6:24am ET
Media
Nintendo Loses Money
Nintendo lost money. It is the first time in recent memory that it has done so. Some of the blame falls on the value of the yen. But, more important, sales of…
MSFT Coverage Page 291
6:38am ET
Consumer Electronics
Will LG, HTC and Sony Exit U.S. Smartphone Market?
Near the rear of AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless retail stores sit smartphones like the HTC Trophy, the LG Vortex and Sony Experia. These usually sell for less than high-end Samsung smartphones and…
6:37am ET
Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (4/25/2012) India Downgrade, Facebook Prospects
Comscore released its list of the 50 largest U.S. websites for March based on unique visitors. The top of the list has not changed. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) sites are still in first…
6:17am ET
Investing
Facebook Audience Disappoints
Comscore released its list of the 50 largest US websites for March based on unique visitors. The top of the list has not changed. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) sites are still in first…
4:38pm ET
Investing
Apple Earnings: Blowing The Door Off The Hinges (AAPL, DELL, MSFT, GOOG, RIMM)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reported earnings for its March quarter and it is a record for the quarter. Today’s report was a blowout at $12.30 EPS and $39.2 billion in revenue. Thomson Reuters…
1:27pm ET
Apps & Software
Why Many Investors May Want A Bad Apple Earnings Report (AAPL, MSFT)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be down on its luck ahead of earnings, but this is going to be one of the most widely followed earnings reports that there is. After all,…
6:41am ET
Investing
AOL’s Resurrection
AOL (NYSE: AOL) will release its earnings on May 12. No matter how well they match or fail to match consensus estimates, the company looks nothing like it did a quarter ago. AOL…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:39am ET
Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (4/24/2012) Nokia Almost Dead, Spain Yields Rocket Up
The important Auto China 2012 show has allowed many large manufacturers to increase their commitment to the People’s Republic. It is the world’s largest market for cars and light trucks, with sales…
6:39am ET
Media
Media Digest (4/24/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg
Facebook reports that its revenue grew to more than $1 billion and its membership to 900 million. (Reuters) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sells some of the patents it bought from AOL (NYSE: AOL)…
6:27am ET
Investing
Nokia Steps Closer To The Grave
The blows to Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) fortunes have become fatal now. Fitch downgraded the company’s debt to ‘BB+’ from ‘BBB-‘. The outlook for Long-term Issuer Default Rating is negative, Fitch reported. The…
4:03pm ET
Media
Facebook’s Q1 Growth Concerns Show Up Before IPO (FB, MSFT, AOL, ZNGA)
courtesy Facebook Inc.Facebook’s IPO is probably coming in the middle of May, and now we have more data on Facebook’s earnings and its internal metrics from its amended S-1 filing today from…
1:55pm ET
Industrials
Facebook to Share AOL Patents with Microsoft (MSFT, AOL, YHOO)
courtesy Facebook Inc.Social media giant Facebook Inc. (FB) will acquire about half the patents that once belonged to AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) until they were acquired by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) last…
Paul Ausick 12:05pm ET
Investing
Dividend Hikes To Continue in 2012 (T, XOM, GE, PFE, CVX, JNJ, MSFT, PG, CSCO, JPM, WMT, KO, MMM)
Dividends have continued to rise. Better yet, they are expected to keep rising for the rest of the year. A study from Dow Jones Indexes showed a rise of almost 2.2% so…
9:55am ET
Consumer Electronics
The Reason To Fear Apple Earnings (AAPL, RIMM, MSFT, GOOG)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still up huge in 2012, but its stock is battered and bruised ahead of Tuesday’s earnings report. Shares have opened down again on Monday and they are…
7:52am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARMH, STD, BBVA, PRSS, CBS, DRQ, FFIV, GE, GRPN, MSFT, NSM, PCLN, PGR, REGN)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan. Banco Santander…