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Reuters:   Obama is looking for ways to cut the deficit. Reuters:   Citigroup (NYSE:C) may sell its private equity group. Reuters:   Toyota (NYSE:TM) will announce the fix for its gas pedals....
Each year some large retailers face the fall-out of a weak holiday season. The problem was particularly acute in 2009 because the improvement from 2008 was modest if there was any improvement at all....
Reuters:   Pay czar Feinberg approved compensation at several bailed out firms. Reuters:   Oil moved above $77 as US crude stocks dropped. Reuters:   The US is probing some banks about their...
Reuters:   The healthcare bill moved over key hurdles in the Senate. Reuters:   Oil is above $73 on Iran-Iraq tensions. Reuters:   Citadel filed for Chapter 11. Reuters:   The head of AIG...
Short sellers sharply increased their gamble that financial stocks would fall based on short selling data from NYSE and Nasdaq on the last day of November. Shorts pushed into Citigroup (NYSE:C),...
Reuters:   The Treasury says the TARP loss will be $200 billion less than expected. Reuters:   Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) will respond to the Kraft (NYSE:KFT) offer on the 14th of December. Reuters:  ...
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has opened scores of retail stores and by almost any measure they have been a success. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is opening retail locations to sell its hardware and software. It is...
24/7 Wall St. has prepared its list of the ten brands that will disappear in 2010. This list is based on a review of each firm’s financial situation and other operating data, the current and...
Reuters:   UAE shares fell on Dubai debt problem news. Reuters:   The Treasury will meet with mortgage companies to try to get them to accelerate loan modifications. Reuters:   Holiday shoppers...
Sony (NYSE:SNE) said it might not have its e-reader, the Daily Edition Reader, ready to ship before Christmas. It has given customers a range of dates for availability of its product that could be...
Earnings season has mostly wound down, but as always at least some major companies are reporting earnings.  Some are actually market-movers as well and it is a short week with earnings out only...
The management at Sony (NYSE:SNE) looks more and more like “The Gang That Couldn’t Shot Straight.” Its TV screen business is losing money. Most months, sales of the PS3 fall behind those of the...
Reuters:   Thain regrets nothing he did at Merrill Lynch and during its merger with Bank of America (NYSE:BAC). Reuters:   Trump put his support to the bondholders of his casino business. FT:  ...
Updated throughout the day. Updated at 1.11 PM EST:  Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) will sell First Republic for $1 billion.  (The Deal) Updated 1.05 PM EST:  Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) may be teaming up...
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7 Wall St. asked Corebrand, the brand...