The members of the Federal Reserve are more divided about what steps the central bank should take next to mute inflation and help the expansion. (Reuters) Americans are telling the Fed that…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been trading in a very mixed fashion of late and this week brought up concerns that something may have diminished again. Just don’t tell that to Canaccord…
Jon C. Ogg The unemployment rate rose so fast in 2008 and 2009 that in some months the US lost more than 500,000 jobs. That trend has only begun to reverse itself this year, and…
The ECB is likely to raise rates and more may come this year (Reuters) Portugal sought aid from the EU as its ability to raise money faltered (Reuters) A top M&A lawyer…
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Updated throughout the day. The FTC will begin an antitrust probe into Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) search business (Bloomberg) Living Social will raise $400 million (WSJ) Douglas A. McIntyre
Douglas A. McIntyre Like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) before it, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has become two or three companies. Its dominant business of search is no longer much of a growth engine.…
Republicans plan to cut $6 trillion from the budget over the next decade (Reuters) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) may be investigated by the FTC (Bloomberg) The FAA will begin inspection of most older…
Using technical analysis may often feel like alchemy even under normal circumstances. Using it on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is especially tricky. Nonetheless, Apple’s stock chart has wavered for weeks. Now, Wall…
The press pounded on Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) as David Sokol, a key Warren Buffett aide, resigned in shame, causing concerns about governance at the conglomerate. Toyota (NYSE: TM) stayed on the…
David Sokol’s trading in Lubrizol before Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK) bought it may cause regulators to review the transaction. (Reuters) The Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency said pay of…
A former Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) trader launched a $1 billion fund of his own (Reuters) Geithner said inflexible currencies are the world’s biggest monetary problem (Reuters) Brent rose to $116…
Sirius XMA federal district judge has ruled that a class action suit may proceed against SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) for alleged antitrust violations. Sirius must defend itself, of course, but…
Consumer morale and home prices dropped sharply according to two surveys (Reuters) Gold and oil rose on concerns about Libya and the movement in equities (Reuters) The new chief of Twitter wants…
Facebook may hire the former White House press secretary Gibbs (Reuters) Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) will reopen stores it had to shutter in Japan (Reuters) Jobs may be the lagging indicator for a…