Google (GOOG) came very close to facing antitrust charges when it planned to partially marry its search system with Yahoo!’s (YHOO). With 65% of the US search market, analysts believe the Google…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen on Wall Street early this Tuesday morning: Intercontinental Hotels Group plc (IHG) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. Marvell…
According to the 24/7 Wall St.-Channel Checkers Survey, Apple (AAPL) iPod and Mac sales remained soft in February. The current check was finished two days ago. Based on data from fifteen Apple…
Douglas A. McIntyre While some folks believe Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster is an Apple perma-bull (his firm makes a market in AAPL stock), a look back will tell you Gene gets it right more often…
Douglas A. McIntyre Layoffs at big companies are so common now that it is novel when a day goes by without Microsoft (MSFT), Caterpillar (CAT), or Macy’s (MC) letting thousands of people go. There are…
Domestic car sales are down about 30%. Sales at Chrysler have been hit hardest, down 50% in the most recent two months. In a bad economy, it makes sense that consumers will…
People in the wireless industry have been talking about what will replace 3G networks in the next two or three years. AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ), Sprint (S), and their peers overseas need…
According to Reuters, the biggest problem GM (GM) may face is a mountain of debt. Reuters reports that investors in Stanford funds are pushing hard to get their money out. Reuters reports…
Microsoft (MSFT) is pushing hard to show that it can be a viable competitor in the business of providing operating systems for smartphones. It has done a deal with handset giant LG…
Nokia (NOK) is starting a software store for its handsets. According to MarketWatch, it will be “an online bazaar that will allow users to buy music or films as well as applications directly…
According to Reuters, Obama is working on a program to help some homeowners pay their mortgages. Reuters reports that Wall St’s appetite to slim down perks will begin to face tests. Reuters…
According to several media reports, Nokia (NOK) says it will cut several hundred employees and temporarily lay off 2,500. Nokia blames the move on the declining market for handsets around the world.
It does not matter if Sirius (SIRI) goes bankrupt now. Creditors and bondholders may care. It probably will not be noticed by customers. In that way, it will be like an airline…
Up until very recently, perhaps as recently as six months ago, the prevailing wisdom among analysts who covered the media industry was that “content is king.” It is an inexact way of…
There are an extremely small number of companies which are likely to do relatively well during the recession, either because they are the market share leaders in their industries by a wide…
