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Technology
Can Google Buy-Off Europe?
According to the Financial Times, Google (GOOG) plans to expand its global staff by one-third over the next couple of years. Most of the new people will be added in Europe. Europe…
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Investing
Media Digest 9/27/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Retuers, BA (BAB) ordered $8.2 billion in planes from Airbus and Boeing (BA) . Reuters writes that Marriott (MAR) plans to quadruple its hotels in China. Reuters reports that first…
11:20pm ET
Media
Disappointment Over Microsoft’s HALO 3 Day One Sales? (MSFT, GME, ERTS, TTWO)
We all know about the incredible hype and demand for Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) monster release of HALO 3 from Bungie Studios. The figure that is being thrown out is roughly $170 million in…
6:36am ET
Apps & Software
Redhat (RHT) Gets A Win For Linux
The advocates of open source keep saying that Linux will eventually start to do some real damage to Microsoft (MSFT) Windows. Well, the largest enterprise Linux company in the US, Redhat (RHT)…
5:56am ET
Investing
Nintendo Becomes No.2 Market Cap Company In Japan
The FT writes that Nintendo is now the No.2 market cap company in Japan, trailing only Toyota (TM). While this may say something about the company’s video game platform sales lead over…
3:41am ET
Investing
September Nasdaq Short Interest
Short interest in several large Nasdaq traded companies fell sharply in September. The figures are calculated as of September 14 and are compared to numbers from August 15, 2007. Short interest in…
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Media
Media Digest 9/26/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) says that its sales in the US may not rise this month. Reuters writes that Microsoft (MSFT) will replace a number of damaged disks from its new…
1:19pm ET
Apps & Software
Microsoft (MSFT): Why A Rally?
Microsoft (MSFT) has moved from $28.65 to $29.52 over the last day-and-a-half. But, the move is largely on "soft" news, which means the stock may not stay up for long. The company…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:53am ET
Investing
Microsoft (MSFT) Considers A Public Offer For Yahoo!
According to sources inside Microsoft (MSFT), the New York Post is reporting that if the world’s largest software company does not conclude a deal to buy part of Facebook, it may take…
3:08am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/25/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) launched its Halo 3 game which is essential to driving Xbox sales. Reuters writes that the UAW struck GM (GM) as contract negotiations failed. Reuters reportst that…
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Media
Halo’s Next Generation (or Halo 4) Already Guarded (MSFT, GME, BBY)
The lines are out. The costumes are on. Halo 3 is on imminent release. 10 minutes for the east coast. Halo 4, or the next version/series of Halo, is already under development. …
1:59pm ET
Technology
Is Facebook Worth More to Microsoft Than Others? (MSFT, GOOG, YHOO)
The WSJ (wsj.com) (subscription required for full access) has reported that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) may be making an investment into Facebook that would supposedly value Facebook at $10 Billion. That doesn’t mean this…
8:21am ET
Media
How Investors Are Looking at Halo 3 (MSFT, GME, ATVI, TTWO, BBY)
By now, everyone on earth knows of the launch of Halo 3. Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bungie Studios is launching this at Midnight tonight. This should pretty easily surpass the $125 million in first-day…
4:36am ET
Investing
Microsoft Tries To Torpedo Google/DoubleClick Deal
Microsoft (MSFT) has quietly been approaching other companies with large internet properties and regulators in an attempt to scuttle the Google (GOOG) deal to buy huge online ad serving company DoubleClick. It…
3:14am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/24/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimees, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, the UAW set a strike deadline for today because it cannot reach a job security agreeement with GM (GM). Reuters writes that Starbucks (SBUX) will give away 50 million…