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Investing
The 100 Hardest Working Brands In The World
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
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11:38am ET
Investing
7 More DJIA Stocks on Earnings Deck (BA, MMM, AXP, T, MCD, MRK, MSFT, MO, HON)
We have already run the 5 of the 30 DJIA components that reported earnings this morning. But we still have 7 more of the 30 DJIA components reporting during the rest of…
6:09am ET
Media
Video Game Sales Recover, Sony (SNE) Takes First Place
Price cuts work. In September, Sony’s (NYSE:SNE) PS3 outsold the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii for the first time in recent memory. Industry research firm NPD said that the video…
4:02am ET
Media
Media Digest (10/20/2009) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) beat earnings forecasts. Reuters: The IRS is probing some homebuyers’ tax credit gains. Reuters: The US is ready to bring more insider trading cases. Reuters: More US companies are…
9:01am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/19/2009) (YHOO)(POT)(SYMC)(CME)(AAPL)
Updated throughout the day Updated 3.34 PM EST: Consensus figures for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) earnings may be significantly too high (Barron’s) Updated 1.14 PM EST: The whisper number for Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) is $1.47 EPS…
6:58am ET
Technology
Google (GOOG) Apps Passes Two Million Customers
Google (GOOG) says it now has two million customers using its Apps products. The online software offers many of the features of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows, but operates on Google’s servers instead of…
11:25am ET
Investing
Major Tech Earnings on Deck (AAPL, TXN, SNDK, STX, WDC, YHOO, EBAY, VMW, EMC, AMZN, BRCM, JNPR, SYNA, MSFT)
This week is going to make last week’s earnings flood look like elementary school. We have the floodgates opening for technology, web, software, hardware, and IT, and 24/7 Wall Street has previewed…
1:12pm ET
Investing
Next Week’s Top 10 Earnings on Deck (AAPL, UNH, YHOO, FCX, WFC, T, MCD, POT, MSFT, SLB)
We have almost an endless wave of corporate earnings for the calendar Q3-2009 coming out next week. We have what looks to be over 100 of the S&P 500 Index members reporting…
9:18am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/16/2009) (AKAM)(KFT)(BRCD)(MSFT)
Updated throughout the day. Update 10:41 AM EST: Two traders calling Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ: DNDN) as a takeover stock, again… We are inclined to treat this as a failed Friday rumor that…
12:00am ET
Media
24/7 Wall St. TV: Tough Earnings At IBM And Google
IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) each reported better-than-expected earnings. Wall St.’s reaction to the Google numbers was muted and its stock moved up 3% to $547. IBM raised its guidance for the…
7:39pm ET
Investing
IBM (IBM) And Google (GOOG): The Corporate Recovery Has Not Arrived
IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) each reported better-than-expected earnings. Wall St.’s reaction to the Google numbers was muted and its stock moved up 3% to $547. IBM raised its guidance for the…
9:10am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/15/2009) (ERTS)(CLWR)(MSFT)(ARUN)(GS)(LAZ)
Updated throughout the day. Updated 2.15 PM: Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) may buy social game business Playfish for $250 million. (Business Insider) Updated 1:40 PM EST: CKX Inc. (NASDAQ: CKXE) refuting reports that…
4:04am ET
Media
Media Digest (10/15/2009) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is having trouble justifying its huge bonuses. Reuters: Bruce Wasserstein, M&A giant and head of Lazard (NYSE:LAZ), died. Reuters: Congress will probe compensation at AIG (NYSE:AIG). Reuters: US…
5:25am ET
Telecom & Wireless
T-Mobile And Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Offer $100 Gift Card For Lost Data
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and T-Mobile (NYSE:DT), who have managed to lose the personal data of thousands and thousands of customers who have the carrier’s SideKick product because of failures of Microsoft server software, are…
3:58am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/13/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The healthcare plan is about to take a step forward in Congress. Reuters: The debt swap at CIT (NYSE:CIT) is in trouble and could cause bankruptcy. Reuters: Summers says Obama policies…