The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) was in the news today for its dividend hike, which we briefly addressed in our Top Dividend Gain Trends in 2011 today. Unfortunately, about 30 minutes later came…
Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) results will be helped by holiday spending (Reuters) Ebay’s (NYSE: EBAY) turnaround helped increase earnings (Reuters) Nintendo said the negative reports about its 3D products were out of proportion (Reuters) Nokia…
A report from Bloomberg this morning has got the online gaming world abuzz. Bloomberg cites “two people with knowledge of the plans” who say that an updated PlayStation Portable, or PSP, handheld device from…
Obama and China president Hu Jintao are likely to clash on economic issues. (Reuters) The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai said regulations which are not enforced are the largest problem in the People’s…
Some Senators said they would pass a currency bill to punish China on the value of the yuan just as the People’s Republic president Hu Jintao visits Obama. (Reuters) Citigroup (NYSE: C) will probably…
Chinese President Hu Jintao remained firm on his country’s yuan policy. (Reuters) Eurozone finance ministers will debate an increase in the region’s bailout fund. (Reuters) Investors are looking for more strong banks earnings after…
Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) said that sales results from its Redbox kiosks were below expectations. That caused the company to revise downward Q4 and 2011 expectations. “Nevertheless, redbox revenue grew 38% year-over-year in the fourth…
The Kinect version of Xbox 360 sold eight million units the first 60 days it was on the market. Kinect sales should have improved as the holiday season progressed. That did not happen because…
The heads of several major investment banks attempted to sell their services of an AIG (NYSE: AIG) plan to pay off money it owes taxpayers (Reuters) Forecasts from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) helped combat fears…
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) will increase financial disclosure but the firm will do little else to change its business practices. (Reuters) A few economists believe the Fed could run out of money. (Reuters)…
The G20 has begun work to lower chances of a food crisis (Reuters) China is likely to tighten again (Reuters) Oil stayed above $89 due to a shutdown of the Alaska pipeline (Reuters) The…
DuPont (NYSE: DD ) will buy Danisco for $5.8 billion to move into food business (Reuters) A number of Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) traders will depart to start a hedge fund (FT) Portugal…
The cost of carrying Monday Night Football is about to go from being expensive to off the charts. We Americans probably never think of the costs behind carrying the game. The costs are enormous…
The Administration wants to cut $78 billion from the defense budget. (Reuters) Facebook has substantial profits. (Reuters) Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) says Kraft (NYSE: KFT) is blocking its grocery store plans. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE)…
When traders and investors see a hi-beta stock get a downgrade they generally take note. But what about when they see a SELL rating? That is exactly what happened to Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). …