The European Central Bank probably will cut rates due to weaknesses in EU economies. (Reuters) Some states push mediation as a way to keep people in their homes. (Reuters) US Airways (NYSE:…
It is no secret that the world of smartphones has consolidated and continues to consolidate. Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) was the smartphone just a few years ago for executives and…
The latest rankings are out from comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) on the US smartphone device and platform markets. Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF) leads the device makers with a 25.7% market share. Apple…
The non-profit Mozilla Corporation, maker of the Firefox web browser, today said that it would issue a smartphone operating system platform as the Firefox OS. The platform has been known until now…
Jon OggHow much should a Wall Street analyst call be worth? Pointing out a buyout rumor or a large contract win before anyone, well that can add massive value to a stock. But…
If one company would be the judge, jury and executioner on online ad spending, it would be Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). The problem is that Google is now so spread out that…
Research In Motion’s (NASDAQ: RIMM) board may have no other choice than to make a last-ditch effort to save the company through an alliance with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Reuters reports. Microsoft could…
In another sign that the recession in the European Union has spread well beyond the weakest nations, retail sales fell 1.1% in Germany in May. The Federal Statistics Bureau issued a report that showed: According…
EU leaders set a tentative plan to recapitalize troubled banks directly with funds meant to be loaned for sovereign bailouts. (Reuters) Stockton, Calif., files for bankruptcy. (Reuters) Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM)…
Everyone was already expecting Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) to have very little or even no good news in its report. Things got bad enough at the company’s last warning that…
If Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is fortunate, its new Nexus 7 tablet will be like a Chrysler automobile. The device is up against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its General Motors (NYSE: GM) type…
Angela Merkel goes into today’s EU summit at odds with other leaders about regionwide bonds and austerity. (Reuters) Barclays (NYSE: BCS) pays $453 million to settle a probe on Libor trading. (Reuters)…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is nothing if not determined to slice off a share of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) dominance of the market for personal media. At the company’s I/O developer’s conference…
Stockton, Calif., is about to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) wins a court decision to stop shipments of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet into the United States. (Reuters)…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. Ace Ltd. (NYSE: ACE) Started as Buy at Stern Agee. American International…
