Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: APPL), which revolutionized the music business with 99 cent digital downloads, is poised to do the same thing with television. The idiot box may never be the same. According…
Reuters: BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has begun an attempt at a hostile deal for Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters: A female contractor of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) said she lost work because she would…
This is the Twitter-24/7 Wall St. market report for August 5, 2010. These tweets are a sign of which companies the Twitter universe is interested in. Is there there is wisdom in…
MarketWatch: The IMF expects slow growth this year and next. Reuters: The battle between the oil industry and government on drilling regulations continues. Reuters: The Gulf leak could be plugged in two…
Updated throughout the day. BP plc (NYSE: BP) has approached sovereign funds about investing capital to keep other oil companies from attempting to take it over (Reuters) News Corp (NYSE: NWS) is…
MarketWatch: Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) was upped to overweight at JPM. Reuters: Large shareholders of BP plc (NYSE: BP) were against the oil company raising a large sum of capital by…
Reuters: Credit agencies may not be badly damaged in the financial reform bill. Reuters: Moody’s (NYSE: MCO) cut Greece’s rating to junk. Reuters: The euro dropped on profit taking. Reuters: Oil moved…
The broadcast TV networks’ dog-and-pony show known as the “upfront market” has gotten off to a good start this year. Advertisers get to see the coming season’s new TV shows and then…
These are some of this Thursday morning’s top analyst research calls seen in upgrades, downgrades, and initiations: Actuant Corp. (NYSE: ATU) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo. BP plc (NYSE: BP) Called…
Many investors chase famous and well-known portfolio managers’ newest stock picks. After all, if you can piggyback on Warren Buffett, Bruce Berkowitz, and others… why not? Morningstar has shown some of its…
Hulu, the premium video site owned by NBC Universal, News Corp., The Walt Disney Company, and Providence Equity Partners, began to make impressive strides as it passed the number of videos viewed…
Reuters: The Fed once again pledged low interest rates. Reuters: If the yuan rises, the euro may be badly hurt. Reuters: Soda companies are hurt by the economy according to AlixPartners. Reuters: …
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (NYSE: DWA) is supposed to be the secondary winner off of the “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland” trend toward 3D movies. This weekend was the launch of the…
Time Warner (TWX) has spun out its Time Warner Cable (TWC) operation and AOL (AOL). That has left the company with TV programming, magazine, and studio assets. Wall St. has been waiting…
Reuters: Toyota (TM) said it found no electronic safety problems with its cars. Reuters: China said it was committed to US debt but worried about gold. Reuters: Japanese car companies are studying…
