According to Reuters, a proposal from the SEC would cut the role of credit rating agencies. Reuters writes that United (UAUA) will lay-off 950 pilots. Reuters reports that GM (GM) will cut…
Google (GOOG) is trying to get out a bunch of wireless handsets with its Android software. But, log-jams and competing agendas are hurting that. The first products were supposed to to be…
Nokia (NOK) will join the scores of consumer electronics companies which have lost billions of dollars on the Hollywood walk of fame. It is not enough that Nokia has 40% of the…
According to Reuters, a new survey put Google (GOOG) first in reputation among US companies. Reuters reports that gas prices climbed to a record $4.10. Reuters writes that Bunge ((BG) will buy…
If you thought this was a bad day for the market with the DJIA trading well under that 12,000 psychological level, there were some 400 stocks that hit 52-week lows today when…
Nokia (NOK) has come to market with two smartphones aimed at business users. They do not have RIM (RIMM) Blackberry e-mail services, so new customers and IT officers will have to start…
Douglas A. McIntyre AMBAC (ABK) Brutal sell-off in some financials. S&P cuts some securities covered by the insurer. Down to $1.74 from 52-week high of $89.33. Verasun Energy (VSE) Corn up, ethanol stocks down. Hits…
Nokia (NOK) can’t seem to get the message the consumers don’t want pseudo Apple (AAPL) iPhones. The world’s largest handset maker will release its new N96 super-sophisticated handset later this year. According…
Webster Financial (WBS) Bank needs to raise cash. Falls to $21.77 from 52-week high of $46.40. Pfizer (PFE) Concerns about product pipeline. Sells down to $18.45 from 52-week high of $27.33. Nokia…
It is almost impossible to understand why business people could not use their RIM (RIMM) Blackberry devices to trade stocks until now. The Blackberry can run e-mail applications and the new versions…
Motorola (MOT) may be close to finding a new CEO for its handset division. It is his job to do what two generations of management before him could not. He is being…
It would not surprise many people to hear that there are not a ton of cellphone in Africa, especially when Egypt and South Africa are taking out of the mix. Nokia (NOK)…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, merger talks between United (UAUA) and US Air (LCC) has been halted. Reuters reports that a US oil probe is focusing on price manipulation. Reuters writes that April insured…
In a reorganization of China’s telecom industry, which would be almost unimaginable in the West, the country plans to merge two of its largest mobile companies, China Netcom (CN) and China Unicom…
The Apple (AAPL) iPhone will soon be available in Asia. That will not include the pearl of all handset markets, China. but it does pick up potential sales elsewhere. According to Reuters,…
