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Consumer Electronics
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 least the…
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Apps & Software
Google’s Failed Due Diligence on Android
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) released its open source operating system in September 2008. It is too bad Google’s patent counsel did not look more carefully at whether the software violated patents and the copyrights of…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, NOK, VMW, EIX, CLD, GOOG, JPM, WFC, IGTE, C, INTC, MSFT, GTIM, INFY, TLB)
Markets opened lower this morning and by mid-morning equities were trading down about -1% across the board, where they have mostly remained for the rest of the day. Worries about Spain have…
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Telecom & Wireless
Nokia Hits New Low (NOK, MSFT, T)
Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) have hit new 52-week low of $4.01 today following a downgrade from Barclays. And the hits just keep on coming. The company’s credit default swaps (CDS)…
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Investing
Top DJIA Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (C, INTC, IBM, JNJ, KO, AXP, BAC, DD, MSFT, TRV, VZ, GE, MCD)
Earnings season may be underway, but this coming week is going to be full of many key earnings reports. We actually have a full slate on deck with what appears to be…
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Apps & Software
Why No One Is Impressed With Adobe’s $2 Billion Share Buyback (ADBE, AAPL, MSFT)
Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) made what might seem like a startling announcement on Thursday evening with a new share buyback plan of up to $2 billion. With a market cap of…
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Media
Media Digest (4/13/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) splits its stock in a way that will help its founders keep control, and the company also announces strong earnings. (Reuters) China’s GDP reaches a three-year low. (Reuters) Bank of…
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Media
360-Degree Google Earnings Preview (GOOG, MSFT, YHOO)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is set to report earnings after the close of trading on Thursday and this is likely to set the tone for many internet operations. In late-morning trading, Google…
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Telecom & Wireless
Nokia’s Woes Mount with Buggy Phone (NOK, T, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG)
Earlier this morning Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) issued a warning on first and second quarter revenue and earnings, but that wasn’t all the bad news the company had coming today. Nokia’s Sunday…
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Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World? (4/11/2012) Tablet Sales Surge, Broken Nokia Phone
Household debt combined with falling home prices have been more toxic to the economy than previously believed. This is not just true in the United States, according to new IMF data. The…
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Consumer Electronics
New Nokia Lumia Has Major Flaw
NokiaTroubled handset maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK) cannot get a break. Its alliance with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was supposed to allow it to produce attractive new smartphones meant to help it claw back…
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Investing
Apple Reaches $600 Billion in Market Cap (AAPL, MSFT, XOM)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) did something more important than just hitting a new 52-week high today. It did something more important than hitting an all-time high today. For a brief period Apple’s…
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Telecom & Wireless
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 research firm…
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Media
Media Digest (4/10/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Charles Blahous, a George Mason University research fellow, reports that the new health care law could add $530 billion to the deficit. (Washington Post) Fed Chairman Bernanke says many banks need larger…
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (AAPL, LNKD, DIS, MJN, GOLD, WDFC, GBX, SVU, AA, AOL, MSFT, CKSW, WOLF)
Markets opened lower this morning on the first trading day in the US following last week’s poor report on non-farm payrolls. Higher-than-expected inflation in China also caused led some observers to suggest…