After all of the bile that has passed between the European Union and Microsoft (MSFT) over Redmond’s monopolistic behavior in the region, the two may now be bedfellows. The European Commission, a…
As 2008 looks a more shaky year and one that the stock market looks like it is trying to price in a recession, there may be one victim: the share repurchase plans…
Microsoft (MSFT) may have to buy more search engine companies. Its share of the US search market dropped to just above 7% in December, down from 9.8% a year ago, according to…
John Chambers of Cisco (CSCO) says he will not change his plans for the company even if there is a significant recession. His view of the world goes out five years or…
Microsoft (MSFT) will spend $1.2 billion to buy Norway’s Fast Search and Transfer. The company is in the search engine software business. While Fast Search is growing and profitable, the buy-out is…
The Consumer Electronics Show kicked off last night with a keynote from Bill Gates (supposedly his last) and there are many product announcements being shown from large and small tech companies alike. …
Below is a snapshot of some of the key impact news affecting stocks in pre-market trading this Monday, January 7, 2008: AllianceBernstein (AB) noted as a hidden gem in Barron’s cover story.…
A number of experts say that companies, especially financial services firms, will cut dividends in 2008. CNN Money writes that "dividend cuts or suspensions will continue to pick up among financial services…
This is the list for just one day. The wild paroxyxm of announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show has begun. Yahoo! (YHOO) says it will open up the software for its mobile…
According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) is pushing the mobile handset as the next major target for its products. Reuters reports that analysts are trimming forecasts for the first and second quarter of…
The tech sell-off is accelerating. It may be that Intel (INTC) got downgraded or that Motorola (MOT) may have had a weak Q4. But, the problem is probably worse than that. Tech…
Goldman Sachs is raising estimates on both Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) today: On Microsoft (MSFT), Goldman Sachs has noted how the company "kicked itself out of the doldrums and outperformed" with…
Microsoft (MSFT) sold 4.3 million Xbox 360s in Q4. The company’s "Halo 3" game helped that. Reuters reports that the company was pleased with itself: "Holiday 2007 was a blockbuster season for…
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video consoles in the last three months of the year, helped by its "Halo 3" game. Reuters writes that US auto sales…
A recent poll from Reuters showed that analysts believe that earnings growth rates will go negative in the fourth quarter. It is the first time that has happened since the poll was…
