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Companies and Brands

Barnes & Noble Holiday Sales Weak

courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc. Bookstore chain Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) reported this morning that nine-week same-store sales fell 8.2% compared with the same period in 2011.  B&N reported sales…

Paul Ausick
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Apps & Software

Apple Has the Top App Store

courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was first into the app store business. The huge markets it created with the iPhone and iPad have kept it in place as the head…

Douglas A. McIntyre
9:35am ET
Consumer Electronics

New Partner for Barnes & Noble in Nook Business

courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.U.K.-based media giant Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) has made a “strategic investment” of $89.5 million in cash in Nook Media LLC, a joint venture between Barnes & Noble…

Paul Ausick
6:51am ET
Services

Google Extends Free Phone Calls via Gmail

courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has upped the ante in the competition among major e-mail suppliers, which would include, at least, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and…

Trey Thoelcke
6:30am ET
Investing

What’s Important in the Financial World (12/27/2012)

courtesy Boeing Co.Longshoremen’s Strike Looms A strike by the The International Longshoremen’s Association’s (ILA), which would begin Sunday, appears very likely. A number of companies that rely on the ports for their…

Douglas A. McIntyre
7:10am ET
Apps & Software

Google Apps Increases Pressure on Microsoft Windows

courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has increased its push to take away low-end business customers who use Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows products. Google Apps has been available for several years,…

Trey Thoelcke
6:40am ET
Investing

What’s Important in the Financial World (12/26/2012)

courtesy of Apple Inc.Google Presses Microsoft Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has increased its push to take away low-end business customers who use Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows products. Google Apps has been available…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:25am ET
Investing

Media Digest (12/26/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Jaguar Land Rover will recall some cars in China over safety concerns. (Reuters) Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) blames Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) e-commerce outsource operation for a Christmas Eve disruption of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:27am ET
Technology

Major Web Brands Struggle to Make Money

Nielsen released its top Web brands for 2012, and comScore its most visited sites list for November. The two lists overlap, almost completely, when their top 10 are lined up against one…

Douglas A. McIntyre