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The Trillion Dollar Dream.....(AAPL)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 10:13am | 2224Got your attention...and not just apple fans!* With the market apparently in corrective mode at the moment I thought it would be fun to discuss an item on the lighter side of investing. In the article “Why Apple will be the First Company To Reach A Trillion Dollar Market Cap” by James...
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eBay Tops, Shares Up - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 9:45am | 1497After the market closed yesterday, eBay Inc. (EBAY) reported fourth quarter earnings of 45 cents that beat the Zacks Consensus by 3 cents or 8.2%. This was in line with the average positive surprise of 8.2% reported in the four preceding quarters. eBay shares were up 3.02% in response. The...
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5 Stocks Leveraging Facebook - Investment Ideas
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 1:00am | 1168Social media has taken the internet by storm over the past several years. While companies were a bit slow on the uptake, some have more than made up for lost time. At first Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites were viewed as the enemy, sucking productivity from employees. But, as users...
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Comcast Seeks Content & Distribution - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 4:31pm | 852Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) is all set to become a media powerhouse armed with a unique control over both content and distribution network. Yesterday, in a history setting development that may change the whole landscape of the media/pay TV industry, the U.S. Justice Department and five state attorney...
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Comcast Seeks Content & Distribution - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 4:17pm | 852Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) is all set to become a media powerhouse armed with a unique control over both content and distribution network. Yesterday, in a history setting development that may change the whole landscape of the media/pay TV industry, the U.S. Justice Department and five state attorney...
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Claussen to WSJ: Apple (AAPL) Options Action Appears to be Cautiously Bullish
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 3:54pm | 1170Clicking on a link will launch a separate browser window. These links will lead to sites not controlled by OptionsHouse. OptionsHouse cannot be responsible for the content of these sites. Jan. 18 Wall Street Journal - Apple Options Traders Ready for Fresh All-Time High “People want to buy the...
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Living Social Helping Amazon Immensely (AMZN)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 3:00pm | 105Living Social, the Groupon clone which received a $175 million investment from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) a few weeks back, is raking in the cash today, as it has been selling $20 Amazon gift cards today for $10. So far, it's sold over 550,000 gift cards, which is worth more than $10 million in gift...
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Companies That Will Thrive Without Their Famous Founders - Investment Ideas
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 1:31pm | 1221Would Apple (AAPL) survive without Steve Jobs? It's a grim question, but it's one that investors are asking themselves after it was recently announced that Jobs would be taking another medical leave of absence. Investors shouldn't panic - for now at least. Although Jobs won't be running the day-...
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Blockbuster May Still Emerge From Bankruptcy (BLOAQ, BLOBQ)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 12:28pm | 169Blockbuster (OTC: BLOAQ) (OTC: BLOBQ), the former superpower of video rentals, has been struggling for quite a while to keep up with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). As problems have compounded for Blockbuster, it was forced to file a bankruptcy claim on Sept. 23rd, 2010, according to a Reuters article....
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Electus Acquires Engine Entertainment
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:10am | 57Ben Silverman's multimedia entertainment studio, Electus, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), today announced the acquisition of Engine Entertainment and the formation of a new in-house global distribution arm, Electus/Engine Distribution. The new division will handle worldwide sales for...
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American Airlines Announces Distribution Agreement With Priceline.com
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:08am | 74American Airlines (NYSE: AMR) said today that it has entered into an agreement with priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) to utilize American's direct connect technology to access fares as well as customized travel products and services. Priceline.com expects to begin issuing American Airlines tickets...
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eBay Donning Fashion Garb - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:01am | 971eBay Inc. (EBAY) looks serious about building its position in the fashion industry. And why not? – the industry is set to grow in leaps and bounds. The online apparel segment (a $27 billion market in 2009, according to Forrester Research) is expected to be particularly hot, having grown 17% in...
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eBay Donning Fashion Garb - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:31am | 971eBay Inc. (EBAY) looks serious about building its position in the fashion industry. And why not? – the industry is set to grow in leaps and bounds. The online apparel segment (a $27 billion market in 2009, according to Forrester Research) is expected to be particularly hot, having grown 17% in...
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Goldman Has Buy Rating On Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 8:46am | 212Goldman Sachs has a Buy rating and a $200 price target on shares of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). In a note to clients, Goldman writes, "Amazon and its local government partners have announced seven new fulfillment centers so far in 2011 - two in Tennessee, one in South Carolina, two in Japan,...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Lodging Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield (CHH, WYN, IHG, EXPE)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 4:24am | 125Below are the top mid-cap lodging stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Choice Hotels International Inc (NYSE: CHH) has a dividend yield of 1.90%. CHH's shares closed at $38.20 on Friday. Wyndham Worldwide Corp (NYSE: WYN) has a dividend yield of 1.60%. WYN's shares closed...