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Investing
Yahoo!’s (YHOO) Best Chance
It is picking low-hanging fruit to say that Yahoo!’s (YHOO) new CEO, Carol Bartz, can’t fix the portal company. Yahoo!’s shares are down about 3% on the news of the selection. Bartz…
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Investing
Chaos Theory Takes Hold Of Corporate Earnings
If a world where corporate earnings are completely predictable is a "10" and a world where they cannot be predicted at all is a "1", most of the last several years have…
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Investing
Short Sellers Attack America’s Largest Companies (GE)(PFE)(T)(HAL)(XOM)(INTC)(MSFT)(CSCO)(IBM)
For the latest reported period, ending December 31, short sellers did not make any notable moves in or out of tech, financials, or industrial shares. What they did do was take impressively…
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Media
Media Digest 1/12/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) is near a deal to form a venture putting its brokerage business together with the one at Morgan Stanley (MS) Citi would be paid about $2 billion.…
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Technology
Posted Without Comment: Microsoft (MSFT) Wants Yahoo! (YHOO) Deal
According to the FT, "Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive officer, has increased the pressure on Yahoo to hand over control of its search business to his software company." And: "The best time…
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Apps & Software
With New Windows 7, Microsoft (MSFT) Takes Another Wrong Step
The conventional wisdom about Microsoft (MSFT) will that it will never make a lot of money on its gadgets, the Zune and Xbox, and it will never make any money on its…
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Media
Media Digest 1/8/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 7 is "on schedule" and will begin testing with consumers. Reuters reports that Obama will lay out his case for stimulus package in a speech. Reuters…
10:31am ET
Consumer Electronics
Logitech Slowly Becoming A Bargain (LOGI)
Shares of Logitech International (NASDAQ: LOGI) are trading lower after the company withdrew its guidance. What is interesting is that the stock of this Swiss computer and gaming peripheral leader is holding…
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Media
Media Digest 1/6/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According the Reuters, December domestic cars sales were the worst month in years. Reuters writes that Toyota (TM) will cut plants. Reuters reports that Apple’s (AAPL) Jobs tried to calm investors about…
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Investing
Rethinking Old Tech Stocks As New Utilities (CSCO, DELL, INTC, MSFT, ORCL)
It seems that no matter what the market does, investors still want to see which old tech stock is the one to own for the year ahead. Everyone still remembers the massive…
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Media
Media Digest 1/5/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Obama may seek take cuts of over $300 billion. Reuters reports that the SEC examined Madoff eight times over 16 years. Reuters reports that the Fed and European Central…
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Media
Media Digest 1/2/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, cities and states are facing shortfalls and potential defaults. Reuters reports that the US steel industry is starting a "buy America" campaign. Reuters reports that Fannie Mae (FNM) believes…
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Media
Media Digest 1/1/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg (GM)(C)(IBM)(TWX)(VIA)(WFC)
According to Reuters, Wall St. closed its worst year since The Depression. Reuters reports that GMAC did not hit its goal of trading debt for equity and cash. Reuters reports that GM…
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Investing
Corporate Profits: Six Quarter Decline With Worst To Come (AAPL)(C)(XOM)(TWX)
A Bloomberg review of the S&P 500 stocks shows that the fourth quarter of 2008 will probably be the sixth quarter of declining earnings. According to the news service, "Fourth-quarter profit at…
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Consumer Electronics
The Sony (SNE) Turnaround Goes To The Morgue
Sir Howard Stringer’s appointment in 2005 as Sony’s CEO was meant help turn the company into what it used to be–Apple (AAPL) based in Tokyo and not Cupertino. With products like the…