Finally, Wi-Fi while you are on the subway!!! Sort of. News is out this Thursday that sounds like a home run for Boingo Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIFI). The Wi-Fi provider of hotspots…
Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported first quarter earnings this morning that were better than analysts expectations, but a drop in video subscribers and a smaller-than-expected gain in voice subscribers are weighing on…
Several CEOs and founders of well-known American companies have complete control over their companies. Through voting power, they control the boards and strategic decisions of these corporations. The best current example is…
Last week, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that it sold 35.1 million iPhones worldwide in the latest quarter. The figure is large, but not extraordinary. Some consumer products and consumer electronics companies sell…
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) is being treated rather poorly after its earnings report missed expectations. Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) is being treated even worse. Competition from Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:…
Facebook reports that its revenue grew to more than $1 billion and its membership to 900 million. (Reuters) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sells some of the patents it bought from AOL (NYSE: AOL)…
The global market for consumer spending on mobile content, apps and games, and services totaled $121.8 billion in 2011 and is expected to grow to $138.2 billion this year. The advertising spend…
The amount the International Monetary Fund can raise, primarily to help to create a sovereign firewall for Europe, stands at $320 billion. Although, several nations have said they will help push the…
BRICs want more of a say in the International Monetary Fund before they make their next contributions. (Reuters) French president Nicolas Sarkozy almost certainly will be voted out of office, raising questions…
The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5, which was supposed to be released in June, July, or August–depending on the rumor–will be out in October according to famous Apple watcher Piper Jaffray’s Gene…
The data is from a major union, and, therefore, may have a bias against chief executives. Numbers can be bent. The AFL-CIO reports that CEO pay rose 14% last year: According to…
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) reported first quarter earnings this morning, and the US’s second-largest wireless carrier mostly met or slightly exceeded expectations. The company’s EPS came in at $0.59 compared with…
Last week may have been the official start of earnings season, but this week is when the real floodgates for earnings reports will open wide. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) has already reported…
Earnings season may be underway, but this coming week is going to be full of many key earnings reports. We actually have a full slate on deck with what appears to be…
Lists of top-sellers at single destinations do not always equate to broad-reaching trends around the entire nation nor around the entire globe. Still, when you see a surprise like this it tends…
