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06 Apr 2010 10:42

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Biz, U.S.: Awful mining disaster not good for Massey Energy’s stocks

  • 9.8% dip in price just this
    morning alone source

04 Mar 2010 22:06

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Tech: TiVo seeing green as a result of winning a huge patent case

  • $300M the amount EchoStar owes TiVo for essentially ganking their idea
  • 8M the number of DVRs that could be affected by the court’s decision
  • 52% the amount TiVo’s stock went up as a result of the massive ruling source

08 Feb 2010 20:26

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Biz: Another dumpy day for the Dow: It FINISHED below 10,000 again

  • 9,908 the Dow’s closing level today, due to troubles abroad and possible regulation at home
  • 11/04/09 the last time the Dow closed this low, which was just a couple of months ago, by the way source

04 Feb 2010 21:48

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Biz: The stock market went through a pretty hellish day today

  • 268 the number of points the Dow lost today alone, due to debt fears; it’s the biggest fall in 2010 so far
  • 10,002 the closing number for the Dow today; it dipped below 10,000 for a short while today source

28 Jan 2010 20:38

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Biz, Tech: Apple’s iPad overhype just hurt its stock price big time

  • 4.1% drop in stock price today; stupid tablet source

23 Jan 2010 10:10

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Biz, Tech: Want to own a huge chunk of Google? Ask Larry and Sergey.

  • 10 million voting shares are going on sale; buy low, sell high source

22 Jan 2010 16:29

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Biz: The stock market is hyperventilating due to bank regulation fears

  • 5% 3-day dip in stocks thanks to Obama’s regulation plan source
 

13 Jan 2010 11:13

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Tech, World: Google & China: Stocks prefer censorship over pullouts

  • +10% increase in Baidu’s stock this morning; they stand to benefit most from Google’s China pullout
  • -1% decrease in Google’s stock this morning, after posting about the pullout decision last night source

04 Jan 2010 21:03

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Biz: Nice way to start 2010: Stocks have a pretty awesome Monday

  • 1.5% increase in the Dow Jones Industrial today; hip
  • 1.6% increase in the S&P 500 today; hip
  • 1.7% increase in the NASDAQ today; hooray! source

14 Oct 2009 09:36

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Biz: Watch out: The Dow could reach the 10,000 barrier again today

  • 9,871 the Dow’s Tuesday close, buoyed by earnings source