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Microsoft (MSFT) Cuts Xbox Price, Damns Nintendo
Microsoft (MSFT) has decided that it would rather be the video game market share leader than make a buck at the business. Redmond cut the price of its Xbox 360 to $199.…
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Media Digest 9/2/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the manufacturing sector probably did not grow in August Reuters reports that it appears Gustav did little damage to oil rigs and refineries. Reuters reports that the Korea Development…
5:37pm ET
Technology
Google (GOOG) Browser: Crush Mozilla, Challenge Microsoft (MSFT)
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Internet Explorer has dominated the browser world for nearly a decade. It has also been part of legal accusations that the world’s largest software company used the ubiquity of its…
5:22am ET
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Nintendo: Only So Many Video Game Sales To Go Around
Nintendo made money, really big money, in the last quarter. Then, it had the audacity to say that things would get even better. According to Reuters, "Nintendo said it now expects an…
4:43am ET
Technology
Microsoft (MSFT): An Internet Fishing Expedition
Microsoft (MSFT) has not been able to home grow its own online business so it has decided to buy the solution a piece at a time. Yahoo! (YHOO) was supposed to be…
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Media Digest 8/29/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Lehman (LEH) may fire 1,200 workers. Reuters reports that Dell (DELL) said its Asia business was fine but offered a cautious forecast. Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) will offer…
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Investing
Apple (AAPL) iTunes And The Sherman Antitrust Act
"Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal".–The Sherman…
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Media Digests 8/28/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) cut its 2009 sales forecast by almost 7%. Reuters reports that Fannie Mae (FNM) changed several of its top executives. Reuters writes that Starbucks (SBUX) management will…
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Investing
Shorts See Market Bottom, Flee Financials (MER)(BAC)(LEH)(ABK)(WB)
Short sellers believe that they have seen the bottom for financial shares and exited the industry en masse. Shares sold short in Merrill Lynch (MER) fell 12.6 million to 42.3 million. Short…
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Telecom & Wireless
Google (GOOG) Wins The Mobile Search Wars
It looks like Google (GOOG) will strike a deal to be the default search feature on all of Verizon’s (VZ) cellular handsets. Since the phone company has about 70 million subscribers, the…
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Apps & Software
Microsoft (MSFT) Attacks Its Self-Loathing By Turning To Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld can be a vicious and cruel comedian. Microsoft (MSFT) has changed that by putting $10 million in his pocket. The people from Redmond have finally acknowledged that a huge portion…
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Media Digest 8/21/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Nissan says it will start exporting cars from it China joint venture. Reuters reports that Micorosft (MSFT) will enlist Seinfeld for its new ad campaign. Reuters reports that the…
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Apps & Software
Microsoft Expanding Linux Efforts With Novell (MSFT, NOVL)
Novell Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) got some decent news after Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) expanded its Linux support relationship for interoperability. If it seems that Microsoft is warming up to Linux and open source,…
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Banking, finance, and taxes
Guru Investment Watch: Buffett, Icahn, Gates, Peltz, Heebner
This week was a huge week as far as getting to see what the large funds and key money managers or investment gurus were putting into their portfolios. We compiled lists and…
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Investing
Bill Gates: Now Garbage Man & Gringo Investor (MSFT, CNI, TV, FMX, RSG, WMI, AW)
Tonight we received the quarterly filings for Cascade Investment LLC, which shows the personal investments of Bill Gates. While the investment vehicle listed many unique holdings out there that were much the…