Standard & Poor’s has just made what appears to be its first new "AAA" corporate credit rating in years. The winner is none other than Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Its short-term and…
Douglas A. McIntyre Shares in some tech companies are down as far as the banks and brokerage firms. Sun (JAVA) and Nortel (NT) are in that group, but they are hardly alone. Firms which have…
Everyone who looks at the news knows that Microsoft (MSFT) has a search engine market share problem in the US. By most measures, it has about 10% of the pie. If it…
With Google (GOOG) holding a 70% share of the PC-based online search market in the US and a similar amount in most EU countries, the best hope that Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft…
Short interest in a number of financial stocks moved up very sharply for the period ending August 29. Shares short in Washington Mutual (WM) rose 12% to 383 million. Short interest in…
According to Reuters, Lehman (LEH) will release earnings a week early after its stock dropped 45%. Reuters reports that OPEC agreed to a surprise production cut. Reuters reports that CFOs are more…
Microsoft (MSFT) is about to launch its latest version of the Zune multimedia player. To date the company has sold two million units. In contrast, Apple (AAPL) has sold over 150 million…
In community college Economics 101 students learn that there can be dips in bull markets. Usually these are caused by a single event like a change in the party that runs Congress.…
Yahoo! (YHOO) moved close to its five-year low yesterday, trading down at $17.75. It really has not been so long ago that Microsoft (MSFT) made its $33 bid for the portal company.…
According to Reuters, bond giant Pimco called for more governemt support for the financial system saying the the credit crisis could turn much worse. Reuters writes that Microssoft (MSFT) will begin its…
It turns out that display advertising on the internet is becoming less popular with most marketers. They are turning to search text ads instead. This is probably not news to anyone in…
According to Reuters, NY State sent subpoenas to Bank of Americ (BAC) executives over auction-rate securities. Reuters reports the Boeing’s (BA) machinist union voted to strike but stay on the job two…
Microsoft (MSFT) has decided that it would rather be the video game market share leader than make a buck at the business. Redmond cut the price of its Xbox 360 to $199.…
According to Reuters, the manufacturing sector probably did not grow in August Reuters reports that it appears Gustav did little damage to oil rigs and refineries. Reuters reports that the Korea Development…
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Internet Explorer has dominated the browser world for nearly a decade. It has also been part of legal accusations that the world’s largest software company used the ubiquity of its…
