BP (NYSE: BP) wants a trial over the Deepwater Horizon delayed while it tries to get a settlement. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund receives $320 billion in new funds that could be…
The introduction of the Lumia 900 smartphone from Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), and AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) was not exactly a thing of beauty. First, the launch was…
AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) will soon make advertisers an offer it hopes they can’t refuse. The company will give advertisers the opportunity to buy online advertising using the same model currently used…
The rapid rise in the value of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares has been credited with much of the improvement in the Nasdaq and S&P 500 over the past year. Apple’s market cap makes…
Argentina may take control of huge energy company YPF. (Reuters) Spanish debt costs continue to rise. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund will try to raise $400 billion, much less that previously planned. (Reuters)…
The wreck of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is no longer the slow motion one which began when current CEO Stephen Elop, formerly of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), took the helm over a year ago.…
Last week may have been the official start of earnings season, but this week is when the real floodgates for earnings reports will open wide. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) has already reported…
Samsung says it will release the third generation of its flagship. It will be called the Galaxy S. That is a bit like the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4S, at least the…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) released its open source operating system in September 2008. It is too bad Google’s patent counsel did not look more carefully at whether the software violated patents and the copyrights of…
Markets opened lower this morning and by mid-morning equities were trading down about -1% across the board, where they have mostly remained for the rest of the day. Worries about Spain have…
Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) have hit new 52-week low of $4.01 today following a downgrade from Barclays. And the hits just keep on coming. The company’s credit default swaps (CDS)…
Earnings season may be underway, but this coming week is going to be full of many key earnings reports. We actually have a full slate on deck with what appears to be…
Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) made what might seem like a startling announcement on Thursday evening with a new share buyback plan of up to $2 billion. With a market cap of…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) splits its stock in a way that will help its founders keep control, and the company also announces strong earnings. (Reuters) China’s GDP reaches a three-year low. (Reuters) Bank of…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is set to report earnings after the close of trading on Thursday and this is likely to set the tone for many internet operations. In late-morning trading, Google…
