Sirius (SIRI) has been waiting for approval or rejection of its merger with XM Satellite (XMSR) by the FCC since the Stone Age. That could change. The agency is hinting a decision…
In a reorganization of China’s telecom industry, which would be almost unimaginable in the West, the country plans to merge two of its largest mobile companies, China Netcom (CN) and China Unicom…
These are ten of the analyst calls we are keying in on this Friday morning: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) added to CONVICTION BUY LIST at Goldman Sachs; stock up 2% pre-market. ArcelorMittal (NYSE:…
Sir Howard Stinger, head of Sony (SNE), believes that his executive ranks lack passion. Perhaps they have spent too much time as engineers, or the string of bad years at the consumer…
These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Thursday morning: Akamai Tech (NASDAQ: AKAM) cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs. American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Cut to Hold…
Perhaps the reason those Apple (AAPL) 2.5G iPhones are so hard to come by is that the launch date for the 3G versions is set for June 9. Why have a lot…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) is proposing to buy Yahoo!’s (YHOO) search business. Reuters writes that Barclays (BCS) is looking at a possible bid for Lehman (LEH). Reuters reports that customer satisfaction…
According to Rueters, Microsoft (MSFT) has proposed a partnership with Yahoo! (YHOO), in place of a buy-out, which may push Carl Icahn to try to get a deal for Yahoo! to set…
According to Reuters, Carl Ichan will fight to get Yahoo! (YHOO) to accept Microsoft’s (MSFT) bid. Reuters writes that the Senate has reached an agreement on a housing rescue. Reuters reports that…
Over the last few weeks several state attorneys general have come out against the merger of Sirius (SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR). There has also been talk of a new competitor…
Apple (AAPL) appears to have picked up a deal to deliver HBO programming though iTunes according to Portfolio. The new partnership will involve HBO, a unit of Time Warner (TWX) getting a…
The Apple (AAPL) iPhone will soon be available in Asia. That will not include the pearl of all handset markets, China. but it does pick up potential sales elsewhere. According to Reuters,…
Research In Motion (RIMM) has come out with a new version of its Blackberry called Bold. It incorporates many of the multimedia functions of the Apple (AAPL) iPhone. To trump the Steve…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Cablevision (CVC) is close to buy newspaper Newsday Reuters writes that RIM (RIM) is releasing its Blackberry Bold, aimed at keeping its lead in the business market. Reuters writes…
The rumors of launch dates for the new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) version of the 3G iPhone are still rampant. Some target mid-June and some comment on early-June. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is…
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