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Media
Apple To Become No. 2 VOD Company In US
Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is about to become the No. 2 provider of VOD services in the US based on the success of video content sales and rentals from the iTunes store.…
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5:05am ET
Media
Walt Disney, Jobs On Its Board, Buys iPhone App Company
Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), sits on the board of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) That means the entertainment company is well aware of the power of…
4:02am ET
Investing
Media Digest 7/2/2010
Reuters: Maria Cantwell (D-WA) will support the Senate financial reform bill, giving Democrats a boost. Reuters: Automakers had a setback in June, an indication that the industry is facing slow growth. Reuters: …
5:33am ET
Retail
Amazon.com Drops Kindle Price, The E-Reader Wars
Amazon.com has already dropped the price of its basic Kindle e-reader by $70 to $189. The moved followed a price cut of Barnes & Noble’s (NYSE: BKS) Nook from $199 to $149…
4:04am ET
Investing
Media Digest 7/1/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The House passed the financial reform bill leaving the Senate to act Reuters: Work on the BP plc (NYSE: B) oil spill will be delayed because of Hurricane Alex. Reuters: China’s…
6:53pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Microsoft Kills New Kin Phone After Only Two Months
CNET reports that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) will end production of its Kin social media smartphone. It has only been on the market for two months. Microsoft told CNET that “We have…
9:10am ET
Investing
Top Day Trader Alerts (AIG, AAPL, STST, BIDU, BP, CELG, ABII, MON, SUPG, TIBB, YRCW)
There are many stocks on the move this morning, some from earnings some not. The active trader and day trader alerts seen so far this morning in the pre-market are American International…
8:39am ET
Investing
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 6.30.2010 The Wisdom Of Crowds
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 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…
3:54am ET
Media
Media Digest (6/30/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Democrats will make a final push for financial reform. Reuters: Hurricane Alex is likely to affect clean-up efforts in the Gulf significantly. Reuters: Oil will have its first quarterly drop in…
3:16pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
iPhone for Verizon, Better Late Than Never (VZ, AAPL, T)
The rumor mill has been active on this for months and months, but the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone rumor mill is stirring again. Bloomberg reported that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)…
8:23am ET
Investing
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Stock Market Report 6.29.2010 The Wisdom Of Crowds
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 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…
6:03am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Law Firm Prepares Class Action Suit Against Apple Over iPhone 4
Law firm Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff is at work lining up plaintiffs for a suit against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the alledged antenna problems on its iPhone 4. The firm put…
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:03am ET
Media
Media Digest 6/29/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The financial reform bill may be delayed until mid-July. Reuters: The storm in the Gulf may delay oil clean-up. Reuters: Oil fell to $77. Reuters: Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) will hire…
8:53am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Apple Sells 1.7 Million iPhones In Three Days, Most Successful Product Launch
Analysts wondered if Apple Inc had sold 1 million iPhones on its first day on sales. Probably so, because the company has announced that it sold 1.7 million units in the first…
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:47am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 24
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…