Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) recently joined the waves and waves of public companies which filed their 10-K annual reports with the SEC. We often dig through these and other reports to find…
The US federal government could shut down as House Republicans battle the Administration on budget deficit matters (Reuters) Riots in Libya moved oil higher and Asia markets lower. (Reuters) Air France-KLM may…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced a new plan earlier this week that would allow content creators like publishers, music companies, and game makers to offer and receive payment for subscriptions to digital…
They say there is an ETF for everything. Now comes the launch by First Trust Advisors L.P. for a Smartphone ETF. The First Trust NASDAQ CEA Smartphone Index Fund (NASDAQ: FONE) offers…
24/7 Wall St. chose the ten most important pieces of news for major US corporations so far this year. Our evaluation was based on the history of the company and industry involved…
Republicans have started to shut down funding for Dodd-Frank programs (Reuters) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and other agencies will fine banks for improper foreclosure methods (Reuters) Ben Bernanke says…
Everyone knows that Facebook has more than 500 million users, a market value north of $50 billion, and a CEO whose life has already been documented in a feature film. Why does…
Deutsche Borse and the New York Stock Exchange are near a merger arrangement, but political issues are still a problem (Reuters) Starbucks (NYSE: SBUX) and Green Mountain are close to a strategic…
Social game network Zynga is about to be valued at $7 billion as it raises more capital. Groupon was recently valued at $6 billion, and Facebook at $50 billion. These businesses will…
Leave it to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to grab a headline on the same day that Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) reveals a tie-up with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Bloomberg cites “people who…
Updated throughout the day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is at work on a smaller version of the iPhone (WSJ) Facebook is considering a $1 billion sale of shares by employees (WSJ) Google (NASDAQ:…
NokiaMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) won a huge victory today. Struggling handset company Nokia (NYSE: NOK), which is still the global leader in its industry, will use Redmond’s mobile OS in its smartphones. Nokia…
The short sellers have reversed their trend of the mass exodus in short selling. What is interesting is that some companies are seeing a record low in the short interest while others…
Updated throughout the day Facebook and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) have both considered buying Twitter which probably has a value of close to $8 billion (WSJ) Blackrock and other investment firms are concerned…
Douglas A. McIntyre Anyone who enters one of the 77 high-end supermarkets owned by Wegmans Food Markets Inc. throughout the Northeast or clicks on the website of the Rochester, NY-based company quickly learns that it…
