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Daily Archives: January 7, 2008

Europe Markets 1/7/2008

Posted: January 7, 2008 at 7:21 am

Markets in Europe were modestly higher at 7.20 AMThe FTSE rose .3% to 6,389.The DAXX was trading up .4% at 7,840.The CAC 40 was up .5% to 5,472.Data from Reuters.Douglas ...
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GM (GM): A Car That Will Drive Itself, But No One Will Buy

Posted: January 7, 2008 at 6:20 am

GM (GM) is about to announce that it is building a car that will drive itself. It can park, accelerate, break, and drive around traffic congestion. According to The New ...
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As Dividend Cuts Rise, Some Companies May Increase Pay-Out

Posted: January 7, 2008 at 6:09 am

A number of experts say that companies, especially financial services firms, will cut dividends in 2008. CNN Money writes that "dividend cuts or suspensions will continue to pick up among ...
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Consumer Electronics: Thousands Of Products, One Consumer (MSFT)(SNE)(YHOO)(CMCSA)

Posted: January 7, 2008 at 5:51 am

This is the list for just one day. The wild paroxyxm of announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show has begun.Yahoo! (YHOO) says it will open up the software for its ...
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McDonald’s (MCD) New Coffee Play: End Of Starbucks (SBUX) As Growth Company

Posted: January 7, 2008 at 5:33 am

McDonald's (MCD) will open coffee bars at 14,000 of its US outlets. According to The Wall Street Journal the "locations will install coffee bars with "baristas" serving cappuccinos, lattes, mochas ...
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A Hostile Takeover At CNET (CNET)

Posted: January 7, 2008 at 5:19 am

Hostile takeovers have come to the online content world. A group of outside investors have taken a major piece of CNET (CNET), the internet tech content company, and will try ...
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Media Digest 1/7/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: January 7, 2008 at 4:03 am

According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) is pushing the mobile handset as the next major target for its products.Reuters reports that analysts are trimming forecasts for the first and second quarter ...
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Asia Markets 1/7/2008

Posted: January 7, 2008 at 3:35 am

Markets in Asia were down with several markes closed.The Nikkei fell 1.3% to 14,501. Casio fell 3.5% to 1177. KDDI fell 5.3% to 776000. Softbank fell 4% to 2145.The hang ...
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