This holiday, the press is replete with stories of sales of Macs on the Amazon (AMZN) website and the transcendent experience of shopping at an Apple store. Perhaps all of those consumers…
Cell carriers like AT&T (T) and Vodafone (VOD) have run into the problem that their home markets are becoming saturated. By many estimates, there are over 250 million cellphones in the US.…
No matter how big its legal problems are with Nokia (NOK) or Broadcom (BRCM), Qualcomm (QCOM) keeps chugging along. Qualcomm said that based on the current business outlook, it now anticipates first…
The Apple (AAPL) iPhone and RIM (RIMM) Blackberry have been doing what Motorola (MOT) and Nokia (NOK) could not. They are driving handset sales to all-time records. According to research firm NPD,…
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has been a serial disappointment for shareholders and its turnaround has never come to a real fruition. There was a period that Ed Zander was deemed as a…
Qualcomm (QCOM) does not lose every legal battle it fights. It just seems that way. After set-backs in patent cases against rival Broadcom (BRCM), it has been in court with its largest…
According to Reuters, Paulson says that China is picking up the pace of the yuan rise. Reuters writesThe Asian Development Bank cut growth rates for countries in Asia including China Reuters reports…
According to Reuters, UBS (UBS) will writes down about $10 billion in subprime financial instrument and raise new capital from sources including the Singapore government. Reuters reports that Blackstone (BX) is preparing…
24/7 Wall St. has evaluated over 200 CEOs in order to select it CEO of the Year. Six finalists were chose from the list. The measurements were based on company stock performance…
National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) posted revenue of $499 million versus consensus $498.4 million and reported $0.33 EPS versus consensus of $0.31. The problem is that the February quarter end was guided down…
It grates on the management of Nokia (NOK) that they have beaten Motorola (MOT) in the global markets but the the US company still has the lead in share in it own…
According to Reuters, Nikon is seeing a sharp increase in demand from LCD makers. Reuters writes that the housing slump will last through 2009 and some home prices will drop 30%. Reuters…
Nokia (NOK) may sell over 400 million handsets a year. It new music download and internet-to-the-phone program may make it the leader in wireless multimedia. But now it is talking about offering…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, OPEC will probably keep oil output at current levels. Reuters writes that a goverment plan to help sub-prime borrowers will probably freeze their rates for five years. Reuters writes…
Nokia (NOK) issued its annual forecast. Much of it could be predicted. Smartphone sales will be up. Margins will be OK at about 16%. But, total handset sales will rise only 10%…
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