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Wireless Growth Pumps Verizon Results (VZ, T, VOD)

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 8:31 am

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) reported first quarter earnings this morning, and the US’s second-largest wireless carrier mostly met or slightly exceeded expectations. The company’s EPS came in at $0.59 ...
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Nokia Plans To Cut Its Way To Prosperity (NOK, AAPL, GOOG, MSFT)

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 7:01 am

Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is magically trading higher after earnings.  The reaction is certainly not due to any great accomplishments.  There is probably some short covering, but the real news ...
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Nokia Claims Lumia 900 Stock-outs Due to Sales, Not Bug (NOK, MSFT, T)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 7:19 am

The introduction of the Lumia 900 smartphone from Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), and AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) was not exactly a thing of beauty. First, the ...
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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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Nokia Hits New Low (NOK, MSFT, T)

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 2:28 pm

Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) have hit new 52-week low of $4.01 today following a downgrade from Barclays. And the hits just keep on coming. The company’s credit default ...
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Nokia’s Woes Mount with Buggy Phone (NOK, T, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 12:58 pm

Earlier this morning Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) issued a warning on first and second quarter revenue and earnings, but that wasn’t all the bad news the company had coming today. ...
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Texas Instruments Avoids Nokia Hangman For Now (TXN, NOK, ERIC)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 10:45 am

Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN) is trading up so far with the broader equity and technology markets.  The question which needs to be asked is "Should it really be up?"... ...
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Nokia Warns on Earnings (NOK)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 8:48 am

Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) this morning issued a preliminary look at first and second quarter earnings, and the view is not pretty. The company noted margin declines and poor sales ...
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A Rare ‘Strong Buy’ Rating For Alcatel-Lucent (ALU)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 8:27 am

Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. (NYSE: ALU) doesn't have many friends when it comes to research analysts on Wall Street after a series of ongoing disappointments.  That may be changing if today is ...
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Americans Would Rather Text than Eat

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 11:13 am

When the financial going gets tough, Americans would rather change their eating habits than give up text messaging, cable TV, or Internet downloads. That’s the finding of a survey conducted ...
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Android Dominates Chinese Mobile Platform Market (GOOG, AAPL, NOK, MSFT, RIMM)

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 9:06 am

The Android smartphone operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) grabbed nearly 70% of sales in China during the fourth quarter of 2011 according to a new report from Chinese ...
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Nokia’s Lumia 900 is Amazon’s Best-Seller (AMZN, NOK, MSFT, T, GOOG, AAPL)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 12:44 pm

Despite the fact that Easter and Passover holiday may not be the best time to launch a new product, Amazon. com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reports that the Lumia 900 from ...
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The Yellow Pages Do the Walking (T)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 9:45 am

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced this morning that it had sold its advertising solutions and interactive divisions to an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management LLC for $750 million in cash, ...
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magicJack Results Trump Insider Share Sales (CALL)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 8:20 am

magicJack VocalTec, Ltd. (NASDAQ: CALL) is indicated higher after its earnings results, despite some insider selling into the news.  Just before the long weekend came word that insiders were selling ...
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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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