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Apple (AAPL) iPhone/iPod Apps Hit One Billion Downloads, Most Of Them Useless

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 5:19 am

Downloads of Apple (AAPL) applications for iPhones and iTunes have reach one billion. It only took nine months. Most analysts view this as a strategic advantage over RIM's (RIMM) Blackberry ...
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AAPL Post-Earnings Weekly Headline Roundup: April 24

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 4:48 am

From 24/7 Wall St. partner Apple Investor News: There were big concerns heading into AAPL’s Q2 earnings report. Despite its history of sandbagging guidance then surprising to the upside, some ...
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Samsung: As Much As Proxy For Economy As GE (GE)

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 4:41 am

GE (GE) earnings are often viewed as a legitimate test of how the global economy is doing. It has tremendous international operations. It has large industrial, infrastructure, medical, financial, and ...
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Microsoft (MSFT): In The Footsteps Of McDonald’s (MCD) And Wal-Mart (WMT)

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 4:20 am

Microsoft (MSFT) just released earnings that were mediocre but not any worse than was expected. It said that the balance of the calendar year would not be much better. In ...
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The Waterboarding Of Ken Lewis

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 3:16 am

Coercion and the use of force have been part of the American character since settlers started moving West at the end of the 18th Century.  Gentility is not usually an ...
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Media Digest 4/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 3:00 am

According to Reuters, tech giants reported reasonable earnings for last quarter because of cost cutting and a resilience in a bad economy. Reuters reports that Chrysler is still working on ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 4/24/2009

Posted: April 24, 2009 at 2:23 am

Markets in Asia were mostly lower. The Nikkei fell 1.6% to 8,708. The Hang Seng was down .6% to 15,117. The Shanghai Composite fell .6% to 2,449. At the open ...
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