Kodak (EK) sued Apple, RIMM, and Motorola (MOT) for patent infringements. Nokia sued Apple (AAPL). Nokia claims to have patents that the Apple uses in the iPhone. Now Apple (AAPL) has filed a patent…
E-reader marketers like Amazon (AMZN) and Barnes & Noble (BKS) have caught a break just before Apple comes to market with its iPad table computer. The iPad, with its 10.1″ screen, touchpad operation,…
Reuters: GM will recall 1.3 million cars for steering problems. Reuters: China would like one price for iron ore to cut commodity speculation. Reuters: Two software services will help telcos as they…
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Reuters: Some senators want hearings on the Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) bailouts. Reuters: Toyota (TM) is at work in China on damage control. Reuters: Asia factory output expanded by…
Apple (AAPL) found that three of the companies that provide it with components to build its products employ underage workers. Apple’s 2010 Supplier Responsibility reports says that “Apple discovered three facilities that…
Douglas A. McIntyre Everyone, or at least most everyone, loves dividends. While some investors love share buybacks, dividends seem to be the new way we are seeing for companies to reward shareholders. The good news…
Reuters: Akio Toyoda met with Transportation Secretary LaHood. Reuters: Lloyds posted huge loss driven by bad debts. Reuters: A job creation effort is hung up in Congress again. Reuters: Blackstone (BSX) got commitments for…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has recovered sharply today from its lows, although it may be on more noise than news. The company at its annual meeting reelected its seven board members. There…
Douglas A. McIntyre There is one headline about management that almost always brings up concerns from the financial community….. CFO Resignations. GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) is paying a price this morning because CFO Catherine Smith…
Palm (PALM) may not be dead, but it is dying. It could not survive that ongoing success of smartphone leaders Apple (AAPL) and RIM (RIMM). The iPhone and Blackberry just keep gaining…
Updated throughout the day Greece will sell a 10-year bond next week to raise about $3 billion. (WSJ) GE (GE) will sell a $3.3 billion interest in Turkish bank Garanti (CNBC). Australia’s…
Apple (AAPL) iTunes passed 10 billion song downloads yesterday. It is a milestone analysts had been anticipating for the last month. The consumer electronics company celebrated the accomplishment with an odometer on the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Most of the press Nintendo, the world’s No.1 video game console company, gets is for its Wii machine which has kept a lead in unit sales over the Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360 and Sony…
Updated throughout the day. Canada’s Brookfield may bid against Simon Property Group (SPG) for the assets of real estate from General Growth. (Bloomberg) The deal for GM to sell Hummer to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy…
