Last week rumours that Emirates, owned by the Dubai government, were looking into buying British Airways forced the price of BA stock up 5%. As with all rumours there has been a breathing space – though the stock has continued to push to record levels of 377 pence. BA is currently facing anti-trust allegations...
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Archive for July 21st, 2006
Dubai government to buy British Airways
Is Apple smiling at Michael Dell ?
Michael Dell has never been one to hold back his view on Apple, most famously quoted at a Gartner Symposium ’97 (yes he was at it then) when asked what advice he had for Steve Jobs – ‘What would I do? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders’. As...
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US markets soar as Fed chief raises hope
From Investment and Business News Some people blame plain-speaking Ben Bernanke for the recent market turmoil. The problem is this. The Fed governor likes to tell it like it is. If he is worried about inflation, he tells us. If he is unsure, he sends out mixed messages, unlike the previous head man at...
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EBay like a mature stock?
It was day two yesterday. The Q2 results season was got under way as Big Blue pleased markets, and Yahoo disappointed. Then yesterday, Apple and Motorola pleased while Intel disappointed with lower than expected sales. But, after Apple, perhaps the next most interesting stock was eBay. Interesting, because it did very little. Q2 profits...
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Microsoft top UK chart for popularity
One could be forgiven for thinking no one likes Microsoft. Such is the venom of some anti-Microsoft journalists, and such is the reverence with which Apple is held by some, that it is as if the nerds of the technology world believe the larger company is a real life evil empire, and that Jedi...
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