It is not a real news day for the tech and financial press if there is not a new rumor about Apple (AAPL). The latest speculation is the the consumer electronics company…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Madoff will plead guilty. Reuters reports that most consumers do not expect any recovery until 2010. Reuters reports that Bernanke says new management at AIG (AIG) has curbed costs.…
This week 24/7 Wall St. is picking several stocks that are likely to double off of their lows. The timeframe is by the end of 2010, which is meant to coincide with some form…
Given the volume of Apple newsflow, we hope this end-of-week review helps. We’ve included important headlines and a few sleepers, aggregated from Apple Investor News: • Why is Apple Living in Denial?…
Douglas A. McIntyre Around the world, PC sales are dying. The global recession is causing consumers and businesses to defer purchases until their current machines break down. Their older computers have powerful enough processors and…
The Apple (AAPL) iPhone may be good for a lot of things, but reading electronic books is not one of them. The screen on the device is so small that trying to…
According to Reuters, Obama spoke about the economy with optimism as his aides defended the budget. Reuters reports that a Senate panel will question Swiss banking’s secrecy policy. Reuters reports that foreclosures…
As PC sales begin to contract in the US, Apple (AAPL) is hoping to pick up sales overseas. If the new Gartner research on global PC sales is right, the Mac may…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, too much dependence on government aid could cause a second recession when the companies are forced to stand on their own. Reuters reports that Obama is considering funds to…
Gartner’s new research on PC sales for 2009 is out and there it nothing in it to cheer the likes of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) or Dell (DELL). Sales of computers will drop so…
Dell’s earnings dropped 48% last quarter and now it will probably fire more people. The numbers were not a surprise. Independent research shows PC sales falling around the world as the recession…
According to Reuters, Obama is pushing for a new health-care plan which will take ten years to fully take effect. Reuters says Obama is pushing for quick Wall St. reform. Reuters reports…
Google (GOOG) came very close to facing antitrust charges when it planned to partially marry its search system with Yahoo!’s (YHOO). With 65% of the US search market, analysts believe the Google…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen on Wall Street early this Tuesday morning: Intercontinental Hotels Group plc (IHG) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. Marvell…
According to the 24/7 Wall St.-Channel Checkers Survey, Apple (AAPL) iPod and Mac sales remained soft in February. The current check was finished two days ago. Based on data from fifteen Apple…
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