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Mobile Advertising Booming on Tablets (AAPL, AMZN, SSNLF, GOOG, RIMM, NOK, BKS, MM)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 1:32 pm

In the first quarter of 2012, the leading maker of mobile devices as measured by page impressions was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), followed by Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF.PK), HTC Corp., ...
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After The Fall: Value & Upside In Chip Stocks As Summer Heat Awaits (INTC, QCOM, BRCM, NVDA, AMD, TSM, MU, FSL, SNDK, AMAT, ALTR, LRCX, SMH, XSD, USD)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 11:51 am

The recent sell-off has been brutal to semiconductors and chip stocks of late.  To make matters worse, investing in technology and semiconductors can be brutal during the summer months.  Still, ...
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Dell Plays Wrecking Ball For Entire PC Food Chain (DELL, INTC, MSFT, HPQ, STX, WDC, MU)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 11:19 am

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) was nothing short of a really bad earnings report.  The wart on the nose is a declining margin, declining earnings power, and less and less revenue ...
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Best Buy Bounces, But Not Enough (BBY, RSH, GME, AMZN, WMT, AAPL)

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 8:35 am

Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first quarter results this morning that were better than expected and the company’s shares are getting a much-needed bounce. The company ...
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World’s Top Brands Led By Apple, IBM, Google

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 8:04 am

You may or may not have heard of Millward Brown, but you might not be surprised who they ranked as the world's top brand: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) took the ...
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Can Best Buy’s Earnings Report Even Matter? (BBY, RSH, AMZN)

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 3:39 pm

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is set to report its earnings on Tuesday morning.  The company has the earmarks of a value stock now that shares have sold off ...
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Kodak Loses Patent Decision — What’s the Company Worth Now? (EKDKQ, AAPL, RIMM, SSNLF)

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 2:39 pm

A ruling by a US International Trade Commission judge has declared a patent claimed by Eastman Kodak (OTC: EKDKQ) to be invalid, casting even more doubt on the value of ...
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Whose Earnings Will Be Worse? Dell vs. H-P (DELL, HPQ, AAPL, INTC, AMD, MSFT)

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 12:58 pm

This week is going to be an earnings bonanza for investors who care about makers of personal computers.  While Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is all of the rage, we have ...
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Thousands and Thousands of H-P Layoffs Looming Ahead of Earnings

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 3:04 pm

Rumors have been out today that Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is on the verge of a major round of layoffs.  Some chatter has been as many as 25,000 or more ...
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When Apple Drops Over $100 From Highs… What Happens Next

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 2:27 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a phenomenal growth story.  It is the ultimate turnaround story of mega-proportions.  The stock is also up 32% so far in 2012.  The problem ...
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Mobile Phone Sales Fall in Q1 — Gartner

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 8:07 am

High-tech industry research firm Gartner Inc. (NYSE: IT) reports this morning the worldwide sales of mobile phones unexpectedly fell -2% in the first quarter of 2012, to a total of ...
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Ho-Hum: iPhone to Get Larger Screen

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 7:25 am

The 3.5-inch screen on the iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be elegant, but it’s also puny compared with the 4.5-inch screens available from other smartphone makers. A report ...
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Even AMD Sees Better PC Demand

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 10:30 am

What happens when even Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) predicts that the personal computer market is improving this year and also in 2013?  Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) recently reiterated ...
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Another Analyst Shows Caution in iPhone Sales (AAPL)

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 9:57 am

It was just last week that we saw Credit Suisse issue a note of caution in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) despite the firm maintaining an "Outperform" and $750 price target.  ...
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Apple To Launch Upgrade MacBook

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 6:18 am

There are persistent rumors, most recently reported by Bloomberg, that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch a new super-thin line of laptops--the latest version of the MacBook. The machine will be ...
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