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Dell's move into Wal-Mart: a change in strategy?
Everyone who's interested in the Dell to Wal-Mart retail scenario wants to get a better idea of just exactly what Dell intends to do over there. We all know that Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is the "Low Price Leader", so how does this play out for Dell ...
Boeing beats by 20% but loses again to Northrop
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) gets a mixed report card this morning. Its earnings were up 38% in the first quarter but it lost a $3.74 billion deal to Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). The Wall Street Journal [subscription required] reports that Boeing earned ...
What 'American Idol' can teach you about solar stocks
"I can't believe I won," cried Jordin Sparks, winner of last year's American Idol. Within seconds, industry and non-industry drones alike began formulating ways to attach themselves to her in some way, crazy in anticipation of the inevitable riches. ...
Madoff: Chillin' with mobsters and spies
Bernie Madoff is getting used to his new neighbors. Gone are the days of Montauk and Manhattan, and he isn't sharing his space with topless dancers.
Now, he says goodnight to a drug pusher, chills with a former mobster, and hangs with a convicted ...
A Google's eye view of the world
By now everyone has heard about the new Google Street View. While this new Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) feature may be unnerving to some and even patently offensive to others, it's my solemn duty to inform you that legally, Google is doing nothing wrong. ...
Chasing Value: Raytheon says 'Game on'
When you watch your kids playing war games on their computers, it must have occurred to you at some point that this might all be part of some grand scheme to get the next generation well-versed in a new set of skills. Hand-to-hand combat (except with ...
Sears receives light punishment for spying on consumers
Back in June, there was a report on WalletPop that Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD) and Kmart spied on customers who participated in an online marketing study. The company paid participants in the study $10 if they would download and retain software for "My SHC ...
Spies, critics, and Deutsche Bank
Interesting article in today's Wall Street Journal, dealing with spies, critics, and Deutsche Bank (subscription required). In what seems to me as a rather over-the-top move, Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) used spies to keep tabs on its critics -- and the ...
Google competing with television on a global basis?
With the recent announcement of Google's Video Ads, is Google set to start competing with television stations and programming all across the globe? You bet -- Google's Video Ads could be what many consider a "disruptive technology" that could ...
Hate thy neighbor? You're not alone
Years ago, in a self-help book, I read about a Chicago-area man who unknowingly bought a house on an O'Hare flight path. Though miles from the airport, planes droned right above his roof. Of course, this upset him very much. Every time he heard the ...
Cramer on BloggingStocks: Ignore the headlines, the Fed's magic worked
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says you should look at the moves in these stocks to see how the Fed's move took effect.
Didn't take long for people to start questioning why the market didn't do better after the cut, did it? The papers drone on about ...
Was HP spying on Dell?
More intrigue from Palo Alto, as additional charges of corporate spying are being thrown at Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ). Apparently, it engaged in espionage on some of its employees who it feared were feeding confidential information to rival Dell ...
Inside the Bat Cave: Paranoid Wal-Mart's spying scheme
Being the world's biggest retailer doesn't make Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) feel secure. No sir! According to the Wall Street Journal [subscription required], Wal-Mart spies on reporters, critics, stockholders and the consulting firm McKinsey ...
Dell's printer plans spied upon by HP employee?
This corporate spying mess just never seems to end, yes? In what is constantly reminding me of the Rocky Balboa-Apollo Creed fight from Rocky II, a former employee of Hewlett-Packard -- currently the world's largest PC maker -- has been accused of ...
Spying on Google reveals the company's intentions
In a recent article on Forbes, the point was made that "spying" on a particular company may be pretty easy by just looking at a company's online job listings. Particularly, tech firms will put all kinds of specific details into higher-end position ...
Closing Bell: Economic Catapult for Thanksgiving & Black Friday (WMT, TGT, GRMN, GOOG, MSFT)
Deere up on Q4 earnings performance
Reid Hoffman: LinkedIn will go public (at some point)
