6:12am ET
Media
A Nintendo Resurrection As 3DS Sales Soar
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…
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11:01am ET
Apps & Software
Dividend Watch: The Oracle Dividend Hike May Rise Exponentially Ahead (ORCL, MSFT, INTC, HPQ, CSCO)
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…
4:31am ET
Investing
The 10 Companies That Will Save The American Economy
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…
4:53am ET
Investing
The New Generation Of American Monopolies
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…
4:11am ET
Media
Media Digest (3/22/2011)
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)…
6:06am ET
Investing
Google Is World’s Most Valuable Brand
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…
5:13am ET
Investing
Companies That Can’t Keep Their Products On The Shelves
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.…
3:57am ET
Media
Media Digest (3/21/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
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…
3:18am ET
Apps & Software
Is there Value left in Microsoft (MSFT)?
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…
10:47am ET
Consumer Electronics
The Top Analyst Call of the Week (AAPL, MSFT, HPQ, GOOG)
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…
2:59pm ET
Services
Google Gulps Biggest Share of Mobile Advertising (GOOG, AAPL, RIMM, MSFT, VZ, VOD)
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,…
1:42pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
IPO DAILY: Groupon Valuation Gets Ludicrous (GOOG, MSFT, YHOO)
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…
11:04am ET
Investing
The Daily Dividend: The One-Time Dividend (CSCO, MSFT, HPQ, INTC, YHOO)
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. …
4:15am ET
Media
Media Digest (3/17/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
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…
10:00am ET
Media
Zune… The Death of a Dying Brand (MSFT, SNE, AAPL, AMZN)
How did Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) miss the mark so badly in digital music? How did Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) allow the great brand of the Walkman get over-run? The world of…