courtesy of Facebook Inc.Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook says he expects the company to release more innovative devices. (Reuters) Investors are worried about why the Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:…
U.S. equity markets opened sharply lower again this morning, but this time reacting to yesterday’s comments by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that the Fed could slow its bond purchases in the next…
ThinkstockShares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) have touched a new low for 2013 this morning. Today’s overall weak market has something to do with the sell-off, but there could be a couple…
Paul Ausick MicrosoftProcter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) fires CEO Bob McDonald and brings back A. G. Lafley. (Reuters) Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) may face antitrust investigations by the U.S. government. (Reuters) Carl Icahn may…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Periodically, new research shows that use and consumer “engagement” with Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has fallen and is usually replaced by time people spend on some alternative social media.…
Douglas A. McIntyre via Wikimedia CommonsYahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) $1.1 billion cash buyout of Tumblr already has been criticized because of the large sum involved compared to Tumblr’s extremely modest revenue, estimated at $13 million…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of AOL, IncThe European Central Bank may begin to identify weak banks and deny them aid. (Reuters) Foxconn, once one of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) largest suppliers, says it needs additional…
ThinkstockThe saying is that all’s fair in love and war. Well, this cannot be love, so it must be war. The Financial Times this morning is citing “two people familiar with the…
One of the effects of the current record stock market levels is that companies that are poorly run and post poor results have done as well, if not better, than shares in…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) will hurt the value of online video ads just the way it hurt the value of display ads beginning three years ago. And the effect…
Douglas A. McIntyre White House Photo by Pete SouzaThe improvement in stock prices has done nothing to bring the investment in equities by individuals higher at all. As a matter of fact, participation in stock…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of AOL, IncChina’s trade surplus is better than expected in April. (Reuters) With inflation below Federal Reserve targets, the central bank may have to increase bond buying. (Reuters) Some hedge funds…
ThinkstockThe U.S. government accuses China of stealing military secrets. (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to upgrade Windows 8 to boost sales. (Reuters) New York state will file charges against Bank of…
TwitterTwitter has added an investment banker to its staff. This has prompted speculation that the company may begin the process for an initial public offering. Of course, investors could be gun-shy after the…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockSlow EU Economic Recovery Europe believes that it is doing poorly, financially. The European Commission (EC) put out its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) activity for this year and next. This…
