ThinkstockBlackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) will halt its bid for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announces CFO departure as it posts strong earnings. (Reuters) Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following the report on U.S. jobless numbers (more coverage here). In Europe, the only data out today showed that U.K. retail sales fell 0.7%,…
courtesy of Nokia Corp.Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) had another rough quarter. The numbers show the company still cannot make progress against powerful competition from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung. The new…
ThinkstockGerman Economic Recovery One German research firm expects the nation’s economy to rebound this year and next. However, the rebound will be very modest. It will not be anywhere near those expected…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a downturn in Europe and mixed markets in Asia. Data releases were limited everywhere today as well. In Asia, a weaker yen boosted the…
courtesy of Samsung More than 50% of China’s iPhone users are considering the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone when the new phone makes its appearance in China. On top of…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.The penalty for being late — really late — to market is almost always more severe than a company wants to admit. Especially a company that had a…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and both the DJIA and the S&P 500 climbed to new intra-day highs (more coverage here). The Fed mistakenly released FOMC minutes early to some…
thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of March 28 in the following large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The FBI begins review of the relationship between a KPMG partner and Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF). (Reuters) Problems with lithium ion batteries hurt the growth of companies that make…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.As the first quarter ended, analysts marveled at the best performing stocks in the S&P 500 — Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and…
courtesy of AOL, IncGlencore says it will delay its deal to buy Xstrata while China reviews the marriage. (Reuters) NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) buys eSpeed for $750 million. (Reuters) Apple…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of March 15 in the following large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:…
ThinkstockThe short interest in the actively traded low-priced stocks and cult stocks saw some significant changes since the end of February, with more bets against these companies on the rise. We compared…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.Last week’s launch of the new Z10 smartphone and operating system from BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) fizzled and the company is paying the price today. In a note to…
