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Google Wins Verdict in Oracle Patent Suit

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 4:26 pm

Even the whittled down version of the patent infringement lawsuit that Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) brought against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) didn’t pass a San Francisco jury today. The federal ...
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SEC Charges Another Ponzi Scheme, $157 Million in Florida

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 3:59 pm

Bernie Madoff is alive in prison, but his extreme Ponzi scheme living has led to more and charges brought against other Ponzi schemes.  Now comes news that the Securities and Exchange ...
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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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Apple (AAPL) Beats Proview In Court

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 6:29 am

Chinese-based Proview Electronics continues to contend that it was bilked out of the iPad name by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The firm says Apple should have paid it much more for ...
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Third Point Lowers the Boom on Yahoo (YHOO, EBAY)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm

As promised, Daniel Loeb and his firm, Third Point LLC, have today sent a letter to Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) demanding that the Internet firm open its books and records ...
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Dish, AMC Squabble Heats Up (DISH, AMCX, CVC)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 2:36 pm

Subscribers to satellite TV service Dish Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: DISH) may no longer be able to enjoy such hit programming as “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” and “The Walking Dead” due ...
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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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Walmart Sued Over Bribery By CalSTRS

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 6:22 am

The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) sued Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) because the world's largest retailer may have violated Mexican and US laws. At issue is the bribery, or alleged ...
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Options Take: Pressure To Remain On Wal-Mart Woes (WMT, TGT, DG, BIG)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 2:56 pm

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is still deep in the soup.  Since the news broke over the weekend over bribes in Mexico involving its current and former top-brass, Wal-Mart shares ...
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Motorola Gets Favorable Patent Ruling Against Apple (MMI, GOOG, AAPL)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 1:28 pm

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) today ruled in favor of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI) -- soon to complete its acquisition by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- in ...
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Facebook to Share AOL Patents with Microsoft (MSFT, AOL, YHOO)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 1:55 pm

Social media giant Facebook Inc. (FB) will acquire about half the patents that once belonged to AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) until they were acquired by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) last ...
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Options Gamers See Wal-Mart at $56.50 in June and $55.50 in September (WMT)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 1:39 pm

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) may have caused some irreparable damage to its investors.  This bribery scandal in Mexico looks very small if you just look at the raw dollars ...
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Chesapeake CEO Fails to Disclose $1.1 Billion in Loans — Reuters (CHK)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 9:37 am

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) CEO Aubrey McClendon has received loans totaling $1.1 billion in the last three years backed by his share in Chesapeake’s wells. Under the terms of ...
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Oracle Toyed with the Idea of Buying RIM, Palm (ORCL, RIMM, HPQ, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 3:21 pm

In testimony in the copyright infringement case brought by Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said that his company considered buying smartphone makers ...
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SIRIUS vs. Stern… Another Round of Another Fight (SIRI)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 11:46 am

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) appears to have won at least one argument in the efforts of and around Howard Stern. Today's news may just feel like another round ...
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