There are two ways to look at the economic relationship between Apple (AAPL) and AT&T (T) and both may be accurate. AT&T says it has signed up 10 million subscribers to buy…
Reuters: The best investment for Chinese companies may be the nation’s own 1.3 billion person home market. Reuters: Japan’s Democrats took power. Reuters: Economists say there is no need for a second…
Tivo (TIVO), the pioneer in video recording devices lost most of its franchise to generic versions of its original product. Tivo has claimed that many of the products developed by its competitors…
Reuters: Derivatives traders dipped into $4 trillion in client collateral. Reuters: Home sales and durable orders improved. Reuters: The US softened its stance on private equity deals to buy banks. Reuters: The…
American internet speeds are slow, very slow by international standards. That may be one of the reasons that the $787 billion economic stimulus package has a large financial commitment to building broadband…
Short sellers moved out of tech stocks in large volumes at mid-month. Based on short interest figures as of August 14, shares short in Intel (INTC) fell 33% to 88.3 million. The…
Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) must be betting that it can retake the lead and it must be betting hard that the economic recession’s effects of creating high price-sensitivity are soon to end. …
Reuters: A faltering stock market may make it hard for China to cut financial support to the capital markets. Reuters: Roubini warned of a double dip recession. Reuters: Warner Chilcott will buy…
The partnerships between handset companies and cellular carriers in the US are too good to be true. The FCC has discovered that and the wireless industry may never be the same again.…
Wall St. analysts and the media have spent the weeks after the release of the Palm (PALM) Pre on the Sprint (S) network wondering how the handset is actually selling and whether…
Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) may still be the leader in its space in the U.S., but the company has become very ‘yesteryear’ for investors. The company recently performed much ‘less-worse’ than expectations…
Several companies run annual brand valuations. It is a good business for advertising and marketing firms to be viewed as experts on brands. Brand values are based on the cash flow they…
Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) made our volume spike alert this morning based on last night’s dismal earnings results. But after a deeper look, there is an old reminder here that…
Reuters: Video games hope to make a comeback with new titles and price cuts. Reuters: “Cash for clunkers” should help July car figures. Reuters: USB (UBS) shares should do well after it…
Sony has been skewered for its lack of innovation for the last half decade. Its last big consumer electronics hit was the Walkman which went on sale in June 1979. Sony had…
