Microsoft’s (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer is making a good show of trying to get Yahoo! (YHOO) to discuss selling its search business. The combination could give MSFT 30% of the US market…
Sony (SNE) and Google (GOOG) plan to launch a partnership to challenge to Amazon’s (AMZN) modestly successful e-book reader. According to The Wall Street Journal, the project will “give users of the…
Now that final numbers from 2008 have been filed for most large US companies, 24/7 Wall St. is picking several stocks that are likely to double off of their lows, almost all…
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) came out with its big technology platform announcement, as prior reports had hinted at. This includes announcements for services and products involving Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Red…
The economy is so bad that most people live in a world where they shop at Wal-Mart (WMT) and eat at McDonald’s. Finding entertaining things to do has simply gotten too expensive.…
Short sellers may have taken a bath in companies such as Citigroup (C) and GE (GE), but they increased investments in many companies to record levels. At the end of February, shares…
This week 24/7 Wall St. is picking several stocks that are likely to double off of their lows. The timeframe is by the end of 2010, which is meant to coincide with some form…
Around the world, PC sales are dying. The global recession is causing consumers and businesses to defer purchases until their current machines break down. Their older computers have powerful enough processors and…
According to Reuters, Ford (F) will launch a major financial restructuring. Reuters reports that the US is launching a $75 billion plan to help troubled holders of US mortgages. Reuters reports that…
According to the new 24/7 Wall St–Channel Checkers Survey of 30 Game Stop (GME) and EB Games locations, Sony (SNE) PS3 sales are better relative to Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox and Nintendo Wii than…
Using the US government’s count, about 2.4 million people lost their jobs in America last year. That does not include people who have been jobless for an extended period and are no…
By Douglas A. McIntyre of 24/7 Wall St. for DailyFinance.com Microsoft (MSFT) will begin to kick the tires on its new search engine. According to The Wall Street Journal, “Microsoft Corp. has…
According to Reuters, too much dependence on government aid could cause a second recession when the companies are forced to stand on their own. Reuters reports that Obama is considering funds to…
Citigroup (C) Still fears of nationalization or a larger bailout. Falls to $1.15. from a 52-week high of $27.35. GE (GE) Market not comforted that GE’s financial services are is not in…
There is market chatter, despite the sell-off, that Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) may play catch-up in the virtualization space. Jefferies has noted that Larry Ellison and friends may soon acquire privately held…
