A temporary job is better than no job, until the person who has it is fired. Toys “R” Us said yesterday that it would add 45,000 workers for the holidays. Presumably, unless…
Douglas A. McIntyre Blockbuster filed for Chapter 11 as expected. The rental chain declared that it reached agreement with a group of bondholders holding approximately 80.1 percent principal amount of the company’s 11 3/4 percent…
The demand for e-readers is nearly insatiable and the trend is likely to continue, at least for a little while. People with e-readers read more, which is good for the e-book industry.…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Adobe Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Neutral at Robert W. Baird; Cut to…
Ron Bukle’s fierce battle for Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is baffling for many reasons. The biggest mystery is why he is bothering at all. Barnes & Noble’s prospects are so…
In breathless prose that it does so well, CNBC sounded the alarm bell about the future of television. Check out the first paragraph: “An alarming survey by Credit Suisse should serve as…
You probably already know now that Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has promised to pay a dividend of 1.5 to 2% initially for 2011. After a multi-year period of dead performance, this…
In new ads recently posted on YouTube which may make it to TV, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has savaged the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad based both on price and the trouble users have…
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has finally buckled to pressure to return capital to shareholders. While we did not get the promise of a one-time massive dividend we outlined as a possibility,…
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is still trying to get its ship turned around in the right direction and the company’s stock was under fire this morning, understandably if you are just a…
Reuters: Japan’s plan to intervene in yen trading has not moved the currency lower. Reuters: Oil dropped as investor moved away from risk Reuters: Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) sued to keep Mark Hurd…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Douglas A. McIntyre The race to sell TV and films on internet connections to the home and wireless connections to the smartphone has grown more fierce. In just the last day it has been rumored…
Border’s (NYSE: BGP) has cut the price of most of its e-readers as it tries to improve the tiny market share its has compared to the Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle and Barnes…
WSJ: Burger King (NYSE: BKC) is considering a private equity buyout. Reuters: China’s manufacturing sector grew. Reuters: China may probe the BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) buyout offer for Potash (NYSE: POT). Reuters: …
