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Bing’s Attack On Google Is Working!

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 3:32 pm

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is sometimes referred to as the King of Online Search.  That may be changing if the new data from Experian Hitwise is accurate.  Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: ...
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Eight Great Tech Brands Losing Money

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 6:54 am

It is a trend in the consumer electronics business -- manufacturers rise to become industry leaders only to be outshone by the competition as high-priced gadgets quickly become commodities. Based ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/11/2012) China Slows, Bing and Facebook

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 6:50 am

There are signs of economic trouble in two pillars of the developing world, a signal that the global slowdown has caught up to what were among the most robust countries. ...
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Media Digest (5/11/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 6:50 am

Facebook’s initial public offering is already oversubscribed. (Reuters) JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) books a $2 billion trading loss, and the figure could rise by another $1 billion. (Reuters) China’s industrial ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/8/2012) Buffett’s Newspapers, Facebook Road Show

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 6:42 am

For some reason, Europe’s largest stock markets have shrugged off election results in Greece and France. Many indexes are down, particularly in Greece. But the markets the world watches most ...
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Media Digest (5/8/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 6:30 am

The GAO says the government could make $15.1 billion on its AIG (NYSE: AIG) bailout investment. (Reuters) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg begins the company’s IPO road show. (Reuters) Comscore says ...
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Another Nokia Lumia 900 Bug

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 6:29 am

Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) flagship Lumia 900 had a software bug when it launched. This caused bad PR, but the problem was quickly solved. That was not the end of ...
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Media Digest (5/7/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 6:22 am

Voters in Greece and France turn away from German austerity measures set for the region’s weakest nations. (Reuters) AT&T (NYSE: T) moves into the home monitoring market. (Reuters) Ally Financial ...
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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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How Fast Things Change: Samsung Galaxy S III

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 6:38 am

The new Samsung Galaxy S III is a better smartphone than the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. Until a few days ago, the iPhone had no single worthy rival. Could that really ...
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Facebook: Targeting $85 to $95 Billion IPO Valuation Rather Than $100 Billion? (FB, GOOG, ZNGA, MSFT, GSVC, SVVC)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 2:51 pm

If you are like me, chances are high that you are ready for this Facebook IPO to finally get out of the way.  Make no mistake, Facebook will be the ...
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iPad Market Share Up, Tablet Shipments Down (AAPL, GOOG, AMZN, BKS, MSFT)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 12:22 pm

International Data Corp. (IDC) this morning released data on first quarter 2012 shipments of media tablets. These include the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and tablets that use the ...
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What About That Nokia Merger with RIM?

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 6:53 am

A merger between Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) will never happen. RIM's BlackBerry runs its own operating system. Nokia has an alliance with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to run ...
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Target Dumps Kindle Devices (TGT, AMZN, AAPL, BKS, MSFT, GOOG)

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 12:39 pm

Retailing giant Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) will discontinue selling the Kindle family of tablets and e-readers by this summer. The Kindle devices are made by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and ...
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The Most Powerful CEOs in America

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 6:49 am

Several CEOs and founders of well-known American companies have complete control over their companies. Through voting power, they control the boards and strategic decisions of these corporations. The best current ...
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