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MLPs Coming to Green Energy? (KMP, EPD, FSLR, SPWR, RSOL, WEST, BAC, GOOG)

Posted: June 7, 2012 at 11:24 am

US Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) is scheduled to introduce legislation today that would allow a wide range of renewable energy projects to qualify as master limited partnerships (MLPs). The partnerships ...
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Android to Top Mobile Operating Systems, But Windows Will Outpace iOS by 2016 (GOOG, AAPL, MSFT, NOK, RIMM)

Posted: June 6, 2012 at 2:48 pm

Growth in mobile phone shipments this year is expected to be about 4%, the lowest growth rate since 2009. That’s according to the latest global mobile phone tracking data from ...
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Netflix Under Pressure to Change Board Structure (NFLX, EXPE, IACI, FICO, GOOG)

Posted: June 6, 2012 at 12:45 pm

At the company's annual meeting last week, Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) shareholders voted overwhelmingly to change the way the company’s board is structured. The vote was advisory only, but if ...
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Barnes & Noble: The Next Bridge to Nowhere (BKS, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG)

Posted: June 6, 2012 at 10:10 am

Ron Burkle and his Yucaipa funds have distributed nearly 12 million shares of Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) to shareholders of two of the funds, according to a filing ...
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Netflix to Build Its Own Content Network (NFLX, INTC, GOOG, AAPL, AMZN, MSFT, AKAM, LVLT, LLNW)

Posted: June 5, 2012 at 10:28 am

Yesterday’s announcement from Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) that the company would its own content delivery network (CDN) based on the Open Connect standard. White-box provider Intequus will build the servers ...
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Can Anything Stop the iPad? (AAPL, GOOG, AMZN, SSNLF, BKS)

Posted: June 5, 2012 at 7:44 am

Since its introduction just over two years ago, the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has either been the only tablet device on the market or the biggest seller by ...
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Salesforce Places Big Bet on Social Networks (CRM, FB, GM, LNKD, GOOG, ORCL)

Posted: June 4, 2012 at 7:39 am

Customer relationship management firm Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Buddy Media for approximately $689 million in cash and stock. The transaction is ...
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Facebook’s IPO Troubles Cuts Loyalty Measure (FB, GOOG, LNKD)

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 12:35 pm

In February, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was the leading brand in the social networking category of a customer loyalty index compiled by research firm Brand Keys. Following the company’s recent ...
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RIM Preparing for Layoffs (RIMM, AAPL, GOOG, SSNLF, NOK, MSFT)

Posted: May 29, 2012 at 8:08 am

Canadian-based smartphone maker Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is expected to fire about 2,000 employees as soon as the end of this week as the struggling company tries to ...
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Cisco Kills Its Android Tablet (CSCO, GOOG, AAPL)

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 12:50 pm

Two years ago Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) introduced a tablet device it had named the ‘Cius’, which used the Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). The7-inch device ...
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Mobile Advertising Booming on Tablets (AAPL, AMZN, SSNLF, GOOG, RIMM, NOK, BKS, MM)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 1:32 pm

In the first quarter of 2012, the leading maker of mobile devices as measured by page impressions was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), followed by Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF.PK), HTC Corp., ...
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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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Media Digest (5/17/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 6:24 am

The European Central Bank no longer offers help to Greek banks it believes are insolvent. (Reuters) Some brokerage firms stop taking orders for Facebook shares. (Reuters) Japan’s gross domestic product ...
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Mobile Phone Sales Fall in Q1 — Gartner

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 8:07 am

High-tech industry research firm Gartner Inc. (NYSE: IT) reports this morning the worldwide sales of mobile phones unexpectedly fell -2% in the first quarter of 2012, to a total of ...
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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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