By Jeff Kearns
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. shares may surge 34 percent by the end of next year, boosted by higher iPod sales and better- than-expected demand for Macintosh computers from Asia, a Bear Stearns Cos. analyst said.
Andrew Neff increased his share-price forecast for the Cupertino, California-based computer maker to $249 from $243 and […]

CHICAGO - McDonald’s Corp. executives came out swinging when they announced their assault on the comfy world of coffee shops.
After the success of its upgraded drip coffee _ which even managed to snag a thumbs-up from testers at Consumer Reports earlier this year _ the fast food chain known for super-size meals is gearing up […]

Nov. 13, 2007 (Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) –
Might E-Trade lose customers to Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade?
Investors apparently believe so. E-Trade Financial (NASDAQ:ETFC) ETFC shares plummeted 59% to a more than five-year low on Monday after an analyst wrote that the company faces a 15% chance of bankruptcy.
Shares of Ameritrade AMTD and Schwab […]

Shares sank as much as 12% Thursday amid fears that the BlackBerry maker would be hurt by the sharp drop in demand from U.S. banks that is hitting Cisco.
By Reuters
InformationWeek
November 8, 2007 07:30 PM
OTTAWA - Research In Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) shares sank as much as 12 percent Thursday amid fears that the BlackBerry maker would […]

The Associated Press
Published: November 8, 2007
Baidu.com Inc., China’s leading Internet search engine, is considering listing on the Hong Kong and mainland China stock markets, the company’s chief executive said Thursday.
Baidu.com is already listed on the Nasdaq in New York, but Chief Executive Robin Li said Hong Kong and mainland listings could raise the company’s profile […]

By GREGORY ZUCKERMAN
November 4, 2007
Disappointing earnings news and fears of further write-downs at financial companies have investors wringing their hands.
Indeed, while some recent economic news has been quite good, and investors have cheered bang-up profit reports from technology companies like Apple and Google, lukewarm results elsewhere have given investors reason to worry about the economy […]

Associated Press
Article Launched: 10/24/2007 03:32:02 PM PDT
TORONTO - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. announced Wednesday it has launched software that will make it easier for Facebook users to use the popular social networking site.
The site has already been available through the BlackBerry’s Web browser, but the new software will allow BlackBerry users to automatically […]

October 23, 2007: 07:15 PM EST
Oct. 23, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) –
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ended an erratic session with a big advance Tuesday as investors uneasy about the economy were reassured by solid earnings from blue chip names including Apple Inc. and American Express Co. (NYSE:AXP) The Dow Jones industrial […]

Weakness at the financial giant’s investment banking unit dragging down solid results from its traditional banking business
by Ben Steverman
After missteps on Wall Street, Bank of America (BAC) says it will make big changes in its investment banking business to stop it from spoiling the big bank’s success on Main Street.
On Oct. 18, BofA reported earnings […]

Apple Lowers Price of Songs on ITunes Without Anti-Copying Software
October 16, 2007: 05:04 PM EST
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Apple Inc. is lowering the prices of songs it sells online without copy-protection to 99 cents from $1.29, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.
The reduction, which started appearing on songs Tuesday, puts Apple closer in line with […]