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Apps & Software
The iPad’s 100,000 Apps
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) now offers 100,000 apps for the iPad, according to MacStories. The iPhone has four times that many, but the iPad has only been on the market for a year.…
AAPL Coverage Page 551
6:17am ET
Media
Media Digest (7/5/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Congress and the Administration are closer to a conclusion of negotiations on the debt cap (Reuters) The finance minister of Greece said its viability is essential to the euro zone (Reuters) Canon…
7:42am ET
Investing
HTC Results Crush RIM
HTC announced fiscal third quarter results. The information was good for HTC but not good for rival smartphone firm, Blackberry maker Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM). HTC said revenue more than doubled…
12:22pm ET
Companies and Brands
Can Eastman Kodak Survive Much Beyond 2012? (EK, AAPL, RIMM)
Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) did not have much going for it before today, but a mixed ruling from the International Trade Commission has shares reeling this morning. The case, filed against…
Jon C. Ogg 8:51am ET
Investing
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (7/1/2011) Strauss-Kahn Case, Twitter Investigation
Twitter has, by most estimates, 225 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
6:12am ET
Media
Media Digest (7/1/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Strauss-Kahn may be released because of fraudulent charges (NYT) Geithner may retire as Treasury Secretary (Reuters) The Fed Bullard said QE2 was similar to more rate cuts (Reuters) Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)…
10:04am ET
Investing
The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Worst News (6/30)
Battles with the US government hurt several stocks. Raymond James will pay $300 million for disputes over auction rate securities. Monsanto is under investigation for potential illegal payments to customers. HealthSouth was…
6:19am ET
Media
Media Digest (6/30/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Markets expressed concerned about what the Fed will do as QE2 ends. (Reuters) Lloyd’s new CEO may cut 15,000 jobs. (Reuters) Asia will press Lagarde to keep promises she gave while seeking…
6:54am ET
Housing
Why The Dow Will Plunge To 7,000
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesOne theory of economics says that any market can return to a point where it has been in the past. The Great Recession was, by some measures as…
6:31am ET
Technology
Mobile Phone Payments–The New Cash Register
Barely a week goes by without the release of research about all the new things that smartphones do now or will do in the future. The future profits of smartphones appears to…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:27am ET
Consumer Electronics
Pew: E-Reader Use Tops Tablet PC
Pew’s internet research arm says that e-reader adoption has outpaced tablet PCs. The share of adults who own e-readers in now 12%, up from 6% last November. Only 8% of adults use…
9:46am ET
Investing
Week’s Biggest Market Losers: Motorola, Boeing, And More
Continued success of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and the chance that a new version of the smartphone would launch in September pressures Motorola Mobility’s shares. A battle between Walgreen’s and joint…
6:52am ET
Media
Media Digest (6/24/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The IEA and OPEC disagreed about the size of oil reserves. (Reuters) Greece has an agreement with the EU and IMF along with new austerity plans. (Reuters) A Reuters poll says most…
11:55am ET
Investing
10 Unexpected Winners From Oil Release (FDX, UAL, AMR, JBHT, WMT, HD, GPS, AAPL, RIMM, KR)
West Texas Intermediate Crude is bleeding today now that the IEA has made a coordinated release of 60 million barrels of oil. Half of that will come from the United States and…
8:25am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (6/22/2011) Hulu For Sale, New iPhone
Updated throughout the day. Premium content service Hulu is for sale (NYT, WSJ, AP) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch a faster iPhone this September (Bloomberg) Altria (NYSE: MO) and Philip Morris (NYSE:…