Reuters: Japan raised the idea that the G7 make a statement about the dollar. Reuters: Shoppers move into Black Friday with small budgets. Reuters: Dubai’s debt crisis raised the prospect of more trouble…
Black Friday is under 48 hours away. We have seen much data and much analysis out there on the topic, but there are two fairly easy conclusions here…. well, make it three. …
Updated throughout the day Calpers has launched an investigation of its own oversight practices (LA Times) Hedge fund assets may rebound to pre-crisis levels (Reuters) GE’s (NYSE:GE) stock price is about to take…
Reuters: Chinese banks must raise large sums of capital which could test equity markets. Reuters: AIG’s (NYSE:AIG) CEO had his pay package approved. Reuters: The Fed sees growth but substantial policy risks.
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is the latest large American company to announce it would buyback many more of its shares. This has become popular once again among the cash rich in the Fortune 500.…
Updated throughout the day. Hershey (NYSE:HSY) and Nestle may enter the bidding for Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) (various) Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) may pay content companies to block their content from Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) News and use…
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is counting on its relationship with China Unicom (NASDAQ:CHU) to drive iPhone sales in a nation which already has over 500 million mobile subscribers. The head of Unicom said he expects the…
We have seen some unusual options trading today. As you would expect, some is around today’s 4:00 PM close with today being options expiration date. But some bets are way out into…
Updated throughout the day. Update 12.50 PM EST: Boeing (NYSE:BA) could lose a $7.5 billion order for fighter planes to Brazil if the US Senate does not confirm Obama’s nominee to be…
Updated throughout the day. Updated 4.06 PM EST: “U.S. chocolate giant Hershey Co. has been in high-level talks with Italian chocolate maker Ferrero Spa to possibly craft a rival joint bid to…
Updated throughout the day. Updated 12.43 PM EST: Apple may hire its own video game developers to create iPhone and iPod products (Apple Insider) Updated 11.57 AM EST: Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) may…
In a court case that began last year, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) charged the young upstart Psystar, which makes Mac knock-offs, with a host of copyright and trademark violations. The venerable computer and consumer…
Douglas A. McIntyre Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will have too many retail stores at some point. It will face the “Starbucks problem” of over-building. Starbucks once boasted that it would eventually have 40,000 coffee shops worldwide. It…
You have already seen the Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) buyout of 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS). But this week before that deal was announced we covered how mergers in the technology sector have been…
Reuters: China is the key stop on Obama’s tour of Asia. Reuters: South Korea’s businesses may start to feel more pressure from China competitors.. Reuters: Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) bought 3Com (NYSE:COM) for $3.1…
