Updated throughout the day. BP plc (NYSE: BP) has approached sovereign funds about investing capital to keep other oil companies from attempting to take it over (Reuters) News Corp (NYSE: NWS) is…
MarketWatch: Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) was upped to overweight at JPM. Reuters: Large shareholders of BP plc (NYSE: BP) were against the oil company raising a large sum of capital by…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Game and game console sales have been extremely weak for a year-and-a-half as the recession sapped demand for consumer electronic devices. This has not been offset by price cuts for the Sony…
CNET reports that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) will end production of its Kin social media smartphone. It has only been on the market for two months. Microsoft told CNET that “We have…
Investors love the safety of dividends. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to look for some of the safest dividends in the large-cap universe. Many of course are DJIA components, as you would expect. …
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
G Reuters: Thick oil hit the Mississippi coast as a large storm moved toward the Gulf. Reuters: BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) oil spill costs hit $100 million a day. Reuters:…
The short interest in BP plc (NYSE: BP) rose 290% to 25.7 million shares in the period ending June 15 as traders increased their bets that the UK-based oil company will face…
Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) had its annual meeting of shareholders today. The still relatively new CEO Carol Bartz says she wants to improve the company’s margins to build shareholder value. She has…
24/7 Wall Street keeps a list of America’s biggest companies by market capitalization rates in its own proprietary Real-Time 500. The issue worth consideration here may seem rhetorical, yet it is almost…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Reuters: The White House budget director will leave. Reuters: China’s state-owned banks are buying dollars. Reuters: Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and the FTC are in talks to settle a market abuse case. Reuters: …
A week ago marked a change in my personal technology… I bought an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. This is my first ever Apple device purchase. The iPad is an entertainment device…
