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More Caution For Netflix (NFLX, AAPL, AMZN)

Posted: December 29, 2011 at 10:53 am

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) went from Wall Street's darling in 2011 to being Wall Street's whipping boy.  The company's efforts under Reed Hastings could easily become the classic case study ...
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Verizon’s Spectrum Purchase Being Investigated (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, T, DTEGY, S)

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 9:07 am

Earlier this month Verizon Wireless, the joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone plc (NASDAQ: VOD), paid $3.6 billion for spectrum licenses belonging to SpectrumCo LLC, a ...
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Outrageous 2012 Prediction… 50% Drop in Apple Stock (AAPL, GOOG, AMZN, MSFT, NOK)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 7:17 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still one of the most revered companies in America, and in the world.  Since Steve Jobs has passed away there has been a bit less ...
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Zynga IPO Prices! Great Offering, Lousy Voting Rights (ZNGA)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 5:06 pm

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is a done deal.  The online social gaming company sold 100 million of its Class A shares at $10.00 per share, which was the top of ...
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With ‘America’s Got Talent’ Judge Gig, Is Stern A SIRIUS XM Flight Risk Again? (SIRI)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 2:47 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) may not be as big of a fan of America's Got Talent as the public is.  It turns out that SIRIUS XM's top shock ...
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Best and Worst Run Companies in America

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:26 am

Many American companies have done incredibly well this year. A number posted extraordinary financial results in 2011. Others have launched products that revolutionized markets. Of course, many big public corporations ...
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Xbox Live Challenging Cable Supremacy? (MSFT, AAPL, GOOG, CMCSA, TWC, VZ, CVC, SSNLF, LOGI)

Posted: December 5, 2011 at 10:44 am

Tomorrow’s launch of an upgrade to Xbox Live from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the latest shot in the battle for control of US TV sets. The Redmond giant isn’t ...
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Disney Goes Big On Dividend Hike (DIS)

Posted: November 30, 2011 at 5:08 pm

We recently gave a breakdown of each and every DJIA component as far as which companies were and were not likely to raise their dividend payouts in the very near ...
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Stealth Capital Raise By Netflix (NFLX)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 5:20 pm

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is showing that it is nowhere at all close to representing a "value stock" today as many investors have been hoping.  The company has filed a ...
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The New Social Media ETF’s Interesting (and odd) Composition (SOCL, SINA, NTES, GOOG, YNDX, RENN, GRPN, LNKD, UNTD)

Posted: November 15, 2011 at 9:48 am

These ETF products which trade in the U.S. but are composed of a bunch of internationally listed shares are often a bit sluggish on their trading.  Now we have a new ...
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Tiger Woods Nabs a Name for His Bag (DROP, T)

Posted: November 11, 2011 at 12:02 pm

When I clicked on the link to Fuse Science, Inc. (OTC: DROP), the browser informed me that the page was in Russian and asked me if I wanted a translation. ...
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11:11 on 11-11-11

Posted: November 11, 2011 at 11:11 am

Unless you have another one-hundred years left on you or unless you are one of the few rare birds that are over 100 years old, still alive, and furthermore who ...
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Disney Theme Parks as a Proxy for the Middle Class

Posted: November 11, 2011 at 6:33 am

The ability to afford theme park visits is a good proxy for the financial health of the middle class. The parks that Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) runs require the visitor ...
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Double-Digit Price Gains for Thanksgiving 2011, Inflation in Turkey & Gas

Posted: November 10, 2011 at 3:10 pm

Everyone loves the holidays and spending time off with the family (well, almost everyone), but no seems to like it when the cost of the holidays is much higher than ...
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The Most Valuable Movie Franchises Of All-Time

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 11:34 am

The movie industry grosses billions of dollars per year in box office sales. The amount of money invested on the top movie franchises is mind-boggling, but the largest films have ...
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