Greece continues to demonstrate that it can teeter almost indefinitely between austerity and the grant of aid packages without a short-term resolution to its sovereign debt crisis. The latest development is that the ruling coalition…
Glencore and Xtrata agree to a $90 billion merger. (Reuters) Greek leaders face a deal for settling sovereign debt matters as workers strike. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) posts good third-quarter profits and…
Here we go again: the Good E-Reader blog is citing “sources close to the situation” for the story that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is preparing to open a bricks-and-mortar store in Seattle. The…
The launch of the iPhone 4S from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) catapulted the market for smartphones to 157.8 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, up 54.7% from 102 million units…
The annual meeting of shareholders in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could be a bit livelier than usual this year. The February 23rd meeting includes four shareholder proposals, all of which are opposed…
Paul Ausick HTC posted fourth-quarter earnings that were less than impressive. It also forecast a disastrous first quarter. These are signs that HTC is the latest company to succumb to the success of Samsung and Apple (NASDAQ:…
Dell’s (NASDAQ: DELL) best days are behind it. The same is true for Lenovo, Acer, and the PC division of HP (NYSE: HPQ). Research firm Canalys reports that smartphone sales passed PC sales in…
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is enduring yet another downgrade this morning. Today’s cut came from Jefferies & Co., who cut an already cautious rating of “Hold” down to the rating…
A report in Taiwan’s Digitimes pours cold water on the expectation that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch its internet television product, iTV, in the second quarter of this year. The paper…
Paul Ausick Apple continues to win a few and lose a few as it fights to hold its lead in the smartphone and tablet businesses. One of its advantages has been it cloud computing…
Since sometime last year, Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been automatically scanning apps at its Android Market for malicious software that could compromise personal information for users of its Android operating system…
There is more evidence that Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone has continues to gain share in the US. Comscore data show that iPhone hard market share grew by 2.2% from the Quarter which ended…
Douglas A. McIntyre An exclusive story at Geekwire reports that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has acquired TeachStreet, a five-year old startup that matches teachers and students in an online marketplace. No acquisition price was given. The…
Samsung claims a Germany court has blocked Apple’s request to stop the sales of the South Korean company’s tablets and smartphones in the European nation. The action is part of a wrestling…
Glencore and Xstrata are in merger talks. (Reuters) A federal mortgage deal with banks over mortgage fraud would give states enforcement power. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE) expects a $2.9 billion loss. (Reuters) Long-term…
