A Big Black Friday for Electronics Stores
Best Buy and Circuit City were busy over the holiday weekend, but are shoppers being lured by must-have gadgets—or deep discounts?
Holiday Shoppers’ Fast Start
Retailers attracted 147 million shoppers over Thanksgiving weekend, up 4.8% from last year, according to the National Retail Federation
Garmin Drops Bid for Tele Atlas
The navigation device maker cedes victory to TomTom in the takeover battle and extends its contract with mapping data supplier Navteq
TomTom Takes a Takeover Swing at TeleAtlas
The maker of GPS devices already holds 28% of the data company, and its offer pushes it past rival Garmin's Oct. 31 bid
TomTom Ups its Bid for TeleAtlas
The maker of navigation devices already holds 28% of the data company, and its takeover bid pushes it past rival Garmin's Oct. 31 offer
TomTom Ups its Bid for TeleAtlas
The maker of navigation devices already holds 28% of the data company, and its takeover bid pushes it past rival Garmin's Oct. 31 offer
Garmin and TomTom Vie for TeleAtlas
The two navigation-device makers are duking it out for ownership of the digital mapmaker. The loser risks being dependent on competitors
S&P Picks and Pans: Corning, Clorox, Garmin, RealNetworks
Analyst opinions on stocks making headlines Wednesday
Nokia to Pay $8.1 Billion for Navteq
In an effort to capitalize on the hotly anticipated—but unproved—market for mobile search, the Finnish handset maker inks a deal for the digital mapmaker
Mapping a Wireless Trend
GPS standbys Garmin and TomTom may need to change course if the popularity of in-phone navigation systems from the likes of TeleNav continues to grow