Yesterday, there were a number of rumors in the press that Verizon Wireless (VZ) (VOD) was talking with Apple (AAPL) to get a franchise to sell the iPhone after AT&T’s (T) exclusivity…
According to Reuters, world health officials are fighting to contain the new flu. Reuters reports that the government may be pressing Citigroup (C) and Bank of America (BAC) to raise more money.…
AT&T (T) has made it clear, very clear that the Apple (AAPL) iPhone is critical to its strategy to increase cellular revenue as its residential landline business shrinks. The iPhone helps AT&T get…
Google’s (GOOG) push in the US to sell handsets using its Android operating system is being hurt by the fact that its cellular partner is T-Mobile, a distant fourth in market share the America. Android is about…
Downloads of Apple (AAPL) applications for iPhones and iTunes have reach one billion. It only took nine months. Most analysts view this as a strategic advantage over RIM’s (RIMM) Blackberry and Google’s…
From 24/7 Wall St. partner Apple Investor News: There were big concerns heading into AAPL’s Q2 earnings report. Despite its history of sandbagging guidance then surprising to the upside, some predicted this…
Douglas A. McIntyre As the executives at Apple (AAPL) were passing around the Dom Perignon, their counterparts at other companies which design and manufacture smartphones were putting all sharp objects out of reach. In a…
According to Reuters, a bill to restrict credit card charges cleared a key committee in Congress. Reuters reports that Ken Lewis of Bank of America (BAC) says his firm what urged by…
Apple (AAPL) posted financial results for its fiscal 2009 second quarter ended March 28, 2009. Revenue was $8.16 billion and net quarterly profit was $1.21 billion, or $1.33 per share. These results compare to…
Douglas A. McIntyre Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today, and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is set to report earnings after the market close tomorrow. What we…
AT&T (T) earnings were within the range of Wall St. forecasts. That is not saying much. The results were modest and pushed the stock up about 3%. AT&T’s first quarter revenue totaled…
This was the week analysts stumbled over each other to raise their price targets on Apple prior to next Wednesday’s earnings report. Will this create a “sell the news” effect? Here are…
Douglas A. McIntyre It won’t be a nice day to go to work at Motorola (MOT), Samsung, or Sony Ericsson. Their larger competitor, Nokia (NOK) said it sold 19% fewer phones in the first quarter…
Dell (DELL) has done a modest amount of what it could do to keep pace with its PC competition. It recently launched a high-end laptop, the Adamo, which mimics the look of…
A number of well-known brands disappeared in the last year in large part due to economic forces. Many of them were in the retail industry, led by Circuit City. ATA and Aloha…
