Google had a big day today in the news with the FTC announcing a settlement with Google over the privacy issues resulting from Google Buzz, and also Google's announcement of Google +1. All of this must have been relatively encouraging news to investors as Google's stock price actually closed in the positive. Google shares (NASDAQ:GOOG) closed ...
Dell is looking to acquire data storage company Compellent Technologies Inc. in an effort to bulk up the Dell server infrastructure. Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) previously pursued storage company 3Par Inc. However, Hewlett-Packard ended up closing the deal with 3Par, leaving Dell with Compellent Technologies. With the future of cloud computing looking bright, Dell is looking to offer ...
In a move that has left both customers and investors baffled, chip maker Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has acquired the online security firm McAfee for $7.68 billion, which stock analysts are saying is a premium price tag for McAfee. What exactly does silicon chips have to do with online security? And why is a firm (Intel), who's market is ...
Sprint Nextel Corp. is currently up on the NYSE. This could be attributed to the news that Sprint has actually made an gain in the number of subscribers it added in the second quarter of 2010. Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) is current up +0.11 (2.38%) at 4.94. What are some of the factors that may have contributed to ...
Following the news that BP has successfully stopped their busted oil well from gushing oil into the Gulf, BP PLC shares have been surging on the NYSE. At around 3:30pm, BP PLC (NYSE:BP) shares started to surge on the NYSE. This is obviously the time frame that word about the successful stoppage of the oil leak ...
INDEXSP:.INX - S&P 500 Drops Nearly 2%, DOW Down 1.5% (New York Times) - Financial markets went into a tailspin in Europe and the United States on Friday as investors took a second look at the plan meant to end Europe's debt crisis. Only five days after the European Union and the International Monetary Fund approved a $957 billion package ...
NASDAQ:DRAD - Digirad Corporation Stock News Update Shares DRAD (Diggirad Corporation) are currently up nearly 30% on news that broke Monday about marketing approval from the FDA for their new nuclear medicine camera called Ergo. Digirad Corp. (NASDAQ:DRAD ), a provider of cardiovascular imaging services and solid-state nuclear medicine imaging products to physician offices, hospitals and other ...