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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Correction Call: Gartman Joins Prechter and Soros (GLD, QQQQ, SPY, PG)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 7:55 am

The Gartman Letter has been a key technical advisory service for years and years and has become one of the benchmark technical reports.  We have already heard both billionaire George Soros and ...
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Big Drop In iPad Interest May Bring Price Cut

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 6:11 am

Apple (AAPL) has a problem. Steve Jobs created a huge surge in interest in the new iPad table computer when he introduced it. The interest has turned into concern about ...
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Google Cuts Nexus One Termination Fee

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 5:56 am

It has probably occurred to Google (GOOG) management that customer service for its Nexus One handset has been poor and that has hurt the handset's reputation. Google also has to ...
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Americans Spend $1,000 A Year On Internet, Cable, And Video Games

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 5:42 am

The Census Bureau reports that the average American household spent $903 in 2008 on internet connections, cable TV, and video games.  The New York Times estimates that figure will be $997 this ...
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Why No One Will Buy A New Car This Year

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 5:12 am

US new vehicles sales reached almost 17 million in 2005. The number dropped to 10.4 million units in 2009, the lowest level in 27 years. Most industry analysts expect the ...
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Brand Value And Stock Value: Soft Drinks, Candy, Soap, And Soup

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 5:02 am

Large consumer companies spend a great deal of marketing money on creating, preserving, and increasing the image of their brands. If a product has problems, the process does not always ...
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Media Digest 2/9/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 3:53 am

Reuters:   Toyota (NYSE:TM) will recall the Prius. Reuters:   UBS (NYSE:UBS) posted a profit. Reuters:   Nissan posted a profit and raised forecasts. Reuters:   JAL will maintain its ties with AMR (NYSE:AMR). (more...) ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open (2/9/2010)

Posted: February 9, 2010 at 3:30 am

Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei fell .2% to 9,933. Toyota (NYSE:TM) rose. The Hang Seng was up 1.2% to 19,790. The Shanghai Composite rose .5% to 2,949. At ...
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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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