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Douglas A. McIntyre Nintendo appears ready to prove that there are second lives for game console companies. The firm claims that first day sales of its new 3DS were the greatest for any handheld device…
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) has been one impressive growth stock and it has absorbed almost all the smaller major players which could have posed competitive threats down the road. It has even…
America lost its lead as the world’s top manufacturer to China. That is in part the basis of the argument that China’s Gross Domestic Product will pass America’s sometime before the middle…
A monopoly is either what the government says it is or what a dominant company’s competitors claim. The government’s opinion is the only one that counts, however, as Sprint will find out…
Japan may need to work with the G7 to keep the yen low. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE) factories and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) expansion plans were hurt by the earthquake’s aftermath. (Reuters)…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is the world’s most valuable brand with a $43.3 billion valuation. It is followed by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), Bank of…
It is not unusual for companies with highly successful products to run out of inventory. Oftentimes, companies are forced to scramble at the last minute to meet an unexpected upsurge in demand.…
Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) says the Japan disaster is a buying opportunity for companies based there (Reuters) AT&T (NYSE: T) will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39…
Its no secret, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been left in the dust by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). In the past year, the NASDAQ increased 11% while Microsoft (MSFT) shares have…
Jon OggA research report from JMP Securities this last week ended up having a significant impact on shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and may have been considered blasphemy by many of…
Mobile advertising network Millennial Media has released its February data on which devices and operating systems are leading the mobile ad market. Millennial is the third largest mobile ad network, trailing AdMob,…
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) tried and failed to acquire online coupon leader Groupon.com just a few months ago. The valuation was said to be around $ 6 billion but ultimately Groupon turned the…
We have some food for thought in today’s “The Daily Dividend” for investors. This morning brought news that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) was initiating a $0.06 per share per quarter payout. …
FedEx (NYSE: FDX) profits will probably be higher but hurt by gas prices. (Reuters) Lehman Bros has set November 17 as the date to get approval of its bankruptcy plan. (Reuters) Problems…
