After legal issues slowed their progress last year, foreclosures are about to increase. (Reuters) Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) may end its deal with Current TV because of low ratings. (Reuters) The…
Not only is Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) the 600-pound gorilla in the search business, the company’s YouTube streaming video service holds a similar position in the streaming video business. According to the…
The Greeks try to get a financial aid package while some regional leaders say the eurozone does not need the southern European nation. (Reuters) A House committee pushes through plans for a…
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has made no secret of its desire to compete with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the streaming of premium video to customers. Amazon has a built in advantage.…
Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) earnings were weak, which raised the matter of a business combination with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) or Aol (NYSE: AOL) again. A more suitable merger would be with a major…
http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1326407570.htmlNew data from research firm Comscore shows that Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube video site led all other video sites in terms of traffic–by an astonishing margin Whether Google makes much money on…
S&P’s threat of a downgrade of eurozone nations puts huge pressure on the region’s leaders. (Reuters) An independent panel that reviewed the financial activity of Olympus suggests legal action be taken. (Reuters)…
ComScore’s Video Matrix for October was released today. It showed that Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube property dominates online video viewship. Facebook, VEVO, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sites were distant seconds. The report…
Some companies just want to keep bringing on new share buybacks whether they work or not. Some are to stop dilution from acquisitions or employee stock options, while others are to reduce…
Italy to vote on sharp budget cuts as the U.S. calls for sharper ones. (Reuters) The State Department will look for a new route for the Keystone pipeline to satisfy opponents. (Reuters)…
There are plenty of challenges facing the network and cable TV industry these day, not the least of which is the growth in streaming video. The well-known troubles of Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) said its revenue fell last quarter to a large extent because of a drop in its display advertising. The trend will spread to other websites with smaller audience size…
S&P warned Greece of default risks tied a rescue plan set by French banks (Reuters) Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) said one of it pipes leaked into a Yellowstone river (Reuters) The Nikkei…
Douglas A. McIntyre The breach of the Sony PlayStation Network which exposed private records of up to 77 million customers is only one in a long line of failures which have occurred since Sir Howard…
The members of the Federal Reserve are more divided about what steps the central bank should take next to mute inflation and help the expansion. (Reuters) Americans are telling the Fed that…
