Taiwan handset maker HTC posted earnings which nearly tripled last quarter to $513 million. The firm owes a substantial share of its success to Google. A very large portion of the HTC…
The members of the Federal Reserve are more divided about what steps the central bank should take next to mute inflation and help the expansion. (Reuters) Americans are telling the Fed that…
Like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) before it, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has become two or three companies. Its dominant business of search is no longer much of a growth engine.…
Consumer morale and home prices dropped sharply according to two surveys (Reuters) Gold and oil rose on concerns about Libya and the movement in equities (Reuters) The new chief of Twitter wants…
There are dozens of “best” lists put out by the media every year. These stories have catchy titles like the most admired companies, the largest companies, the wealthiest billionaires, the most well-liked…
It is perhaps a truism that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. That seems to be the thinking at Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK), once the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) Reiterated Buy with $62 target at Argus.…
Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) says the Japan disaster is a buying opportunity for companies based there (Reuters) AT&T (NYSE: T) will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39…
Its no secret, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been left in the dust by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). In the past year, the NASDAQ increased 11% while Microsoft (MSFT) shares have…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Cameco Corporation (NASDAQ: CCJ), Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGX), JA Solar Holdings…
Steve Jobs said that the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has 90% of the table PC market when he launched the new iPad 2. Industry experts confirmed the remarkable number. The iPad may…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) challenged the entrenched providers of video compression software when it bought small firm On2. The search company took On2’s advance video compression product and open sourced it. The company…
The chase for advertising dollars just waiting to be harvested from all those smartphones is just getting starting. Of an estimated $500 billion in annual global ad spending, only about $2.7 billion…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) Raised to Overweight at Barclays. Kirby Corporation…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced a new plan earlier this week that would allow content creators like publishers, music companies, and game makers to offer and receive payment for subscriptions to digital…
