Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is suffering a psychological blow today. The NASDAQ is down about 0.5% but Facebook’s common stock is down now by almost 4% and under the $30.00 handle at…
The new Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) board is different from the one that turned down a rich buyout offer from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), different from the one that hired Carol Bartz as CEO,…
Recently public companies Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) rose sharply following their IPOs, but have taken a turn south that has taken shares off post-IPO highs by more…
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) hit an all-time low of $7.72 yesterday. CNBC points out that part of the cause was the online coupon company’s exposure in Europe. The observation may be the first…
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) hit an all-time low of $7.72 yesterday. CNBC points out that part of the cause was the online coupon company’s exposure in Europe. The observation may be the first…
Italy may turn to the eurozone as it weighs options for its debt. (Reuters) AMR, still in Chapter 11, will consider mergers with other airlines, which could include US Airways (NYSE: LCC), JetBlue (NASDAQ:…
Some wireless companies oppose the use of their networks as a means to make political contributions. (Reuters) Chinese inflation falls as the nation’s economy cools. (Reuters) The push to put together a European…
The display advertising industry, shaken by the falling prices it can get for its online ads, has taken to showing full-page marketing messages at websites. These blot out all of the content on website pages,…
It seemed that Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) wanted to soak Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) by tapping the social network’s large cash balance just before its IPO. Yahoo! used patents it was granted or bought during…
Douglas A. McIntyre Nothing kills a business quite so fast as when its most critical products become commodities. And the list of industries with this problem is growing. Even the price of homes has fallen victim…
The European Central Bank probably will cut rates due to weaknesses in EU economies. (Reuters) Some states push mediation as a way to keep people in their homes. (Reuters) US Airways (NYSE:…
Jon OggHow much should a Wall Street analyst call be worth? Pointing out a buyout rumor or a large contract win before anyone, well that can add massive value to a stock. But…
Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire Italy has threatened Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with fines if it does not offer extended warranties for its products (Reuters) Airbus will spend…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) pays $60 million to settle a trademark dispute in China. (Reuters) Factory orders in both Japan and China fall in June. (Reuters) Barclays (NYSE: BCS) Chairman Marcus Agius quits…
The three major US stock indexes opened sharply higher this morning after a report from Brussels that the EU had agreed to proposal for bailing out the Eurozone’s banks (our coverage here).…
