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Investing
Yahoo!’s (YHOO) Best Chance
It is picking low-hanging fruit to say that Yahoo!’s (YHOO) new CEO, Carol Bartz, can’t fix the portal company. Yahoo!’s shares are down about 3% on the news of the selection. Bartz…
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6:21am ET
Media
CBS (CBS) Loses At Musical Chairs
Shares in CBS (CBS) are down almost 65% over the last year, much more than the DJIA and other major media companies. Part of the reason is that the firm is poorly…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:56am ET
Apps & Software
With New Windows 7, Microsoft (MSFT) Takes Another Wrong Step
The conventional wisdom about Microsoft (MSFT) will that it will never make a lot of money on its gadgets, the Zune and Xbox, and it will never make any money on its…
6:47am ET
Investing
Early Bird Technology Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, GOOG, ELX, ISIL, ITRI, GRMN)
We have some key technology and consumer electronics stocks which are seeing upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street analysts this Tuesday morning. Here are some of the calls we have seen from…
4:05am ET
Media
Media Digest 1/5/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Obama may seek take cuts of over $300 billion. Reuters reports that the SEC examined Madoff eight times over 16 years. Reuters reports that the Fed and European Central…
7:20pm ET
Investing
Being A “Most Admired Company” Loses Its Appeal (AAPL)(GE)(BRK)(SBUX)(FDX)(TM)
Most people who are in business put making a profit above maintaining a good image. They would like their customers to think well of them because it drives sales. But, being a…
9:49am ET
Investing
Corporate Profits: Six Quarter Decline With Worst To Come (AAPL)(C)(XOM)(TWX)
A Bloomberg review of the S&P 500 stocks shows that the fourth quarter of 2008 will probably be the sixth quarter of declining earnings. According to the news service, "Fourth-quarter profit at…
3:49am ET
Media
Media Digest 12/26/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, as investors moved to cash, oil has come down, but that is not likely to last. Reuters writes that data from MasterCard (MA) shows holiday spending may have dropped…
3:47am ET
Media
Media Digest 12/22/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Japan’s recession deepened as its exports fell sharply. Reuters reports that Ireland will spend $7.7 billion to bailout its largest banks. Reuters reports that Toyota (TM) will report its…
5:59am ET
Technology
Google’s (GOOG) Wants To Ruin The Internet
Google (GOOG) pretty much gets to do what it wants to do. That is a little less true now that its earnings are slowing and its stock price is down. But, it…
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:01am ET
Media
Media Digest 12/15/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, there may be another bubble in commodities prices. Reuters reports that the recession is hurting Japan’s economic sentiment and China’s industrial output. Reuters writes that Bush said the auto…
9:49am ET
Investing
Shorts Gang Up on Top NASDAQ 100 Tech Stocks (AMZN, AAPL, CSCO, DELL, GOOG, INTC, MSFT, ORCL, RIMM, YHOO)
As you will see, most of the top technology stocks from the NASDAQ 100 saw an increase in the number of shares being sold short from mid-November to late November. With the…
5:00pm ET
Technology
Online Video: 15 Billion Views And Not A Dime Of Profit? (GOOG)(MSFT)(NWS)(VIA)(YHOO)
New data released by comScore shows that US internet users watched more than 15 billion videos last month. Almost 40% of those were watched on Google (GOOG) sites, most of them on…
2:57pm ET
Apps & Software
Microsoft (MSFT) Means To Push Google (GOOG) In Online Apps Business
The theory goes something like this: Microsoft (MSFT) has a model for selling software which is installed in a PC or server and uses that device’s computing power and memory to run…
6:25am ET
Technology
Is Google (GOOG) The Last Man Standing?
Analysts are of two minds about Google (GOOG). The first is that because it is the most efficient way for companies to reach customers that it will not be hurt much by…