The Federal Reserve will begin monetary easing shortly. (Reuters) Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison claims he can prove wrongdoing by Hewlett- Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) new chief executive. (Reuters) The International Energy…
Reuters: The US will push a trade and foreign exchange agenda at the G20 meeting. Reuters: Fed officials are still not in agreement about quantitative easing. Reuters: American International…
E-commerce sales are still below 10% of all retail sales in the US, but the category has posted a better growth rate than bricks-and-mortar revenue for some time. comScore reported that between…
Reuters: Geithner said the major currencies are “in alignment” but need negotiations to make sure their status remains that way. Reuters: Toyota (NYSE: TM) will fix 1.52 million Avalons. Reuters:…
One of the few bits of investing conventional wisdom that nearly everyone accepts is that people should always look out for number one. The problem with following that advice is investors may…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) had a bit of unusual debt rating coverage this morning after Fitch reiterated Wal-Mart’s “AA” rating and said its outlook is stable. The reason for the note…
Jon C. Ogg Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Updated throughout the day. Sinochem (NYSE: SNP) has given up on its bid for Potash (NYSE: POT) (Reuters) GM should have mid-November IPO (Reuters) Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has renewed it bid for…
Reuters: Obama must decide whether China will be designated a “currency manipulator” before the midterm election. Reuters: Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares were up after earnings. Reuters: GM’s IPO should be in mid-November.…
Updated throughout the day. AOL (NYSE: AOL) has considered a buy-out of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) (WSJ) Walmart (NYSE: WMT) plans a series of small stores in big cities (WSJ) PAI Partners’s planned…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) continues to sell a number of products which contain high lead levels and some of these are toys. The same is true about children’s products sold by Target (NYSE:…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) will begin to sell the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad, which would not make much difference since the tablet is available almost everywhere else. The Wall Street Journal and other…
Reuters: Asia nations have begun to guard against foreign capital inflow as currency tensions continue. Reuters: A halt in foreclosures could hurt investors in related securities. WSJ: Wall St. pay will rise…
Reuters: CNOOC offered $1.1 billion for a part of Chesapeake Energy, a deal the US may not approve. Reuters: Pressure to investigate mortgage practices has begun to build for banks. Reuters: South…
