courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has updated its Google Maps product, which is among the most popular products the company distributes. The problem with Google Maps is that, like Android…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning following a number of data releases related to the U.S. economy. Producer prices declined in April and the New York manufacturing index came in…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Maybe you care about stock charts and technical analysis, and maybe not. If you are an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) investor who is hoping on the iPad, the iPhone,…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockIn one of the worst-kept secrets around, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the launch of its streaming music service, Google Play Music All Access, at its I/O developers’ conference. The not-so-catchily-named…
courtesy of Apple Inc.By Isaac Shapiro, Economic Policy Institute Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) exceptionally large cash reserve led it to recently announce that it would expand the amount of funds to be returned…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of SamsungTo say that Samsung Electronics dominates the market for smartphones using the Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is an understatement. The Korean electronics giant reaps 95% of…
courtesy of Apple Inc.In the first quarter of 2013, worldwide mobile phone sales totaled nearly 426 million units, up about 0.7% compared with the first quarter of 2012. Smartphone sales comprised nearly…
courtesy of AppleThe tight relationship between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Hon Hai Precision Technologies, better known as Foxconn, appears to be fraying. The Taiwanese-based manufacturing giant is being pressured by another…
Paul Ausick courtesy of MicrosoftIt is very easy to say that problems with Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows 8 are the last straw for investors and the firm’s board as the future of CEO…
courtesy of NetflixData show that economic activity in Germany slowed sharply in the first quarter while France fell into recession. (Reuters) Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) starts to deliver the 787 Dreamliner again.…
Courtesy BlackBerryYou can be forgiven if you forgot that BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) announced a new mobile phone dubbed the Q10 in its late January announcement that included the announcement of its first…
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…
