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Google Takes Another Checkered Flag

Google (GOOG) walked off with another win in the July Hitwise search engine sweepstakes with 64.35% of the US market, up from up from 60.23% the same month last year. Yahoo! (YHOO)…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Consumer Electronics

Apple: The Market Reacts To New Competition

It must be humiliating for MTV and RealNetworks (RNWK) to say they will compete with Apple (AAPL) iTunes and watch the AAPL shares spike up almost 6% to $129. RNWK were up…

Douglas A. McIntyre
8:33am ET
Investing

IPO FILING: BioForm Medical (BFRM)

A company named BioForm Medical has filed to come public vian an initial public offering.  For registration purposes, it has a proposed sale of up to $115 million in common stock under…

Douglas A. McIntyre
8:20am ET
Investing

Target Not Sharing Wal-Mart’s Woes (TGT, WMT)

Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) reported in-line earnings and gave guidance that was basically in-line with prior targets.  The retail giant posted $0.80 EPS against $0.80 estimates, and revenues were $14.62 Billion versus $14.67…

Douglas A. McIntyre
7:32am ET
Investing

Pre-Market Stock News (August 21, 2007)

(ADLS) Advanced Life Sciences in collaboration with U.S. Government to study cethromycin as treatment for anthrax and other high-priority biodefense agents. (AEO) American Eagle Outfitters $0.37 EPS vs $0.36 est.(BJ) BJ’s Wholesale…

Douglas A. McIntyre
7:01am ET
Investing

Pre-Market Analyst Calls (August 21, 2007)

ACAD started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.AHS started as Neutral at B of A.ASML raised to Outperform at FBR.AW started as Neutral at B of A.BBBY started as Hold at Citigroup.CCRN started…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:55am ET
Investing

Research-in-Motion On An Ex-Split Basis (RIMM)

Research-in-Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) is going to trade ex-split today to reflect the previously announced 3-for-1 stock split.  The $235.99 close of yesterday would now have an adjusted price of $78.663.  Yesterday’s $236.66 high…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:55am ET
Retail

Wal-Mart And The China Dog Food Wars

Wat-Mart (WMT) is the latest US firm to get embroiled in the quality problems with Chinese products. According to The Associated Press, the sweethearts at WMT have yanked Chicken Jerky Strips from…

WMT
Douglas A. McIntyre
5:42am ET
Investing

Europe Markets 8/21/2007

Markets in Europe were slightly down at 6.40 AM New York time. The FTSE fell .3% to 6,058. Barclays (BCS) fell 1.6% to 624.5. Vodafone (VOD) rose .4% to 155.9. The DAXX…

Douglas A. McIntyre
5:23am ET
Apps & Software

Adobe Flash Goes HD Web Video

Adobe (ADBE) will launch a version of its video software which will allow high def streaming over the internet. It will use the H.264 MPEG standard. The ADBE Flash player, into which…

Douglas A. McIntyre
4:55am ET
Apps & Software

Microsoft And Cisco: Friends Forever

Microsoft (MSFT) and Cisco (CSCO) want to make it clear that, although they compete, they are friends. According to Reuters, even though the two companies both make "unified communications" systems that tie…

Douglas A. McIntyre