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Apple (AAPL): The Mac’s Comeback
Apple (AAPL) Mac shipments hit 960,000 units in Q3 of this year according to IDC. Last year, that figure was 716,000, raising Apple’s share from 4.8% to 5.6% in the US market.…
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Investing
Is Dell (DELL) Turnaround In Trouble?
Data from Gartner indicate that Dell (DELL) may not be doing as well as Wall St. bulls had hoped. Figures show that in Q2, PC shipments by Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) rose 36% but…
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Media Digest 7/19/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters net income at Ebay (EBAY) rose 50%. Reuters reports that net income at IBM (IBM) rose 12% on strength in its software business. Reuters writes that Vodafone’s (VOD) revenue…
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Consumer Electronics
PC Sales Rebounding: HP (HPQ) And Dell (DELL) Hold Lead
According to Gartner Group, PC sales rose 12.1% in the second quarter to hit 61.1 million units. The research firm had previously predicted growth of 10.6%. Laptop sales were particularly strong. Hewlett-Packard…
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Harris Poll: Brands Ain’t Stock Prices (SNE)(TM)(KO)
Another study has come out showing the lack of a connection between brand reputation and share price activity. Harris Interactive "best brands" survey was based on a poll of 2,372 adults from…
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Consumer Electronics
Dell Target Hike (DELL, MSFT, INTC, AMD)
This morning, Credit Suisse is giving a little boost to shares of Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL). The broker has reiterated its "Outperform" rating on the stock, but has hiked its price target from…
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Wal-Mart (WMT) Gets A Lift, Dell (DELL) As Well
Wal-Marts’ (WMT) same-store sales were up more than most analysts thought they would be, rising 2.9% in the four weeks ending July 7. Grocery sales did well, but electronics did better. "Sales…
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Dell (DELL): No Turnaround For Now
Michael Dell told a group at a company product launch that Dell (DELL) still has a long way to go before its solves its sales and market share problems. The stock had…
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Pre-Market Stock News (July 10, 2007)
(AA) Alcoa $0.81 EPS vs $0.81e; will likely have to sweeten Alcan bid before getting any approval from Alcan.(BOT) CBOT holders approve the CME merger offer.(CACS) Carrier Access lowered guidance.(CAKE) Cheesecake Factory…
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Lexmark (LXK): Canary In The Coal Mine?
After Lexmark (LXK) told Wall St. that it would miss second and third quarter numbers, the stock dropped about 10% to $45 after hitting a 52-week low of $43.50 earlier in the…
4:49pm ET
Investing
Top 10 Stock Issues Review of This Week (July 6, 2007)
Stock Tickers: CME, BOT, DFS, RIMM, AAPL, AA, RTP, AL, AMD, MOT, ALU, MPEL, GM, TM, BIDU, INTC, DELL, MSFT If the CME (CME) and CBOT (BOT) doesn’t get approved next week,…
3:11am ET
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Media Digest 7/6/2006 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Advanced Medical Optic (EYE) has made a $4.23 billion bid forBausch & Lomb (BOL). Reuters writes that UBS has replaced its CEO after loses at it hedge fund. The…
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As Microsoft (MSFT) Sales Improve, Can A PC Rally Be Far Behind?
The Vista train may be pulling out of the station. After checking a number of software sales indicators, an analyst quoted in Barron’s says that Microsoft (MSFT) OS sales should handily exceed…
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Investing
Dell (DELL) Makes A 52-Week High
Dell (DELL) hit $28.86, a 52-week high, which also puts the stock up 20% during the last year, a better performance than the S&P. Some of the increase comes indirectly from upgrades…
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Investing
Nasdaq Short Interest, June 2007
Below are the major short interest positions for stocks traded on Nasdaq for the period ending June 15 compared to comparable numbers for May. Company …