AOL Revenue Rises for First Time in 8 Years
February 10, 2013- American Online, Inc. (AOL) has seen its revenues increase for the first time in the past eight years thanks largely to the sale of some assets. The company’s net income actually...
View ArticleMicrochip Tech (MCHP) Offers Positive Quarterly Forecast
February 11, 2013- Microchip manufacture Microchip Technology, Inc. (MCHP) has forecast larger-than-expected profit and revenue for the current quarter after easily beating Wall Street’s modest...
View ArticleSurface sells out in Microsoft’s (MSFT) L.A. Store
February 11, 2013- There wasn’t a huge, frenzied mob waiting for the doors to open, but there were dedicated fans of Microsoft’s (MSFT) new Surface Pro waiting somewhat impatiently for a chance to rush...
View ArticleRangers Cruise by Lightning
February 12, 2013- The New York Rangers have a winning team record for the first time this season. That’s because they easily defeated the team from Tampa at Madison Square Garden Sunday night by a...
View ArticleUS Airways (LCC) and American Airlines (AMR) Close in on Merger
February 12, 2013- It has been the talk of the airline industry for the past several weeks. And now it appears that the merger between US Airways Group (LCC) and AMR Corporation (AMR), the parent...
View ArticleComcast (CMCSA) Buying NBC Universal
February 14, 2013- Comcast Corporation (CMCSA), the giant media company purchased fifty one percent of NBC Universal from General Electric Company two years ago for six billion two hundred million...
View ArticleAir Europa Plans Flights to Uruguay
February 14, 2013- Air Europa, the airline company that is known as “the Latin American specialist,” has announced the upcoming launch of a brand new route to Motevideo, Uruguay. The start or launch...
View ArticleDow (DJIA) Nears Record High
February 14, 2013- An article in Barron’s magazine predicted last week that the would reach a record high in the very near future. The words written in that lengthy article appear to be right. When...
View ArticleHeinz (HNZ) Being Sold to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Corp. (BRK-A)...
February 15, 2013- H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ), the food company that is best known for ketchup and baby food, is being sold to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Corp. (BRK-A)and private equity firm 3G...
View ArticleTesla Motors (TSLA) Cries Foul Over NY Times Review
February 15, 2013- Tesla Motors (TSLA) is a car manufacturer that is not particularly well known to American consumers. So any negative publicity it receives really hurts. That may be why the company’s...
View ArticleCBS Corp (CBS) Profits Rise
February 16, 2013- CBS Corp (CBS), the huge American media company, saw its profits rise in the recently-ended fourth quarter due in large part to the revenue generated by political ads on its TV...
View ArticleHerbalife (HLF) Stock Enjoys Dramatic Increase
February 16, 2013- Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (HLF), the Los Angeles-based manufacturer of nutritional foods and supplements, enjoyed a significant increase Thursday after documents were released...
View ArticleQlik (QLIK) Has its Business Clicking
February 17, 2013- Business software manufacturer, Qlik Technologies, Inc (QLIK) has reported fourth quarter results that easily surpassed the forecasts issued by analysts. The positive numbers appear...
View ArticleGoogle (GOOG) Plans to Open Retail Stores
February 17, 2013- A rumor is spreading through the business community that Google (GOOG) is planning to open a string of retail stores before the end of the current year. If true, Google will be...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Hits 3-Month High
February 18, 2013- The number indicating consumer confidence has risen to 76.3, its highest level in more than three months. It is a clear sign that the American economy is improving and that ordinary...
View ArticleEDF (EDF) Shares Rise on News of Unexpected Dividend
February 19, 2013- EDF (EDF) Europe’s top electricity producer saw the value of its stock increase last Thursday after the huge French utility company announced an unexpected increase in the amount of...
View ArticleStaples (SPLS) Stock Soars on Rumor of Buyout
February 20, 2013- Staples Inc. (SPLS), the Framingham, Massachusetts-based office products retail chain, saw its stock rise dramatically, to its highest level in more than four years, after a report...
View ArticleMarriott Opening New Hotel In Peru
February 20, 2013- Marriott International has announced plans to open a new one hundred fifty six room Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Lima, Peru later this year. The Peruvian capital is the third...
View ArticleStocks Rise on News of Potential New Deals
February 20, 2013- Talks of new mergers and acquisitions have resulted in an immediate and positive effect on stock prices in Tuesday’s trading on all of the major exchanges. The early activity,...
View ArticleDell (DELL) Earnings Plummet 31% in 4th Quarter
February 21, 2013- Dell (DELL), the giant computer manufacturer posted a significant reduction in earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012, falling a resounding thirty one percent from the same period a...
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