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Zynga-ville (ZNGA, GOOG)
Social media game maker Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) priced its IPO at $10/share, and the first 100 million shares are now in investors’ hands. The IPO raised a cool $1 billion, in…
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Outrageous 2012 Prediction… 50% Drop in Apple Stock (AAPL, GOOG, AMZN, MSFT, NOK)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still one of the most revered companies in America, and in the world. Since Steve Jobs has passed away there has been a bit less enthusiasm for…
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The Death of R-I-M Earnings… From Value to Value Trap (RIMM, AAPL, GOOG)
Research-in-Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) should change its name to ‘RIM’s Limited.’ The smartphone maker is turning out to be a ‘dumbphone’ maker if you look at industry figures. Still, what is interesting is…
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Smartphones Gaining Share in US Market (AAPL, GOOG)
In 2009, just 18% of all mobile phone users owned a smartphone. By October of this year, that total had reached 44%, with the iPhone 4 from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) as…
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Texas Instruments Leaving NYSE for NASDAQ (TXN, INTC, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG)
The NASDAQ has always been considering the heavyweight exchange for technology listing, and it just put on more weight today with an announcement from Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) that the chipmaker…
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Nokia Picks Wrong Carrier for U.S. Return
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has returned to the U.S. smartphone market. Unfortunately, its partner is also-ran wireless provider T-Mobile. That will make it very difficult for the smartphone to get adoption. Experts already…
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What’s New in the Financial World (12/15/2011) Retail Sales Rise, Nokia Launches Lumia
The National Retail Federation increased its forecast for holiday sales to 3.8%, which would mean a total of $469 billion for November and December. That is up from its earlier 2.8% prediction. The…
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200 Billion Videos Watched, and Not a Dime in Sight
In October, 200 billion videos were watched online worldwide. The number is immensely impressive until the question is asked whether the online video business makes any money. Research firm comScore released its figures…
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US Trade Commission Delays HTC Ruling Again (AAPL, GOOG)
The US International Trade Commission has once again delayed its ruling on a filing by Taiwan’s HTC Corp. alleging infringement on the company’s patents by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apple is also…
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Bain, Other Consultants, Top Best Places To Work List
Bain & Company topped the 2012 version of the “Glassdoor Top 50 Places To Work.” McKinsey, MITRE, and Shalom Consulting were all among the top 10. Tech leaders were also near the…
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Best Ideas For 2012: Mostly Dividends & Value (BRK-A, CMCSA, FCX, MET, PG, STX, RDS.A, VOD, SNY, AAPL, GOOG, IBM)
This last weekend brought the first waves of picks for 2012. Barron’s issued its “10 Favorite Stocks For 2012” and the stocks were just about all lower on Monday with a very…
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Apple TV Leads Set-top Box Market (AAPL, GOOG, MSFT, SNE, WDC, STX)
While barely a fraction of the size of the market for smartphones and tablets, the internet-connected TV market is growing, and — surprise — Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the market share…
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Media Digest (12/13/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Bloomberg
Congress, close to a budget agreement, may avoid a government shutdown. (Reuters) Washington Mutual shareholders and creditors set a deal that could allow an exit from bankruptcy. (Reuters) The policy meeting of…
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Europe Stalls Google, Motorola Merger (GOOG, MMI, AAPL)
The proposed $12.5 billion acquisition by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI) has been wending its way slowly through the European regulatory mechanism. Progress has now stopped,…
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Decision Looms in Apple, HTC Patent Dispute (AAPL, GOOG, MMI)
The US International Trade Commission is expected to issue a ruling on Wednesday in a patent dispute between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Taiwan’s HTC Corp., a smartphone maker that uses the…