The development and growth of technology has had some unexpected and unpleasant side effects. One is the death of privacy. People with cell phones snap pictures and take videos of strangers. Webcams…
Douglas A. McIntyre Microsoft says it will introduce its new search engine within the next few days. The world’s largest software company has called the project “Kumo.” It may change that name before the public…
Google (GOOG) wants to know which of its employees will quit. That is natural since a number of its senior staff have left for positions at other online companies. For the first…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: Twitter will release business tools in an attempt to make money. Reuters: A GM (GM) bankruptcy is seen as nearly inevitable. Reuters: American Express (AXP) will cut 4,000 jobs. Reuters: Obama…
Reuters: Small businesses are having trouble finding financing. Reuters: VW has stopped tie-up talks with Porsche. Reuters: The US budget chief says there are signs the economic free fall is over. Reuters: …
Reuters SEC employees are under investigation for insider trading Reuters Treasury has approved several insurance companies for receiving TARP funds Reuters GM (GM) is close to a deal with the UAW. Reuters Bank…
If you can believe it, Jim Cramer came on CNBC’s nightly MAD MONEY and changed his tune on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). Cramer has been anti-Yahoo! for longer than memory serves. He…
A huge population of red ants has bedeviled Texas farmers for years. By some estimates the insects cost state businesses close to $1 billion a year due to crop and machinery destruction.…
Several of the best-funded and most-publicized tech launches of the last ten years have ended in failure. Many large technology companies which had significant market share and product advantages in large industries…
Yahoo! (YHOO) is running out of time in its attempts to remain a relevant part of the global search industry both on PCs and mobile devices. Recent Hitwise data shows Yahoo!’s share…
You know the market sentiment and the bull/bear tone has changed when you see research targets get this high. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is trading up over 3% today on positive broker…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, stress tests results will force ten banks to have to raise nearly $75 billion. Reuters reports that Toyota (TM) lost $6.9 billion and warned of more losses ahead. Reuters…
According to Reuters, GM (GM) is expected to post huge losses ahead of decisions about whether it will go into Chapter 11. Reuters reports that Obama is seeking budget savings due to…
The FTC believes that there may be an antitrust problem because two members of the Google (GOOG) board sit on the Apple (AAPL) board. One of those is Google CEO Eric Schmidt.…
A number of prominent American economists believe that the American economy has permanently lost its resilience and vitality. They believe that, for the first time in memory, America cannot rebuild itself after…