What’s Israel’s secret to success? Being at the right place at the right time. The Jewish state’s success is all the more remarkable considering its lack of natural resources such as oil…
The chase for advertising dollars just waiting to be harvested from all those smartphones is just getting starting. Of an estimated $500 billion in annual global ad spending, only about $2.7 billion…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced a new plan earlier this week that would allow content creators like publishers, music companies, and game makers to offer and receive payment for subscriptions to digital…
The head of the Bank of Japan said that easing by the G20 central banks was necessary even though it may be causing inflation in the emerging world (Reuters) The head of…
24/7 Wall St. chose the ten most important pieces of news for major US corporations so far this year. Our evaluation was based on the history of the company and industry involved…
Republicans have started to shut down funding for Dodd-Frank programs (Reuters) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and other agencies will fine banks for improper foreclosure methods (Reuters) Ben Bernanke says…
Investors love dividends and they love technology stocks. By and large it is hard to find very high dividend payout in technology. There are several chip stocks which pay over 3% in…
Everyone knows that Facebook has more than 500 million users, a market value north of $50 billion, and a CEO whose life has already been documented in a feature film. Why does…
Updated throughout the day. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Green Mountain are in talks about a strategic partnership (Reuters) Borse Dubai has not been asked to sell its 20% stake in the London…
This is the Twitter-24/7 Wall St. market report for February 14, 2011.These tweets are a sign of which companies the Twitter universe is interested in. Is there there is wisdom in crowds?
The size of the Japanese economy dropped in the fourth quarter of last year, but exports may aid a rebound. (Reuters) The Obama budget will cut $1.1 trillion in costs over 10…
Pandora Media, Inc. will likely soon be a public company. The leader in internet radio filed its preliminary IPO paperwork on Friday evening. Terms such as a share count and a price…
Leave it to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to grab a headline on the same day that Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) reveals a tie-up with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Bloomberg cites “people who…
NokiaMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) won a huge victory today. Struggling handset company Nokia (NYSE: NOK), which is still the global leader in its industry, will use Redmond’s mobile OS in its smartphones. Nokia…
Game maker Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) posted unimpressive fourth quarter results after the market closed last night, and to make matters worse, offered a weaker-than-expected outlook for the current quarter and…
