Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) appoints Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Marissa Mayer as CEO. (Reuters) A Senate report says that HSBC (NYSE: HBC) handled Iran and drug cartel funds. (Reuters) Many investors do not like Google’s move…
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced the release of its official preview version of Windows Office 365. Like competitor Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) with Google Apps, Office 365 is cloud- and subscriber-based.…
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is about to get a new star as its permanent Chief Executive Officer. This story has been updated due to a press release confirmation. It is not going…
Jon C. Ogg Kayak Software is set to debut in its initial public offering late this week. The travel comparison site’s parent is set to debut with a small offering of only about 4 million…
Jon C. Ogg Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is suffering a psychological blow today. The NASDAQ is down about 0.5% but Facebook’s common stock is down now by almost 4% and under the $30.00 handle at…
Increasingly, eyewitnesses who find themselves caught in some tragedy are recording their experiences and posting their videos online. And more and more news organizations are incorporating user-generated content into their news offerings.…
Trey Thoelcke GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) will take over Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ: HGSI) for $2.8 billion. (Reuters) A poll from the National Association for Business Economics shows few companies plan to hire new workers. (Reuters)…
Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) lost a crucial patent case to Mformation on Friday. Damages levied after the trail in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California were $147.2…
NokiaNokia (NYSE: NOK) has cut the price of its flagship Lumia 900 in half to $49.99. The smartphone is available, among other places at AT&T’s (NYSE: T) as a “web only” special. The…
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following the release of Chinese GDP and other data. The Middle Kingdom’s GDP grew at a rate of 7.6% in the second…
Friday has been a stellar day based upon reaction to the major bank earnings reports and due to reports that China’s GDP maintained a growth rate of 7.6%. What is amazing is…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday. Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Digital…
The new Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) board is different from the one that turned down a rich buyout offer from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), different from the one that hired Carol Bartz as CEO,…
Moody’s cuts Italy’s rating by two notches and indicates the cuts may not be finished. (Reuters) Treasury Secretary Geithner pressed UK regulators on Libor in 2008. (Reuters) A hack of Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ:…
Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a Web 2.0 (or is 3.0?) that is caught in what very well may be a no-win situation. Its CEO has so far proven to not be…
