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Daily Archives: March 17, 2010

The Hardest Working Brands for 2009: The Year Of The Dog

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 3:46 pm

A look at the "hardest working" major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may ...
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Sprint Picks Up Google’s Much-Despised Nexus One

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 2:23 pm

Google (GOOG) may have to rename its Nexus One because of trademark infringement issues, but whatever the handset it is called Sprint (S) will distribute the product. "Nexus One, the ...
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Google Loses “Nexus One” Trademark Ruling

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 2:05 pm

The US Patent and Trademark Office has denied Google's application for its "Nexus One" trademark. Several media sources say that "a likelihood of confusion" with a trademark held Portland, Ore.-based ...
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BioHealth Business Daily (ABII, STEM, XNPT, LXRX, MIPI, LLY, GTXI, SHPGY, JAZZ)

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 10:53 am

We are seeing many key movers in the BioHealth space today.  Biotech stocks and drug stocks are often more volatile than other sectors.  Today's BioHealth Business Daily includes the key ...
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One-Time Dividends Today Versus Past (GRMN, LTD, MSFT, AXE, INSP)

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 10:09 am

Dividends reward shareholders through time.  One-time dividends are often thought of as windfall events, although in today's world it may be getting the dividend payments out to shareholders in the ...
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World Bank Downplays China Inflation

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 8:37 am

The World Bank issued its quarterly update on the Chinese economy. The organization said that because the world's most populous nation had GDP growth of 8.7% during the worst of ...
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Public Offering Floodgates Open Wide (CUZ, DHX, DFS, EPR, FNSR, FPO, GEL, G, GLP, HIG, IRDM, LXRX, NVAX, ORG, SATC, TTMI)

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 7:56 am

If you think you are alone in noticing that the markets have held up extremely well, you better take a look and see what managers and officers of public companies ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (3/17/2010)

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 7:25 am

Updated throughout the day. Richard Fuld, former CEO of Lehman, feels that the 2,200 page report on the collapse of the firm "vindicates" him  (NYPost) Renaissance Technologies may close two ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALU, ANN, ATHN, ADSK, BHP, BRCM, CTXS, DO, GHL, MRVL, ERIC)

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 7:22 am

These are this Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls during the pre-market hours: Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Ann ...
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Germany’s Merkel Suggests Greece Could Be Dumped From Eurozone

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 6:38 am

There has been a great deal of speculation that Greece might resign its spot in the Eurozone so that it can use its own currency as a way to handle its ...
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The Mr. Dumas Accounting Award: Fuqi International (FUQI, MOV, JADE, ZLC)

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 6:32 am

Fuqi International Inc. (NASDAQ: FUQI) got killed last night and things are not looking bright this morning.  The Chinese jewelry designer found "accounting errors" which led to overstated profits for ...
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Blackberry Users Want An iPhone

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 5:12 am

Research-In-Motion (RIMM) shareholders have been concerned for some time that the Apple (AAPL) iPhone is such a good product that consumers would begin to switch to Jobs & Co. products. Those ...
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Google China Partners Want Compenation If Search Firm Leaves

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 4:57 am

If Google (GOOG) closes its Google.cn Chinese search portal, it will be tough luck for the American company which looked forward to getting an increasing shares of its revenue from the ...
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Signs Of The Apocalypse: Honda Recalls 410,000 Cars

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 4:42 am

Every car sold in America, and perhaps the rest of the world, is broken or dangerous to drive so it seems. Toyota (TM) has recalled more than eight million cars. Ford ...
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Who Really Wants Broadband?

Posted: March 17, 2010 at 4:16 am

The FCC has argued to Congress and the public that the US is well behind most of the rest of the civilized world in terms of its distribution of broadband ...
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