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…
A new IPO filing has been made by a company called Fusion-io, Inc. Terms have not been made public other than that the funds to be raised are up to $150 million. …
Jon C. Ogg Yesterday’s Facebook slap on Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is one which has already gone with some supporting the drop and others refuting it. It seemed a bit harsh if you look at…
It was just two years ago today that the U.S. markets reached an absolute bottom. Investors were reeling and the public was literally getting ready for a breakdown of the system. After…
A new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad app called Zite will personalize news for each user based on their reading habits. Zite describes the service as “Personalization that works automatically as you use…
Douglas A. McIntyre Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) is apparently in talks with European telecom giant Deutsche Telekom about combining its US cellular division T-Mobile with the No.3 wireless provider. T-Mobile is No.4 in US cellular customers.…
The Federal Reserve may change it bond buying plans because of higher oil prices. (Reuters) Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) plans to double profits by 2015 through the launch of new hybrids and…
A combination of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and the T-Mobile USA bit of Deutsche Telekom AG (OTC: DTEGY) would bring together some 67 million subscribers now currently divided almost evenly between…
Steve Jobs said that the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has 90% of the table PC market when he launched the new iPad 2. Industry experts confirmed the remarkable number. The iPad may…
The US may take oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (Reuters) The London Stock Exchange may try to take over NASDAQ. (The Times) A National Association for Business Economics survey found many…
Jon OggThis last week had some key analyst calls that either stood out from the pack, showed some key insight, or which moved shares more than just a garden variety upgrade or…
Less than two years ago, netbooks sales were going to tear the heart out of laptop makers. Companies led by Asus stormed US consumer electronics stores with $300 machine ideal for web…