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Media Digest (5/2/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

Moody’s warns that Japan’s finances will be hurt if it cannot get acceptance of a new sales tax. (Reuters) New Chinese factory data indicate that the industry’s activity may have ...
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Short Interest Changes in Cult Stocks and Controversial Stocks (ALU, STD, BAC, BKS, DNDN, DMND, FSLR, GMCR, GRPN, HGSI, LNKD, NFLX, NOK, RSH, RIMM, SIRI)

There are more changes in the short interest of some of the key cult stocks and most actively traded and controversial stocks. The start of earnings season may have influenced ...
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Will LG, HTC and Sony Exit U.S. Smartphone Market?

Near the rear of AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless retail stores sit smartphones like the HTC Trophy, the LG Vortex and Sony Experia. These usually sell for less than high-end Samsung ...
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Apple Earnings: Blowing The Door Off The Hinges (AAPL, DELL, MSFT, GOOG, RIMM)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reported earnings for its March quarter and it is a record for the quarter.  Today's report was a blowout at $12.30 EPS and $39.2 billion in revenue.  ...
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The Reason To Fear Apple Earnings (AAPL, RIMM, MSFT, GOOG)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still up huge in 2012, but its stock is battered and bruised ahead of Tuesday's earnings report.  Shares have opened down again on Monday and ...
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Oracle Toyed with the Idea of Buying RIM, Palm (ORCL, RIMM, HPQ, AAPL, GOOG)

In testimony in the copyright infringement case brought by Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said that his company considered buying smartphone makers ...
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Analyst Take on an iPad Mini (AAPL, RIMM, DELL, AMZN)

The talk has been out there before and it will likely continue ahead... Rumors of a mini iPad. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was strongly opposed to this under Steve Jobs ...
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Media Digest (4/17/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Argentina may take control of huge energy company YPF. (Reuters) Spanish debt costs continue to rise. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund will try to raise $400 billion, much less that previously ...
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Samsung To Release New Galaxy Phone

Samsung says it will release the third generation of its flagship. It will be called the Galaxy S. That is a bit like the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4S, at ...
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Short Interest Changes in Cult Stocks & Controversial Stocks (ALU, BAC, DNDN, DMND, FSLR, GMCR, HGSI, LNKD, NFLX, RSH, RIMM, SIRI)

It is no secret that cult stocks and controversial stocks often have an unusually high short interest.  The markets rose handily into the end of March and that has shown ...
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Android Dominates Chinese Mobile Platform Market (GOOG, AAPL, NOK, MSFT, RIMM)

The Android smartphone operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) grabbed nearly 70% of sales in China during the fourth quarter of 2011 according to a new report from Chinese ...
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The Amazon Surprise: Nokia Windows Phone Leads Top Sellers (AMZN, NOK, MSFT, T, VZ, RIMM, GOOG, AAPL)

Lists of top-sellers at single destinations do not always equate to broad-reaching trends around the entire nation nor around the entire globe.  Still, when you see a surprise like this ...
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Media Digest (4/6/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

A federal judge approves a $25 billion mortgage misconduct settlement between the federal and several state governments and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), JP ...
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Google, Samsung Top Mobile Market (GOOG, AAPL, SSNLF, MMI, RIMM, MSFT, NOK)

Research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is out with its report on the US mobile phone market for the rolling three-month period through February 2012. The data shows that 234 ...
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Maybe the Rich are Like You and Me (AAPL, GOOG, RIMM)

Wealthier smartphone owners are a lot like the rest of us, at least when it comes to apps downloaded to their smartphones. The wealthy’s favorite app is Facebook, followed closely ...
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