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More Pain For Research in Motion: Lower Guidance On Playbook Inventory Charge (RIMM, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, SSNLF, BBY, WMT)

Posted: December 2, 2011 at 8:48 am

Smartphone pioneer Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has lowered its third-quarter guidance and said that it will take a “predominantly” non-cash charge of $485 million on its existing inventory ...
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Steve Jobs Dead At 56

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 7:50 pm

The man who will be remembered by many as the greatest American CEO, Steve Jobs, is dead at 56. He was the founder, and until recently chief executive of Apple ...
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Apple Kills Quarter of iPad 2 Orders (IT, AAPL, JPM, AMZN, RIM, HPQ, DELL, GOOG, HNHPF, SSNLF)

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 9:05 am

Just last week we noted a new study from the Gartner Group Inc. (NYSE: IT) that the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) looked set to dominate the tablet market ...
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Apple Will Continue to Rule Tablet Market (AAPL, IT, RIMM, HPQ, DELL, NOK, SSNLF, MSFT, GOOG, AMZN)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 10:40 am

Just in case anyone believed that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was being seriously threatened by competitors to its iPad tablet, that belief can probably be put to rest for a ...
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Netflix Pain, Pleasure For Competitors (NFLX, AMZN, WMT, AAPL, BBY, DISH, CSTR)

Posted: September 15, 2011 at 12:12 pm

The first votes are in on the pricing scheme introduced in July by Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and it appears that the company's subscribers are voting with their feet. Netflix ...
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Lawyers, Smartphones, and Money (AAPL, GOOG, NOK, SSNLF, HTCKF, MMI)

Posted: August 29, 2011 at 8:12 am

During the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union built enormous stockpiles of nuclear weapons that could have wiped out each other -- along with everyone -- else on ...
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Walmart Kicks Off Movie Streaming on iPads (WMT, AAPL, NFLX, AMZN, GOOG, CSTR)

Posted: August 10, 2011 at 12:04 pm

Just a day after closing its MP3 music download offering, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has launched a streaming video service for the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Walmart ...
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The Ten Reasons Apple Is The Most Valuable Company In the World

Posted: August 9, 2011 at 7:28 pm

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) briefly became the most valuable company in the world today. When it hit $364 billion in worth, it passed long-time leader Exxon Mobil. Over a span of ...
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Apple, Down 13% In Four Months, Struggles

Posted: June 20, 2011 at 10:32 am

It could be that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has not released a major product in a quarter. The consumer public and Wall St. are used to a new iPhone, iPad, or ...
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The Five Markets Apple Already Dominates

Posted: June 8, 2011 at 6:47 am

On June 6, Apple announced its new storage service, iCloud. The platform will combine application services on multiple kinds of devices with a seamlessly integrated online, cloud storage system. The ...
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A Mild Panic As Apple Share Price Slides

Posted: May 24, 2011 at 6:36 am

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) share price is supposed to keep going up. Many brokers have price targets for the stock above $400 and some are as high as $450. The stock ...
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Google’s Earnings No Sign Of Tech’s Direction

Posted: April 15, 2011 at 5:36 am

Tech stocks will sell off because of weakness in Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) earnings. They should not. Google's numbers are not a sign of anything beyond its profligate spending. The search ...
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The New Generation Of American Monopolies

Posted: March 22, 2011 at 4:53 am

A monopoly is either what the government says it is or what a dominant company’s competitors claim. The government’s opinion is the only one that counts, however, as Sprint will ...
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Companies That Can’t Keep Their Products On The Shelves

Posted: March 21, 2011 at 5:13 am

It is not unusual for companies with highly successful products to run out of inventory. Oftentimes, companies are forced to scramble at the last minute to meet an unexpected upsurge ...
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Tablets, Netbooks, Notebooks: Moving to $300 Computing (GOOG, AAPL, INTC, ARMH, NVDA, QCOM)

Posted: March 18, 2011 at 11:55 am

The usually reliable Taiwanese website Digitimes reports that Asustek Computer is preparing to launch a new netbook with a retail price between $200-$250.  To reach that price point, Digitimes cited sources who ...
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