Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) says its $20 billion escrow has paid out 19,000 claims which total $240 million. Reuters: The US said that BP has “killed” the leaking well. Reuters: Bank…
Updated throughout the day. Citigroup (NYSE: C) may sell its stake in Student Loan Corp (NYSE: STU) (NYPost) Carlyle Group may take a position in several hedge funds (Bloomberg) Apple Inc (NASDAQ:…
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) today reported a 68% rise in quarterly profit, proving the BlackBerry maker is far from dead. The shares rose in after-hours trading. Profit was $797 million,…
Douglas A. McIntyre Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is no longer the major challenge to the sales of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android-powered smartphones are. New data from comScore show…
You probably already know now that Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has promised to pay a dividend of 1.5 to 2% initially for 2011. After a multi-year period of dead performance, this…
In new ads recently posted on YouTube which may make it to TV, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has savaged the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad based both on price and the trouble users have…
Jim Cramer has long been an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) bull. In fact, he’s been one of the most bullish voices on Steve Jobs regardless of all the potential pitfalls that the…
Many smartphone owners download apps but do not use them, like the car buyer who asks for adjustable sets but never uses the settings. The Pew Internet Project says that 35% of…
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has finally buckled to pressure to return capital to shareholders. While we did not get the promise of a one-time massive dividend we outlined as a possibility,…
Now that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has said it will stop giving people a little rubber case to improve reception of the iPhone 4, Consumer Reports is back in the market with…
There are many key stocks to watch for The Unusual Suspects for the week ahead. Barron’s was rather influential, we have several carry-over issues from last week that are unresolved, there are…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) may be the king of search, but its Android mobile operating system is set to take over the world. Gartner has noted that Android is going to become…
Each morning we usually feature a handful of analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations that we think will have an impact on shares. Many of these are time-sensitive calls due to developments in…
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has finally been pushed out as Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) CEO and will leave the company and its board on September 20. He will get a small consolation prize as he…
WSJ: The CEO of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) left the company. Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) will delay Q3 results as it accounts for costs of the oil spill. Reuters: The SEC has…
