Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) announced a new initiative called Global Fishing Watch on Friday in Sydney, Australia. The new Global Fishing Watch system uses satellite data and sophisticated cloud-based software to track fishing in real time. The goal of the project is to protect marine wildlife and prevent illegal activity. The new environmental initiative is…
While many believe that both Yelp Inc and Tripadvisor Inc are terribly inaccurate and even fraudulent, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is hoping that its users are looking for something new. When you use Facebook Pages, you begin by selecting a city that interests you. From there you will be sent to reviews and likes from…
First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $889.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. During the same quarter in the…
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) on Nov. 11 announced the AMD Embedded G-Series System-on-Chip (SoC) is powering the new Gizmo 2 development board from GizmoSphere, a nonprofit development board community. Gizmo 2 is a second-generation, open source development board, offering embedded programmers and advanced DIYers outstanding compute and graphics performance on a single platform for…
Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF) last released its earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.26. The company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the…
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) rejected a takeover approach from Halliburton because the offer wasn’t high enough (paywall). Emails showed a counter-proposal made on “a very reasonable basis on which to reach agreement,” which it says Halliburton didn’t engage with before it went hostile on Friday, seeking to replace Baker Hughes’ entire board (paywall). Baker Hughes…
