6:48am ET
Investing
Stock Indexes Without Apple
The rapid rise in the value of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares has been credited with much of the improvement in the Nasdaq and S&P 500 over the past year. Apple’s market cap makes…
AAPL Coverage Page 498
6:46am ET
Media
Media Digest (4/17/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Argentina may take control of huge energy company YPF. (Reuters) Spanish debt costs continue to rise. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund will try to raise $400 billion, much less that previously planned. (Reuters)…
7:40am ET
Consumer Electronics
Samsung To Release New Galaxy Phone
Samsung says it will release the third generation of its flagship. It will be called the Galaxy S. That is a bit like the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4S, at least the…
7:16am ET
Investing
Major Media Disagree On Highest Paid CEOs
Major media cannot agree on something as simple and critical as what the highest paid CEOs in America made last year. Most of the data come from proxies filed with the SEC.…
6:35am ET
Apps & Software
Google’s Failed Due Diligence on Android
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) released its open source operating system in September 2008. It is too bad Google’s patent counsel did not look more carefully at whether the software violated patents and the copyrights of…
4:08pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, NOK, VMW, EIX, CLD, GOOG, JPM, WFC, IGTE, C, INTC, MSFT, GTIM, INFY, TLB)
Markets opened lower this morning and by mid-morning equities were trading down about -1% across the board, where they have mostly remained for the rest of the day. Worries about Spain have…
10:07am ET
Apps & Software
Why No One Is Impressed With Adobe’s $2 Billion Share Buyback (ADBE, AAPL, MSFT)
Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) made what might seem like a startling announcement on Thursday evening with a new share buyback plan of up to $2 billion. With a market cap of…
8:06am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, CELG, CLD, CNX, DRQ, EIX, NOK, PPL, LEN, PHM, TOL)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday (Friday the 13th). Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy and Raised Target…
6:30am ET
Media
Media Digest (4/13/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) splits its stock in a way that will help its founders keep control, and the company also announces strong earnings. (Reuters) China’s GDP reaches a three-year low. (Reuters) Bank of…
2:50pm ET
Investing
HP Gains Share, Maintains Lead in PC Shipments (HPQ, AAPL, DELL)
Hewlett Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) maintained its global leadership in PC sales in the first quarter of 2012, shipping more than 15 million units. The sales figures come from two reports, one…
6:33am ET
Consumer Electronics
Sony’s New and Better Plan?
Another new fiscal year, another new strategic plan. Sony (NYSE: SNE) has a new chief executive, and he means to prove that the collapse of the company is only temporary. The description…
6:31am ET
Investing
Media Digest (4/12/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Sony (NYSE: SNE) says it will eliminate 10,000 jobs and retool the company for growth. (Reuters) Exports from Japan improve. (Reuters) The Fed’s Beige Book reports concern about energy costs. (Reuters) The World…
2:01pm ET
Retail
Apple Tops Brand Loyalty Survey (AAPL, KO, GOOG, AMZN, SBUX, TGT, MSFT)
What consumers value most in a product are quality and customer service. Companies that succeed in creating a brand based on excellent quality and outstanding customer service can charge more for their…
12:58pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Nokia’s Woes Mount with Buggy Phone (NOK, T, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG)
Earlier this morning Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) issued a warning on first and second quarter revenue and earnings, but that wasn’t all the bad news the company had coming today. Nokia’s Sunday…
11:40am ET
Investing
Apple Gets New $750 Analyst Target (AAPL)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the undisputed king of stocks today and analysts keep rushing to upgrade their price targets on the stock. Stern Agee’s Shaw Wu has joined in with yet…
Jon C. Ogg