courtesy of SamsungFirst-quarter cellphone sales may have been good for Samsung and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), but the numbers were brutal for their smaller competitors. As a matter of fact, most of…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockPetroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras for American investors, is on the verge of yet a second record corporate bond offering in the last few of weeks. The state-owned Brazilian oil…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of AppleAnother day, another countdown. This one touts the success of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store. Last week Apple launched a real-time counter as downloads from the App Store…
courtesy of Verizon WirelessTiger Wood’s sexual indiscretions cost him sponsorships from Gatorade, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Tag Hauer, Procter & Gamble Co.’s (NYSE: PG) Gillette, and Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) in 2010. Among…
We have tracked the key short interest changes as of April 30 in these large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC),…
courtesy Dell Inc.Carl Icahn and partner Southeastern Capital Management will offer Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) stockholders two alternatives, if their deal to takeover the company is chosen by its board. Investors can…
courtesy of YouTubeYouTube, the video operation of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), will enter a field in which it has no business being. It will offer consumers paid channels of premium video content.…
courtesy of ApplePerhaps Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will attempt to launch a blockbuster product soon. After months of worry that its suppliers in Asia have been idle, one of these companies has…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockA $100 Nokia Smartphone Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) has released a smartphone that costs the consumer less than $100 — the Nokia Asha 501. The cellular phone firm has made this decision…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.China’s inflation rises more than expected in April, although factory prices drop. (Reuters) High revenue at Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) sends shares up by double digits. (Reuters) Tesla Motors…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsSeveral companies announced earnings recently, and each one has to withstand suspicions that their successes will be short lived. Based on what some investors can see in the numbers,…
The corporate governance exercise of a stock split to increase the number of shares and to lower the share price should theoretically have no impact on how the investment community evaluates a stock.…
ThinkstockT-Mobile US Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The wireless provider is the U.S.-listed combination of Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA unit and MetroPCS Communications Inc. Because…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to release a major upgrade of Windows 8 to help weak sales. At the same time, analysts say that telecom providers want to find one…
ThinkstockThe U.S. government accuses China of stealing military secrets. (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to upgrade Windows 8 to boost sales. (Reuters) New York state will file charges against Bank of…
