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Daily Archives: February 18, 2008

Nine Stocks Under $10: Looking Out A Year

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 8:09 pm

Most stocks trading under $10 probably traded much higher at one point or another. Trading below that price point is usually not a badge of honor. But, inexpensive stocks often ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) XBox To Be Damaged By Death Of HD DVD

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 5:33 pm

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) backed the wrong horse in the fight for high definition DVD disks and players. Redmond sided with Toshiba and its HD DVD platform and shipped the Xbox ...
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Research In Motion (RIMM) Bring Patent Cast Against Motorola (MOT)

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 1:17 pm

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) has filed a patent cash against Motorola (NYSE: MOT) claiming that the US company infringed on several of its patents. It also alleged that Motorola ...
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The Idiocy Behind Airline Mergers (CAL)(NWA)(UAUA)(DAL)(AMR)

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 10:14 am

Depending on which rumor is true, Delta (NYSE: DAL) may merge with Northwest (NYSE: NWA), or United (NASDAQ: UAUA). The math behind airline mergers doesn't add up, and the fact ...
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Toyota (TM) Shows Detroit How To Save Money

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 8:58 am

Toyota (NYSE: TM) has rolled out the first car under its new cost savings program. Not only is the car cheaper to make, but the largest Japanese car maker claims ...
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Europe Markets 2/18/2008 (BCS)(BHP)(SI)(FTE)

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 8:21 am

Markets in Europe were up at 8.15 AM New York time.The FTSE was up 1.7% to 5,888. Barclays (BCS) was up 6.4% to 455. BHP Billiton (BHP) was up 3.1% ...
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In Northern Rock, A Template For US Bail-Outs?

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 6:09 am

The US government bailed out Chrysler all the way back in 1979. Nothing quite like it as been seen since then, but the financial sector has not been in as ...
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Apple (AAPL) iPhones Secreted Into China Could Cost Company $1 Billion

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 5:47 am

Apple (NYSE: AAPL) iPhones, perhaps hundreds of thousands of them, are finding their way into China. There they are "unlocked" so that they can work on local cellular networks. According ...
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Qatar’s $15 Billion Bank Rescue Fund

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 5:28 am

The government of Qatar has begun investing in Credit Suisse (CS) and the country's prime minister says that Middle East country is prepared to put up to $15 billion into ...
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Media Digest 2/18/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 4:41 am

According to Reuters, China e-commerce company Alibaba will try to participate in the decision of the potential sale of Yahoo! (YHOO) to Microsoft (MSFT) Yahoo! owns 39% of Alibaba and ...
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Asia Markets 2/18/2008 (CHL)(SNP)

Posted: February 18, 2008 at 4:14 am

Markets in Asia were mixed.The Nikkei ended up a fraction at 16,635. NEC dropped 2.5% to 428. NTT (NTT) dropped 2.4% to 495000.The Hang Seng fell 1/6% to 23,759. China ...
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