New data from TechCrunch indicates that Google’s (GOOG) YouTube has reached one billion streams served per day. The numbers probably mean that the service is losing much more than analysts figure, a…
Douglas A. McIntyre Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is still watched by just about every trader under the sun. This morning we have two analyst research calls that differ greatly. There is a raised price target…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are the top ten analyst calls for research upgrades, downgrades, and initiations which we have seen from Wall Street early this Monday morning: Airgas (ARG) Started as Buy at Piper Jaffray.…
Facebook recently took in a new $200 million investment which puts the value of the company at $10 billion. That is down from a $15 billion valuation based on an investment that…
Microsoft (MSFT) has been fighting for years to be taken seriously in the online search engine business. It plans to have a strong foothold have been undermined with each new measurement of…
Carol Bartz, Yahoo!’s (YHOO) new CEO, says the portal company does not need a deal to combine its search engine operations with Microsoft’s. Yahoo! has about 20% market share in the US…
In a new research call this morning, Collins Stewart rated Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to a Buy rating. The research call has some serious implications for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) on the…
These are top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research notes we have seen from Wall Street early this Wednesday morning: BB&T (BBT) Raised to Market Perform at KBW. Comerica (CMA) Raised to…
Antitrust officials have come up with an interesting application of the monopoly laws. They believe that large tech firms like Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), and Yahoo! (YHOO) conspired to keep down the…
Reuters: A survey shows the global stimulus spending lacks direction. Reuters: The race for “green” cars is still wide open. Reuters: GM (GM) and Chrysler will face Senate scrutiny are dealer closings.…
There is rather a large amount of buzz out there, and perhaps some confusion, today about Acer’s use of the Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) for netbooks. Acer will…
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has received much publicity from its e-book reader, the Kindle. It has also taken criticism. Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) has let its e-book reader get lapped up in…
The debut of the new Microsoft (MSFT) search technology Bing was greeted by mostly positive reviews. The only legitimate complaint about the launch is that the world’s largest software company announced the…
Google (GOOG) is about to release an e-book program which will allow consumers to download content onto PCs and portable electronics devices. It is a direct competitor to Amazon’s (AMZN) e-book reader, the…
Reuters: GM (GM) will file for Chapter 11 today. Reuters: Geithner told China its dollar assets are safe. Reuters: A judge approved the sale of most of Chrysler’s assets to a group…