Updated throughout the day. Updated at 4.24 PM EST: Xyratex (NASDAQ:XRTX) is up 14% today, another tech stock in the buyout rumor mill. (Barron’s) Updated at 2.12 PM EST: Euro Tech Holdings…
Baby boomers control $10 trillion in assets. A great deal if not most of that money has been invested in the stock market as this part of the population attempted in increase…
Baby boomers control $10 trillion in assets. A great deal if not most of that money has been invested in the stock market as this part of the population attempted in increase…
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 7 will be better than Microsoft Vista. The world’s largest software company has learned from the mistakes it made with Vista which users found too complicated. But, Microsoft assumes that…
The economy is obviously getting better, so long as you are not one of the unemployed or about to lose your job. Now with more than a 50% rally from the March…
Short sellers posted a mixed record on big banks. Short interest in Citigroup (C) plunged by 73% to 177.5 million shares. The short interest in Bank of America (BAC) was down 18% to…
Reuters: A dispute over tires is making trade talks among G20 nations difficult. Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) will give Congress documents about Merrill. Reuters: Th G20 is looking at ways to…
The EU regulators who combat monopolistic practices have never been kind to Microsoft (MSFT). They have hounded the world’s largest software company for years, accusing it of bundling its browser into its…
Reuters: Obama pushed his economic message before the G20 summit Reuters: A Senate panel took up healthcare legislation. Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) missed a deadline for supplying information from Congress and…
Reuters: If China opens its financial markets it could cause a huge bubble. Reuters: US regulators may ban “flash” trading. Reuters: Buffett may control the Kraft (KFT) decision to buy Cadbury. Reuters: …
Reuters: Obama’s move on trade with China makes good on a promise to labor. Reuters: Uninsured Americans hope healthcare reform will bring them coverage. Reuters: Adobe (ADBE) will buy Omniture for $1.8…
Reuters: China say data show the US tire tariffs are unfair. Reuters: A Fed policy debate has begun now that the recession is over. Reuters: The world’s wealth is down 11% and…
Reuters: Obama is trying to push Wall St. reform. Reuters: German aid for Opel will go in part to Russia for operations there. Reuters: A global poll shows support for stimulus packages.…
Several consulting firms post annual figures for the world’s most valuable brands. The two best known are probably the Interbrand and BrandZ surveys. They are notably different, up until now at least.…
Deutsche Telekom’s US cellular carrier T-Mobile only has 33 million subscribers. That puts its a distant fourth in the market behind Sprint (S) Verizon Wireless (VOD)(VZ) and AT&T (T). It means that T-Mobile…
