Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) each made what they considered important announcements yesterday. Neither piece of news addressed the core problems each company faces, which is that they…
NokiaWhat CEO Stephen Elop called Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) “burning platform” just got much smaller. He described Nokia with that analogy immediately after he joined Nokia just over a year ago. The company will…
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced it would launch its own map products, analysts wondered where the data would come from. The question was answered today when the world’s most valuable company set…
Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) rose more than 12% last week, about half that on Friday as rumors swirled that the company might be acquired. Nokia, now partners with Microsoft Corp.…
The attention of international capital markets is likely to turn to Italy now that Spain has gotten a $125 billion reprieve for its economy and troubled banks. Although Greece remains a concern, Italy is…
China’s growth slows in May. (Reuters) Troubles in Europe and the slowing of emerging economies threaten U.S. company earnings. (Reuters) China’s exports rose rapidly in May, which may help its domestic economy.…
Andy Rubin, one of Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) senior engineers, claimed in a tweet that over 900,000 Android devices are activated each day. He did not mention the source of his comments. Android…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Calling a bottom is generally speaking a sucker’s game and it can often feel a bit like trying to catch falling swords. That is particularly the case when you have…
Gallup has released results of a poll about the attitude of the Chinese toward pollution. Experts have long believed that the People’s Republic cares little about clean water or air when those are…
The top anti-trust official in Europe said in a speech that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has run out of time to cure what the EC sees as rampant monopolistic behavior. EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin…
Growth in mobile phone shipments this year is expected to be about 4%, the lowest growth rate since 2009. That’s according to the latest global mobile phone tracking data from IDC. Total…
Ron Burkle and his Yucaipa funds have distributed nearly 12 million shares of Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) to shareholders of two of the funds, according to a filing yesterday with…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Anyone hoping for a paper stock certificate to show off as a souvenir of ownership in Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is going to be disappointed. The company has indicated through…
Yesterday’s announcement from Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) that the company would its own content delivery network (CDN) based on the Open Connect standard. White-box provider Intequus will build the servers which will…
Publicly traded companies, by definition, have many shareholders. The company’s management is supposed to be accountable to those shareholders. As it turns out, however, in some cases shareholders have limited power, and in…
