America lost its lead as the world’s top manufacturer to China. That is in part the basis of the argument that China’s Gross Domestic Product will pass America’s sometime before the middle…
The Federal Reserve will hold press conferences four times a year. (Reuters) In 2006, Fannie Mae was warned about abuses in the foreclosure process. (WSJ) The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad will go…
After the close of trading today will come earnings from two key players in technology and communications: Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM). Traders and investors alike will be…
Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares have continued a three-month retreat that has pushed them down by 4% compared to a 5% improvement for the NASDAQ. It has occurred to investors that the same…
Updated throughout the day. Inventories of Samsung Galaxy tablets are building (Reuters) Glenn Beck may start his own cable network (NYT) Parts shortages of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) because of the Japan…
Japan’s markets fell on concerns about contaminated drinking water (Reuters) The US has stopped imports from the area around Japan’s nuclear disaster (Reuters) The damage to Japan could cost $300 billion (Reuters)…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Maintained Outperform at Credit Suisse; maintained Buy…
The Nikkei rose 4.3% today to 9,608. Another two days of similar gains would put the index at nearly 10,550, which is close to where it traded before the devastating earthquake and…
Are investors forgetting the lessons of the dot-com bust of the 1990s?It would seem to be the case. Just like in the Clinton administration, companies with uncertain prospects are attracting insanely high…
A monopoly is either what the government says it is or what a dominant company’s competitors claim. The government’s opinion is the only one that counts, however, as Sprint will find out…
Japan may need to work with the G7 to keep the yen low. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE) factories and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) expansion plans were hurt by the earthquake’s aftermath. (Reuters)…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is the world’s most valuable brand with a $43.3 billion valuation. It is followed by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), Bank of…
It is not unusual for companies with highly successful products to run out of inventory. Oftentimes, companies are forced to scramble at the last minute to meet an unexpected upsurge in demand.…
Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) says the Japan disaster is a buying opportunity for companies based there (Reuters) AT&T (NYSE: T) will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the preeminent provider of smartphones to AT&T (NYSE: T) Wireless, may not get any new customers if its deal with Deutsche Telekom AG to acquire T-Mobile USA goes through.…
