According to Reuters, Roche has offered to buy-out Genentech (DNA) for $42.7 billion. Retuers reports that one of Yahoo!’s (YHOO) activist investors has called for a compromise which would put some of…
Apple may be the most extraordinary technology company of the last two decades. It has introduced three products: the Mac, which took years to become a financial success; the IPod, arguably the…
Nokia (NOK) had a stronger second quarter than most people expected. According to The Wall Street Journal, "Nokia said sales rose to €13.15 billion from €12.59 billion. Analysts expected sales of €12.86…
Apple (AAPL) probably sold over 425,000 3G iPhones in the first three days it was on the market. That would put it on track to hit forecasts from Piper Jaffray that the…
Steve Jobs sees that smartphones, especially the Apple (AAPL) iPhone are the future of computing. Who needs a PC when a handset will do? To get to Mr. Jobs goals, Apple "will…
There are many research calls out this morning. Here are ten downgrades or negative analyst calls we are monitoring this morning: ACE Ltd. (NYSE: ACE) Cut To Hold From Buy By Citigroup.…
Most Wall St. observers now think that the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) will go through. The FCC, pushed by some members of Congress and the…
If any company has the chance to take on the Apple (AAPL) iTunes/iPod franchise it is Nokia (NOK). It has started its own music store and recently signed up Warner Music (WMG).…
According to Reuters, global companies may start to issue profit warnings as business slows overseas. Reuters reports that InBev is sticking to it offer to buy Anheuser-Bush (BUD). Reuters reports that Chrysler…
Wall St. was disappointed by RIM’s (RIMM) forecast for the upcoming few quarters? Could the same thing happen to Apple (AAPL)? Several companies in the cell phone business have made comment that…
These are the earl-bird upgrades and downgrades we are seeing in Telecom, Tech, and I.T. on this Friday morning with about two and a half hours to open: ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH)…
After over a year of playing cat and mouse, it looks like Apple (AAPL) may be close to a deal with China Mobile (CHL) to sell the iPhone on the mainland. Since…
Most of the focus in the smartphone business over the last month has passed Palm (PALM) by. The new 3G Apple (AAPL) iPhone, RIM’s (RIMM) earnings, the Nokia (NOK) purchase of the…
Wall St. is getting nervous that RIM (RIMM) could lose its luster as it moves from providing handsets for business into the consumer market. Apple (AAPL) is sitting there along with Nokia…
According to Reuters, the Fed is seen as holding rates on fears of inflation. Reuters writes that the CEO of Nissan is bracing for the worst in the US. Reuters writes that…
