Most technology company first quarter earnings have been relatively good. Businesses and consumers have begun to return to the market for servers, PCs, and software. The demand for smartphones and tablets is…
China eased restrictions on US companies to give them access to supply the People’s Republic services and to sell mutual funds. (Reuters) Toyota’s (NYSE: TM) operating profit dropped 52% in the last…
A number of media outlets say that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) bought global VoIP service Skype for $8.5 billion. Skype’s subscriber base has been put at 655 million. Skype’s S-1, a step toward…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) moved past Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) as the world’s most valuable brand, according to research firm Millward Brown. (Reuters) New negotiations between China and the US seeks to reduce tensions…
Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Dec. 2010 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers Dec-10 Mar-11…
We have many rumors and developing issues in tech and beyond today. American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is having problems with its offering as regulators and investment bankers are at odds…
Friday, May 6, 2011 will mark the one-year anniversary of the 2010 Flash Crash. The Flash Crash has been blamed on many things and many investors still dispute the true cause or…
The recent weakness in stocks could just be the start of what to expect in the weeks ahead. It is early May and already we have seen the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
A bipartisan group of Senators will meet once more to work out a compromise on the budget. (Reuters) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook have considered a purchase of Skype. (Reuters) The Federal…
Glencore’s IPO will be for about $11 billion. (Reuters) The slide of the dollar has caused concerns about how it may hurt the stability of the credit markets. (Reuters) Portugal set a…
Howard Stinger, Sony’s current CEO, is 69 and most analysts expected him to step down in the next year. The hack of the PlayStation Network, which has happened not once but twice…
The Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) and ICE bid for NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) became hostile. (Reuters) A new hack put 25 million more PS accounts at risk, Sony (NYSE: SNE) said. (Reuters) India…
Harris Interactive came out with its new “Reputation Quotient” list. The research firm has conducted the study for 12 consecutive years. The poll is based on views about the “60 most visible…
The death of Osama bin Laden raised US futures and the dollar and pushed crude oil lower. (Reuters) The US helped cut the amount of oil China imported from Iran to punish…
Jon OggThis last week marked another solid week for investors and many stocks were on the move. We have compiled a list of stocks we are looking for event-driven trading moves in…
