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Daily Archives: May 12, 2008

Apple (AAPL): The iPhone Goes To Asia

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 5:18 am

The Apple (AAPL) iPhone will soon be available in Asia. That will not include the pearl of all handset markets, China. but it does pick up potential sales elsewhere. According ...
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RIM (RIMM) Tries To Keep A Market It Is Losing (AAPL)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 5:08 am

Research In Motion (RIMM) has come out with a new version of its Blackberry called Bold. It incorporates many of the multimedia functions of the Apple (AAPL) iPhone. To trump ...
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China: When Affording Food Gets Difficult

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 4:53 am

Inflation is still running like a brush fire inside China. Prices moved up 8.5% in April compared with the same month a year ago. The its a pittance compared to ...
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AIG (AIG) And ILFC: Another Case For Financial Conglomerate Break-Ups

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 4:33 am

International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC), the big aircraft lending business owned by AIG (AIG) is being pulled down by the financial woes of its parent. It makes money, which AIG ...
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NYSE Short Invest Shows Split Bets On Financial Shares (BAC)(C)(ABK)(WB)(WM)(CFC)(F)(S)(T)(CC)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 3:05 am

Not all financial shares are created equal, at least no according to short bets made on NYSE companies for the period ending. April 30 compared to numbers on April 15.Short ...
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Media Digest 5/12/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 2:48 am

According to Reuters, Cablevision (CVC) is close to buy newspaper NewsdayReuters writes that RIM (RIM) is releasing its Blackberry Bold, aimed at keeping its lead in the business market.Reuters writes ...
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Asia Market 5/12/2008 (DCM)

Posted: May 12, 2008 at 2:26 am

Markets in Asia were mixed with Hong Kong closed for a holiday.The Nikkei rose .6% to 13,743. KDDI rose 2.3% to 665000. Docomo (DCM) fell 1.8% to 152000.The Shanghai Composite ...
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