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Special Report

Companies With the Best (and Worst) Reputations

courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.No company has a better reputation among American consumers than Amazon.com. The online retailer pushed Apple out of the the top slot this year, according to a…

Mike Sauter
12:50pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes

An Angie’s List for Debt Ratings?

ThinkstockThe difference between professional services reviews posted to Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) and book reviews posted at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) or the number of video views counted at Google Inc.’s…

Paul Ausick
6:43am ET
Retail

If Best Buy Buyout by Founder Fails, Shares Will Fall

courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) founder Richard Schulze set an agreement with the troubled retailer’s board in August that would allow him to examine its financials with the goal…

Douglas A. McIntyre
4:03pm ET
Retail

Schulze Losing Interest in Acquiring Best Buy

courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Shares of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) have just dropped right before the closing bell. The word is out that founder Richard Schulze is considering alternatives to…

Jon C. Ogg
6:39am ET
Investing

Twenty Sinful Companies to Give Up for Lent

ThinkstockAs Fat Tuesday quickly turns into Ash Wednesday, Lent will take place from Wednesday, February 13 to Saturday, March 30 in 2013. It may not seem like much on the surface, but…

Jon C. Ogg
6:21am ET
Retail

Amazon and Apple Crush Competition in New Mobile Survey

Wikimedia CommonsAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) place so high on most customer satisfaction surveys that the repetition has made the conclusions commonplace. Unfortunately for several financially battered retailers,…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:21am ET
Investing

Media Digest (2/12/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

ThinkstockBarclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) will cut 3,700 jobs as the troubled bank restructures. (Reuters) Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) adds to its low-priced Asha line. (Reuters) A judge approves a request by Apple…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:35am ET
Consumer Electronics

Now, an Apple Watch, and Next a Brain Implant?

courtesy of Apple Inc.Bendable glass, more powerful mini-chips, and an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) product line that appears to have stalled in an effort to create brand new products have fueled speculation…

Douglas A. McIntyre
10:55am ET
Media

Can Streaming Save the Video Kiosk?

Outerwall Inc.When Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) reported earnings last night, the owner of the Redbox DVD-rental machines beat earnings estimates by 27%, but net income was down by the same amount for…

Paul Ausick
6:00am ET
Retail

Are E-commerce Sales Really So Good?

ThinkstockResearch firm comScore reported about 2012 that: For the full year, U.S. retail e-commerce sales reached $186.2 billion, an increase of 15 percent — the strongest annual growth rate since before the…

Douglas A. McIntyre
1:14pm ET
Consumer Electronics

Tablets Now Comprise One-Third of All PC Shipments

courtesy of Apple Inc.The cannibalization of the PC market caused by the overwhelming popularity of tablet devices might be even greater than you think. According to the latest data from analyst firm…

Paul Ausick
6:30am ET
Investing

Media Digest (2/6/2013) Reuters, WSJ, FT

courtesy of Facebook Inc.Liberty Global Inc. (NASDAQ: LBTYA) will buy U.K. cable firm Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) for $15.75 billion. (Reuters) Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (NYSE: RBS) expects LIBOR penalties in…

Douglas A. McIntyre