6:30am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Does Android Matter?
Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android mobile OS continued to gain market share in the U.S. during the second quarter. But that may not matter. The operating system is free because it is open…
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6:41pm ET
Investing
Largest American Companies Low On Female Board Members And Management
Study after study has demonstrated the income disparity between women and men. Not surprisingly, this gender discrimination carries all the way into America’s boardrooms and corporate suites, where women continue to be…
9:45am ET
Housing
Lowe’s Joins Big Box Buyback Parade (LOW, HD, WMT, TGT, COST, BBY, AAPL)
Shares in home improvement store Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) were trading higher by around 3% in the pre-market this morning on news that the company will initiate a $5 billion stock…
9:40am ET
Investing
Largest Companies Refuse Women as Executives and Board Members
One study after another has demonstrated the income disparity between women and men. Not surprisingly, this gender discrimination carries all the way into America's boardrooms and corporate suites, where women continue to…
8:02am ET
Investing
Key Issues for the Week Ahead, The Unusual Suspects (AAPL, BKS, CLWR, EGPT, E, SLV, MORT, PUDA, SAFM, TWC, TUDO, VZ, WAMUQ, WETF)
We have many carryover issues this Monday from last week and the weekend that will be feature issues to watch this week. These are “The Unusual Suspects” for the week ahead. Our…
6:28am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Apple May Build 4G iPhone Soon, Dominate New Market
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be in the midst of the development of a 4G iPhone. It is not clear when the product will be released, but if it is in the next…
6:19am ET
Media
Media Digest (8/22/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve to make a modest number of steps to keep the economy moving higher. (Reuters) Wall St. layoffs, already begun, will hurt morale as the industry tries to recover. (Reuters)…
9:35am ET
Investing
Marvell Still Relies Too Much on Blackberry (MRVL, RIMM, WDC, AAPL, GOOG, MMI, MSFT)
Any good news is rewarded on a day when equities fall nearly 4%. One of yesterday’s bright spots was Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL), which reported second quarter 2012 adjusted EPS…
8:10am ET
Investing
Can Clearwire Really Be Acquired? It’s Complicated (S, CLWR, CMCSA, TWC, T, VZ, CVC, AAPL, RIMM, GOOG)
ClearwireThere is an interesting notion this morning regarding the fate of the real 4G in America and it is both fascinating and complicated. A report from Bloomberg this morning is causing a…
3:21pm ET
Consumer Electronics
H-P Earnings Released Early; Fumbles Sideshow News & Guidance (HPQ, DELL, AAPL, IBM, GOOG)
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) was having what is considered to be a strange day by any stretch of the imagination. The stock was higher on reports that it was going to spin-off…
12:50pm ET
Consumer Electronics
H-P Earnings Clouded By PC Spin-Off and Possible M&A Rumors (HPQ, SAP, DELL, AAPL, IBM, MSFT, INTC, RIMM, GOOG)
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is due with earnings after the closing bell today. The problem is that there was a Bloomberg report that said that HP is set to spin-off its PC…
6:28am ET
Media
Media Digest (8/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) new CEO faces investors concerned about its prospects. (Reuters) U.S. box office sales near records despite the slowdown. (Reuters) Lenovo posts strong earnings in spite of troubles with global…
10:51am ET
Companies and Brands
Patent Trolling: Kodak Next Up (EK, GOOG, MMI, AAPL, MSFT, RIMM, EMC)
The next round of smartphone patent buying may focus on Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK), the 130-year old photography giant that missed the digital bus. The $12.5 billion acquisition by Google Inc.…
10:25am ET
Retail
What the Apple Online Store Outage Means Financially (AAPL, AMZN, EBAY)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is supposed be invincible. Apparently, as your size grows your problems can grow as well. Apple’s Online Store website is down. http://store.apple.com is the failed site at the…
8:08am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/17/2011) RIM M&A, Apple LCD
Updated throughout the day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may invest in a Sharp LCD plant (Reuters) Buyer have backed away from market for top tier real estate prices because of fears of a…
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