1) Dog Days of Summer? Not for the MarketWe are in deep in the final throes of August, the dog days of summer they call it, though here in New York it's not forecast to crack above 80 degrees this we

Bing, Microsoft’s (MSFT) new search engine, is gaining market share.The question: Will it last?Microsoft appears to have developed competitive technology to take on Google (GOOG) in the cutthro

Internet search patterns reflect growing concern about financial security, comScore (SCOR) reports. More Americans are seeking information about unemployment benefits, job listings and coupons, the d

If you follow this column, then you know I’ll be at home with my wife and kids ringing in the New Year. I’m looking forward to it - there's nothing in this world that I love more tha

Verizon (VZ) and Google (GOOG) are close to establishing a partnership intended to simplify search options for cell phone users. The deal would make Google the default search provider on Verizon cell

Stocks to watch for Tuesday, June 24, 2008:  BHP Billiton (BHP) is making an effort to convince Chinese steelmakers to pay new higher prices for iron ore. This comes after Rio Tinto (RTP)

The Holy Grail de jour of financial market prognostication is predicting the bottom in housing. It's a fool's errand, however. Investing based on a perceived end to declining property values has&

According to Bloomberg, the New York Times Company (NYT) said today that advertising revenue at its newspapers and Web sites fell 13% in May. It was the biggest monthly decline this year for the third

To drill or not to drill? What's good for offshore drillers such as Transocean (RIG), Noble Corporation (NE) and ENSCO (ESV) isn't necessarily good for consumers. Even a major oil discovery off the co

South Africa’s electricity provider, Eskom, was given permission to raise prices another 13.3 percent (starting in July) after already being given permission to raise prices 14.2 percent, for a