2009 was the year that dividends were cut or went on hold. 2010 is becoming the greatest year of increases and initiations of dividends that the markets have ever seen. There are…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 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…
The June audience of ESPN.com soared to 30.6 million unique visitors as people checked out the World Cup online, according to research firm comScore. That moved it ahead of well-known sites including…
Reuters: The Fed Beige Book says some regions see economic slowing. Reuters: The China People’s Daily ran an editorial which encourages the US to take account of China’s rising power. Reuters: Amazon.com…
If you have been keeping up with trends from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), it is no secret that the company is trying and trying to do what it can to have its…
The Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad apparently overheats when left in the sun, which makes it like almost everything else left to bake. A suit filed in federal court in Oakland, California…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) new CEO called the spill a “wake up call” for the oil industry. Reuters: The IMF backed down on its comments about the yuan’s value. Reuters: Google…
Reuters: UBS (NYSE: UBS) and Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) posted good earnings. Reuters: The EU opened antitrust investigations into IBM (NYSE: IBM) Reuters: Ask.com, owned by IACI (NASDAQ: IACI), will use humans…
Larry Ellison, founder and CEO of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) probably deserves a huge pay package as much as anyone else. His company has become wildly successful and has been a steady producer…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
MarketWatch: A number of economists now expect Q2 GDP to be below 2%. Reuters: BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) CEO Tony Hayward is expected to resign. Reuters: Hayward will leave with $10 million.…
China is well-known for its theft of intellectual property and products which are not readily available in its markets. Microsoft (MSFT) has had to deal with the piracy of Windows for years…
Douglas A. McIntyre Recent research shows that the number of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPads has passed the number of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindles in the hands of consumers. The news could undermine Amazon’s successful…
Wall St did not like the results of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) last quarter and flogged the movie rental company’s shares as if they were Blockbuster’s, taking 10% off its market cap. Investors…
Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) defended its CEO as it considered new options to kill the well. Reuters: The Senate voted to restore jobless benefits. Reuters: Obama’s budget review may trim the…
