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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Media Digest 2/16/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 16, 2010 at 3:53 am

Reuters:   Barclays (NYSE:BCS) earned $18 billion, was more than forecast. Reuters:   The Eurozone gave Greece 30 days to show progress on its deficit. Reuters:   The number of accident claims involving ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (2/16/2010)

Posted: February 16, 2010 at 3:21 am

Markets in Asia were closed. The Nikkei rose .2% to 10,034. At the open in Europe, the FTSE rose .9% to 5,215. Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was up sharply after earnings. The Dax ...
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Microsoft’s (MSFT) New Mobile Product Is Too Late

Posted: February 15, 2010 at 11:07 am

Microsoft (MSFT) launched an impressive new version of it mobile operating system. Windows Phone Series 7 will offer Zune multimedia features and game features and functions from the Xbox. Unfortunately, ...
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Dubai May Rattle Sovereign Debt Market With Bid To Refinance

Posted: February 15, 2010 at 7:16 am

As the efforts of nations in Europe to get Greece's financial house in order seem to flounder, Dubai is likely to show just how volatile the sovereign debt market can be. The ...
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Telecom Firms To Compete With Apple App Store

Posted: February 15, 2010 at 6:59 am

The Apple (AAPL) Apps store has downloaded more than three billion software applications to iPhone and iPod touch devices. Programmers have created more than 150,000 products for the e-commerce operation. ...
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Media Digest 2/15/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 15, 2010 at 6:43 am

Reuters:   Japan GDP rose by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Reuters:   EU officials are pressing Greece to cut its budget. Reuters:   Twenty four telecom operators will open a store to compete ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (2/15/2010)

Posted: February 15, 2010 at 6:28 am

Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei fell .8% to 10,013. The Hang Seng was off .1% to 20,069 The Shanghai Composite was up 1.1% to 3,018. In early trading ...
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Skype May Gain Acciess To 90 Million Subcribers Verizon Wirless Network

Posted: February 14, 2010 at 8:01 am

Verizon Wireless may soon offer its subscribers a new and inexpensive way to make calls. The carrier is likely to begin to offer VoIP services Skype on its handsets. According to ...
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The Buffett and Berkshire S&P Set-Up (BRK-B, BRK-A, BNI)

Posted: February 12, 2010 at 1:09 pm

Today is the great trade set-up that many have hoped would come for more than a decade.  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) is completing the acquisition of Burlington Northern ...
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Amazon.com Snags S&P Upgrade (AMZN)

Posted: February 12, 2010 at 12:33 pm

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has received yet another debt rating upgrade. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised it by a full two notches and kept a positive outlook that could ...
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VW, GM, Chrysler Have More Complaints Per Vehicle Than Toyota

Posted: February 12, 2010 at 12:31 pm

Toyota (TM) may be in trouble now for its recalls, but over the last ten years, its record of complaints to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been remarkably ...
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One In Eight Americans On Food Stamps

Posted: February 12, 2010 at 10:38 am

By Max Fisher, The Atlantic Wire One in eight Americans receive food stamps, reports The New York Times, as do nearly one in four children. The high enrollment rate is ...
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Bets of a Higher Price for SkillSoft (SKIL)

Posted: February 12, 2010 at 10:11 am

SkillSoft plc (NASDAQ: SKIL) may seem like an unusual buyout candidate for a private equity group.  The company offers on-demand distance-learning over the web or teleconference and performance support solutions ...
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Companies Raising Additional Capital (CPST, DDSS, PUDA, SNMX, SSRI, YRCW)

Posted: February 12, 2010 at 9:34 am

We are still seeing many companies trying to capitalize off of raising capital or where holders are registering shares.  Companies like Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ: CPST), Labopharm, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDSS) ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/12/2010)

Posted: February 12, 2010 at 8:41 am

Updated throughout the day. Donald Trump will bid for the World Trade Center site (NYPost) Supporters of the UK's "Robin Hood" tax say that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) influenced a poll ...
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