is losing the huge lead that it once had over MSN Money (MSFT) and AOL Finance (TWX). In November 2006, Yahoo!…
The short interest in many Nasdaq-traded tech and communications stock rose sharply according to figures from November 30. They compare to number from November 15, 2007. Shares sold short in Level 3…
Google (GOOG) to no one’s surprise, keeps expanding its share of the US search market. November numbers from Hitwise put the company’s piece of the pie at 65.1%, up from 61.8% a…
