ThinkstockCyprus has reached a bailout deal that will keep the tiny island nation in the European Union. As we pointed out, those with bank deposits of less than 100,000 euro apparently will go mostly…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has bought WiFiSlam, a company with technology that allows mobile devices to show the location of their owners. Some press outlets believe that Apple will use this…
courtesy of DellIt is one thing to own 250 million shares of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), as Michael Dell does. It is another to take what is relatively illiquid and turn it into cash. Dell…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Bank of America Corp.’s (NYSE: BAC) chief executive will hold shares he is granted longer than expected as part of his pay package. (Reuters) The Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) board begins…
ThinkstockNo Love for Apple Maps Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has bought WiFiSlam, a company with technology that allows mobile devices to show the location of their owners. Some press outlets believe that Apple will…
ThinkstockThe Eurogroup reached a 10 billion euro bailout deal with Cyprus, but it will cost wealthy bank depositors dearly. The group released the following statement, which says small depositors will be untouched, but it…
The extreme market dislocations caused by the financial crisis of 2008 have given way to record-low levels of volatility. Not coincidentally, high-frequency trading (HFT) profitability and revenue have declined dramatically. High-frequency trading revenue reached…
ThinkstockThe Wall Street Journal and several other news outlets have reported that Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) and Carl Icahn will make a bid to take Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) private via an LBO.…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Top Ships Inc. (NASDAQ: TOPS) is up 39% at $1.39. Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: HALO) is up 31% at $6.90. Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ANAC)…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and trading stayed positive territory all day. No solution has yet been agreed to the Cyprus banking crisis (more coverage here), but the delay has had little…
ThinkstockApparently the U.K.’s Chancellor of the Exchequer failed to impress the analysts at Fitch Ratings. The ratings firm said this afternoon that it is putting the country’s ‘AAA’ rating on watch with an eye…
ThinkstockThe banking crisis in Cyprus has dragged on for a week now, with threat projections ranging all the way from “dire” to “who cares.” It seems reasonable to assume that whatever threat Cyprus poses…
Jon OggFrom active traders to passive investors, it seems that everyone is interested in new ideas on how to make a profit. 24/7 Wall St. looks over research calls from all over the planet…
ThinkstockInvestors love to track the world of mergers and acquisition, and careers have been made and shattered around the speculation of which companies will be acquired next. We saw a wave of deals come after the first of…
ThinkstockBusiness confidence in Germany continues to sputter up and down as the economies of the countries around it disintegrate. Consumer spending within its borders and trade with countries outside the European Union have not…