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This Tiny Company's Technology is in Your Pocket Right Now
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 12:39pm | 877Millions of Americans are going mobile with their Internet access. We're increasingly relying on mobile devices for all sorts of activities, but growth in Internet access is downright staggering. Last spring, a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life...
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This Tiny Company's Technology is in Your Pocket Right Now
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 12:39pm | 877Millions of Americans are going mobile with their Internet access. We're increasingly relying on mobile devices for all sorts of activities, but growth in Internet access is downright staggering. Last spring, a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life...
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Tuesday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (C, AAPL, BAC, INTC, GE)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 12:32pm | 83Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1) Citigroup (NYSE: C) 912,464 contracts, 80.1% calls, 19.9% puts 2) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 416,802 contracts, 60.3% calls, 39.7% puts 3) Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) 252,688 contracts, 78.6% calls, 21.4% puts 4) Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) 70,...
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EMC Unveils New Products - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 12:30pm | 1218A leading provider of information infrastructure solutions, EMC Corp (EMC), recently unveiled a number of new products aimed at extending its lead in all major storage markets. EMC released more than 40 new technologies and products catering to every sphere and category of its business. VNX...
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IBM Helps To Lift The Dow Jones Industrials
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 11:25am | 142International Business Machines Inc.(NYSE: IBM) is trading higher today by 0.68 cents to $150.67 a share. This is a new all time high for the tech giant. IBM is a major Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJIA) component. It is important to realize that the Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJIA) is just 30...
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Company News for January 18, 2011 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 11:01am | 880• Comerica (NYSE:CMA) has plans to purchase Sterling Bancshares (NASDAQ:SBIB) for $1.03 billion for a deal worth $10 per share • GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) reported charges of $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter to settle lawsuits and fines from earlier sales practices, mostly because of its...
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Stock Market News for Jan 18, 2011 - Market News
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 11:01am | 1147Markets posted an optimistic picture at the week end, marking seven straight consecutive weeks of gains for the S&P with banks leading the rally. The Dow recorded new highs though it is to be seen whether it can carry the same momentum forward on Tuesday. Apart from the Dow, certain benchmarks...
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Nasdaq Strength Priced In?
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:41am | 380Today's Idea The fundamentals driving the Nasdaq are unique to the companies that comprise the index. Consumers have been stingy with the exception of technology. However, the S&P and Nasdaq may converge. For this reason, some traders may wish to consider legging into a Nasdaq-S&P spread,...
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Stock Market News for Jan 18, 2011 - Market News
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:15am | 1147Markets posted an optimistic picture at the week end, marking seven straight consecutive weeks of gains for the S&P with banks leading the rally. The Dow recorded new highs though it is to be seen whether it can carry the same momentum forward on Tuesday. Apart from the Dow, certain benchmarks...
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Company News for January 18, 2011 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:09am | 880• Comerica (NYSE:CMA) has plans to purchase Sterling Bancshares (NASDAQ:SBIB) for $1.03 billion for a deal worth $10 per share • GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) reported charges of $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter to settle lawsuits and fines from earlier sales practices, mostly because of its...
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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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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (AAPL, NVDA, ARMH, ASML)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:35am | 161Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) dipped 4.38% to $333.20 in the pre-market session. Apple reported that Tim Cook, the chief operating officer, will take charge of the iPhone and iPad maker after the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Jobs announced that he is taking another medical leave. NVIDIA...
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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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iPhone, iPad Should Post "Substantial Upside," J.P. Morgan Reports
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:29am | 108For the Dec. quarter, J.P. Morgan said that it expects iPhone and iPad to post substantial upside. “For December, our unit estimates for iPhone, iPad, and Mac are 15.1 million, 6.7 million, and 4.3 million, respectively,” J.P. Morgan writes. “Our recent research indicates, however, that the actual...
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Trading Apple Today (AAPL)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:27am | 383I've already written about how to trade Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) if something were to happen to Steve Jobs and unfortunately it came true. Luckily the worst hasn't happened, and all of our prayers and thoughts are with him and his family at this time. I said in the earlier column, that Jobs and...