Sony (NYSE:SNE) just announced its fourth consecutive quarterly loss. Part of that was due to red ink at its studio division. Its best chance for a blockbuster film in the current quarter is…
Douglas A. McIntyre The film of Michael Jackson’s rehearsals for his British concert tour was a big risk for Sony (NYSE:SNE) which apparently put up $60 million for the rights to the footage. The gamble…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: The US economy is stable but risks remain according to Geithner. Reuters: JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) raised concerns about Galleon in 2001. Reuters: As many as five million Americans have been infected with…
Markets in Asia were higher. The Nikkei rose 1.5% to 10,034. Sony (NYSE:SNE) cut the forecast of its full-year loss The Hang Seng was up 2.2% to 21,731. CNOOC (NYSE:CEO) traded higher.…
Douglas A. McIntyre It looks like Nintendo may finally be pulled of its perch as the No.1 video game console company in the world. It announced April to September 2009 earnings and part of the data the…
Updated throughout the day. Update 12.05 PM EST: UBS (NYSE:UBS) may spin off PaineWebber (Breakingviews) GMAC has asked the Treasury Department for several billion more dollars in loans. (NYTimes) Barry Diller’s IACI (NASDAQ:IACI) might…
Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei fel 1.4% to 10,075. Honda (NYSE:HMC) rose on good earnings and Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Sony (NYSE:SNE) are about to announce their results. The Hang Seng…
Updated throughout the day. Updated 10.21 AM EST: The pricing of the Ancestry.com IPO may be much too high. (BreakingViews). Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) new social search feature may not include industry leader Facebook …
Reuters: Corporate directors are on the hot seat over management pay. Reuters: The US healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year. Reuters: Capmark Financial filed for bankrupcy. Reuters: The land…
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
Price cuts work. In September, Sony’s (NYSE:SNE) PS3 outsold the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii for the first time in recent memory. Industry research firm NPD said that the video…
Reuters: US corporations are concerned about the weakness of the dollar. Reuters: Bernanke says that global imbalances in trade and cash flows must be addressed. Reuters: Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is attacking new markets…
The competition in the e-reader and e-book industries gets more brutal by the day. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the e-reader leader because of the success of its Kindle. Other companies including Sony (NYSE:SNE)…
Reuters: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and IBM (NYSE:IBM) posted strong results. Reuters: Bank of America’s (NYSE:BAC) Lewis will skip 2009 pay. Reuters: Japan Airlines says bankruptcy is an option to solving its problems. Reuters: …
Too many companies want to compete with Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) relatively successful Kindle unit, although investors are concerned that the devices, priced at $249, will never have mass market appeal. Barnes & Noble…
