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Daily Archives: February 8, 2010

Motorola Still Owns US Handset Market

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 5:18 pm

Motorola's (NYSE:MOT) handset business came close to collapse after its failure to replace its successful RAZR cost it the No.2 global market share position in its industry. The firm's shares ...
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Big Company Bankruptcy Candidates (ZLC)(BGP)(WAVE)(ARM)

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 4:53 pm

Which US companies of significant size have among the highest odds of declaring bankruptcy? According to recent data from Audit Integrity, four firms are in extraordinary financial trouble. These corporations each ...
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The EA Conundrum.. An Earnings DUI (ERTS)

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 4:16 pm

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) is driving while intoxicated.  The company cannot find its footing and cannot find its way home.  In fact, things are getting to the point that ...
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Knife Catching for Traders… Toyota’s Stock (TM)

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 3:49 pm

How bad do things get for major brands suddenly under fire?  If you have followed the brand damage assault against Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), you know it gets bad ...
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Gmail and Social Media Meet-Up, No Clear Winners (GOOG, NWS, NYT)

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 2:31 pm

We are hearing more reports about social media combining with email.   This has been evolving for a decade or so, and now we have Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) reportedly trying ...
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China Reveals Its Stakes in US Companies

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 10:18 am

For the first time, China Investment Corp., the country's sovereign wealth fund, has filed a Form 13F with the US Securities and Exchange Commission listing details of its investments ...
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SAP CEO Shuffle Shows Strength of Oracle (SAP, ORCL)

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 9:30 am

Things just still are not going well at SAP AG (NYSE: SAP).  Its CEO Leo Apotheker has stepped down as the company reached an agreement with him not to renew ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/8/2010) (AMR)(DAL)(MS)

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 8:48 am

Updated throughout the day Updated 8.47 AM EST  Yelp rejected a $700 million bid from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). (BusinessWeek) Toyota (NYSE:TM) is preparing Prius recalls in the US and Europe (Reuters) ...
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10 Expected Big Dividend Growth Picks for 2010 (DPS, JPM, GE, MO, VZ, T, CSCO, DOW, WMT, KMB)

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 8:26 am

Over what we saw during the recession, 2009 was the year that dividends were cut down to effect cash conservation to get through the recession.  In fact, the dividend cuts ...
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Snowstorms, Cabdrivers and Interest Rates

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 8:20 am

John Tamny of Forbes Washington, D.C., experienced its latest snowstorm the weekend before last. Though the 8 inches that fell didn't constitute a record, the heavy snow managed to complicate ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, ARG, BRCM, CME, XOM, HD, NWL, HK, PCLN, DIS)

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 8:13 am

These are this Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised to Buy at Collins Stewart. AirGas Inc. (NYSE: ARG) ...
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China Shut Hacker Operation In November, So Who Hacked Google?

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 7:48 am

Another example of the Chinese government's unreliable public relations is its claim to have shut down one of the largest hacker operations in the country--in November. The announcement was made ...
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Greenspan Warns On Recovery

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 6:00 am

Alan Greenspan, 84 years old, and still defending his role as chairman of the Fed from 1987 to 2006, made a case for his relevance once again. Greenspan told "Meet The ...
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Trouble For Coke And Pepsi? Sugary Drinks May Increase Cancer Risk

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 5:43 am

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of the disease. The American Cancer Associate says that the five-year survival rate for the condition is only 5%. New research by the ...
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Disgraced Former Merrill CEO Gets Top CIT Job

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 5:16 am

They are a perfect pair. Disgraced former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain will join CIT (NYSE:CIT), the lending firm disgraced by a Chapter 11 filing, as its new chief. Thain's ...
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