There are a number of rumors about which company or companies may buy part of all of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). There is even speculation that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) could partner with Silver…
Douglas A. McIntyre Private equity firm Silver Lake and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may make an offer for a minority stake in Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO)
Douglas A. McIntyre Shoppers appear to be continuing their searches for the perfect holiday gift in strong numbers today. Tracking site pricegrabber.com says that Cyber Monday searches will rise by about 15% this year, with…
Paul Ausick ComScore’s Video Matrix for October was released today. It showed that Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube property dominates online video viewship. Facebook, VEVO, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sites were distant seconds. The report…
Updated throughout the day. AT&T (NYSE: T) will sell more assets to get government approval of the buyout of T-Mobile (WSJ) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may participate in a bid for Yahoo! (NASDAQ:…
Moody’s says the EU debt crisis threatens the sovereign ratings of all nations in the region. (Reuters) Three large BSkyB shareholders will vote against James Murdoch staying on as chairman. (Reuters) The…
According to several media sources, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has signed a confidentiality agreement with Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) that would allow the software giant access to Yahoo! financial statements and senior management. Microsoft has…
Douglas A. McIntyre Last quarter, China passed the U.S. as the world’s largest smartphone market. That means the fortunes of companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will be decided as much in China as in the U.S. Some…
Stocks opened a bit lower this morning, but almost immediately turned around without being able to break through the opening numbers. Revised third-quarter US GDP numbers were worse than expected, falling to…
These are some of Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Cut to Market Perform at BMO. AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) Raised to…
The supercommittee appears unlikely to settle on a deficit agreement. (Reuters) A senior Chinese official says he expects the global recession to last for some time. (Reuters) Spain’s center-right People’s Party gains…
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) should have bought Facebook four years ago, when it might have had to pay only a few billion dollars. Since then, the social network has cruised past MSN, Aol…
Douglas A. McIntyre Greek citizens stage large protests. (Reuters) Citigroup (NYSE: C), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) could be affected when S&P updates its credit ratings on the world’s 30 largest…
Among the hundreds of technology stocks, there are a relative handful of companies that stand out as bellwethers for the entire industry. Some are on the list for historical reasons; others are…
Concerns about the price of oil have returned after a summer in which both crude and gasoline prices fell. Slow production from OPEC nations is not to blame. Libyan production is actually…
