8 posts and columns on Barron’s Online

iRally: Apple Hits $190 for First Time Since January

in News on May 13, 2008 at 12:23 pm PT

In case you hadn’t noticed: Apple (AAPL) shares today touched $190 for the first time since Jan. 4. The stock has now recovered almost all of its entire massive decline from $198 at year-end to an intra-day low at $115.44 on Feb. 26. That’s a rally of nearly 65% off the lows, which is not too shabby.

Yahoo: The Retreat Continues

in News on May 13, 2008 at 11:26 am PT

Mr. Market keeps singing the same song on Yahoo (YHOO): a new Microsoft (MSFT) bid or an investor-led proxy battle does not appear that likely. Yahoo shares are down for the third straight session, as hopes for a revived deal continue to fade.

The Crazy Cousins Thank Gordon Crovitz

in News on December 7, 2007 at 8:26 am PT

One of the nice things about having a blog is that I can mouth off on just about anything I want and include whatever I want too (such as, for example, shamelessly making videos of my kids in a fruitless attempt to try to cajole Yahoo’s Jerry Yang into having lunch with me). Today, that [...]