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Google’s Failed Due Diligence on Android

Posted: April 16, 2012 at 6:35 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) released its open source operating system in September 2008. It is too bad Google’s patent counsel did not look more carefully at whether the software violated patents and the ...
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Former NFL Competitor USFL Raising $30 Million To Relaunch In 2013 (WWE)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 3:56 pm

Do you remember the old United States Football League, or the USFL?  It's back, or it least it is trying to be brought back to life.  This is the league ...
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New Ponzi Scheme Targeted Church Congregations

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 12:06 pm

Bernie Madoff was the ultimate scum if you consider the size, time period and numbers of clients that his Ponzi scheme damaged.  It was billions of dollars lost.  There may ...
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Record Government Deficits Continue In U.S.

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 4:15 pm

The U.S. federal government budget deficit was roughly $198.16 billion in March.  The Treasury's report showed it to be the second highest deficit so far this fiscal year behind the ...
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SEC Nails Another Chinese Stock Fraud Scheme (AUTCF)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 12:25 pm

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it has charged AutoChina International Limited (OTC: AUTCF) AND 11 INVESTORS with conducting a market manipulation scheme.  The charges showed that the company ...
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Apple Targeted by DOJ Over eBooks (AAPL, BKS)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 10:07 am

Few details are out, but the Department of Justice is going to be making an announcement today that it is filing a lawsuit against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and book ...
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Viacom Lawsuit Against YouTube Revived (VIAB, GOOG)

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 12:10 pm

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) sued Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) for $1 billion in 2007 over the use of Viacom-copyrighted content without permission on Google’s recently acquired YouTube. The judge threw ...
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Verizon’s Potential Endless Liability Over Text Scams & Spams (VZ, BAC, SBUX, AAPL)

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 9:04 am

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) may have a monster dividend north of 5% for investors, but the telecom and communications giant could soon face a liability if a current trend continues.  Scammers and ...
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Vringo Registers to Sell Stock, Announces Merger (VRNG, GOOG, IACI, GCI, TGT)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 7:39 am

Vringo Inc. (AMEX: VRNG) has filed a Form S-3 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission announcing the sale of 2.76 million shares of the company’s stock on behalf of ...
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Visa, Mastercard Warn of Security Breach (V, MA)

Posted: March 30, 2012 at 10:38 am

US credit card giants Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) have reported possible security breaches to law enforcement officials and card-issuing banks. A report on the KrebsonSecurity ...
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Obama Speech Attacks Oil & Gas Subsidies (XOM, VLO, CHK, FSLR, USO)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 11:34 am

In a "we versus them" speech today, President Obama again called for the end of subsidies for oil and gas companies.  His speech talked about the global opportunities that the ...
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Oracle Rejects Google Offer in Patent Dispute (ORCL, GOOG)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 11:24 am

In August 2010, Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) filed suit against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) for patent infringements on the Java programming language the Oracle acquired with its purchase of Sun ...
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Tebowmania Report: Nike Sues Reebok over Gear (NKE, ADDYY)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 7:51 am

NFL quarterback Tim Tebow hasn’t been a New York Jet for even a month yet, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be the center of a big controversy. The first ...
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SIRIUS XM Antitrust Suit… Prelude to Margin Squeeze, or a Price Hike (SIRI)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 9:31 am

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is in the news after it filed a complaint against SoundExchange, Inc. and American Association of Independent Music ("A2IM").  The suit alleges that these two ...
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Facebook Admits Yahoo! Problem in Filing

Posted: March 27, 2012 at 6:33 pm

Facebook filed a new document in its move toward its IPO. In that document, it admitted that Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) patent claims are a risk to its business. That means that ...
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