News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) is considering the launch of a new national sports network to compete with the 600-pound gorilla, ESPN, owned by Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), and the recently re-branded…
The heads of the BRIC nations say the pace of IMF-led reforms concerns them. (Reuters) Facebook cuts trading of its stock in the secondary markets. (Reuters) The board of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS)…
Not only is Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) the 600-pound gorilla in the search business, the company’s YouTube streaming video service holds a similar position in the streaming video business. According to the…
US markets opened mixed this morning as there was not a big piece of news to drive investors in any particular direction. The Greek debt swap deal triggered a credit event and…
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse. Approach Resources…
Add Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) to the list of challengers to the dominance of Netflix Inc. in the growing market for video streaming. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is the current owner of…
The US equity markets opened slightly higher this morning, but soon turned around and spent the rest of the morning lower before returning to about even by afternoon. Equities could close at…
In yet another move aimed to boost its position in the streaming video space, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has signed a deal with Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB), adding the owner of MTV and…
The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) reported some mixed earnings after the close of trading on Tuesday. The DJIA component is closely watched for advertising spending in media and for entertainment dollars…
Jon C. Ogg Glencore and Xtrata agree to a $90 billion merger. (Reuters) Greek leaders face a deal for settling sovereign debt matters as workers strike. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) posts good third-quarter profits and…
We are getting into the last of the normalized quarterly earnings reports and into the first waves of the companies with off-normal quarter-ends. Tuesday is going to be another busy day with…
Many of the companies that have entered the online content business have stumbled. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has a service. So does Walmart (NYSE: WMT). There are already several leaders, including crippled Netflix (NASDAQ:…
Facebook will launch an IPO to raise $5 billion. (Reuters) Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) says costs may drive it to a loss this quarter. (Reuters) Sony (NASDAQ: SNE) appoints Kazuo Hirai as CEO.…
Every morning we publish the top analyst upgrades and downgrades that we see from Wall Street and investment banking analysts. Some calls are insightful, some are total duds. But about when you…
Brand consultancy Interbrand has issued its latest report on brand value, and while the top five did not change, a gap is opening between the fourth and fifth place finishers. The largest…
