The Apple (AAPL) iPad tablet computer looks like it will launch into a market where it has no rivals. The Amazon (AMZN) Kindle is not a PC at all. It is underpowered and has…
Updated throughout the day. The EU may form its own version of the IMF (various) Dubai may have a deal to defer payments on $26 billion in Dubai World debt (CNBC) CCMP Capital…
Douglas A. McIntyre The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Reuters: Met Life (MET) is close to buying AIG’s (AIG) foreign insurance unit for $15.5 billion. Reuters: Subway will try to catch McDonald’s (MCD) in China by 2020. Reuters: Greece’s central bank…
This week’s list of UNUSUAL SUSPECTS for stocks to watch is actually much different from what we have seen in other reports. Earnings season is finally over, so we only have two…
The Toyota brand may be much more resilient than most experts would ever have imagined. That is bad new for its primary competitors in the US market–GM, Ford (F), Chrysler, Honda (HMC),…
24/7 Wall Street has a real-time index we keep of the 500 largest market caps of US equities. This is The 24/7 Wall St. Real-Time 500. Of these, the 23 highest are…
Reuters: The House passed the $15 billion jobs bill. Reuters: China will slow government stimulus spending. Reuters: Toyota (TM) said there is no evidence of unintended acceleration in fixed cars.
The Holy Grail of consumer electronics devices is one that would combine the best features of the Apple (AAPL) iPad, iPod, and iPhone. Sony (SNE) means to introduce products to challenge the…
It has been expected for some time that global PC sales would rise this year as the economy recovers and the demand for Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 7 causes people and business to replace…
The 52-week low search is a common tool used by value investors, momentum investors, growth investors, and traders in various price screens to help decide when to a buy or sell a…
Reuters: The Senate rejected a plan to send $250 to the elderly. Reuters: Obama is still pushing the Volcker rule. Reuters: The Facebook CEO is in no rush for an IPO. Reuters: …
Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) has been in trouble. About all that can be said after it recently hit 52-week lows is that it has at least bounced about 5% from its recent…
Updated throughout the day. Updated: 12.55 PM Eastern: RadioShack will be taken private (Bloomberg) Updated: 12.55 PM Eastern: GM vice chair Bob Lutz will retire May 1 (CNBC) Government regulators have asked…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: The Senate overcame opposition to allow jobless benefits to be extended. Reuters: China will hope to keep the value of the yuan steady. Reuters: JC Penney (JCP) will focus on exclusive…
