Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is the latest large American company to announce it would buyback many more of its shares. This has become popular once again among the cash rich in the Fortune 500.…
Updated throughout the day. GE (NYSE:GE) and Vivendi are at odds over the NBCU valuation (FT) IBM (NYSE:IBM) is taking advantage of the delay in the Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) deal to be bought by Oracle…
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer told attendees at the company’s annual shareholder meeting that Windows 7 sales were astonishingly high. According to a Wall Street Journal account of the gathering, “Microsoft Corp. has…
Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) has decided to gamble that it can get reluctant Tandberg shareholders to support a buyout of their company by raising its offer to $3.4 billion. That is a 10% improvement over…
Sometimes the unimaginable happens, and that is today. 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) is being acquired, and in a deal that won’t run regulatory risk at least over China having access to core…
There may have been a time when Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) wanted to be the next Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), at least in terms of earnings, market cap, and share of market. It has, in essence,…
Reuters: The Nielsen survey shows consumer confidence up in the US for the first time since 2007. Reuters: Obama’s financial reforms are advancing in Congress. Reuters: The pay czar said his authority…
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
Reuters: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) beat earnings forecasts. Reuters: The IRS is probing some homebuyers’ tax credit gains. Reuters: The US is ready to bring more insider trading cases. Reuters: More US companies are…
Reuters: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and IBM (NYSE:IBM) posted strong results. Reuters: Bank of America’s (NYSE:BAC) Lewis will skip 2009 pay. Reuters: Japan Airlines says bankruptcy is an option to solving its problems. Reuters: …
IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) each reported better-than-expected earnings. Wall St.’s reaction to the Google numbers was muted and its stock moved up 3% to $547. IBM raised its guidance for the…
IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) each reported better-than-expected earnings. Wall St.’s reaction to the Google numbers was muted and its stock moved up 3% to $547. IBM raised its guidance for the…
IBM (NYSE:IBM) slightly beat Wall St. estimates with EPS of $2.40, an 18% improvement over the same period a year ago. The consensus estimate for the quarter was $2.38 . The huge computer…
Douglas A. McIntyre We are starting to see some elevated options trading that appeared on the unusual volume screens. Many of these are pre-earnings trading and some are on other expectations. We have more detailed…
Updated throughout the day. Updated 2.15 PM: Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) may buy social game business Playfish for $250 million. (Business Insider) Updated 1:40 PM EST: CKX Inc. (NASDAQ: CKXE) refuting reports that…