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Google Fights Back In China
Reuters is reporting that Google (GOOG) has taken a stake in Chinese Chinese community Web site Tianya.cn, a move into social networking there. GOOG has stayed out of the business in the…
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Pre-Market Stock News (August 20, 2007)
(AXP) American Express is selling its private banking unit.(CFC) Countrywide is laying off loan originators and support staff as applications are down and to cut costs.(CHINA) CDC Corp. announced a $225 million…
12:19pm ET
Media
Taking Issue With Barron’s Cramer Cover Story (Aug 19, 2007)
It was a bit surprising to see Barron’s used Jim Cramer for the cover story. The article points out that Jim Cramer’s picks have lagged the market. For starters, Cramer rarely gives…
2:29pm ET
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Cramer Puzzled on EMC/VMware (EMC, VMW, TXN, GOOG, CSCO, INTC, SLB)
On today’s STOP TRADING on CNBC Jim Cramer said investors can now focus on what is cheap again and he was positive on Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) with it to go back to $95.00. …
11:21am ET
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Whole Foods Ruling Good News For Google/DoubleClick, Sirius/XM. Really.
(WFMI)(OATS)(SIRI)(XMSR)(GOOG) From Silicon Alley Insider What do organic grocery stores, online ad giants, and satellite radio companies have in common? Just a bunch of regulators who decide whether to approve mega-mergers like…
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Google To Buy Into China
Google (GOOG) plans to make several acquisitions in China over the next several quarters, according to TechCruch. GOOG market share there trails China search engine Baidu (BIDU) by a large margin. By…
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Sun Microsystems Keeps Scrambling For Revenue
Sun Microsystems (SUNW) has come up with another new way to make revenue. It sales were flat in the last quarter, and that does not seem likely to change in the next…
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Pre-Market Stock News (August 16, 2007)
(AMGN) Amgen announced 12-14% layoffs and lowered guidance for 2007.(ANX) ADVENTRX Pharma announces fast track designation granted by the FDA for CoFactor for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.(AUXL) Auxilium Pharma receivef FDA…
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The Great Advertising Share Shift: Google (GOOG) Sucks Life Out Of Old Media
From Silicon Alley Insider Everyone talks about advertising dollars shifting online, but when you’re fighting all day in the trenches it’s tough to get a handle on what this really means. Here’s…
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Media
Media Digest 8/16/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, China Mobile’s (CHL) net rose 28%. Reuters writes that Amgen (AMGN) will fire 14% of its sales force. Reuters reports that Hasbro (HAS) will increase inspection of products from…
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Apps & Software
Google + Sun >OR= Microsoft; And 2 + 2 = 2.624356 (SUNW, GOOG, MSFT, VMW)
The second tier, albeit with ambition, StarOffice(TM) office suite software package from Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW) has finally made a name partner for the download universe. Enter Google (NASDAQ:GOOG). The StarOffice suite is…
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A Google (GOOG) Takeover Of Adobe (ADBE)?
GigaOm has suggested that Google (GOOG) may look at buying online tools company Adobe (ADBE). While the big search company would get the large Acrobat and Photoshop, the key to a buy-out…
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Technology
Smart Ads: Yahoo! (YHOO) Late Again
Yahoo! (YHOO) is hoping that a new technology called Smart Ads will makes its display advertising more attractive to marketers. The product allows an advertiser to give a broad array of creative…
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Yahoo! (YHOO): No Profit In Customer Satisfaction
The new University of Michigan American Consumer Satisfaction Index shows that people like using Yahoo! (YHOO) better than they do Google (GOOG), at least in the US. According to Reuters, satisfaction with…
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Media Digest 8/14/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, profits at UBS rose to $4.7 billion in Q2, but the bank said the difficult markets could hurt second half results. Reuters writes that Wal-Mart’s (WMT) Japanese unit, Seiyu…