This last weekend brought the first waves of picks for 2012. Barron’s issued its “10 Favorite Stocks For 2012” and the stocks were just about all lower on Monday with a very…
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has said the its Kindle Fire is the best-selling item on its web site and it wants to give customers a chance to order the device as close to…
Updated throughout the day Banks said they may agree to a debt swap with Greece if they receive the same status as official loans do (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in talks…
Douglas A. McIntyre While barely a fraction of the size of the market for smartphones and tablets, the internet-connected TV market is growing, and — surprise — Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the market share…
Congress, close to a budget agreement, may avoid a government shutdown. (Reuters) Washington Mutual shareholders and creditors set a deal that could allow an exit from bankruptcy. (Reuters) The policy meeting of…
The proposed $12.5 billion acquisition by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI) has been wending its way slowly through the European regulatory mechanism. Progress has now stopped,…
The US International Trade Commission is expected to issue a ruling on Wednesday in a patent dispute between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Taiwan’s HTC Corp., a smartphone maker that uses the…
Worries about the EU solution to the sovereign debt crisis rise. (Reuters) U.S. firms will be asked to disclose relationships with Syria and Iran. (FT) Many jobless Americans face cut off of benefits at…
Samsung may be gaining rapidly on global handset market leader Nokia (NYSE: NOK), which has been beaten at every turn in the smartphone business. The South Korean company said it will sell 300…
A burst of interest in the Nook tablets from Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is causing the company to increase orders on its manufacturers. That’s good news for B&N, but even…
NokiaNokia (NYSE: NOK) will soon launch its Lumia 710, a Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) mobile powered smartphone, in the U.S. Sales in the first week may well determine the fate of the phone with…
Jon Corzine of MF Global says he does not know where much of the firm’s funds went. (Reuters) Samsung wins the legal fight over whether it can sell its tablet PC in…
A court in Australia lifted a ban on the sales of its tablet PC–the Galaxy. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) which makes competitor iPad lost the action. Reuters reports that Apple and Samsung have…
Douglas A. McIntyre Many American companies have done incredibly well this year. A number posted extraordinary financial results in 2011. Others have launched products that revolutionized markets. Of course, many big public corporations also did…
Still No Eurozone Rescue. The rescue of the financially weak eurozone nations becomes more confused by the day. U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner continues to tour the region. He wants to convince area finance ministers…
