In February, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was the leading brand in the social networking category of a customer loyalty index compiled by research firm Brand Keys. Following the company’s recent IPO, Facebook now resides…
Annual meetings of Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) will include questions about fracking. (Reuters) Ford (NYSE: F) will begin to buy out some of its pension funds. (Reuters) JP Morgan (NYSE:…
Editor’s Note: The New York Times reports that one of TIME, Inc.’s big three weeklies, which include TIME, People, and Sports Illustrated, will lay off a number of employees. According to NYT.com, the lay-offs…
Subscribers to the broadband cable services of Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will soon be able to get access to the Disney Channel from Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) on Internet-connected mobile devices like smartphones…
As the European Union sets financial and policy goals, the fate of Spain will be high on the list. (Reuters) Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) shares fall almost 10% as its investment value hits more resistance.…
courtesy of Pandora MediaPandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) recently rallied with its earnings report last week, but there is a new threat for it and other services. A new Galaxy smartphone by Samsung comes…
JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) sells $25 billion in profitable securities to offset its trade debacle. (Reuters) The SEC examines JP Morgan financial reports. (Reuters) Marubeni buys U.S. grain company Gavilon Holdings for $3.6 billion. (Reuters) The…
Sony (NYSE: SNE) will benefit from the extraordinary launch of Men In Black’s third installment–MIB3. Worldwide sales for the Memorial Day weekend were $203 million. Estimates of the cost of the film have been…
Warren Buffett may be the only newspaper owner in American who wants to support the business. In addition to his ownership of daily newspapers in Omaha and Buffalo, he recently bought a portfolio of…
Four market markers involved in the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) IPO lose $100 million combined. (Reuters) EU concerns push the euro to close to a two-year low. (Reuters) Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) will invest $40…
Comcast’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal operations is in talks with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to takeover the part of MSNBC.com which it does not already own. The rumor was reported in Adweek.Microsoft may not want to…
Pandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) is seeing something very unusual this morning. The stock is up huge after earnings. It is hard to believe, but Pandora beat earnings and managed to raise its guidance. …
Many members of the EU want Greece to remain a member but have begun to prepare for its departure. (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) posts better-than-expected earnings and says it will fire 27,000 people. (Reuters)…
At a meeting of cable industry executives in Boston yesterday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the he supports usage-based pricing for Internet service to “help drive efficiency in the networks.” Genachowski also said that…
Merkel and Hollande will fight over stimulus for the eurozone at the EU summit. (Reuters) The OECD expresses concerns that Europe could slip into a deep recession. (Reuters) The EU debt crisis pushes global shares lower.…