ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Justice has asked the Federal Communications Commission to defer a decision on the $20 billion Softbank plan to acquire control of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S). Agencies of…
Paul Ausick courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking for a two-year license to create an “experimental radio service” at the company’s campus…
U.S. equity markets opened about flat this morning following the holiday weekend in the U.S. Foreign markets were also more or less mixed. In Europe, the German and eurozone economic indexes came…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse. ARM Holdings…
ThinkstockWhen Dish Network Inc. (NASDAQ: DISH) acquired bankrupt Blockbuster nearly two years ago, the company said that the 1,700 Blockbuster stores that were part of the deal would “complement our existing video…
Paul Ausick thinkstockMorgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) fires a number of bankers, which may be the start of a Wall St. trend. (Reuters) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it will set new rules to…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). There was not a lot of economic data out today, so corporate earnings had…
ThinkstockAfter markets closed last night, Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) announced a $3.30-per-share offer for wireless carrier Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR). The bid is significantly better than the $2.97-per-share offer from Sprint…
Paul Ausick Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsWednesday morning is bringing many unusual movers after the start of earnings season. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is trading up about 2% after the company beat on revenues…
courtesy of NetflixThe Bank of Japan may ease its monetary policy again as the country’s economy slows. (Reuters) The CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes his second visit to China in…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Why are some companies hated? The answer often depends on who is asking. Corporations can anger their customers, fail their shareholders, and mistreat their employees. 24/7 Wall St.…
thinkstockThe Federal Reserve links bond buying to unemployment rates. (Reuters) The European Central Bank will have new authority over Europe’s banks. (Reuters) The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which said it…
ThinkstockInsider selling is starting to get massive before year-end when higher capital gains taxes will kick in. We continue to expect that corporate insiders, venture backers, private equity backers, and founders will…
ThinkstockGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) dominates Internet search. When comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) posted its October U.S. search market numbers, Google had a whopping 66.7% of the total market share. What if Google decides that…
courtesy of YouTubeThe Federal Reserve probably will add to its bond-buying programs as the economy continues to sputter. (Reuters) India begins an investigation into Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s (NYSE: WMT) activity in the country,…
