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How Can You Stay Awake During Black Friday?
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 4:27pm | 1396Black Friday is coming up, which means that millions of Americans will be lining up in front of stores to purchase discounted goods. Many of these people will be standing in the bitter cold weather for hours at a time, some waiting 12-16 hours just to save a few hundred dollars on their purchases....
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Are There Any Tech Firms Safe from SOPA?
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 1:44pm | 895Now that the general public is fully aware of the Stop Online Piracy Act, many companies and private citizens have spoken out against it. The controversial bill is being debated in the House of Representatives right now, and if passed, could give the United States' attorney general full control to...
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Rambus Inc is Officially a Small-Cap Stock
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 6:21pm | 733Who would have guessed? The technology giant recently lost an antitrust lawsuit, in which it accused Micron Technologies (NASDAQ: MU) and Hynix of colluding with each other to fix memory chip prices. Rambus accused the companies of collusion to dissuade consumer from purchasing Rambus' products....
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Possible China Scam May be Exploiting Babies
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 4:53pm | 573There are scams all over the place. From the spam everyone gets in their email folders, scam attempts will never stop happening. In the stock market, small Chinese companies are sometimes regarded as fraudulent. For example, when companies have sudden increases in revenues and cash flows, many...
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Will the New Ford Escape and Other Auto Developments Benefit Suppliers?
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 3:30pm | 1079Ford (NYSE: F) recently unveiled to automobile enthusiasts the new design for the 2013 Ford Escape. In an attempt to appease consumer demand, Ford CEO Mark Fields stated that Ford is "injecting a style aspect to it, which consumers are saying, 'we want, [but] don't pull back one iota in the utility...
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Will Congress' SOPA Kill Internet-Based Companies?
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 12:54pm | 1241As you may have heard, the United States Congress has kicked the war against online piracy into high gear, currently debating the Stop Online Piracy Act. SOPA has been causing waves of commotion in Congress obviously, but internet users across the globe have strong feelings for the potential...
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Effective Marketing: Are Celebrities Right About Nutrisystem?
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 6:21pm | 822What do Dan Marino, Billie Jean King, Charlie Manuel, Angie Everhart, and Marie Osmond have in common? They all claim to have lost a significant amount of weight due to Nutrisystem (NASDAQ: NTRI) and its proprietary weight loss regimen. While there seems to be a lot of consumer support for the...
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5 Small-Cap NASDAQ Stocks with Amazing Dividends
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 3:48pm | 297Small-cap Nasdaq stocks are usually seen as high growth opportunities, but some of them also offer a very lucrative dividend yield. Benzinga listed five companies with an amazing yield that can bring some extra cash to your portfolio. 1. PDL Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ: PDLI) Market Cap $835.7M;...
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Remember Real Player? A Look at Life Before iTunes and the iPod
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 3:41pm | 551Before the advent of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes, there were several media players and companies that were very popular among computer users. Along with Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Media Player, there was a popular product called Real Player. I personally used Real Player, and was very...
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Mark Cuban Likes Private over Public Companies
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 1:14pm | 463Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and billionaire investor, graced us with his presence on CNBC's Squawk on the Street today. Mark Cuban stated that he is putting his $2.5 billion net worth to work in private companies, rather than public companies. He states that any person with a...
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Ever Wanted to Work at a Hedge Fund? Take a Look Inside
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 12:03pm | 1118The hedge fund industry, and investment management in general, has some of the highest turnover of all the sectors. In this case, turnover refers to companies, not employees. Especially in turbulent times like in 2008 and 2009, hundreds of hedge funds had to close down due to poor investments....
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Monday's 'Michigan Emerging' Conference an Innovator's Wonderland
Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 9:36pm | 549When you want something done right, you do it yourself. With that in mind, Michigan's growing pool of entrepreneurs and innovators is meeting Monday at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, to collaborate on the methods and the madness behind creating jobs and reinventing Michigan. Michigan Emerging,...
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Sonic Automotive: Vroom! Vroom!
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 3:40pm | 1012Price: $14.28Forward P/E: 9Earnings Growth: 36%Projected Sales Growth: 12.4%Market Cap: $758 million Why It's Featured: Notable earnings growth; current auto resurgence; high Return on Equity.Danger Zones: Highly leveraged; volatile stock price; low profit margin. Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:...
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Sonic Lacks Momentum
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 11:59am | 606Despite the speed-suggesting name and the hyper-hedgehog which shares it's name, Sonic Corp (NASDAQ: SONC) always seem to be playing catch-up within the unforgiving and ultra-competitive world of fast-food. Fast food. It is all in the name. Lag a little and a chain can find itself towards the...
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Psychemedics Gives Stoners a Hair-Pulling Experience
Monday, November 7, 2011 - 2:31pm | 823Whether you're a pill-popper, a pot-head or a crack-head, Psychemedics (NASDAQ: PMD) has the technology to sniff you out before your potential employer offers you a job. Utilizing hair analysis technology, this smaller, Boston-area company delves into a potential employee's recent drug history,...