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Legg Mason To Back Yahoo!, Icahn Bid Is Dead
Carl Icahn never really made much of a case for what he would do if he could not sell all or part of Yahoo! (YHOO) to Microsoft (MSFT). He wanted Yahoo! shareholder…
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Google (GOOG): Once Goliath, Now Ordinary
Google’s (GOOG) earnings disappointed Wall St. and pushed the stock down nearly 8%, but the message from the numbers is more profound than a little shortfall. Google’s net was up 35%. The…
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Media
Media Digest 7/18/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, analysts looking at results from Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), and IBM (IBM) are cautiously optimistic about upcoming tech earnings. Reuters writes that Merrill Lynch (MER) posted a loss of…
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Apps & Software
Microsoft Earnings Come Up Just Short (MSFT)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) just posted earnings. The software and tech behemoth posted $0.46 EPS and $15.8 in revenues. First Call’s estimates for the quarter are $0.47 EPS on $15.65 Billion in…
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Apps & Software
Microsoft Suits Up For Earnings Duel (MSFT)
After the close of trading today, we have an earnings attention war with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), the software and IT giant, going head to head for earnings attention with Google. While…
Douglas A. McIntyre 9:09am ET
Media
ValueClick: An Omen for Online Ad Spending? (VCLK)
This morning ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK) came out and dropped the bomb on forward guidance. The immediate guidance isn’t such a bad issue but the forward guidance is. It lowered revenue guidance by…
2:56am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/17/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the FBI is probing IndyMac (IMB) for possible fraud. Reuters reports that Ebay’s (EBAY) outlook knocked its shares down. Reuteres writes that Merrill Lynch (MER) will sell its Bloomberg…
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Media
3 Value Scenarios for Yahoo!: $17, $22, or $30 (YHOO, GOOG, TWX, MSFT, IACI)
The ongoing Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) merger saga with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) or its potential sidebar deal with Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and the fight with Carl Icahn has been covered about…
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Technology
Intel’s (INTC) Gift To The Market, A Floor Under Tech
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) may have had a roaring quarter. Wall St. did not give it back much. The stock barely moved after hours. That is extraordinary given that Intel profits were up 25%…
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Media
Media Digest 7/16/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, talks between Time Warner’s (TWX) AOL and Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are heating up. Reuters reports that GM (GM) is confident that it can compete even after making…
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Technology
Financial Website June Traffic: Yahoo! (YHOO) And AOL Still Out Front
Statistics for June visitors and pageviews at financial websites showed Yahoo! (YHOO) Finance and AOL Money (TWX) well ahead of competitors based on comScore data. Yahoo! had 17.538 million unique visitors followed…
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Media
New Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox Competes With Loaf Of Bread
Microsoft (MSFT) has had its Xbox 360 in the market for over two years. The product is hardly mature. The current round of video game consoles which includes the Sony (SNE) PS3…
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Media
Media Digest 7/15/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Bloomberg, GM (GM) will announce a major restructuring including moving more production to small cars. Reuters reports that regional bank stocks were hit hard by liquidity concerns. Reuters writes that…
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Consumer Electronics
Sony (SNE): Playstation Resurrection
When the Sony (SNE) PS3 was launched to replace the aging Playstation 2, the Japanese company had great hopes that it could maintain its No.1 spot against Nintendo and the Microsoft (MSFT)…
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Investing
BUD Board Does The Right Thing, Yahoo! (YHOO) Doesn’t
The board at Anheuser-Busch (BUD) did the right thing. It got a offer well above market to sell the company. It fought for more money. When it got the better price. It…