A number of businesses and government enterprises elected not to upgrade to Vista, the current Microsoft (MSFT) computer operating system. It was considered a flawed product and the cost of licenses was…
Short sellers upped their investments in stocks of the most prominent financial firms. Short interest in Bank of America (BAC), AIG (AIG), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Freddie Mac (FRE) all rose for…
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke believes the green shoots of economic recovery are sprouting, and the market seems to agree: The S&P 500 is up 36 percent since March.But a closer look reveals…
Douglas A. McIntyre The short interest in most large banks fell very sharply for the period ending May 29, an indication that traders believe that TARP repayments and ongoing strong earnings mean the fate of American…
Microsoft (MSFT) may price Windows 7 as low as $100 to offset the effects of the recession on PC operating system sales and the public’s rejection of Vista, the current version of…
Reuters: Global consumer confidence is improving.Reuters: GM (GM) filed for Chapter 11 and expects a quick exit.Reuters: Most US retailers probably had sales drop in May.Reuters: China gave Geithner backing for the…
It may be worth noting in passing that the comments of Dell’s (DELL) CFO during the company’s earnings call are bad news for any supplier of PC components and software. Brian Gladden…
A drop in server sales is bad news for companies that build them including HP (HPQ), IBM (IBM), and Dell (DELL) and the firms that supply chips–AMD (AMD) and Intel (INTC). But,…
Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRA) is not one of the most common names in the land of chip stocks, but that may be about to change as it won a patent fight…
Microsoft says it will introduce its new search engine within the next few days. The world’s largest software company has called the project “Kumo.” It may change that name before the public…
Reuters: Twitter will release business tools in an attempt to make money.Reuters: A GM (GM) bankruptcy is seen as nearly inevitable.Reuters: American Express (AXP) will cut 4,000 jobs.Reuters: Obama will unveil aggressive…
The EU finally fined Intel (INTC) for anti-competitive behavior and the amount of the fine was staggering–$1.44 billion. Intel has been accused of using pricing and special rebates to undermine the sales…
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) had already given the indications that the tech market was bottoming out. At today’s investor meeting, CEO Paul Otellini, said hat he believes conditions seem to be improving…
The Financial Times is reporting that EU antitrust authorities are preparing to levy a huge fine against the world’s largest chip company, Intel (INTC). The paper writes that “Some lawyers suggest that…
Twelve of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. Just twelve. Over the next year, that number is likely to go up considerably because of a confluence of economic and financial factors that…