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…
Research firm PayScale issued a report based on queries of tech company employees about, among other things, job satisfaction. The results largely confirm the old belief that people are happier working for successful companies…
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) just lost one of its biggest fans. If you have been watching CNBC for years, you know by now that many of the anchors on that…
Internet research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today released its rankings of the top web properties for the month of May. The top 5 of the 50 sites ranked by unique visitors…
Paul Ausick Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is hosting its annual shareholder meeting today at 2:00 PM local time (5:00 PM EST). Investors should really consider something here: today’s annual shareholder meeting just doesn’t matter.…
Jon C. Ogg Each year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 important American brands that we predict will disappear within a year. This year’s list reflects the brutally competitive nature of certain industries and the reason…
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Douglas A. McIntyre The Federal Reserve says it will increase help to the U.S. economy, and it may be willing to do more. (Reuters) Spain may request more financial aid for its troubled banks. (Reuters)…
