New Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) COO Henrique de Castro will receive a base salary of $600,000 as he moves from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to the portal company. The amount is a pittance compared to…
Douglas A. McIntyre It is easy to dismiss the new Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) challenge to Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes. The world’s largest software company will bundle a music service with the Xbox 360 and…
Not much of a surprise, but Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was again the leader in the U.S. search market in September by a wide margin, according to comScore’s latest monthly analysis of…
Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire: The FTC is investigating Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) use of patents it acquired to sue other companies over intellectual property. (NYT) Facebook…
Credit Suisse is initiating and reinstating coverage on the Internet players. The bias is positive on some and neutral on others from analyst Spencer Wang. Outperform ratings were given to Amazon.com Inc.…
The BAE merger with EADS faces more trouble from nations and shareholders. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund points to the eurozone crisis as the most likely cause of a worldwide slowdown. (Reuters)…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning following a lowered forecast on global economic growth from the International Monetary Fund (more coverage here). In Asia, Japanese markets are concerned…
Google TV is set to get content from the Google Play store, including movies, TV shows and music, a big step in Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) efforts to become a media behemoth.…
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch said today that orders for the company’s just introduced Nook HD and Nook HD+ devices are coming in at…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), the second most valuable tech company in the world, today launches a program in the United Kingdom that will help its customers finance online advertising purchases. The service…
The World Bank cuts forecasts for East Asian gross domestic product and warns on China’s growth. (Reuters) BAE’s largest shareholder disapproves of a merger with EADS. (Reuters) The idea of a single…
Once again, Coca-Cola was ranked the most valuable brand in the world, according to Interbrand, one of the nation’s top global brands experts. Apple, to the surprise of none, was very close…
Samsung may be losing the patent battle with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the courts, buy based on expert preference, the edge is not so clear. Consumer Reports rated the new Apple…
Intellectual property firm Vringo Inc. (NYSEMKT: VRNG) has announced a secondary stock offering of 10.34 million shares in direct offering at a price of $4.35 a share. The company expects gross proceeds…
Paul Ausick The Mannheim Regional Court has ruled that Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Motorola Mobility division does not infringe on a patent held by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) that enables applications to work on…
