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Morning Wire — US Stock-Index Futures Mostly Lower

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:23 am

US index futures are trending lower this morning, although the Nasdaq Composite is defying the trend by posting a decent gain. That’s mostly due to the stellar earnings report from ...
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Apple Earnings and the Value of Old Tech

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:37 am

Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) extraordinary earnings and the size of its iPhone sales helped move its market cap well above $400 billion. The press constantly reminds readers that this is greater ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/25/2012) iPhone 5, Germany Confidence

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:36 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors had to pinch themselves yesterday. Revenue at the company soared to $46.3 billion. Almost certainly it is the world’s largest tech firm now, as it moves ahead ...
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Media Digest (1/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:35 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has another blow-out quarter driven by iPhone sales. (Reuters) Japan has its first trade deficit since 1980. (Reuters) Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) posts weak earnings on a revenue ...
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Apple Kills Earnings Critics… Almost $100 Billion in Cash & Liquidity (AAPL)

Posted: January 24, 2012 at 4:44 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was halted right before earnings, but the numbers appear to be a total blowout compared to estimates.  The stock is out with its first quarterly report ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (NFLX, PAAS, HAL, HD, KORS, APD, BHI, CLWR, APD, BHI, CLWR, EMC, WDC, CSX, ZION, AAPL, BLRX, LEE, BONT, IDCC, ACHN)

Posted: January 24, 2012 at 4:11 pm

All three major equity indexes opened lower this morning and while all have tracked back to last night’s close, only the Nasdaq Composite has managed to wobble to a small ...
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Full 360-Degree Apple Earnings Preview (AAPL, DELL, HPQ)

Posted: January 24, 2012 at 10:17 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report earnings after the close of trading on Tuesday and this is being watched perhaps more than any of the other companies out ...
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Verizon Earnings Pummeled by Pension Charges (VZ, T, S, AAPL)

Posted: January 24, 2012 at 9:52 am

Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) are down more than -2% in pre-market trading this morning following the company’s fourth quarter and full year earnings report. Verizon posted adjusted ...
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An Awful Start for JCPenney’s New CEO

Posted: January 24, 2012 at 6:39 am

Former Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) retail chief Ron Johnson, hired to achieve a turnaround at JCPenney (NYSE: JCP), is off to a terrible start. The wobbly department store company may not ...
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Why Not an Apple Executive for RIM’s CEO Job?

Posted: January 23, 2012 at 6:44 am

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) did not pick Bob Mansfield, Apple’s head of hardware operations, to act as its new CEO. It did not pick Philip Schiller, Apple’s long-time marketing ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/23/2012) Spain’s GDP, Volt Repairs

Posted: January 23, 2012 at 6:34 am

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), one of the most troubled large tech companies in the world, replaced its two long-time CEOs. The move may do little to help the ...
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RIM Replaces CEOs, but Too Late

Posted: January 23, 2012 at 3:42 am

After a series of management mistakes that cost Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) its lead in the global smartphone business, and over 80% of its market value, the firm’s long-time co-CEOs ...
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Apple, Motorola Patent Lawsuit Narrowed (AAPL, MMI, GOOG)

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 10:54 am

A federal judge in Chicago has narrowed the scope of a patent infringement case involving Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI). The dispute revolves around ...
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Microsoft 1, Google 0

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 8:43 am

It was no accident that Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) earnings were good and Google’s bad (NASDAQ: GOOG). The assumption that search is one of the best businesses in the world has ...
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Media Digest (1/20/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 8:40 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) misses earnings expectations, which pushes shares down as much as 10%. (Reuters) IKEA posts a profit and grows in most regions of the world. (Reuters) Greece and ...
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