Microsoft (MSFT) is finally getting serious about connecting its Windows product to other software using the internet. Google (GOOG) has been doing this with its spreadsheet and document products for some time.…
According to Reuters, HSBC (HBC) bought 51% of Korea Exchange Bank $6.3 billion. Reuters writes GE (GE) bought buy British oilfield services firm Sondex for $583 million. Reuters reports that oil moved…
The Justice Department seems satisfied that Microsoft (NASD:MSFT) is abiding by its 2002 deal not to act like a huge monopoly laying siege to all of its smaller competitors. Several state attorneys…
According to Reuters, Bush will outline a plan to help holders of sub-prime mortgages. Reuters writes that Dell (DELL) topped Wall St. estimates but sees costs drops slowing. Reuters writees that Freddie…
Novell (NOVL) reported next to no reveue growth in its last quarter. The number was $243 million, up less than 3% from a year ago. According to TheStreet.com, cash flow dropped from…
According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) has pushed out its top sales executive and combined its sales and e-commerce units. Reuters writes that Microsoft (MSFT) has purchased a corporate group chat provider. Reuters…
Google (GOOG) Finance launched to a fair amount of fanfare in March 2006. The market assumed that Google’s lead in search could fuel a large audience for the new product. At the…
Data out today show that Nintendo’s Wii has now sold 10.57 million units worldwide. That passes the Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360 at 10.51 million. The Wii was introduced after Xbox, so the…
When MySpace "founder" Brad Greenspan tried to buy Dow Jones (DJ) he suggested that the company could start a competitor to Yahoo! (YHOO) Finance. In his letter to the DJ board, he…
It looks like the Linux open-source guys have lost another round to Microsoft (MSFT). According to TheStreet.com "Microsoft picked up 2 percentage points, bringing its market share to 67.1% of servers shipped…
The FT believes that search engines and web portals will be hurt by the fall-out from the mortgage and credit card industries. Companies like Countrywide (CFC) and Bank One are big advertisers…
Below is the short interest for major company stocks traded on the Nasdaq. The figures are from August 15 and compare to numbers from July 13, 2007. Investors were not willing to…
According to NPD data, US sales of video game consoles were fairly strong in July. The Sony (SNE) PS3 sold 159,000 units, well up from previous months. SNE has just cut the…
There is a lesson in the smoking controllers that work with the Xbox 360. Microsoft (MSFT) "will send out replacement parts for its Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel after 50 reports that…
Sony (SNE) is launching a service in Europe that will allow users of its beleaguered PS3 to download TV shows and move them to the portable SNE PSP portable device. TV-to-go. As…
