courtesy of YouTubeVarious sites owned by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), including YouTube, drew nearly 154 million unique viewers in March. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) clocked in with nearly 64 million unique viewers…
ThinkstockCorning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The specialty glass and technology products maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.30 on revenues of…
Earnings season is still in overdrive. Many companies are meeting or just beating earnings expectations, but the bias has been toward coming in light on revenues. We have seen many corporate earnings…
thinkstockAs with any earnings season, the results that have come in so far for the first quarter of this year have been mixed. There have been some winners and some losers, and…
courtesy of AppleThe patent and intellectual property lawsuits among the world’s leaders in consumer hardware and software products may never come to an end. They have involved, at the very least, huge…
By Matthew YoheMatt Yohe at en.wikipedia CC-BY-3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsTim Cook has had a hard time since he took over from Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) founder Steve Jobs as the firm’s chief…
ThinkstockGerman Business Activity Germany’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) faltered in April, as the nation could not escape the troubles across the European Union that have done more damage than can be measured…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The European Commission indicates that it will lower pressure on spending cuts among several nations as Spain and France miss budget targets. (Reuters) The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index…
courtesy of MicrosoftManagement inside Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) may be happy to see that their shares are worth more than 3%, versus when they went home for the weekend on Friday. CNBC’s…
The world’s largest mobile carrier, China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL), reported first-quarter earnings today, posting revenue growth of 5.7% and profit growth of just 0.3%. In its press release, the firm said…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The Nikkei is close to a five-year high. (Reuters) Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) begins to fix Dreamliners, now that the FAA has approved its battery repair. (Reuters) LG Display…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as the DJIA was slammed by a number of weak earnings reports both last night and before markets opened this morning. The was no economic…
courtesy of MicrosoftThe most recent quarterly results of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) show that the growth rates of the two are not terribly different. Given that Microsoft…
ThinkstockBlackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) will halt its bid for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announces CFO departure as it posts strong earnings. (Reuters) Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)…
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is out with its corporate earnings report for the first quarter of 2013. The Internet search giant’s results were up 16% to $11.58 in earnings per…
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