Will a $9 iPhone 3 Undercut Sales of Apple’s iPhone 5?
By Douglas A. McIntyre AT&T (T) is now offering an $9 iPhone. Granted, that price is for a refurbished 3 G3S-8G. But the handset provides the same essential functions as a brand new $199…
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AIXG, NWSA, SCEI, WBMD)
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Aixtron AG (NASDAQ: AIXG), News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA), Sino Clean Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCEI),…
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (7/18/2011) Harbro Earnings, Gold At $1,600
Twitter has, by most estimates, 225 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
America’s 10 Most Popular Summer Vacation Destinations
Taking a summer vacation as a reward for working hard all year long is ingrained in the American culture. But the significance of these annual trips goes far beyond refreshing one’s mental health. Local…
Royal Philips Electronics NV And The Global GDP Slowdown
Royal Philips Electronics NV is one of the largest companies in the world. Its growth, or lack thereof, is therefore a reasonable proxy of the growth at a number of major industries in the…
The Slowdown Of Tech: MBAs Seized By A Desire To Join The Industry
New research shows that graduates from American business schools have a growing desire to join tech firms over investment banks and management consultancies. It is an almost certain sign that the Web 2.0 industry…
Moody’s: Eliminate The Debt Cap And Save US Rating
Moody’s has a simple solution to the U.S. debt cap problem and the threat over the country’s Aaa rating: Eliminate the cap completely. It is an ingenious and practical solution that would save America…
Media Digest (7/18/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Democrats and Republicans are not closer to a deal on the debt ceiling (Reuters) The hacking scandal has pushed News Corp’s shares (NYSE: NWS) even lower (Reuters) Moody’s suggested that the U.S. eliminate its…
The Week’s Largest Stock Market Losers: GameStop Corp, Monster Worldwide Inc, And Capital One Financial Corp
The S&P 500 stocks which lost the most were mostly from the tech sector. Microchip Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MCHP) was down almost 16%. The company cut it earnings guidance which was done to some…
The Weeks Stock Market Winners: Eli Lilly, Goodyear, General Mills, and More
The number of stocks that made substantial gains for the week was limited. The great exception to that rule was Petrohawk Energy Corporation Co (NYSE: HK) which jumped 62.5% on Friday after a buyout…
American Cities With The Fastest Green Jobs Growth
It’s no secret the U.S. is struggling with high unemployment and dismal job growth. But at least one industry seems to be bucking the trend. “Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green…
Debt-Ceiling Debate: Anxiety Grows as Solution Remains Elusive
Americans are watching an extreme and dangerous game of chicken played out among the most powerful of our elected officials. Who will blink first? Who will win? And what will it mean, if anything,…
Consumer Sentiment Crushed–Q3 GDP At 1%?
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey posted its lowest number since March 2009. Who says the recession is over? “The preliminary reading for the consumer sentiment index dropped to 63.8 in July…
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (7/15/2011) Citi Earnings, Consumer Prices
Twitter has, by most estimates, 225 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
Consumer Price: Inflation Dies, A Little
The prices of oil, gasoline, and petroleum by-products have fallen in the last 60 days, and the prices of commodities passed through to food companies and clothing retailers have risen. The government reports that…
Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (GOOG, LOGI, SGEN)
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Logitech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOGI), and Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Today’s Best Market Rumors (7/15/2011) TSMC And Apple
Updated throughout the day. TSMC will make some of the chips for the new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad (Reuters) Douglas A. McIntyre
Google As An Economic Indicator
When Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) releases its earnings, it does not disclose how many searches are performed in a quarter. It must be in the hundreds of billions, at least. Google also runs hundreds of…
No Greek Risk In EU Bank Stress Tests
nationsonline.orgA test is only as useful as what it tests for. The European Banking Authority is about to release stress tests on 91 large banks in the region. What the results will not contain…
Media Digest (7/15/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
TSMC may replace Samsung as the maker of chips for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad (Reuters) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) earnings surpassed Wall St. expectations and shares surged (Reuters) S&P warned the U.S. on debt…