For years the Playstation franchise carried Sony’s (SNE) earnings. The PS2 was one of the great selling consumer electronics products of all time. Sony stumbled with the launch of the PS3. Microsoft’s…
According to Reuters, Amazon’s (AMZN) financial results show that its profit margins were squeezed in the last quarter. Reuters writes that Starbucks (SBUX) will close 100 stores and say 2008 could bring…
Markets in Asia fell sharply. The Nikkei traded down 4% to 13,088. Sony (SNE) fell 4.5% to 4880. Toyota (TM) fell 4.1% to 5,340. The Hang Seng fell 4.3% 24,054. China Life…
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) posted a 79% increase in proffits. Reuters writes that Alan Greenspan says the US is not yet in a recession. Reuters reports that the CEO of Sony…
Asia markets fell sharply. The Nikkei was off 5.7% to 12,573. Docomo (DCM) was down 8.5% to 151000. Sony (SNE) was down 6.5% to 5110. Toyota (TM) was down 7.2% to 4880.…
Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei was off 1% to 13,973. KDDI was up 2.4% to 808000. NEC was down 2.4% to 441. Sony (SNE) was off 2.2% to 5910. The Hang…
Douglas A. McIntyre Vivendi’s Blizzard could have a new trick up its sleeve in MMORPG (massively multi-player online role playing games) besides its pending merger. There is a report on the MMORPG Blog noting a…
Markets in Asia were mixed, The Nikkei fell 1.9% to 14,111. Mitsubishi fell 3.9% to 2805. Sony (SNE) fell 1.7% to 6040. Yahoo Japan fell 3% to 48550. The Hang Seng fell…
Douglas A. McIntyre Markets in Asia were mostly higher The Nikkei rose .5% to 14,599. NTT (NTT) rose 2.4% to 530000. Sony (SNE) rose 2.7% to 6190. The Hang Seng rose 1.9% to 27,616. China…
Douglas A. McIntyre First Warner walked away from Toshiba’s HD DVD format in favor of Sony’s (SNE) Blu-ray technology. Now Paramount is doing the same thing. According to the FT "Paramount, which is owned by…
According to Reuters, Howard Schultz, Starbucks (SBUX) founder, has taken over as CEO. Reuters writes that Cisco (CSCO) will keep its current strategy, even in a recession. Reuters writes that Samsung is…
The Consumer Electronics Show kicked off last night with a keynote from Bill Gates (supposedly his last) and there are many product announcements being shown from large and small tech companies alike. …
Below is a snapshot of some of the key impact news affecting stocks in pre-market trading this Monday, January 7, 2008: AllianceBernstein (AB) noted as a hidden gem in Barron’s cover story.…
This is the list for just one day. The wild paroxyxm of announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show has begun. Yahoo! (YHOO) says it will open up the software for its mobile…
According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) is pushing the mobile handset as the next major target for its products. Reuters reports that analysts are trimming forecasts for the first and second quarter of…
