According to Reuters, the markets will now turn their attention to AIG (AIG) which is struggling to survive. Reuters report that the Fed will probably hold interest rates steady and signal a…
The online research business has become so crowded that the firms jockey for position by posting nearly meaningless numbers. ComScore took its turn at releasing inane figures saying that advertising views at…
Douglas A. McIntyre News Corp. (NWS) chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch’s pay fell 14% for 2008 — before you get out the Kleenex, consider that it still totaled $27.5 million. Given that shares of the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Geo Group (GEO) Drops full-year outlook. Down to $18.47 from 52-week high of $32.93. Teekay (TK) Market unhappy with quarterly results. Falls to $33.13 from 52-week high of $62.61. Abercrombie & Fitch…
According to Reuters, the Fed will sit tight on rates as oil prices moderate. Reuters writes that Verizon (VZ) labor talks have continued past their dealine. Reuters reports that Chrysler renewed its…
Just when you think that the newspaper business could not get any more depressing along comes a report that Advance Publications Inc. will sell the Newark Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s biggest circulation paper,…
According to Reuters, analysts looking at results from Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), and IBM (IBM) are cautiously optimistic about upcoming tech earnings. Reuters writes that Merrill Lynch (MER) posted a loss of…
24/7 Wall St. recently listed The 25 Most Valuable Blogs. Two have been sold. Ars Technica was acquired by Conde Nast for about what we estimated. The 24/7 price tag was $15…
Gatehouse Media (GHS) Newspaper company down again. Falls to $1 from $19. Merrill Lynch (MER) More write-off fears. Sells off to $23.64 from 52-week high of $89.23. Citigroup (C) Bad Q2 on…
Statistics for June visitors and pageviews at financial websites showed Yahoo! (YHOO) Finance and AOL Money (TWX) well ahead of competitors based on comScore data. Yahoo! had 17.538 million unique visitors followed…
According to Reuters, the government is considering taking over Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM). Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) thinks that an independent Yahoo! (YHOO) would be better for the…
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Microsoft (MSFT) is lining up partners to buy Yahoo! (YHOO) and this time it is very likely to get what it wants. Yahoo!’s…
If a company is in the video business, and it is not Google (GOOG) YouTube, it might as well shut down. According to new numbers from HitWise YouTube had over 75% of…
The two largest online social networks are Facebook, which is a private company, and MySpace, which is owned by News Corp (NWS). MySpace has always been the larger property. Facebook was a…
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…