courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) must have realized that adoption of its Windows 8 operating system has been undermined by features that potential customers do not like. According to The Verge:…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockNo Love for Apple Maps Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has bought WiFiSlam, a company with technology that allows mobile devices to show the location of their owners. Some press outlets believe that…
ThinkstockCloud software company Marin Software Inc. (NYSE: MRIN) held its initial public offering (IPO) this morning, and the shares priced at $14, above the projected range of $11 to $13. The company…
ThinkstockThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lowers its rating of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) management. (Reuters) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac expect to pay back taxpayer money…
ThinkstockThe debate over how America’s largest companies use cash will pick up again. Moody’s Investor Services released a study that forecasts how big the cash balances will be at some of these public…
ThinkstockCorporate Cash Piles Up The debate over how America’s largest companies use cash will pick up again. Moody’s Investor Services released a study that forecasts how big the cash balances will be at…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.In an exclusive interview with The Australian Financial Review, BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) CEO Thorsten Heins took a swipe at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the venerable iOS operating…
courtesy NintendoResearch firm NPD has released its monthly data for video game sales. The industry continues to face consumer preferences for using tablets and smartphones instead of consoles as platforms. And the…
ThinkstockBoeing 787 Ready to Fly? Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has said, once again, that its deeply trouble 787 will take to the air again soon. Battery problems with the plane have kept…
ThinkstockThere has been a bruising battle over how much America’s largest corporations should pay in taxes, especially as the size of the federal budget deficit grows. While on paper the federal corporate…
ThinkstockBack in the halcyon technology boom of the late 1990s, the large cap tech stocks that dominate the Nasdaq stock market were all the rage among investors. Personal computer use was skyrocketing,…
ThinkstockRussia’s largest search engine, Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ: YNDX), announced a secondary offering of more than 24 million shares after markets closed last night, and the stock promptly fell 8%. But all is…
ThinkstockBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) gets permission from the FAA to test fly its troubled 787. (Reuters) Job openings rose in January, according to the Labor Department. (Reuters) President Obama will meet with…
courtesy of MicrosoftThe estimated worldwide market for tablets this year has been pushed up by about 10%, from a previous estimate of 172.4 million units to 190 million units. By the end…
thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of February 28 in the following large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:…
