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Intel’s (INTC) New 52-Week High
After a long time in purgatory, Intel’s (INTC) shares hit a 52-week high of $24.46 today. The stock has not been at level since early 2006. There is certainly some hope that…
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As Microsoft (MSFT) Sales Improve, Can A PC Rally Be Far Behind?
The Vista train may be pulling out of the station. After checking a number of software sales indicators, an analyst quoted in Barron’s says that Microsoft (MSFT) OS sales should handily exceed…
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Microsoft (MSFT) Attacks The Living Room Through The Back Door
Microsoft (MSFT) has been trying for years to get consumers to use its software to bridge the digital divide between their PCs and TV. The latest attempt is the company’s Media Center.…
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Apple’s (AAPL) iTunes: Custer’s Last Stand
The record industry is being destroyed by a combination of cheap digital downloads and falling CD sales. Apple’s (AAPL) iTune operation is now the third largest seller of music in the US…
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Media Digest 7/2/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers bought retailer Coles for $18.8 billion, the largest buy-out in Australian history. Reuters writes that Virgin Media (VMED) is seeking a buyer, and Carlyle Group is…
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Why Microsoft (MSFT) Windows Has No Competition
Google (GOOG) has launched free spreadsheet and word processing products, but they are unlikely to pull customers away from Windows. The products simply don’t have enough integrated features. Apple’s (AAPL) Leopard OS…
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Digital River Earnings Warning: Not All e-Commerce Made the Same (DRIV)
Today, Digital River (DRIV-NASDAQ) is lowering quarterly revenue guidance to $78 million, down from $85 million it had previously guided. It also lowered non-GAAP EPS $0.38 to $0.39 EPS versus $0.46 given…
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Nasdaq Short Interest, June 2007
Below are the major short interest positions for stocks traded on Nasdaq for the period ending June 15 compared to comparable numbers for May. Company …
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NASDAQ Tech “Horsemen” Short Interest (June 2007)
Stock Tickers: MSFT, CSCO, DELL, INTC, GOOG, AAPL, RIMM, AMZN, QCOM, ORCL, YHOO By and large there was a noticeable increase among the NASDAQ’s Four Horsemen in June short interest compared to…
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Oracle Earnings Preview; June 26, 2007 (ORCL, CRM, MSFT, SAP)
Oracle Corp. (ORCL-NASDAQ) is set to report earnings right after the close of trading today. The enterprise software behemoth is expected to post EPS at $0.35 on a non-GAAP basis on consolidated…
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Yahoo! (YHOO) At $20
Last October, Yahoo! (YHOO) fell to $23 on concerns that Q4 advertising would be weak. It was. The last time Yahoo! traded below $20 was late 2003, but at the end of…
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Major Financial Websites For May 2007
Looking at the May numbers for major financial websites points out the fairly significant differences between the numbers issued by NetRatings and ComScore. The NetRatings figures show the following unique visitor numbers:…
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An EBay (EBAY) Alliance With Yahoo! (YHOO)
When Ebay (EBAY) pulled all of its advertising from Google (GOOG), it took the risk of losing traffic and new customers. But, the auction site said "no", we actually did quite well.…
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Google US Search Market Share: 65% or 56%?
Stock Tickers: GOOG, YHOO, TWX, MSFT, IACI On Tuesday when we noted the HitWise search market share figures, we noted how many search measuring metrics differ from source to source. Some news…
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A Retreat From What Microsoft (MSFT) Holds Most Dear
For more than a decade Microsoft’s OS has not only been the company’s cash cow, it has been the saber the company has used to cut into strategic markets. The OS was…