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Technology
Sun (JAVA) Heads Back Toward $5
It appears that IBM (IBM) may be walking out on its deal to buy Sun Microsystems, or could just be playing hardball to lower the price it is willing to pay. In…
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Media
Media Digest 4/3/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Congress passed the Obama budget Reuters reports that cautious optimism greeted plans from the G-20 summit. Reuters reports that banks are considering buying toxic assets sold by other banks.…
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Consumer Electronics
Intel’s New Chip: All The Support, No Help (INTC, HPQ, DELL, IBM, JAVA, AMD)
New product launches are always tricky events. This is definitely the case with new chips and new processors for computing. Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) did confirm its new chipset offering for processors…
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Technology
Is IBM (IBM) Deal To Buy Sun (JAVA) In Trouble?
Inevitably, when a corporate buyout is announced or rumored, the target company’s stock prices trades up to the level of the value of the deal. Last week, there was news that IBM…
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Apps & Software
Why Dell (DELL) Is Toast
Dell (DELL) has a problem, or a series of problems. Its share of the PC and server businesses is under pressure from IBM (IBM), HP (HPQ), IBM (IBM), Sun (JAVA), Hitachi, and…
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Technology
Dell (DELL) Enters Another Crowded Business
Dell (DELL) keeps entering businesses where it might have an edge over competitors IBM (IBM) and HP (HPQ). So far, it has had little success in getting out in front of its…
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Media
Media Digest 3/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, a number of AIG (AIG) employees gave back their bonuses. Reuters reports that economist Martin Feldstein said the recession may last well into 2010 and the government may have…
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Media
Media Digest 3/20/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the House passed a bill that would tax AIG’s (AIG) and some other bonuses by 90%. Reuters reports that the US gave auto suppliers a $5 billion lifeline. Reuters…
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Investing
A Renaissance for Big Acquisitions
A large part of the money that was made by banks and investment banks from 2004 through most of 2007 was made from mergers and acquisitions. When the credit markets fell apart,…
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Media
Media Digest 3/19/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the Fed’s plans to buy Treasuries is like a program called “Operation Twist” which was part of the agencies effort to help the economy almost fifty years ago. Reuters…
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Technology
IBM (IBM) To Pay Too Much For Sun (JAVA)
In a weak economy, troubled companies should never be bought at a premium. No one has mentioned that to IBM (IBM) which is looking at paying $10 a share for Sun Micro…
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Media
Media Digest 3/18/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, AIG (AIG) will have to pay taxpayers back for bonuses it paid out before it can get its next $30 billion in loans. Reuters reports that Coke (KO) is…
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Media
Media Digest 3/10/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to the head of the FDIC, a “bad bank” system could jumpstart the US economy. Reuters reports that some economists believe that the US economy will start to rebound in the…
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Apps & Software
Server Sales Follow PC Sales Down The Toilet (HPQ) (DELL) (MSFT) (INTC)
It would make sense that as businesses cut back on spending for PCs they would also cut back on the purchase of servers. One of the things computers and servers have in…
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Media
Media Digest 1/28/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the confidence of CEOs at Davos is low as the recession and credit crisis deepen. Reuters reports that Yahoo! (YHOO) slightly beat earnings but posted a weak forecast. Reuters…