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Almost Nothing Can Save Nokia, Except Maybe Widespread Poverty

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 11:00 am

Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) has been on a multiple-leg flight.  Destination: Hell.  Now it seems that any stop in Purgatory may be short-lived.  This downgrade may feel a bit late, ...
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GSV Hammers Holders With Another Stock Offering

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 10:28 am

GSV Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: GSVC) is taking it on the chin this morning because the company has sold another secondary offering of common shares so that it can go out ...
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One Analyst Signals Caution and Cuts Estimates On Apple (AAPL, T, VZ, S)

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 9:09 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have pulled back but this is still the darling of America.  Most analysts have stepped all over themselves to raise their estimates and their price ...
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Nvidia Jumps on Results, Forecast (NVDA, ARMH, QCOM, AAPL, TXN, MSFT, INTC, AMD)

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 9:04 am

Chip maker Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) handily beat consensus estimates for first quarter revenues and EPS the company reported this morning. Revenue totaled $924.9 million compared with an estimate of ...
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Sony’s Turnaround Dreams

Posted: May 10, 2012 at 7:11 am

Sony (NYSE: SNE) said it would finally turn around is prospects and make money in the next year. Bumbling CEO Sir Howard Stringer is gone. Sony’s core problems are not. ...
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Why Cisco’s Earnings Hold the Key to the Tech Sector (CSCO, ORCL, AAPL, HPQ, JNPR, ALU, NOK, RIMM, CTSH, IBM, INTC)

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 4:40 pm

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is set to report earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell.  While we usually cringe when analysts and media pundits say this about a single ...
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EA Guidance Minimizes Value and Turnaround (EA, ATVI, BBY, GME)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 4:26 pm

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) has released its earnings, and we forecast that this will help set the reception tone for Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) when it reports later ...
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Groupon Pushes Growth Over Net Results (GRPN)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 11:06 am

Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) may still be a troubled stock compared to the recent IPO trends.  A couple of issues are helping it overcome some woes so far today.  The ...
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Sprint CEO Takes Pay Cut To Exclude iPhone Gains… Is An Ouster Next? (S, AAPL, PCS)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 5:49 pm

It is no secret that Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is in trouble.  CEO Dan Hesse has been under pressure by holders on and off during his tenure.  Many of ...
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Nokia at New Low on Class-action Suit (NOK, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 1:54 pm

Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) touched a new 52-week low today at $3.12. The struggling handset maker has been hit with a class-action lawsuit charging that the company misled ...
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Dolby Labs Jumps on Microsoft Deal, Earnings (DLB, MSFT)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 10:55 am

A company best known for its audio technology, Dolby Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: DLB) has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) to incorporate Dolby Digital Plus technology in the ...
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Micron Wins Bidding for Bankrupt Japanese Chipmaker (MU, INTC)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 10:03 am

Citing a report on Japan’s NHK broadcasting system, Reuters reports this morning that DRAM maker Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has topped the bidding for bankrupt Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory. ...
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How Fast Things Change: Samsung Galaxy S III

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 6:38 am

The new Samsung Galaxy S III is a better smartphone than the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. Until a few days ago, the iPhone had no single worthy rival. Could that really ...
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Dell’s All-Time $700 Billion In Sales: Total Success Or Total Failure? (DELL, AAPL, HPQ, IBM)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 2:02 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may have turned twenty-eight years old today but there is a figure that sounds massive and one which is being taken as not being a success ...
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Taking Wi-Fi To The NYC Subway System, Almost (WIFI, VZ, T, S)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 12:23 pm

Finally, Wi-Fi while you are on the subway!!!  Sort of.  News is out this Thursday that sounds like a home run for Boingo Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIFI).  The Wi-Fi provider ...
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