Reuters: The Fed once again pledged low interest rates. Reuters: If the yuan rises, the euro may be badly hurt. Reuters: Soda companies are hurt by the economy according to AlixPartners. Reuters: March retail…
Reuters: British Air and Iberia signed a merger deal. Reuters: US Airways (LCC) and United (UAUA) are in merger talks. Reuters: A Toyota (TM) executive warned about defects in January. Reuters: Geithner will meet…
Reuters: The Chinese hinted they were ready to let the yuan rise. Reuters: Asian stocks are near a 22 month high. Reuters: Regulators plan to track fast frequency trading. Reuters: FTC may block Google’s…
Reuters: Oil dropped as the dollar strengthened. Reuters: Samsung posted record profits. Reuters: Greece wants to amend its aid deal with Europe and not use IMF. Reuters: The US Transportation Department will try to…
The VCR was supposed to ruin box office demand. Then Blockbuster (BBI) was the spoiler. Then came DVDs and high-def DVDs. That spawned NetFlix (NFLX) and kiosk operations like Redbox. What DVDs could not do to…
Reuters: China said nothing about the US delay of currency manipulations charges. Reuters: Office vacancy rates hit a 16-year high. Reuters: CEO pay is down from last year and Ellison of Oracle (ORCL) was…
Reuters: US Census hiring will life payrolls. Reuters: The US will impose new airport security measures. Reuters: The head of China will visit the US and the issue of the yuan may be resolved.…
Reuters: Factories in China and India upped production last month. Reuters: Asian stocks hit and 11 month high. Reuters: General Growth filed a plan to exit bankruptcy. Reuters: Reviews praised the Apple (AAPL) iPad…
It has been more than a year since we published our feature, “The Twenty-Five Best Financial Blogs.” A great deal has changed since then. Some of the blogs on the list are gone or no longer…
Reuters: Peabody Energy made a bid for Australia’s Macarthur Coal. Reuters: Some Yahoo! (YHOO )email accounts were hacked in China and Taiwan. Reuters: Japan export orders hit a six-year high.
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (NYSE: DWA) is supposed to be the secondary winner off of the “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland” trend toward 3D movies. This weekend was the launch of the 3D movie…
CKX, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKXE) is for sale. This morning the company confirmed that it was in discussions about a possible transaction. This is not your typical merger, not at all. CKX owns the rights…
Reuters: A suicide bomber killed 37 in Moscow. Reuters: China sentenced Rio Tinto (RTP) executives in prison for ten years. Reuters: A JPMorgan $1.4 billion tax write-off faces FDIC scrutiny. Reuters: Some Apple iPads will…
Reuters: The Nikkei topped 11,000 for the first time since October 2008 Reuters: The White House will announce housing aid for those having difficulty with making their mortgage payments. Reuters: A Fed agency is…
Reuters: EU leaders are divided on Greece before their summit. Reuters: Changes in the health care bill will go back to the House. Reuters: China described interest rates as a “heavy-duty weapon” in the…