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Investing
Research in Motion Offers Comments (RIMM, AAPL, GOOG)
Shares of Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM)have lost about -75% of their value in the past 12 months, but the company is trying to make up some of the loss in…
GOOG Coverage Page 182
7:36am ET
Investing
Nokia/Microsoft Windows Phones Sales May Be 37 Million In 2012–Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley says that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may sell as many as 37 million Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows powered smartphones. It would be major rebound in the fortunes of the world’s largest handset…
6:51am ET
Media
Media Digest (1/11/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) to launch its first tablet PC late this year. (Reuters) NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) and Deutsche Boerse will try to save their merger with a case for EC regulators. (Reuters)…
12:05pm ET
Investing
Samsung Repeats Plan To Pass Nokia In Global Sales
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has been the largest manufacturer of handsets in the world. As recently as two years ago, it had nearly 40% of the global market. That has changed as it…
11:03am ET
Investing
Google Launches Personalized Search Results
Google (NYSE: GOOG) in an attempt to further challenge Facebook in the social network arena has launched a new search feature, tailored to personal use. The company, which has its own Google+…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:55am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Nokia Pushes for U.S. Comeback
The three partners in the launch of the new Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Windows-powered Lumia 900 smartphone — AT&T (NYSE: T), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nokia — were effusive about its chances to rival…
6:17am ET
Investing
Microsoft, Nokia, AT&T Launch New Lumia 900 Smartphone
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have released their first Window’s based smartphone aimed at the US market. AT&T (NYSE:T) says it will aggressively market the product. The success of the release…
2:35pm ET
Investing
Windows Phone… Does Steve Ballmer Really Just Want An iPhone? (MSFT, AAPL, GOOG, HPQ, NOK, RIMM)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) may have missed the smartphone move entirely. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) have run away with the market. Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) found out…
6:17am ET
Investing
Apple (AAPL) And Samsung Continue Smartphone Dominance
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung, the largest maker of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android-based smartphones have started 2012 as they ended 2011-far ahead of their competition. Research firm ChangeWave reports that The late…
4:46pm ET
Investing
Motorola Shows Competition Is Overwhelming It
Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) which will soon be owned by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), showed it cannot hold its own against industry handset leaders like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung Motorola’s earnings were…
10:34am ET
Investing
Android Could Reach 50% Smartphone Share This Year
Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android mobile OS could have 50% of the smarphone market share worldwide. If so, it would be a blow to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), and…
10:04am ET
Special Report
The 17 Most Important IPOs To Watch In 2012
The initial public offering market in 2012 is likely to be much stronger than many anticipate. Despite the lingering uncertainty and the underperformance of many popular IPOs in 2011, this year may…
6:39am ET
Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (1/6/2012) BMW No. 1, Samsung Earnings
Can Audi pass BMW, which passed Mercedes? The ongoing race for the prime position among luxury car companies in the U.S. was won by BMW in 2011. It sold 247,907 cars and…
6:38am ET
Media
Media Digest (1/6/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford will sue the troubled company for wrongful dismissal. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund’s Lagarde says 2012 will not see the end of the euro. (Reuters) MF Global’s trustee…
4:05pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (BRCM, NFLX, NOK, GOOG, VMW, STZ, MON, WOR, HELE, DNDN, ACOM, ZUMZ, OSH, BKS, AEO)
US markets opened lower today and finally managed modest gains by mid-afternoon. News from Europe on the reluctance of banks to lend, coupled with an higher-than-expected yield on a French bond issue…