Media Digest 7/8/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) is willing to start buy-out talks with Yahoo! (YHOO) if the portal company will replace its board. Reuters writes that the CEO of JP Morgan (JPM) said…
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) is willing to start buy-out talks with Yahoo! (YHOO) if the portal company will replace its board. Reuters writes that the CEO of JP Morgan (JPM) said…
The market took big dips in 2001 and 1987. One was due to a national catastrophe and another was focused on Wall St.’s impression that the market had run too far, too…
According to Reuters, Rhapsody, a music service owned by Real Networks (RNWK) and Viacom (VIA) will make a push against Apple (AAPL) iTunes by embracing the iPod as its player. Reuters writes…
Based on data from Nasdaq as of June 13, short sellers made heavy bets against tech stocks. Many investors clearly think the sector is not immune from the current economic downturn. The…
Google (GOOG) is now the US company with the highest reputation, at least according to the annual Harris Interactive Reputation Quotient poll. According to Reuters, "Largely for its reputation for treating workers…
Most of the financial papers have stories about a big management reorganization at Yahoo!. A number of the top people are already hitting the doors like patrons fleeing a burning theater. According…
With the trading year almost half over and results from the first quarter out, 24/7 Wall St. has created the latest installment of its Ten Worst Managed Companies In America list. This…
Accoriding to MarketWatch, Belgian newspaper De Standaard reports that Warren Buffett support a takeover of Anheuser-Busch (BUD) by InBev. According to Reuters, economists think the PPI will rise 1%. Reuters writes that…
Just when you thought alternative energy and solar couldn’t get hyped any more by any new players, well guess again. Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) announced it is spinning off key assets of…
A look at short interest for stocks traded on the Nasdaq as of May 30 show that traders moved into Yahoo! (YHOO) and out of Sirius (SIRI) Shares short in Yahoo! rose…
These are some of the top analyst calls we are looking at this Tuesday morning: ArvinMeritor (NYSE: ARM) Raised to Buy From Neutral at Goldman Sachs. BTU International (NASDAQ: BTUI) Started as…
Several companies which hold most of the patents for super-fast wireless broadband technology WiMax have creating a patent pool to keep licensing fees down. Included in the new arrangement are Cisco (CSCO),…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has issued a response to the issuance of a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission in the US. The processor and chip giant noted that it was served…
Intel (INTC) is already the target of several antitrust actions. Now the FTC wants on the wagon. According to The New York Times "The investigation into accusations that Intel’s pricing policies have…
AMD (AMD) is about to launch it new chip for laptops. It will be helpful to consumers who want extra-special graphics and should help save battery power. AMD’s share of the laptop…