According to Reuters, BHP Billiton (BHP) will not sell its petroleum division, as had been rumored, to finance a bid for Rio Tinto (RTP). Reuters writes that most of the Hershey (HSY)…
Japan hardly needs more cellphone services, The market is already crowded with offerings from Docomo, Softbank, and KDDI. Price cutting by cell services to pick up market share is the business practice…
Douglas A. McIntyre The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced more toy recalls today for lead paint violations. There is a full list of product recalls here, but interestingly enough this may actually…
According to Reuters, the four largest players in global financial markets have grown at a breakneck pace in the last six years, and the assets they manage are expected to double to…
According to Reuters, Goldman Sachs (GS) offered $1.5 billion for reinsurance broker Benfield Reuters writes that Alan Greenspan thinks the chance of a US recession is still below 50/50. Reuters reports that…
Not to one to be out-flanked by NBC (GE) or ABC (DIS), News Corp’s (NWS) Fox unit will offer some of its most popular shows free on Apple (AAPL) iTunes. According to…
In a slap at Apple (AAPL) iTunes, the NBC Universal unit of GE (GE) yesterday announced that they would make a number of their TV shows available for download and viewing. Consumers…
According to Reuters, Nasdaq (NDAQ) and Borse Dubai will team up and buy the Swedish OMX. Reuters writes that Sony (SNE) will delay the launch of its Home online community of PS3,…
ADP added to Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List.AOS cut to Underperform at Baird.ASBC raised to Equal weight at Lehman.BBX cut to Mkt Perform at KBW.BHE cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.CCE cut to…
The July data on video viewing on the internet just out from comScore should make investors wonder why any company other than Google (GOOG) is in the online video business. Google has…
Disney (DIS) will begin to inspect toys based on characters that it licenses to large companies like Mattel (MAT). Disney does not make the toys. It does not sell them. But, to…
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) will list its shares on the Japanese stock market as early as November. Reuters writes that Capgemini, Europe’s largest computer consultancy, will start to incorporate Google (GOOG)…
The Committee to Enhance Topps announced today that independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services, or "ISS," has recommended that stockholders of The Topps Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:TOPP) vote against the Michael Eisner…
Douglas A. McIntyre With the market down 300 point in a day and off more than 10% from its recent highs, Wall St. is looking at some of the most active stocks and scratching its…
According to Reuters, Cisco (CSCO) announced quarter profits and a forecast that topped expectations. Reuters writes that Vodafone (VOD) will keeps its 45% of Verizon Wireless. The Wall Street Journal writes that…