Stock Tickers: CME, BOT, DFS, RIMM, AAPL, AA, RTP, AL, AMD, MOT, ALU, MPEL, GM, TM, BIDU, INTC, DELL, MSFT If the CME (CME) and CBOT (BOT) doesn’t get approved next week,…
In a new research note this morning, Goldman Sachs has reacted to the negative news on the recall and warranty charges on Microsoft’s (MSFT-NASDAQ) Xbox 360. This is after the company announced…
Douglas A. McIntyre BP raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.BRG raised target at Deutsche Bank.CACH started as Neutral at JP Morgan.DCEL cut to Hold at Jefferies.HLT downgraded at Jefferies, Citigroup, and at Susquehanna.MSFT cut estimates…
The Wall Street Journal reports that hackers have made their way into the Apple (AAPL) iPhone and done some work to get certain features to work without an AT&T (T) activation. The…
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…