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Facebook May Buy Opera To Create Own Browser

Posted: May 27, 2012 at 9:01 am

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has apparently not allowed the scandal around its IPO, its slowing growth, or questions about its revenue from mobile devices to slow its M&A activity. It is in talks ...
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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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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/24/2012) MSNBC.com, Toyota’s New Markets

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 6:20 am

Toyota (NYSE: TM) announced it would move more aggressively into emerging markets. The Wall Street Journal reports that: Toyota, Japan’s biggest car maker by volume, plans to sell more than ...
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Media Digest (5/25/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 6:15 am

Four market markers involved in the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) IPO lose $100 million combined. (Reuters) EU concerns push the euro to close to a two-year low. (Reuters) Goldman Sachs (NYSE: ...
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Yahoo!’s Browser “Axis”

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 6:09 am

For some reason, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) wants to be in the crowded web browser sector. Its new product is called "Axis". It is meant to compete with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, ...
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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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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/24/2012) Costco Earnings, Oil Below $90

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:29 am

Oil has hit an extraordinarily low price, below $90 a barrel for WTI crude. That is the lowest level since October. It shows no inclination to spike back up. PMI data from Europe and ...
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Media Digest (5/24/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:20 am

Many members of the EU want Greece to remain a member but have begun to prepare for its departure. (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) posts better-than-expected earnings and says it will ...
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A Look Back At Largest IPOs

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:18 am

A quick review of the 25 largest US IPOs ever shows how badly Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has done in early trading. Most of the company's on the list have tremendous revenue, ...
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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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As Results Fall, How Does Michael Dell Keep His Job?

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 6:32 am

There are a number of differences between Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) founder and CEO Michael Dell and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Among them is that Zuckerberg holds shares that ...
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World’s Top Brands Led By Apple, IBM, Google

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 8:04 am

You may or may not have heard of Millward Brown, but you might not be surprised who they ranked as the world's top brand: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) took the ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/22/2012) IMF Report on UK, ILO Report on Employment

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 6:32 am

The International Labor Office of the United Nations released its new “Global Unemployment Trends for Youth 2012.” It is one more forecast of a “lost generation” of productive workers. As ...
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Media Digest (5/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, Financial Times

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 6:15 am

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) cuts revenue forecasts for Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) just ahead of its IPO. (Reuters) The U.S. allows China to buy treasuries directly without banker assistance. (Reuters) MF Global ...
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Microsoft To Sell 350 Million Windows 7 Devices

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 6:14 am

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer claims that 350 million Windows 7 enabled devices will ship this year. According to Bloomberg, Ballmer claims,  “It makes Windows the most popular single ...
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