The online intelligence research firm Experian Hitwise put out new monthly data that is showing a continued trend… or a blip: Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is slowly losing its dominance in online…
Jon OggShort sellers are selectively making very mixed short selling activities in the high-priced market leaders. Some are seeing gains, others are seeing lower short selling. We tracked the moves for the…
It was just two years ago today that the U.S. markets reached an absolute bottom. Investors were reeling and the public was literally getting ready for a breakdown of the system. After…
A combination of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and the T-Mobile USA bit of Deutsche Telekom AG (OTC: DTEGY) would bring together some 67 million subscribers now currently divided almost evenly between…
Kuwait says OPEC may increase output (Reuters) Carl Icahn may sell Federal-Mogul (Reuters) China halted high reserve requirements for several banks (Reuters) The euro approached multi-month highs (Reuters) Sharp aims to increase…
The US may take oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (Reuters) The London Stock Exchange may try to take over NASDAQ. (The Times) A National Association for Business Economics survey found many…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) challenged the entrenched providers of video compression software when it bought small firm On2. The search company took On2’s advance video compression product and open sourced it. The company…
Jobs are expected to be at a nine-month high in February. (Reuters) Chrysler hopes to refinance its debt ahead of an IPO (Reuters) Banks which mishandled mortgage paperwork have been approached by…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. AstraZeneca plc (NYSE: AZN) Cut to Neutral at UBS. CenterPoint Energy, Inc.…
The debate over brand values becomes more confused by the year. Several consultancies rank brand values. Each uses different methodologies, perhaps to defend why their figures differ from their rivals. The most…
The Office of the United States Trade Representative occasionally puts out a list of “Internet and physical markets that exemplify key challenges in the global struggle against piracy and counterfeiting.” China’s dominant…
Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI), the water and energy service provider, missed earnings last week and was hit with a wave of class action suits. This moved it to the top of the Flame…
Jon OggThe short sellers seem to be increasing bets in some sectors while decreasing their bets elsewhere. We are again seeing a record low in the short interest while others are seeing…
The National Association for Business Economics said the deficit was its No.1 concern. (Reuters) Congress appears less likely to shut down the government because of budget problems. (Reuters) The high price of…
The iTunes store has been a huge success for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has yet to introduce a music marketplace, but hopes do so next month, according to…
