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Media Digest 8/25/2009
Reuters: Bernanke will be reappointed as Fed chief. Reuters: New deficit projects could hurt Obama’s plans. Reuters: The SEC and Bank of America (BAC) asked a judge again to approve a deal…
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Apps & Software
Prison For China Pirates Of Microsoft Products
There are a number of estimates of what piracy in China costs American software companies. Most are in the $2 billion to $4 billion range. It could be much more than that.…
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Media
Media Digest 8/21/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) are battling to control home entertainment but consumers are slow to adopt their technologies. Reuters: The “clunkers” program will end on August 24. Reuters: GM is…
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Video Game Sector Preps For Tough Year-End (GME, SNE, MSFT, ERTS, AMZN, NTDOY, TTWO, ATVI)
The video game sector was supposed to be one of the relative beneficiaries of the recession even if it was not to be entirely immune. The sector was part of the ‘in-living…
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24/7 Wall St. TV: Video Game Players Are Old And Fat
In the not too distant future, video games may have health warning labels like the ones found on Marlboros and Jim Beam. New research performed by the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Investing
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, AA, ANN, ASMI, KLIC, MDAS, MSFT, BPOP, TGT, DIS)
These are Wednesday’s top ten analyst research summary upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street brokerage firms: Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna. Alcoa (NYSE:AA) Cut to Neutral…
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Media Digest 8/19/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: HP (HP) issued optimistic guidance. Reuters: China is investing in the private housing sector. Reuters: Buffett says the US is on a slow path to recovery. Reuters: US regulators urged Citigroup…
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Video Game Players Are Fat, Depressed, And Old (SNE)(MSFT)
In the not too distant future, video games may have health warning labels like the ones found on Marlboros and Jim Beam. New research performed by the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Sony (SNE) PS3 And Microsoft (MSFT) Zune: Does Cutting Price Matter?
Sony’s (SNE) PS3 and Microsoft’s (MSFT) Zune both have the same problem. They substantially under-sell the market leaders. In the case of the Zune, that is Apple’s (AAPL) iPod which has a…
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Investing
Fidelity’s Top Portfolio Changes (BAC, WFC, GS, MS, JPM, AAPL, MSFT, CSCO, ORCL, XOM, CVX, PFE, ESRX, WYE, GE, SBUX)
Fidelity Management & Research Company, or FMR, was among the giants which released its quarterly holdings over the most recent days. While it is always interesting to see which holdings are the…
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No Recovery For Video Games
Just when it looked like consumer spending might pick up, one of the hottest retail sectors, at least a year ago, video games, fell apart. In July, the industry had a 29%…
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Media Digest 8/14/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Chinese are learning the problem of easy access to credit cards. Reuters: The US recovery is still slow while France and Germany are rebounding. Reuters: UBS (UBS) clients in America…
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Media Digest 8/13/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Wal-Mart (WMT) will report results with Wall St. looking for sales growth. Reuters: US home foreclosures set a record in July. Reuters: Citigroup (C) hired outsiders to help with a management…
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Investing
Tracking The Value Of The World’s Major Brands
Several companies run annual brand valuations. It is a good business for advertising and marketing firms to be viewed as experts on brands. Brand values are based on the cash flow they…
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Media
What If Twitter Folds?
Twitter had another hacker attack yesterday. Several media outlets reported that the micro-blogging system was down periodically though the early morning and afternoon. The service had more severe problems last week. There…