courtesy of Facebook Inc.Weak small businesses in Spain and Italy could cause the next wave of problems in the European Union. (Reuters) Mobile messaging apps begin to compete with use of Facebook…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning even following a larger than expected rise in new claims for jobless benefits in the U.S. The final revision to fourth quarter 2012 GDP…
ThinkstockBroadband infrastructure company Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) is so pressed for money that it will apparently borrow funds from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), which has offered to buy it. New Sprint…
ThinkstockThe Secret to Happiness Money does buy happiness. Perhaps the relief from anxiety about emergency funds or retirement money is part of it. Or the very rich believe that they can pay…
thinkstockItaly’s political problems may hurt the chances of the European Central Bank to battle the European Union’s financial problems. (Reuters) China’s PMI likely fell in February, a possible sign the world’s economy…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.The ongoing merger (or majority stake) saga at Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) may finally be coming to a close. The analysts at Argus feel confident that the Softbank/Sprint…
courtesy of YouTubeSome Fed governors favor a slowing of bond buying to block possible inflation. (Reuters) Several pieces of data show housing activity has slowed. (Reuters) A study conducted by the Chesapeake…
U.S. equity markets opened flat to lower this morning as it waited for data on U.S. housing starts and producer price inflation. In Europe, markets got some downward signals from a higher-than-expected…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning and managed to get within striking distance of five-year highs. There was little economic data released anywhere today, but what there was came out…
Wikimedia CommonsIntel Corp.’s (NASDAQ: INTC) case that it can build a TV product, with new hardware and plenty of content, is based on the chip company’s plan to offer a better mouse trap…
ThinkstockClearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the wireless carrier posted an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.28 on revenues…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockA lawsuit filed in 2009 by Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) against sports network ESPN, which is owned by The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), goes in front of a jury in…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 earnings before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the telecom posted a diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss…
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.…
ThinkstockIn an Securities and Exchange Commission filing this morning, wireless network company Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) filed a preliminary proxy statement related to the company’s “definitive agreement” to be acquired by Sprint…
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