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Daily Archives: September 6, 2007

AMD, Intel Goes For The Kill

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 5:01 am

AMD (AMD) has all kinds of antitrust suits filled against larger rival Intel (INTC), both in the US and abroad. It appears that the smaller company will have to win ...
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Europe Markets 9/6/2007

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 4:49 am

Markets in Europe were higher at 5.45 AM New York time.The FTSE rose .4% to 6,287. Barclays (BCS) fell 1.1% to 613.5. Rio Tinto (RTP) rose 4.1% to 3668.The DAXX ...
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e-Books, Yet Again — This Time Amazon Gears Up To Fail

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 4:39 am

From Silicon Alley InsiderAmazon is about to introduce yet another attempt at an e-book, the NYT reports. The Kindle will go on sale this fall for $400 to $500. The ...
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The Cellular Business’s Next Big Thing

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 4:35 am

There are only so many people who can own a cellphone. In Europe and the US, that number is no longer growing quickly. America's three largest cellular carriers, Sprint (S), ...
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CountryWide Financial: How Many More People Go?

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 4:24 am

Countrywide (CFC) is going to whack another 900 people. Most of these will come from the mortgage production business. CFC has 60,000 total employees.CFC keeps saying that its prospects are ...
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The Cisco Kid Rides Again (CSCO)

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 4:17 am

Cisco Systems (CSCO) said that it would deliver again. The company affirmed that it would hit a 16% revenue growth rate in the quarter ending in October and also repeated ...
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Media Digest 9/6/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 3:14 am

According to Reuters, Countrywide (CFC) will eliminate 900 jobs. Reuters writes that Apple (AAPL) is looking for higher sales and Europe launch of the iPhone as part of the reason ...
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Asia Markets 9/6/2007

Posted: September 6, 2007 at 2:49 am

Markets in Asia were mixed.The Nikkei rose rose .6% to 16,257. KDDI was up 2.5% to 863000. NTT (NTT) was 1.5% to 526000. Docomo (DCM) was down 2.8% to 172000. ...
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