Ireland’s economy is in a state of chaos thanks to a taxation system that is both inefficient and unfair. About the only group not complaining are the many American companies who consider…
Customers who bought Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPads when the table was first introduced loved the machines. People who have bought them more recently–not so much. NPD research shows that “almost 80 percent…
Douglas A. McIntyre Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may be late to launch a line of smartphones with its Windows 7 Mobile OS, but it plans to make up for that with a major foray into the…
Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android mobile phone operating system continues to eat away at the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone’s lead in the smartphone market. According to ChangeWave survey of 4,000 respondents,…
Updated throughout the day. Sanofi-Aventis may raise its bid for Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ). The Administration has begun to pressure American International Group (NYSE: AIG) to find a way to lessen the government’s…
Updated throughout the day. Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will unveil an unnamed consumer product. (Reuters) JPMorganChase (NYSE: JPM) will press federal officials about getting back some of the funds it spent to buy…
Reuters: US businesses fear a fight over the yuan will cause a trade disaster. Reuters: The US will test a cyber-blitz response plan. Reuters: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) may go to the…
Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) unveiled a new professional-grade BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and BlackBerry Tablet OS. Measuring less than half an inch thick and weighing less than a pound, the BlackBerry PlayBook…
Douglas A. McIntyre Apple may have the largest application store in the world with 200,000 apps and nearly 4 billion downloads. But, software developers see Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android as the mobile platform of the…
The term “innovation” is difficult to quantify when it comes to large companies across different industries. 24/7 Wall St. chose to look at global patent filings, filings by field, and increases in…
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…
Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) and the Treasury are closer to a deal to recoup the taxpayers’ investment in the insurer. Reuters: China said movement on a bill to force revaluation…
The success of the company is particularly spectacular because it is largely a four-product enterprise, consisting of the iPad, iPod, Mac, and iPhone. It also produces a suite of supporting software that…
Reuters: Petrobras raised $70 billion in the largest stock offer in history. Reuters: There will likely be no tax cut before the election, according to Democrats Reuters: Obama asked the Chinese premier…
Blockbuster filed for Chapter 11 as expected. The rental chain declared that it reached agreement with a group of bondholders holding approximately 80.1 percent principal amount of the company’s 11 3/4 percent…