Reuters: Obama proposed sweeping reform for financial industry. Reuters: A number of large banks repaid TARP. (JPM)(GS)(BBT)(COP)(STT)(AXP)(USB) Reuters: Consumer prices show inflation is in check. Reuters: China could still be a big…
Does the Webvan IPO seem like a million years ago? Or what about Peapod? We may get an IPO from a similar company in the U.K. called Ocado, an online grocery retailer. …
The US Postal System, which has been dying for years due to the advent of the fax, e-mail, and overnight delivery, may finally be close to its last act. The agency lost…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: The heads of the emerging markets, the so-called BRICs, held their first global summit. Reuters: Obama will be tested this week on financial reforms. Reuters: Rich nations are working on an…
Facebook recently took in a new $200 million investment which puts the value of the company at $10 billion. That is down from a $15 billion valuation based on an investment that…
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has received much publicity from its e-book reader, the Kindle. It has also taken criticism. Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) has let its e-book reader get lapped up in…
Google (GOOG) is about to release an e-book program which will allow consumers to download content onto PCs and portable electronics devices. It is a direct competitor to Amazon’s (AMZN) e-book reader, the…
Reuters: GM (GM) will file for Chapter 11 today. Reuters: Geithner told China its dollar assets are safe. Reuters: A judge approved the sale of most of Chrysler’s assets to a group…
Word is out that the Dow Jones Indexes team is set to release the name of the replacement for General Motors (NYSE: GM) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. We have heard…
Micro-blogging platform Twitter has 32 million users, which is an increase from about 2 million a year ago, according to research mentioned in The Wall Street Journal. Some Internet measurement services show…
NetFlix (NFLX) is making another move to keep it ahead of rivals including Amazon (AMZN) and Blockbusters. It will adding its video-on-demand service to the Microsoft (MSFT) Window Media software. According to…
The device itself isn’t very different than the old Kindle. But it explains where Amazon sees itself expanding. By Chadwick Matlin of The Big Money At first, they hyped it as just…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, GM (GM) is expected to post huge losses ahead of decisions about whether it will go into Chapter 11. Reuters reports that Obama is seeking budget savings due to…
It’s official. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has introduced the much larger version of its Kindle e-book reader. The Amazon Kindle DX offers Kindle’s revolutionary wireless delivery and content with a large 9.7-inch electronic…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, changes at Yahoo! (YHOO) are getting mixed reviews from employees. Reuters reports that ten banks could could have to raise new money after stress tests. Reuters reports that two…
