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RIM is on the Brim and No Mas for Nokia?
- June 14, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: High-tech, Innovation, News
No CommentsAt the end of last month, Research In Motion on Tuesday announced that it could (meaning “would’) report its second consecutive quarterly operating loss and said it had engaged Morgan Stanley to help it review its business, which, by interpretation, means a probable effort to sell. This was, and still is bad news for the
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Wal-Mart Reports Strong Sales Despite Bribery Scandal. What’s a Little Corruption Among Friends?
- May 17, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Ethics, Information Technology, News, Retail
It was announced, today, that Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s profit and sales surpassed expectations, causing share prices to rise, briefly recovering the 8+% loss after the bribery scandal was uncovered (See Ethics For Sale at Wal-Mart.) Shares eventually settled up 4 percent. This occurred despite ongoing internal and government probes into bribery of Mexican government officials.
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Facebook IPO – The Rising Tide Has a Noticeable Undercurrent
- May 16, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Information Technology, IPO, News, Social Networking, Stock Market
Facebook’s pending IPO has become quite a spectacle. It is sure to meet published expectations. There is a real possibility that the IPO will result in a market capitalization in excess of $100 billion. This said, there are two underlying details that are cause for concern: 1) The exit of early investors, mostly venture capitalists. Some of
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Ethics for Sale at Wal-Mart
- April 24, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Ethics, Information Technology, News, Retail
It was reported, over the weekend, that Wal-Mart has been involved, over a number of years, in bribery of high-level Mexican officials in order to fast-track building permits in the company’s largest international division, Wal-Mart de Mexico. This activity took place, while the company was actively, along with other large businesses, lobbying to soften the
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Top Tech Companies Are In “Fast Company”
- March 18, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: High-tech, Information Technology, Innovation, News
Fast Company has published its list of businesses which they consider to be the most innovative. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are considered to be the best “transformational firms,” and are obsessions of the business world…” All four jostled for FastCompany’s No. 1 title–with Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet, Apple’s Siri voice assistant, Facebook’s Timeline interface,
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Throwing Water on a GREECE Fire – An Explosive Action
- February 22, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Banking, Economy, Government, Monetary Policy, News, Public Sector
It is common knowledge that if grease gets hot enough (above 600 degrees Fahrenheit,) it will catch fire. It is also common knowledge that such a fire is best extinguished by taking measures to smother the flames, and NEVER to throw water on such a fire. If such a mistake is made, the result is
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The PIPA/SOPA-pera: Hollywood Versus Silicon Valley
- January 20, 2012
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Copyright Infringement, High-tech, Media, News
Protect IP Act (PIPA), emanating from the U.S. Senate, and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), from the U.S. House of representatives, have unleashed activism on a major scale. Disgusted by the lack of forethought in the construct of these two bills, major web-site operators initiated black-outs that spawned angry phone calls, e-mails, and telegrams
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Technology Rivals Oil in Market Capitalization
- April 30, 2011
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: High-tech, Innovation, News
Apple Computer, Inc. has continued its innovation-based revenue generating momentum, since replacing Microsoft as the most valuable technology company. Apple reported net income of $5.99 billion for the first quarter of 2011. Apple is now the second most valuable company, next to Exxon-Mobil Corp. With rising fuel prices and significant oil-related profits, this is a
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Where’s the Beef? Apparently It’s In Your Taco!
- April 21, 2011
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Brand Revitalization, Consumer Products, Legal, News, Quality
Yesterday, Alabama-based law firm, Beasley Allan, dropped its class action law suit, filed in behalf of a California woman, against Taco Bell. The suit claimed that Taco Bell’s meat filling did not meet the federal standards required to be called “beef,” because it “only contained 36% meat.” Taco Bell fought back aggressively, from the moment
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BRICS Thrown at the U.S. House of Cards May Cause Things to Come Tumbling Down
- April 18, 2011
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Commodities, Economy, Government, Inflation, Monetary Policy, News
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, each representing large and populous developing countries with growing economies, have formed a consortium known by the acronym BRICS. They met four days ago to call for an end of the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. These emerging economies are seen as the engine for global
