Jim Goldman

Reports indicate that CNBC tech reporter Jim Goldman is leaving the network. He will become a VP at PR firm Burson-Marsteller. Goldman has been CNBC's Silicon Valley bureau chief since 2003. According to TVNewser, the network will announce today that Goldman's replacement will be Jon Fortt from...

Amongst the big happenings during the weekend was the rift between Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Macmillan over the pricing of E-books. According to CNBC’s Jim Goldman, Amazon has promised to sell all its E-books at the $9.99 price tag. However, Amazon removed the Macmillan titles from its store in...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) posted its Q2 financial numbers after market closing on Thursday. It reported a net income of $0.74 per share. Microsoft's revenue stood at $19 billion. According to CNBC's Jim Goldman, the main driver behind these impressive numbers is Windows 7. Microsoft's Windows unit...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) performed very well and posted good results for the quarter. The company recorded $0.85 in net profit per share and comfortably surpassed market estimates of $0.72. Amazon also posted $9.5 billion in revenue. Amazon has also issued a strong projection for the next quarter. It...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is slated to release its quarterly financial numbers after the market closes today. According to CNBC's Jim Goldman, markets are expecting Microsoft to announce an EPS of $0.59 for Q4. He also said that Microsoft has brighter prospects now, owing to the improving global...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is on the brink of unveiling its highly anticipated Tablet. According to CNBC’s Jim Goldman, the Apple tablet is the most hyped Apple product after the introduction of the iPhone, but the tablet has a more difficult path to chart. According to the market buzz, the tablet is...

Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) is slated to report its Q4Y09 numbers later today. According to CNBC’s Jim Goldman, Yahoo is unlikely to repeat Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) stellar performance. Google had cited marketplace recovery as a catalyst for its superb results. Google performed well in the retail search...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its first quarter results yesterday. The company also announced changes in its accounting practices. According to CNBC’s Jim Goldman, Apple took the Non-GAAP numbers and converted them into GAAP results. According to the new treatment, the company reported an earning...

Tech Giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is slated to report its first quarter earnings later today. Talking with CNBC’s Jim Goldman, Independent Analyst Andy Zaky said that the markets are expecting good numbers from Apple. According to Zaky, Apple is likely to report an earning of $2.39 per share. He...

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) announced its Q4 results today. According to the statement released by the company, it has earned $1.65 billion in revenues. AMD beat market expectations, which had pegged the revenue estimates at $1.49 billion. It posted an EPS of $1.52, however this figure...

Year 2009 was a good year for Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO). While talking with CNBC’s Jim Goldman, Cisco CEO, John Chambers stated that the firm follows an aggressive strategy during lean periods. Cisco made a number of acquisitions during the past year and is likely to do the same during 2010 as...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer, unveiled a prototype of the much-talked about HP (NYSE: HPQ) Microsoft tablet at the Consumer electronics Show in Las Vegas. The move is largely seen as a preemptive strike against Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iSlate. However, the tablet was given less than 2...

Tavis McCourt of Morgan Keegan, and Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies, along with Jim Goldman of CNBC Silicon Valley compared Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) in an interview on CNBC. Microsoft (MSFT) is pretty optimistic on its new windows based mobile phones, but Jim...