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Yahoo!: Back To $22?
Bloomberg has written an analysis of Yahoo!’s (YHOO) business prospects that is grim. The news agency makes the argument that, after losing the search business to Google (GOOG), its is losing the…
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8:13am ET
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Google (GOOG): Predicting The Next Decade
When Wall St. researchers make 10-year predictions, it is worth wondering if they have anything better to do with their time. Perhaps they could focus on the next quarter. Cowen & Co.…
5:58am ET
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Microsoft (MSFT): Xbox Price Cut?
Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft (MSFT) may make a huge cut in the price of the Xbox. The company "needs to lower Xbox’s $299 to $479 price to increase sales and lure…
4:54am ET
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Microsoft (MSFT): The Xbox Ain’t Dead Yet
"The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated"–Mark Twain The recent warranty problems with the Microsoft (MSFT) cost the big software company over $1 billion. They had people calling for spinning…
3:08am ET
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Media Digest 7/11/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, private equity firms are going to start to target big miners like Alcoa (AA). Reuters writes that Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB added 90,000 subscribers over the last quarter. Reuters writes…
2:59pm ET
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Dell (DELL): No Turnaround For Now
Michael Dell told a group at a company product launch that Dell (DELL) still has a long way to go before its solves its sales and market share problems. The stock had…
6:02am ET
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Microsoft (MSFT) And Oracle (ORCL): Software No One Wants
Oracle (ORCL) has launched its new "database management system" software’s latest version. But, a number of customers have indicated that they will not upgrade, maybe for a couple of years. The software…
10:01am ET
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Microsoft’s (MSFT) Online Opportunity In China
Unlike most counties, China’s top websites are not Yahoo! (YHOO) and Google (GOOG). According to a new Asia internet study by comScore, two of the top three sites in China are Baidu…
4:09am ET
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Sony (SNE) PS3 Price Cut: Another Sign Of Weakness
It would be tempting to think that Sony (SNE) is cutting its PS3 price in reaction to hardware problems with the Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox. But, the decision is probably due to the…
3:11am ET
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Media Digest 7/9/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, a dispute between Airbus and GE (GE) could delay the launch of the Airbus 350. Reuters writes that Boeing (BA) will unveil its 787 after recently receiving a number…
6:20pm ET
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A Microsoft (MSFT) Break Up?
John Dvorak over at MarketWatch has raised the issue of Microsoft (MSFT) being broken into pieces. He writes: "As things stand, Microsoft has become stodgy and rumpled." The idea of taking apart…
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:49pm ET
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Top 10 Stock Issues Review of This Week (July 6, 2007)
Stock Tickers: CME, BOT, DFS, RIMM, AAPL, AA, RTP, AL, AMD, MOT, ALU, MPEL, GM, TM, BIDU, INTC, DELL, MSFT If the CME (CME) and CBOT (BOT) doesn’t get approved next week,…
7:20am ET
Media
Goldman Sachs Lowers Microsoft Estimates on Xbox Issues (MSFT)
In a new research note this morning, Goldman Sachs has reacted to the negative news on the recall and warranty charges on Microsoft’s (MSFT-NASDAQ) Xbox 360. This is after the company announced…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:50am ET
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (July 6, 2007)
BP raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.BRG raised target at Deutsche Bank.CACH started as Neutral at JP Morgan.DCEL cut to Hold at Jefferies.HLT downgraded at Jefferies, Citigroup, and at Susquehanna.MSFT cut estimates…
5:06am ET
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Will Hackers Hurt Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone Deals Overseas
The Wall Street Journal reports that hackers have made their way into the Apple (AAPL) iPhone and done some work to get certain features to work without an AT&T (T) activation. The…