Jim Balsillie

Jefferies & Company has published a research report on Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) after the announcement that Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazardis resigned from their co-CEO/Chairmen positions. In the report, Jefferies writes, "Co-CEOs and co-Chairmen Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis...

Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) has been called the "headless horseman" before. Now it appears management has gone to a whole new level of clueless, after supposedly cancelling a meeting between an activist investor and two of its board members. This morning, headlines crossed the news wires...

Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) shares are spiking up again this morning, up another 2% continuing their run from earlier in the week. What's behind the sudden move into a company some have called a "headless horseman"? There were rumors yesterday that Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) was thinking about...

Rumors hit this morning that Carl Ichan, the legendary activist investor was looking to take a stake in Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM). With weak management, continued earnings disappointments, and a potentially dying brand, the question is why? Nothing is confirmed just yet, but it could be...

Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) used to be known as one of the "four horsemen" of technology, along with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Not anymore. The Ontario-based company reported second quarter earnings of 80 cents per share on $4.17 billion in...

This morning, little known activist investor Jaguar Financial said that it wants Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) to spin off its patent portfolio, or perhaps sell itself. While few, if any, have heard of Jaguar Financial, it is the call for Research in Motion to do something with its patents...

It’s out in the open at last. Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) co-CEO Mike Lazaridis confirmed that the company is set to launch operating system 6.0 sometime next quarter. When queried on the kind of device that would support the OS, Lazaridis hinted that the first device to run the software...

Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) has turned off its plans to offer service for the Nexus One handset from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). The change in plans signals that Verizon may be viewing GOOG as more of a competitor than a partner. However, the Nexus One site continues to announce the introduction of the...