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Starbucks (SBUX) Fires Back At Dunkin’ Donuts
Earlier in the week, Dunkin’ Donuts made a big deal about its new plan to team up with Procter & Gamble (PG) to sell its coffee at retail outlets like Wal-Mart (WMT)…
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5:05am ET
Investing
Mattel (MAT): More Dangerous Toys
Mattel (MAT) appears to be ready to recall more toys made in China, based on reports from Dow Jones and Reuters. The company is taking a $30 million charge for about one…
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:49am ET
Investing
AOL Finance Catching Up To Yahoo! (YHOO): MSN Money Buried
Based an analysis of highly detailed ComScore data cover the last five quarters, AOL Finance has virtually caught Yahoo! (YHOO) Finance as MSN Money (MSFT) has lost significant ground. Among unique visitors,…
4:29am ET
Technology
Yahoo! (YHOO): No Profit In Customer Satisfaction
The new University of Michigan American Consumer Satisfaction Index shows that people like using Yahoo! (YHOO) better than they do Google (GOOG), at least in the US. According to Reuters, satisfaction with…
4:18am ET
Investing
Wal-Mart (WMT): Time To Leave Japan
Japan would appear to be a promising market for big-box retail, but not for Wal-Mart (WMT). Japan is one of the world’s largest economies and wealthiest nations, but too few people want…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:10am ET
Investing
Media Digest 8/14/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, profits at UBS rose to $4.7 billion in Q2, but the bank said the difficult markets could hurt second half results. Reuters writes that Wal-Mart’s (WMT) Japanese unit, Seiyu…
2:43am ET
Investing
Dow Jones (DJ) Advertising Dives In July
Dow Jones (DJ) had an awful month in July. Advertising revenue at the print Wall Street Journal decreased 7.2% in July on a 20.9% decrease in advertising volume. An increase in financial…
Douglas A. McIntyre 2:37am ET
Investing
Asia Markets 8/14/2007 Shanghai Makes New Record
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei was up .3% to 16,845. Sony (SNE) wsa down 1% to 5670. Toyota (TM) was down .1% to 7060. The Hang Seng was up a…
10:39pm ET
Apps & Software
VMware IPO Price: Almost At 24/7 Wall St. Pricing Projection (EMC, VMW)
EMC Corp. (NYSE:EMC) has finally done it. The VMware (NYSE:VMW) partial spin-off and initial public offering has priced. On Monday morning we gave a projected pricing of $30.00+. We were close, but…
3:21pm ET
Investing
The 52-Week Low Club
Thornburg Mortgage Asset (TMA) Mortgage company and real estate investment trust gets downgraded by S&P. Falls to $13.81 from 52-week high of $28.40. Pope & Talbot (POP) Forest products company has big…
Douglas A. McIntyre 1:05pm ET
Media
Financial Website Rankings For July: WSJ Digital, No Murdoch Goldmine
It appears that the speculation about Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWS) making the WSJ online edition free to expand its audience may not make sense. Based on measurements from Net Ratings, Wall…
Douglas A. McIntyre 12:30pm ET
Investing
Will Nintendo Go After The Apple (AAPL) iPhone?
TechCrunch is reporting that Nintendo has filed a patent for a handheld device with a sensor control. That would mirror a key function of Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone. And, Apple is already working…
Douglas A. McIntyre 10:47am ET
Investing
Top 25 Financial Websites For July, Big Increase At TheStreet.com
Notable changes this month start with the large drop in the MSN Money, down 22% to 10.3 million unique visitors. The Street.com (TSCM) had an unusually large increase of 51% BusinessWeek, SmartMoney,…
Douglas A. McIntyre 9:46am ET
Investing
VMware IPO Pricing Projection: $30.00+ (EMC, VMW)
EMC’s (NYSE:EMC)partial spin-off of VMware (NYSE:VMW) in the long-awaited IPO should price later today for a Tuesday pricing, although some reports had indicated a Monday trade over the weekend. As of 9:10…
8:48am ET
Investing
Qualcomm (QCOM) Lieutenant Walks The Plank
Qualcomm’s (QCOM) legal strategy for defending its intellectual property has been a mess recently. It lost a key ruling with the ITC. The agency said that because the company infringed on certain…