Updated throughout the day. Microsoft (MSFT) will release its own line of smartphones (WSJ) The SEC is having trouble overhauling its enforcement divisions (Washington Post) Hedge fund assets will hit $2 trillion…
Douglas A. McIntyre Most market experts would not have expected Apple’s (AAPL) market value to have passed Walmart’s (WMT) or GE’s (GE). But, it has even though the maker of the iPad and iPod had revenue of…
Reuters: Oil dropped as the dollar strengthened. Reuters: Samsung posted record profits. Reuters: Greece wants to amend its aid deal with Europe and not use IMF. Reuters: The US Transportation Department will…
An unsettling piece of news from Consumer Reports via Business Insider. The non-profit consumer protection and testing firm reports “we’ve been unable to charge our iPads in any USB port on a…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Everyone loves Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) and the “never be evil” management of Google. Citigroup (C), Goldman Sachs (GS), and the other large firms on Wall St. are among the…
Updated throughout the day. The SEC may publicize details of prosecution even if people settle with the agency (NYT) Borders (BGP) will repay a $43 million loan to Pershing Capital. (NYPost) The Apple…
Reuters: Peabody Energy made a bid for Australia’s Macarthur Coal. Reuters: Some Yahoo! (YHOO )email accounts were hacked in China and Taiwan. Reuters: Japan export orders hit a six-year high.
Google (GOOG) and perhaps China cannot figure out whether the search company’s results which are displayed on the mainland are being blocked by the government or due to defects with Google’s servers.…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is all over the news. It has the much anticipated iPad launch and now it has a new iPhone coming that will run on the CDMA network sold…
These are 24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings for Week 12.
Reuters: A suicide bomber killed 37 in Moscow. Reuters: China sentenced Rio Tinto (RTP) executives in prison for ten years. Reuters: A JPMorgan $1.4 billion tax write-off faces FDIC scrutiny. Reuters: Some Apple…
Nintendo has been able to keep a lead over Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE) in the high-end game console business. Its Wii routinely outsells the Xbox 360 and PS3. Now Nintendo plans to…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Updated throughout the day. Merrill Lynch warned the SEC and Fed that Lehman was booking capital aggressively (FT) Apax Partner may buy Polycom (PLCM) for as much as $3 billion (FT) Palm (PALM), just…
