5:01am ET
Investing
Google: The Non-CEO As CEO
The press made a great deal of the change in command at the top of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). It is hardly a change at all. The new CEO of the giant search…
MSFT Coverage Page 334
2:55pm ET
Consumer Electronics
Mobile eMail Steals Relevance From PC Market (SCOR, GOOG, AAPL, YHOO, AOL, MSFT)
As if any more evidence were needed that the mobile internet is the next big thing, research firm comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) today reported that web-based email usage is declining while mobile…
12:48pm ET
Media
Sony Game Launch Versus 3D Nintendo (SNE, NTDOY, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG)
A report from Bloomberg this morning has got the online gaming world abuzz. Bloomberg cites “two people with knowledge of the plans” who say that an updated PlayStation Portable, or PSP, handheld…
6:38am ET
Investing
The Ten Public Companies Americans Are Most Interested In
There are several ways to rank America’s most widely followed public companies. They could be ranked by annual sales, brand value, market capitalization, number of customers, or profits. Another approach is to…
5:14am ET
Investing
No Surprise: China Regulation Hampers US Business There
The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai reported shocking data, at last for companies that have never done business in China. In its 2010–2011 China Business Report, the organization reports that: Issues related…
Douglas A. McIntyre 10:22am ET
Investing
Google’s ITA Acquisition Could Launch US Anti-Trust Complaint
The $700 million acquisition of ITA Software by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been opposed by other travel sites practically from the moment it was announced in July 2010. Now, Bloomberg is…
5:20am ET
Media
Kinect Cannot Save The Video Game Industry
The Kinect version of Xbox 360 sold eight million units the first 60 days it was on the market. Kinect sales should have improved as the holiday season progressed. That did not…
4:10am ET
Media
Media Digest (1/13/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The heads of several major investment banks attempted to sell their services of an AIG (NYSE: AIG) plan to pay off money it owes taxpayers (Reuters) Forecasts from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) helped…
4:30pm ET
Apps & Software
An Android Secuity Threat? A Self-Serving Answer
Is Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system more vulnerable to security flaws than the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone as Trend Micro CEO Steve Chang claims? Who knows? But that didn’t stop Bloomberg…
8:31am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AFL, APOL, T, BAC, CAKE, EMC, ETFC, GD, GM, HGSI, ITT, JNPR, PCS, MU, MSFT, NDAQ, S, WLP)
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Outperform at FBR. Apollo Group Inc.…
4:10am ET
Investing
Media Digest 1/13/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
AIG (NYSE: AIG) will meet banks to choose those that will handle the sale of the Treasury’s share in the company. (Reuters) With a split Congress it is less likely that there…
6:20am ET
Investing
The 17 Most Important IPOs To Watch For In 2011
The market for Initial Public Offerings is booming. After seeing so many IPOs trade exponentially higher than expected in 2010, the market should continue to be strong in 2011. We have created…
5:34am ET
Investing
Steve Ballmer Is Not Going Anywhere
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer is not going anywhere. Some analysts say that the company’s performance at CES was poor. The world’s largest software firm said sales of its Kinect video…
8:16am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, AGNC, AXP, NLY, BUD, ATHR, BJ, BRCD, CHL, DHI, XOM, MSFT, MSI, RAX, GOLD, TOL)
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $198 at BofA/ML. American…
12:01pm ET
Consumer Electronics
Apple Now Worth Over $300 Billion (AAPL, XOM, MSFT)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hitting new all-time highs yet again on the first trading day of 2011. What is more interesting is that its $329.76 price currently generates a market cap…