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Largest Short Interest Positions
The short interest in the stocks with the largest positions as of August 15: Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) down 2% to 220 million shares. Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) up…
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Microsoft Corporation
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Telecom & Wireless
The Aftermath of Apple vs. Samsung
It may take months for the shock waves from the Samsung legal loss in a patent suit with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to change the smartphone industry’s landscape. Samsung has to immediately decide whether…
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Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (8/27/2012)
Hurricane Isaac Poised to Strike U.S. Economy Isaac, now a Category 1 hurricane that could become a Category 2, will have some effect on the U.S. economy even if it does not make a…
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Investing
Media Digest (8/27/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Hurricane Isaac causes several companies, including BP PLC (NYSE: BP), to shut down drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. (Reuters) Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) will buy Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group…
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Companies and Brands
Altria Raises Dividend, Expect 11 More Big Hikes Coming Before Year-End
It was just on Monday that we released the 24/7 Wall St. “12 Big Dividend Hikes Coming Before The End of 2012” and we already have one of the twelve coming true. …
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Technology
Take the Poll: Do You Like Microsoft’s New Logo?
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trying to do what it can to keep Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), and whatever other competitors it has at bay. Today came the…
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Investing
Top U.S. Websites in July (GOOG, MSFT, YHOO, FB, AOL, AMZN, CMCSA, WMT, TGT, VZ)
Digital media research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released its ranking of the top 50 U.S. web properties for July and the list is topped by the usual suspects. comScore counted…
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Telecom & Wireless
Nokia to Launch Windows Phone — Finally
NokiaNokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) will release a Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Mobile powered phone on the Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) network before the end of the year, according to several…
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What’s Important in the Financial World (8/22/2012)
Trading Volume at Five-Year Low CNNMoney is the latest media outlet to acknowledge the fact that trading volume is light. In their estimation, it is at a five-year low. There could be several reasons…
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Investing
Twelve Major Dividend Hikes Expected Before the End of 2012
Most investors have discovered that earning less than 1% per year in short-term Treasuries or even less than 2% out in the 10-year Treasury is no fun. Longer-dated Treasury bonds also are proving…
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Consumer Electronics
Apple the Most Valuable Company — Ever
When shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) hit an intra-day high of $664.74 earlier today, the company’s market cap hit $623 billion. That topped the previous record market cap of $618.9 billion…
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Media
Google, YouTube Still Dominate Online Video (GOOG, FB, YHOO, MSFT, AOL, VIAB, AMZN, TWX, SNE)
The YouTube division of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) drew 157 million unique viewers in July, nearly 3x the number of unique viewers of its nearest rival, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). The figures…
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Telecom & Wireless
Is Verizon the Perfect Stock?
Is Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) the perfect stock? No. The “perfect stock” headline is used by financial and business websites and publications to sucker people into reading articles that have little relevance for…
Douglas A. McIntyre 11:25am ET
Technology
Facebook Posts New Low, Other Social Media Stocks Falter (FB, ZNGA, GRPN, YELP, LNKD, CRM, MSFT, GOOG)
courtesy Facebook Inc.Today’s end to the lockup period on shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has predictably weighed on the stock’s share price. Shares are down more than 6% and have posted…
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Technology
Google Is Search Leader in July
Not much of a surprise, but Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was again the leader in the U.S. search market in July by a wide margin, according to comScore’s latest monthly analysis of…