It is amazing what a move Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made over the last decade. Now it carries a new title…. MOST VALUABLE COMPANY, or at least it is fighting for…
Standard & Poor’s may have done the inevitable move of a U.S. credit ratings downgrade and it may have followed with the downgrade of the insurance companies and with many government agencies…
The Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is the leading platform smartphone platform in among 78.5 million US smartphone owners. The iOS operating system that powers the iPhone from Apple…
Sales of video games fell by 10% in June according to market research firm NPD Group, from $1.15 billion in June 2010 to $1.03 billion. This past May was even worse, with…
Hitachi and Mitsubishi may merge (Reuters) Japan intervened in the yen (Reuters) Spain will offer bonds and the European Central Bank meets to examine option to help the country’s debt problems (Reuters)…
Vonage Holdings Corporation (NYSE: VG) is now a consistently profitable company. Concerns remain, but the focus so far seems to be more on the positive side of the equation. The VoIP telephony…
Smartphone maker Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has released five new phones this morning, including one, gasp, that does not have a keyboard. While shares are getting a bounce pre-market, this…
Fitch and Moody’s kept the U.S. rating at Aaa (Reuters) Years of slow growth and aging populations in the West could hasten the rise of BRIC economies (Reuters) Google+ (NASDAQ: GOOG) and…
Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android mobile OS has the largest share of the smartphone market worldwide, research company Canalys reports. Based on its survey of 56 countries, Android’s share was 48% in the second…
The trend among short sellers for the last two months is that they gamble against shares in the weakest public companies. Perhaps they sense that an economic downturn or U.S. debt default…
The odds that the U.S. will default on its debt on or after August 2 increase each day. Some credit analysts believe the odds are in favor of insolvency. In the event…
NokiaWhy does troubled handset company Nokia (NYSE: NOK) own NAVTEQ, which is a map and traffic software company? The unit competes with several powerful rivals, including Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG),…
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) posted strong results, but Windows revenue may continue to drop as PC sales fade (Reuters) The Justice Department will look into whether the advertising operations of News Corp (NYSE:…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) appears to be yet one more titan of tech that has managed to beat earnings. While its shares will likely never again see the former peak, the numbers…
Jon C. Ogg Germany and France reached a deal on how to handle the Greek debt crisis (MarketWatch) China’s PMI growth rate slowed to the lowest level since July 2010 (MarketWatch) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may…
