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Qualcomm’s (QCOM) Surprise
According to MarketWatch: Qualcomm reported earnings of $798 million, or 47 cents a share, for the quarter ended July 1 compared with earnings of $643 million, or 37 cents a share, for…
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Media Digest 7/26/2007 Reuters WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Apple (AAPL) turned in strong results driven by Mac sales and the stock moved up 10%. Reuters writes that Sony’s (SNE) profit tripled as webcam sales more than offset…
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Nintendo’s US Sales Smack Microsoft (MSFT) And Sony (SNE)
New data out from NPD, show Nintendo putting the wood to Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) in game console sales during June. PC World provided a table of June sales compared to…
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Nintendo Lays Siege To Micosoft (MSFT) And Sony (SNE) Again
Nintendo’s profit increase 4x in the quarter ending in June to $669 million. The company increased guidance for the year and the company raised its profit forecast by 40%. Sales of the…
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Nasdaq Short Interest For July
Below is the short interest for key Nasdaq stocks for July, The figures compare July 13 with June 15. 2007. Company Short…
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Media Digest 7/25/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Amazon’s (AMZN) sales and earnings rose and the stock was up almost 20% after hours. Reuters writes that the CEO of XM Satellite (XMSR) will step down next month.…
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Wal-Mart (WMT): How About A $300 PC?
Word is that Wal-Mart (WMT) will offer a sub-$300 back-to-school PC. Early versions may have Microsoft (MSFT) Windows but DeskTopLinux says that it will ship with Ubuntu Linux soon. Having a such…
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Microsoft (MSFT): Life In The Internet Slow Lane
Google (GOOG) has been offering spreadsheet, word processing, and other desktop software with data stored on its servers for some time. The Microsoft (MSFT) model for its OS and Office software is…
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Yahoo!’s (YHOO) Privacy Ploy
Yahoo! (YHOO) plans to make customer search information anonymous after 13 months. Microsoft (MSFT) and IACI’s (IACI) Ask.com are pulling together with advocacy groups to set up systems to safeguard personal data…
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Media Digest 7/23/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Barclays (BCS) raised its bid for ABN Amro (ABN) to $93 billion. The Wall Street Journal writes that Yahoo! (YHOO), Microsoft (MSFT) and Ask.com are updating their privacy policy…
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Would Microsoft (MSFT) Or Oracle (ORCL) Buy SAP?
Barron’s makes the argument that SAP’s (SAP) shares are very cheap. The company is the world’s largest provider of business software. Last week the firm announced that quarterly profit rose 8% to…
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Pre-Market Stock News (July 20, 2007)
(ACOR) Acorda COO resigned to pursue other interests.(AMD) Advanced Micro Devices traded up 4% after revenues were ahead of plan on processor sales.(AUY) Yamana Gold makes business combination offer for Meridian Gold.(BVF)…
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An European Union Funded Competitor For Google (GOOG)
According to TechCrunch, the EU has decided to fund a new search engine business called Theseus. The German government is putting up an extraordinary $165 million. The Associate Press writes that Theseus…
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Microsoft’s (MSFT) Online Business Begins To Cook
One of the pieces of information buried in Microsoft’s (MSFT) earnings report was the improvement in the company’s online businesses, primarily made up of MSN and Live Search. Revenue in that part…
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Media Digest 3/20/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Bernanke believes that subprime losses could hit $100 billion. Reuters writes that GM (GM) closed the gap between itself and Toyota (TM) for total unit sales in Q2. Reuters…