6:17am ET
Investing
Short Sellers Hit Internet Stocks
For the two weeks that ended on May 15, short sellers hit old and new Internet site companies alike. Among firms that had IPOs recently, the short interest in Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) rose…
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6:15am ET
Media
Media Digest (5/25/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Four market markers involved in the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) IPO lose $100 million combined. (Reuters) EU concerns push the euro to close to a two-year low. (Reuters) Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) will…
6:14am ET
Media
MSNBC.com Sale?
Comcast’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal operations is in talks with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to takeover the part of MSNBC.com which it does not already own. The rumor was reported in Adweek.Microsoft may not…
6:09am ET
Technology
Yahoo!’s Browser “Axis”
For some reason, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) wants to be in the crowded web browser sector. Its new product is called “Axis”. It is meant to compete with Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, iPad and…
4:52pm ET
Investing
H-P Escapes Dell’s Executioner… But Its Workforce Doesn’t
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) is managing to escape the trap of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) after earnings. Unfortunately, at least if you are a worker there, a decent portion of H-P’s rise…
11:19am ET
Apps & Software
Dell Plays Wrecking Ball For Entire PC Food Chain (DELL, INTC, MSFT, HPQ, STX, WDC, MU)
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) was nothing short of a really bad earnings report. The wart on the nose is a declining margin, declining earnings power, and less and less revenue growth. With…
8:04am ET
Investing
World’s Top Brands Led By Apple, IBM, Google
You may or may not have heard of Millward Brown, but you might not be surprised who they ranked as the world’s top brand: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) took the pole position…
6:32am ET
Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (5/22/2012) IMF Report on UK, ILO Report on Employment
The International Labor Office of the United Nations released its new “Global Unemployment Trends for Youth 2012.” It is one more forecast of a “lost generation” of productive workers. As young people…
6:15am ET
Media
Media Digest (5/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, Financial Times
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) cuts revenue forecasts for Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) just ahead of its IPO. (Reuters) The U.S. allows China to buy treasuries directly without banker assistance. (Reuters) MF Global paid Jon…
6:14am ET
Apps & Software
Microsoft To Sell 350 Million Windows 7 Devices
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer claims that 350 million Windows 7 enabled devices will ship this year. According to Bloomberg, Ballmer claims, “It makes Windows the most popular single system.” Compared…
12:58pm ET
Consumer Electronics
Whose Earnings Will Be Worse? Dell vs. H-P (DELL, HPQ, AAPL, INTC, AMD, MSFT)
This week is going to be an earnings bonanza for investors who care about makers of personal computers. While Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is all of the rage, we have Dell Inc.…
6:33am ET
Investing
What Will Yahoo! Do with Its Billions?
Alibaba will buy back 20% of its shares held by Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). The consideration Yahoo! will get is $7.1 billion. That sum is “composed of at least $6.3 billion in cash proceeds…
11:26am ET
Investing
Google’s YouTube: The One Horse Race In Online Video
The argument that Hulu can become a company which can be valued in the billions of dollars or that portals can completely change, for the positive, the value of ad dollars they receive…
7:26am ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Facebook Funds/Owners Now Have To Fend For Themselves (FB, GSVC, SVVC, SOCL, ZNGA, MSFT, GS, TTII)
Finally we are going to get stop hearing about the IPO of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). This is the largest IPO of its kind ever and appears to be the third largest…
6:26am ET
Investing
Facebook Shares as Collectibles for Decades from Now
Some individuals and institutions will buy Facebook shares because they believe the stock will rise sharply. Others look at the investment as a proxy for the prospects of Web 2.0, the five-year movement that…