Reuters: Barclays (NYSE:BCS) earned $18 billion, was more than forecast. Reuters: The Eurozone gave Greece 30 days to show progress on its deficit. Reuters: The number of accident claims involving Toyota (NYSE:TM)…
The Apple (AAPL) Apps store has downloaded more than three billion software applications to iPhone and iPod touch devices. Programmers have created more than 150,000 products for the e-commerce operation. The App…
Reuters: Japan GDP rose by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Reuters: EU officials are pressing Greece to cut its budget. Reuters: Twenty four telecom operators will open a store to compete with Apple’s…
Updated throughout the day. Donald Trump will bid for the World Trade Center site (NYPost) Supporters of the UK’s “Robin Hood” tax say that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) influenced a poll on the…
Updated throughout the day. The Fed is in talks with money market funds to see if they will help to take $1 trillion out of the financial system (Bloomberg) Apple (AAPL) has…
Apple (AAPL) can build its low-end iPad for as little as $239 ,according to industry research operation iSuppli. The most expensive version of the tablet, the 64GB product with 3G, costs $346 to build.…
Reuters: The EU summit will address the Greek bailout. Reuters: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) will test an ultra-high speed broadband system. Reuters: Sweden took that top spot from the US for use of telecom…
Motorola (MOT) has not had a real strategy or good explanation of what it is for years. The company got into the handset market very early in the history of the industry, in…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: Honda (NYSE:HMC) expanded its recall by 440,000 as more Toyota (NYSE:TM) models were probed. Reuters: ArcelorMittal sees a slow improvement in steel production in Q1. Reuters: IMF aid for Greece may…
Updated throughout the day. The EU is getting closer to a bailout of Greece (Reuters) Beer may be good for strengthening bones (Reuters) Google (GOOG) will reveal product innovations on a YouTube…
Apple (AAPL) has a problem. Steve Jobs created a huge surge in interest in the new iPad table computer when he introduced it. The interest has turned into concern about the price…
Douglas A. McIntyre It has probably occurred to Google (GOOG) management that customer service for its Nexus One handset has been poor and that has hurt the handset’s reputation. Google also has to compete with…
Large consumer companies spend a great deal of marketing money on creating, preserving, and increasing the image of their brands. If a product has problems, the process does not always work. Toyota…
Motorola’s (NYSE:MOT) handset business came close to collapse after its failure to replace its successful RAZR cost it the No.2 global market share position in its industry. The firm’s shares crashed from…
For the first time, China Investment Corp., the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has filed a Form 13F with the US Securities and Exchange Commission listing details of its investments in companies traded…
