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Apple’s Tablet Computer: The DVD Killer
The music industry never saw the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPod coming. The iPod was an expensive toy when it was introduced in 2001. There was no reason to think it would do well.…
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Telecom & Wireless
Google’s (GOOG) Android Could Squeeze Out Apple (AAPL)
Nokia’s (NYSE:NOK) Symbian mobile operating system has dominated the handset software business for years. Microsoft’s mobile Windows has made some progress in picking up market share during the last decade, but its…
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Media Digest 10/26/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Corporate directors are on the hot seat over management pay. Reuters: The US healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year. Reuters: Capmark Financial filed for bankrupcy. Reuters: The land…
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Amazon (AMZN): Innovation’s Reward
The founders of the large web properties of Web 1.0 are all gone now save one. Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ:YHOO) chief Yahoo!s have very little to do with the company, although one of them,…
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Media Digest (10/23/2009) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Japan Airlines faces $8.8 billion in excess debt if liquidated. Reuters: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) beat Wall St. estimates. Reuters: GM’s CEO will get a pay raise. Reuters: Nokia (NYSE:NOK) sued Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)…
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Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/22/2009) (PG)(NYT)(MSFT)
Updated throughout the day. Update 11.03 AM EST P&G (PG) may buy the household prooducts unit of Sara Lee (various) Brian Moynihan, a Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) executive and possible CEO candidate…
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Technology
Is Twitter The Next Hula Hoop?
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ:MSFT) have each formed a partnership with micro- blogging company Twitter. The search engines at the firms will survey the real time “tweets” , which are small text messages of…
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Media Digest 10/22/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: China’s GDP rose 8.9% and the government said it would stick with its liberal monetary policies. Reuters: Larry Summers said the US recovery is on track. Reuters: More Americans will delay…
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/21/2009) (TWX)(AAPL)(BKS)
Updated throughout the day. Updated at 1.11 PM EST: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) will sell First Republic for $1 billion. (The Deal) Updated 1.05 PM EST: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) may be teaming up…
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Yahoo! (YHOO) And The Miracle Of Cost Cutting
Wall St. was impressed by but not euphoric about Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ:YHOO) third quarter earnings. The company’s net revenue was $1.131 billion, down from $1.325 billion in the period last year. Net income…
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The 100 Hardest Working Brands In The World
There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which a brand contributes to the market value of a public company. 24/7…
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/20/2009) (NWS)(NVDA)(BCS)
Updated throughout the day. Updated 12.33 PM EST: The CIA will start spying on social media activity (CNET) Updated 10.15 AM EST: Oil could hit $175 a barrel by 2016 making oil-realted…
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Dow Back To 14,000 By May (AAPL)(GOOG)(GS)(JPM)(GE)
It has taken the DJIA a little over 32 weeks to move from 6,547 to just over 10,000, a move up of 53%. The index will be back over 14,000 by the…
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Technology
Google (GOOG) Apps Passes Two Million Customers
Google (GOOG) says it now has two million customers using its Apps products. The online software offers many of the features of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows, but operates on Google’s servers instead of…
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Media
Media Digest (10/19/2009) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: US corporations are concerned about the weakness of the dollar. Reuters: Bernanke says that global imbalances in trade and cash flows must be addressed. Reuters: Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is attacking new markets…