Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been pretty good at protecting a lead. Its Windows 7 franchise has kept it well ahead of any other PC operating system and produced record sales after the…
Reuters: Second quarter growth slowed on imports and lower consumer spending. Reuters: Republicans blocked a small business plan. Reuters: The House will take up legislation on offshore drilling. Reuters: Citigroup (NYSE: C)…
2009 was the year that dividends were cut or went on hold. 2010 is becoming the greatest year of increases and initiations of dividends that the markets have ever seen. There are…
Reuters: The Fed Beige Book says some regions see economic slowing. Reuters: The China People’s Daily ran an editorial which encourages the US to take account of China’s rising power. Reuters: Amazon.com…
Short sellers pushed back into banks and other financial firms during the period that ended on July 15. It may be that they sensed earnings would be weak. Or, that the recent…
Yahoo! Japan will use the Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) search engine technology. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has a stake in the Japan operation, but is not the controlling shareholder. The decision is a…
Larry Ellison, founder and CEO of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) probably deserves a huge pay package as much as anyone else. His company has become wildly successful and has been a steady producer…
The great majority of the largest companies in America are easily identified by name by most consumers. That is because their names match one or more of their most important brands. McDonald’s…
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…
MarketWatch: A number of economists now expect Q2 GDP to be below 2%. Reuters: BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) CEO Tony Hayward is expected to resign. Reuters: Hayward will leave with $10 million.…
Reuters: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) beat Wall St. expectations but it stock did not move. Reuters: The pay czar will criticize Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup (NYSE: C), and JPMorgan Chase…
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced record fourth-quarter revenue of $16.04 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, a 22% increase from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income…
Douglas A. McIntyre Earnings season is now in full swing and we have many major market-movers that are on deck Thursday afternoon and Friday morning with key earnings reports. Many are DJIA components. We have…
Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) defended its CEO as it considered new options to kill the well. Reuters: The Senate voted to restore jobless benefits. Reuters: Obama’s budget review may trim the…
Reuters: BP plc (NYSE: BP) said as it prepares to sell some assets that its CEO is not leaving. Reuters: The Senate approved an extension of unemployment benefits. Reuters: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:…
