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Free Stuff for Investors
Sunday, February 13, 2011 - 6:26pm | 1004The best things in life for stock market traders and investors may actually be free. There are many items for investors, including books and magazines, which are available without charge. Here are some worth checking out. Free iPhone Investment Applications There are several applications designed...
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Nanotechnology is Big Business
Sunday, February 13, 2011 - 5:20pm | 601The mathematical definition of 'nano' is one billionth; so for example, a nanosecond is one billionth of a second. Nanotechnology is the science of manufacturing and utilizing extremely small particles and devices, sometimes as small as single atoms and molecules. A nanometer is one-billionth of a...
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Plants vs. Zombies Makes Smooth Transition From iPhone To Nintendo DS
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 5:23pm | 493Few iPhone (NASDAQ: AAPL) games are successful enough to make their way to other platforms. At best, they might get ported to other phones, such as Android (NASDAQ: GOOG) or Windows Phone 7 (NASDAQ: MSFT). But there is one creative strategy game that has been able to transcend the App Store: Plants...
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Zings Of The Day (NOK, BLOCKA, AEO)
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 4:43pm | 181This morning Nokia (NYSE: NOK) outlined a broader plan to try to catch up with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) in the smart phone race. Investors responded by knocking 15% off the company's market cap. This plan seems to be off on the right foot, wouldn't ya say? Blockbuster is...
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Nokia, Microsoft Join Forces in Smartphone War
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:59am | 162Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) teamed up to build an iPhone killer on Friday in a desperate attempt to take on Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the fast-growing smartphone market. In a strategic u-turn, Nokia said it would use Microsoft's Windows Phone as the...
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Oppenheimer Raises TDC Target To $55 From $47
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:31am | 138Following another better than expected quarter and solid guidance, Oppenheimer is raising its PT to $55 from $47. “Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) posted strong 4Q results, as robust demand for its broad product set across most geographies (especially Americas) fueled product revenue to $267M ($6....
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Apple Story Update: Sloppy Seller (AAPL)
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 3:07pm | 55Benzinga is now hearing that a sloppy seller on Wall Street sent shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) down, and it was nothing Steve Jobs related, as was reported earlier. Shares are beginning to rebound now, trading at $354.03, down $4.13.
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Active Screen - CANSLIM: Top 8 for February 10th
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 10:40am | 1116Our current list of eight stocks was unchanged from last week. The eight in descending order by Market Cap are: Free McMoran (FCX), Netflix (NFLX), Apple (AAPL), Baidu (BIDU), Research in Motion (RIMM), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)....
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Piper Jaffray Maintains Overweight on Apple (AAPL)
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 10:17am | 136Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), maintaining Overweight as AAPL's iPhone launches on the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) network today. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "iPhone pre-orders for Verizon customers sold out on 2/3, and online pre-orders for any customer...
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Piper Jaffray: Verizon iPhone Not Expected To Slow Google's Android (GOOG)
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 9:23am | 145Piper Jaffray is out with a report today expecting the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) iPhone from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to have a negative impact on Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android platform, but not to derail the momentum of the mobile operating system. Piper Jaffray expects, “Android share will decline from 32...
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Teradata Reports Better-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 8:01am | 56Teradata Corp (NYSE: TDC) reports its Q4 adjusted EPS at $0.53, versus the consensus of $0.50. TDC reports its Q4 revenue at $548 million, versus the consensus of $529.73 million. TDC shares fell 1.32% to close at $44.90 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Top 4 Stocks In The Diversified Computer Systems Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates (IBM, HPQ, TDC, IGT)
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 4:56am | 143Below are the top stocks in the diversified computer system industry on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. The earnings estimate for International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) for the June quarter is $3.00 per share. IBM's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 64.59...
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January 2011 Performance Presentation
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 3:44am | 504From 2011, The Stock Trading Advisor (TSTA) will come up with a month performance presentation for our readers. This presentation should give everyone a clearer picture of our stock performance comparing to major indices on a month-to-month basis. There is expected discrepancies in the initial...
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Disney Is No IBM
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 4:18pm | 239Today the highly popular Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJIA) is under some pressure. This stock index has lead the stock markets higher since mid-January. The NASDAQ Composite, S&P 500 Index, and the Russell 2000 Index have all lagged the DJIA since that time. It is important for traders and...
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HP TouchPad Offers Video Calls, Flash Support, And Other Things The iPad Lacks (HPQ, AAPL)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 3:54pm | 332If you can't beat ‘em, join ‘em. And when you do, make sure you take note of their website so that you can follow up with a similar design. Today, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) made it official: the company will enter the tablet market this summer with the HP TouchPad. While it might sound like a...