courtesy of Sprint Corp.Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 earnings before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the telecom posted a diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss…
ThinkstockiTunes song sales have reached a number that is more than three times the world’s population. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reinvented the music distribution, but not in a way that has…
Douglas A. McIntyre White House Photo by Pete SouzaStaggering iTunes Sales iTunes song sales have reached a number that is more than three times the world’s population. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reinvented the music…
courtesy of Apple Inc.The cannibalization of the PC market caused by the overwhelming popularity of tablet devices might be even greater than you think. According to the latest data from analyst firm…
courtesy of Nokia Corp.In a battle that has really just been joined for the third best-selling smartphone platform, Windows Phone from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has wrestled away third place from the…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Liberty Global Inc. (NASDAQ: LBTYA) will buy U.K. cable firm Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) for $15.75 billion. (Reuters) Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (NYSE: RBS) expects LIBOR penalties in…
ThinkstockDespite an explosion in smartphone and tablet sales in 2012, overall semiconductor sales were down for the year. The three-month average for global chip sales was $24.74 billion in December, down 3%…
thinkstockThe United States begins a lawsuit against McGraw Hills Companies Inc.’s (NYSE: MHP) S&P for its role in the mortgage-backed paper debacle. (Reuters) BP PLC’s (NYSE: BP) fourth-quarter profits are strong though…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.One of the side benefits of changing both your name and your ticker symbol is that it is like getting a fresh start on stock price ranges. BlackBerry…
By the estimates of industry research firm IDC, Microsoft posted 900,000 sales of its Surface tablet in the fourth quarter. That put it behind industry leaders like Apple and Samsung, but not…
courtesy of AOL, IncJapan Airlines approaches Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) about the cost of its grounded 787 Dreamliner fleet. (Reuters) Electric cars sales may be hurt as the industry considers hydrogen-powered vehicles.…
ThinkstockCorporate governance issues are sometimes a blessing for shareholders, but they also can crush the rights of shareholders in many cases. Tracking CEO pay of large public companies is now considered open hunting…
ThinkstockThe Dow Jones Industrial Average has just seen a major move in January 2013, with gains of nearly 6%. That was even after two days of light profit taking at the end…
courtesy of Sony Corp.Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE), one of the most battered large companies in the world, may launch the next in the line of its PlayStation models — the PS4. Sony…
ThinkstockAnheuser-Busch InBev Hits Roadblock The maker of the “The King of Beers” will not be expanding its kingdom. Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (NYSE: BUD), itself a creation of a merger, probably will be blocked…
