FedEx (NYSE: FDX) profits will probably be higher but hurt by gas prices. (Reuters) Lehman Bros has set November 17 as the date to get approval of its bankruptcy plan. (Reuters) Problems…
The next thing a smartphone will replace, if Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has its way, is your credit/debit card. The Wall Street Journal reports that the maker of the Android smartphone operating…
A research report from JMP Securities is responsible for the damage seen in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) so far this Wednesday. The firm cut the rating to “Market Perform” from “Outperform” based…
Jon C. Ogg Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 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…
Douglas A. McIntyre Just as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a successful launch of its new iPad 2, some industry experts see its dominance in the sector fading. This is despite some Wall St. firms’ estimates…
How did Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) miss the mark so badly in digital music? How did Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) allow the great brand of the Walkman get over-run? The world of…
The consensus estimate is that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) sold 500,000 iPad 2 units over the weekend. That is more than the original iPad sold after its weekend launch. Most analysts who cover…
US stock markets may continue to make an assault on their all-time highs as the year goes along. The DJIA trades at 12,000 not so far from its 2007 peak of 14,000.…
Douglas A. McIntyre The rook of a second nuclear reactor blew off in Japan. (Reuters) A hacker group plans to release Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) e-mails today. (Reuters) Members of Congress are certain of…
“We will encourage the best firms to acquire or build up overseas operations and to license or acquire famous global brands in order to obtain international recognition and improve the image and…
For those who couldn’t wait until 5 p.m. PT to get an iPad 2 from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) at a retail store, the company offered online sales at its website beginning…
Douglas A. McIntyre When Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) coughed up $1.65 billion for YouTube in 2006, there were plenty of questions about what the Google brass was smoking. It’s still not clear whether YouTube is…
The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad 2 goes on sale today both online and in stores. Securities analysts and thousands of self-proclaimed Apple experts will await the weekend sales count like candidates who…
Japan was hit by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake. (Reuters) Chinese insurance regulators passed on details of the AIG (NYSE: AIG) disaster to local insurance companies, according to WikiLeaks. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
Jon OggShort sellers are selectively making very mixed short selling activities in the high-priced market leaders. Some are seeing gains, others are seeing lower short selling. We tracked the moves for the…