8:36pm ET
Media
Rating the Top 25 Newspaper Websites 2009
The struggle for large urban newspapers to stay in business has largely been an effort on the part of their managements to increase revenue on the Internet faster than it is lost…
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5:10am ET
Technology
Even Google (GOOG) Pays Attention To Microsoft’s (MSFT) Bing
There are a growing number of reports that Microsoft’s (MSFT) new Bing search engine is causing a little perspiration to break out on the foreheads of the people who run Google (GOOG).…
3:01am ET
Media
Media Digest 6/15/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The heads of the emerging markets, the so-called BRICs, held their first global summit. Reuters: Obama will be tested this week on financial reforms. Reuters: Rich nations are working on an…
7:31am ET
Technology
Facebook: More Programs That Don’t Make Money
Social networks, especially the largest one which are Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, continue to come up with new features that may be useful to users but are unlikely to bring in any…
3:02am ET
Investing
Media Digest 6/10/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Supreme Court delays Chrysler deal. Reuters: The cleared ten banks to repay TARP include JPMorgan (JPM), Goldmand Sachs (GS), American Express (AXP), Cpaital One(COF), State Street (STT), BBT (BBT), Morgan…
11:11am ET
Technology
Microsoft (MSFT): Bing Starts To Ding Yahoo! (YHOO)
Steve Ballmer is The Man. His persistance in pursuing search engine market share may finally be paying off which could sink Yahoo!’s (YHOO) chances of being turned around under new CEO Carol…
5:44am ET
Technology
As YouTube Video Streams Top One Billion A Day, Service Flounders Financially
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 8:28am ET
Investing
Analysts Duel Over Google Values (GOOG)
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 6:53am ET
Investing
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARG, T, GOOG, HOV, MELI, SSL, STO, TSM, TRI, WSM)
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.…
3:53am ET
Media
The Failure Of The Web 1.0 Giants And The Case That Facebook and MySpace Could Be Worthless
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…
9:47am ET
Technology
Microsoft (MSFT) May Have Passed Yahoo! (YHOO) For No.2 Search Slot
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…
5:25am ET
Technology
Yahoo! (YHOO) Does Not Need Microsoft (MSFT) Deal, Unless It Wants A Higher Share Price
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…
8:30am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Apple Upgrade Has Competitive Implications (AAPL, GOOG, MSFT, RIMM)
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…
6:43am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades (BBT, CMA, FEIC, GOOG, HBI, HD, LOW, NEM, PLT, ROP, TGT, TSCO, WMT)
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…
5:16am ET
Investing
By Not Competing With Each Other For Workers, Big Tech Firms May Have Broken The Law
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…