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Petrobras Record Bond Sale in Shadow of Apple’s Record Capital Raise

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 6:17 pm

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras for American investors, is on the verge of yet a second record corporate bond offering in the last few of weeks. The state-owned ...
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Fifty Billion Apple App Downloads

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 10:55 am

Another day, another countdown. This one touts the success of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store. Last week Apple launched a real-time counter as downloads from the App Store ...
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Tiger Woods New Sponsors: Verizon, PcW, Chrysler?

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 6:48 am

Tiger Wood's sexual indiscretions cost him sponsorships from Gatorade, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Tag Hauer, Procter & Gamble Co.'s (NYSE: PG) Gillette, and Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) in 2010. Among his ...
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Among Actively Traded Stocks, Short Interest Doubles in Apple

Posted: May 10, 2013 at 7:35 am

We have tracked the key short interest changes as of April 30 in these large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. ...
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Icahn Offer for Dell Increases Investor Risk

Posted: May 10, 2013 at 6:24 am

Carl Icahn and partner Southeastern Capital Management will offer Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) stockholders two alternatives, if their deal to takeover the company is chosen by its board. Investors can ...
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YouTube Paid Content Will Fail

Posted: May 10, 2013 at 6:24 am

YouTube, the video operation of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), will enter a field in which it has no business being. It will offer consumers paid channels of premium video content. ...
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Workforce Boost at Apple Supplier: Something New Coming?

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 6:40 am

Perhaps Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will attempt to launch a blockbuster product soon. After months of worry that its suppliers in Asia have been idle, one of these companies has ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 6:30 am

A $100 Nokia Smartphone Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) has released a smartphone that costs the consumer less than $100 -- the Nokia Asha 501. The cellular phone firm has made ...
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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomerg

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 6:22 am

China's inflation rises more than expected in April, although factory prices drop. (Reuters) High revenue at Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) sends shares up by double digits. (Reuters) Tesla Motors Inc.'s ...
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Tesla, Groupon, Sony Face Earnings Challenge

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 6:20 am

Several companies announced earnings recently, and each one has to withstand suspicions that their successes will be short lived. Based on what some investors can see in the numbers, the ...
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The Return of Stock Splits in a Raging Bull Market

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 12:45 pm

The corporate governance exercise of a stock split to increase the number of shares and to lower the share price should theoretically have no impact on how the investment community evaluates ...
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T-Mobile US Earnings Report Sets the Stage

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 8:50 am

T-Mobile US Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The wireless provider is the U.S.-listed combination of Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA unit and MetroPCS Communications ...
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Microsoft’s New Windows 8 Can Be Competing Mobile OS

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 6:49 am

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to release a major upgrade of Windows 8 to help weak sales. At the same time, analysts say that telecom providers want to find one ...
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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 6:48 am

The U.S. government accuses China of stealing military secrets. (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to upgrade Windows 8 to boost sales. (Reuters) New York state will file charges against ...
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Apple Tops Exxon in Market Cap

Posted: May 6, 2013 at 3:00 pm

For most of the past two years, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) held the top spot as the most valuable company in the world as measured by market cap, having wrestled ...
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