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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
thinkstockIf you have been a fan of the Internet since the mid-1990s or even the late-1990s, you have seen a massive change of how the Internet is used and how real-world companies have…
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…
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…
http://www.amazon.com/amazon-coinsAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is revisiting a blast from the past that never really took off due to the Internet and e-commerce still being in the infancy stage. The company has announced…
Jon OggIt was just last week that PetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) was hit by a research report from Nomura. In fact, when we highlighted the implication of the call PetSmart shares were…
Jon C. Ogg By the estimates of industry research firm IDC, Microsoft posted 900,000 sales of its Surface tablet in the fourth quarter. That put it behind industry leaders like Apple and Samsung, but not…
courtesy of AOL, IncJapan Airlines approaches Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) about the cost of its grounded 787 Dreamliner fleet. (Reuters) Electric cars sales may be hurt as the industry considers hydrogen-powered vehicles.…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.The management of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) finally has come to its senses — at least in part. The retailer will close 15 of its large stores…
ThinkstockTIME Inc., the publishing arm of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), announced it will cut 6% of its staff, as a sickening drop in print revenue has not been offset by online…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning following a depressing report on U.S. GDP growth, which turned out to be negative (more coverage here). Even a good jobs report from ADP couldn’t…
