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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/30/2013)

ThinkstockBlackBerry 10’s Odds for Success For some reason, a number of analysts believe that the launch of a new version of the Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry will reverse the firm’s dismal fortunes.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Media Digest (1/30/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) CEO Aubrey McClendon retires as scandals around his tenure continue. (Reuters) Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) recalls 752,000 Corollas because of airbag problems. (Reuters) Some at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

S&P Sees Caution in Netflix Ratings

Wikimedia Creative Commons, JohnnyMrNinjaNetflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is back! Are its finances? After things got so bad that investors were starting to call for the end of Reed Hastings’ tenure as CEO and after…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

Justice Department Wants FCC to Delay Softbank Deal for Sprint

ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Justice has asked the Federal Communications Commission to defer a decision on the $20 billion Softbank plan to acquire control of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S). Agencies of the DoJ,…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Why Investors Don’t Trust Dow Jones At 14,000

Thinkstock By: Matt Egan / FOXBusiness Hovering at just below 14000, the Dow Industrials are less than 300 points away from setting all-time highs. But unlike prior milestones don’t expect any fireworks to commemorate…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Can Research In Motion Beat Back Move to “BYOD”?

courtesy of Research In Motion Ltd.Tomorrow is the big day for Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM). The company will launch its latest smartphone handset and operating system, BlackBerry 10, into a world dominated…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Today’s Market Winners and Losers

Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is mixed Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.27%, the Nasdaq down 0.35% and the S&P 500 up 0.13%. Today’s winners are a biopharmaceutical company that…

247sam · 14 years ago

Economic Confidence Jumps — Gallup

ThinkstockFor the week ending January 27, the Gallup U.S. economic confidence index came in at -9, an improvement of four points the previous week’s reading of -13, beating the previous weekly high of -10…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Triple-Dip Recession Threatens U.K. Credit Rating

ThinkstockThe United Kingdom is the latest developed nation to be threatened by a credit agency that sees its sovereign prospects as weakening. Many economists believe the nation has tipped into a triple-dip recession. Austerity…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

What’s Important in the Financial World (1/29/2013)

ThinkstockThe U.K. Falls Back in Recession The United Kingdom is the latest developed nation to be threatened by a credit agency that sees its sovereign prospects as weakening. Many economists believe the nation has…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Why Yahoo! Gets So Much Attention

ThinkstockYahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) barely made the Fortune 500 last year, ranking 485th. However, for a company its size, it receives unbelievable press and interest from Wall St. Perhaps that is because Yahoo! is…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Media Digest (1/29/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

courtesy of YouTubeYahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) revenue rises in the fourth quarter, but only slightly. (Reuters) Detroit probably will file for bankruptcy. (Reuters) Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) will put $250 million into venture funds.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Yahoo! Scores on Earnings: Search Trumps Display

ThinkstockYahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is out with its fourth quarter earnings report. This is actually the first full quarter with Marissa Mayer on board as CEO. Earnings for the fourth quarter came to $0.32…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago