Through most of this year, Yahoo! (YHOO) shares have outperformed Google’s (GOOG). At two points over the period, Google was flat for the year and Yahoo! was up over 30%. One of…
The market’s reaction to the $1.1 billion of warranty charges that Microsoft (MSFT) is taking for defective Xbox hardware may have missed the point. The charge covers about 13 billion Xboxs. But,…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Advanced Medical Optic (EYE) has made a $4.23 billion bid forBausch & Lomb (BOL). Reuters writes that UBS has replaced its CEO after loses at it hedge fund. The…
Someone at Microsoft (MSFT) probably lost his job today. Or, perhaps it was a few people. The company will take a charge of about $1.1 billion for additional warranty costs on its…
Douglas A. McIntyre Facebook’s May numbers show that the social network site has grown 89% in one year in terms of unique visitors. Page views have more than doubled during that period, according to comScore.…
After a long time in purgatory, Intel’s (INTC) shares hit a 52-week high of $24.46 today. The stock has not been at level since early 2006. There is certainly some hope that…
The Vista train may be pulling out of the station. After checking a number of software sales indicators, an analyst quoted in Barron’s says that Microsoft (MSFT) OS sales should handily exceed…
Microsoft (MSFT) has been trying for years to get consumers to use its software to bridge the digital divide between their PCs and TV. The latest attempt is the company’s Media Center.…
Douglas A. McIntyre The record industry is being destroyed by a combination of cheap digital downloads and falling CD sales. Apple’s (AAPL) iTune operation is now the third largest seller of music in the US…
According to Reuters, Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers bought retailer Coles for $18.8 billion, the largest buy-out in Australian history. Reuters writes that Virgin Media (VMED) is seeking a buyer, and Carlyle Group is…
Google (GOOG) has launched free spreadsheet and word processing products, but they are unlikely to pull customers away from Windows. The products simply don’t have enough integrated features. Apple’s (AAPL) Leopard OS…
Today, Digital River (DRIV-NASDAQ) is lowering quarterly revenue guidance to $78 million, down from $85 million it had previously guided. It also lowered non-GAAP EPS $0.38 to $0.39 EPS versus $0.46 given…
Below are the major short interest positions for stocks traded on Nasdaq for the period ending June 15 compared to comparable numbers for May. Company …
Stock Tickers: MSFT, CSCO, DELL, INTC, GOOG, AAPL, RIMM, AMZN, QCOM, ORCL, YHOO By and large there was a noticeable increase among the NASDAQ’s Four Horsemen in June short interest compared to…
Oracle Corp. (ORCL-NASDAQ) is set to report earnings right after the close of trading today. The enterprise software behemoth is expected to post EPS at $0.35 on a non-GAAP basis on consolidated…