Media Digest (6/17/2010)
Reuters:Â Â The head of BP plc (NYSE: BP) is about to testify before Congress. Reuters:Â Â Spain may use 30 billion euros to support its faltering banks. Reuters:Â Â Oil moved above $77 and…
Reuters:Â Â The head of BP plc (NYSE: BP) is about to testify before Congress. Reuters:Â Â Spain may use 30 billion euros to support its faltering banks. Reuters:Â Â Oil moved above $77 and…
Each time Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) launches a new product, he has a chance of launching Apple’s first major failure since the introduction of the iPod in 2001, Apple…
Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK) makes and sells more handsets than any other company in the world. The company faces two problems. First, it doesn’t compete well against high-end smartphones from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL),…
According to research firm Quantcast, the leading OS among wireless subscribers who search the web is the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) operating system with a nearly 60% share. Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Stocks moving up in the pre-market: Netlist (NASDAQ: NLST), Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ), Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ: HERO), Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR), Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), and DryShips (NASDAQ: DRYS) Moving down:
Reuters:  Obama’s leadership will be tested this week by his reaction to BP plc (NYSE: BP) spill. Reuters:  Jobs are critical to the housing recovery. Reuters:  China’s AgBank will attempt a $23…
After fumbling around in the feature phone business for the past couple of years, Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is now struggling with something else — success. Its Droid phone, which uses the Android…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Reuters:Â Â Volcker is optimistic about a good financial reform bill. Reuters:Â Â BP plc (NYSE: BP) shares dropped on concerns about financial viability. Reuters:Â Â China exports rose, putting the yuan issue center stage.…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) closed lower today along with many technology companies, but there is something rather interesting worth noting. This morning we covered a small esoteric convertible debt offering of $1.15…
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) wants to have 80% of the Chinese search market even though it does not matter. The company told Reuters that it believes that with Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) out-of-the-way…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…