Verizon (VZ) owns 55% of Verizon Wireless and Vodafone (VOD), the largest cellular company in Europe owns 45%. Now that most of its debt is paid down, Verizon Wireless can start paying…
Ethisphere released its annual list of “The World’s Most Ethical Companies.” The research identified 100 companies. A committee of leading attorneys, professors, government officials and organization leaders put together the criteria. After that, the…
Palm (PALM) has set a deal to sell its handsets though AT&T (T) Wireless. Unfortunately, the relationship does not begin “for a few months.” Palm will market its Palm Pre Plus for…
Sprint (S) is gambling nearly its entire future on a 4G WiMax network that it is installing around the country. The massive infrastructure project has the financial support of several large firms including…
Reuters: The Obama health care bill passed the House and Senate. Reuters: The Senate will begin a fight on financial reform Reuters: Arrow agreed to a buyout from Shell (RDS.A) and PetroChina (PTR).…
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Sprint (S), still losing subscribers to AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless each quarter, is down to 48 million cellular customers. Many analysts believe the number will go lower. Its relationship with Palm…
A look at the “hardest working” major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may file Chapter…
Google (GOOG) may have to rename its Nexus One because of trademark infringement issues, but whatever the handset it is called Sprint (S) will distribute the product. “Nexus One, the first wireless…
Updated throughout the day. Richard Fuld, former CEO of Lehman, feels that the 2,200 page report on the collapse of the firm “vindicates” him (NYPost) Renaissance Technologies may close two of its…
Reuters: China took a hard position on the value of the yuan despite US pressure. Reuters: Google’s (GOOG) ad partners in China expressed concerns about its plans. Reuters: If banking laws change,…
Google (GOOG) has created a version of its Nexus One Android-powered phone that will work on the AT&T (T) wireless network. That is a large step up from the T-Mobile network that Google…
The Apple (AAPL) App Store has about 150,000 applications which have been downloaded more than 3 billion times. Most of the apps are free, but some cost $50 or more. 24/7 Wall…
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
Tiger Woods sponsorship income in 2009 was estimated by several media sources to be $110 million. Thirty million dollars of that came from Nike (NKE). There are no estimates for the revenue…
