Happy Memorial Day!We thought we’d offer up a few Tech Ticker highlights for the holiday. We all sincerely hope that Jerry and Steve and Carl and Eric will give us a break and not announce anything major until at least the crack of dawn Tuesday. Is
As Research in Motion’s newest BlackBerry models close in on Apple’s phenomenally successful iPhone in both looks and functionality, the war for the U.S. smartphone market promises to heat up. In the accompanying video, Tech Ticker’s Henry Blodget and Sil
Macintosh, iPod, iPhone: Apple has a knack for tapping into what consumers want from thier tech gadgets. So what happened with Apple TV, the Cupertino giant’s foray into the digital set-top-box market?Tech Ticker’s Henry Blodget and Silicon Alley Insider
Oil’s rise is (understandably) getting all the attention. But it’s no coincidence the market’s tumble this week was accompanied by renewed weakness in the financial stocks, which make up about 16% of the S&P 500. …
Looking at the videogame sector, you’d never think the market is shaky or the economy is faltering.Take Take-Two, for example. The videogame maker has successfully resisted Electronic Arts’ takeover attempts and is right to hold out for a higher bid, says
So much for a quiet pre-holiday session.A lot of traders expected Friday to be another “nothing day” like Thursday, with many hoping to get a jump on Memorial Day weekend.But the stock market was tumbling midday Friday after existing home sales
Updated from 11:25 a.m. EDT The relative calm surrounding the Microsoft-Yahoo saga has been broken with a series of developments, most notably Yahoo’s announcement that it is delaying its shareholder meeting until “around the
The debate over speculators’ role in crude’s surge raging at the highest levels:”This (high level of oil prices) is not about blame; it’s about supply and demand….” Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson told CNBC yesterday. “All the research I
A new study released by Forrester Research predicts potential Apple products circa 2013, and as a Wall Street Journal article reveals, the tech market research firm set its sights pretty low. iClock Radio, anyone? In the accompanying video, Tech Ticker’s
A day without an update on the Microsoft-Yahoo saga is like a day without sunshine. It’s overcast and unseasonably cool in NYC today, but what the heck. Two developments of note (so far):First,
From Silicon Valley to Shanghai, VCs are making fewer — but larger — bets. So far in 2008, that’s meant fewer funding deals, but soaring median deal sizes and overall increased investments in the U.S., China, Israel, Europe and Canada. Not so
Happy Memorial Day!We thought we’d offer up a few Tech Ticker highlights for
the holiday. We all sincerely hope that Jerry and Steve and
Carl and Eric will give us a break and not announce anything major until at
least the crack of dawn Tuesday.