financial

Most Tech Stocks Were Naughty, Some Nice and Only Apple Merry, as Year Ends

Kara Swisher in News on December 26, 2011 at 1:06 pm PT

Tech investors had better watch out in 2012.

Remedy Health Media Acquires HealthCentral

Kara Swisher in News on November 29, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Remedy Health, a New York-based health information company, has bought HealthCentral, a start-up that offers online clinical and patient tools, community and content in a variety of topic areas.

Ex-Yahoos Getting Downloaded by PE Firms and Others on Possible Deals

Kara Swisher in News on November 11, 2011 at 2:53 pm PT

Former employees are good for something, apparently!

Now, Breathe: Demand Media Beats Wall Street Expectation in Q3

Kara Swisher in Media on November 7, 2011 at 1:43 pm PT

The online social content company did better than expected in the recent quarter, but it still has to prove its model has more lucrative legs.

An Accountant’s Soul Presides Over the P&L at Apple

John Paczkowski in News on October 7, 2011 at 3:35 am PT

Steve Jobs was a true visionary, but he was also a savvy businessman.

Tech Stocks Recover, But What Will Next Week Bring?

Kara Swisher in Commerce on August 12, 2011 at 6:05 am PT

Look deeper, deeper, deeper into my crystal ball, to find out the fate of tech stocks.

News Byte

Former Facebook Exec Friends Golden State Warriors

Kara Swisher in News on August 10, 2011 at 11:49 pm PT

One of Facebook’s earliest execs, Chamath Palihapitiya, has become one of the owners of California’s Golden State Warriors. The National Basketball Association team did not disclose the financial terms in its news release on Palihapitiya’s investment, which will make him an executive board member of the Oakland-based team.

Nokia’s Borked Q2 Charts Make Yahoo’s Borked Q2 Charts Look Fantastic!

Kara Swisher in Mobile on July 21, 2011 at 8:18 am PT

If the charts for Nokia’s second quarter results had any more minuses, it would start to look like a crime scene for an unfortunate knifing victim on “Law and Order.” Doink-doink.

Worried About IPO Filing Backlash, Groupon Surveys Consumer and Merchant Reaction

Kara Swisher in Commerce on July 7, 2011 at 3:05 am PT

Groupon’s S-1 filing for an IPO last month certainly got a lot of ink. Unfortunately, much of it was negative, focused on several controversial parts of the document. So the social buying service conducted a poll to find out the impact.