Hurricane Isaac causes several companies, including BP PLC (NYSE: BP), to shut down drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. (Reuters) Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) will buy Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group…
Early reports are that the jury in an intellectual property suit heard in federal court has ruled for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and against Samsung on certain of the charges Reuters reports that the…
All eyes have been watching the proceedings in San Jose, Calif., where Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has sued Samsung Electronics for infringing Apple patents on smartphones and tablets. Similar lawsuits have been…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trying to do what it can to keep Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), and whatever other competitors it has at bay. Today came the…
Digital media research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released its ranking of the top 50 U.S. web properties for July and the list is topped by the usual suspects. comScore counted…
NokiaNokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) will release a Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Mobile powered phone on the Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) network before the end of the year, according to several…
Trading Volume at Five-Year Low CNNMoney is the latest media outlet to acknowledge the fact that trading volume is light. In their estimation, it is at a five-year low. There could be several reasons…
A circulating rumor picked by by Reuters and Bloomberg claims that Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) has bid $300 million for About.com, a search property owned by The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT).…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is not being upgraded formally by Standard & Poor’s. but the ratings agency is saying that Google is now on positive credit watch after its revenues have risen…
Jon C. Ogg The Motorola unit of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has filed a claim with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking an import ban on foreign-made products by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The…
The YouTube division of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) drew 157 million unique viewers in July, nearly 3x the number of unique viewers of its nearest rival, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). The figures…
Some members of the Fed believe there is no need for QE3 and interest rates may be set higher by the central bank before 2014. (Reuters) Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) shares drop…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Today’s end to the lockup period on shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has predictably weighed on the stock’s share price. Shares are down more than 6% and have posted…
Not much of a surprise, but Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was again the leader in the U.S. search market in July by a wide margin, according to comScore’s latest monthly analysis of…
While the Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) continue to fight in court over mobile technology, both companies are preparing to release new products. We’ve already noted the coming…
