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Piper Jaffray Maintains SSYS Estimates
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 9:19am | 98Piper Jaffray is maintaining its current estimates for Q4, “but believe Stratasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSYS) could potentially exceed consensus estimates with a solid close over the next few days.” “Stratasys did not provide guidance for the December quarter or FY10, but did make qualitative statements...
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The future ain't what it used to be.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 7:12pm | 2332If you are old enough you will recognize the title of this article as a Yogi Berra quote, and I just wanted to give him the credit he deserves. Neils Bohr, the Danish Physicist, who was a major contributor to our understanding of atomic structure once said,”Prediction is very difficult,...
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Apple And Google Update (AAPL, GOOG)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 4:36pm | 141Considering the recent speculative frenzy in a couple of hot sectors, it is a good time to check up on some reasonably priced blue-chips, which in my opinion, happen to be the two best technology companies on earth. Those two companies, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), continue to...
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BMC Software Reaches Taiwan - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 4:30pm | 698Leading large enterprise software company BMC Software Inc. (BMC) announced that its mainframe solutions will be used by a Taiwan-based software consultancy firm, Galaxy Software Services Corp. Financial. Details of the agreement were not disclosed. Since its inception, Galaxy Software has been...
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BMC Software Reaches Taiwan - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 4:01pm | 698Leading large enterprise software company BMC Software Inc. (BMC) announced that its mainframe solutions will be used by a Taiwan-based software consultancy firm, Galaxy Software Services Corp. Financial. Details of the agreement were not disclosed. Since its inception, Galaxy Software has been...
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Remember Cirrus Logic? (CRUS)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 2:10pm | 135Earlier in 2010, one of the hottest stocks on the Nasdaq was Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS), which is a semiconductor supplier to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Despite a tremendous year, by any account, the buzz surrounding CRUS has quieted down considerably. Year-to-date, CRUS has risen 135%, but lost around...
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Market Roundup (AAPL, ADBE, GOOG, NFLX, GNVC, RNOW)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 1:32pm | 243Tech stocks rose, along with the wider market. The top gainers included Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Adobe Systems Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE), and Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG). The top decliner in the list was Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX). The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) gained about 0.24%, while the...
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Large-Cap Tech Values (CSCO, INTC, HPQ)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 1:11pm | 424Investors who are looking to take some risk in stocks, but also believe in the primacy of preserving capital may want to look at some undervalued names in the large-cap technology space. In particular, bargains can be had in Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Hewlett-Packard (...
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AT&T to Expand Wi-Fi Zones - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 1:03pm | 748AT&T Inc. (T), the second largest mobile service provider in the U.S., plans to expand Wi-Fi hotzones for its wireless network, including iPhones, to major markets. The company will expand its Wi-Fi access around Times Square in New York and introduce its first hotspot in San Francisco....
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Consider IBM, Oracle On This Venue (IBM, ORCL)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 12:50pm | 247IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) may generate sales as a new law in the country pushes computer tracking for food, writes Bloomberg. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill on December 21 and the Senate passed the bill last month. The bill gives the U.S. Food and Drug...
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AT&T to Expand Wi-Fi Zones - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 12:30pm | 748AT&T Inc. (T), the second largest mobile service provider in the U.S., plans to expand Wi-Fi hotzones for its wireless network, including iPhones, to major markets. The company will expand its Wi-Fi access around Times Square in New York and introduce its first hotspot in San Francisco....
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Top M&A Deals Of 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 10:34am | 327The Wall Street Journal has published a list of what it considers to be the five most important M&A deals of 2010. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and 3Par are the first on the list. Hewlett-Packard acquired 3Par for $2.1 billion after battling with Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) to take ownership of the...
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5 Stocks That Struggled This Year (CSCO, JNJ, WMT, BAC, HPQ)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 10:21am | 493This is really a "Dogs of the Dow" column, as Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) are all in the Dow and have done nothing this year, or lost significant value. Cisco was hit hard this year after...
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Goldman Says Buy Apple February 330 Call's (AAPL)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 8:25am | 40Goldman Sachs is out with a research report and says to buy Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) February 330 Calls. The position was initiated on December 20. Shares of Apple closed at $325.47 yesterday, up 79 cents.
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What's Your Stock's Price Target? - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 4:03pm | 233Kevin Matras shows how to calculate a stock's price target and how to find stocks currently trading below them. Highlighted stocks include ASYS, BLC, COHR, MEOH and NCR. AMTEC SYSTEMS (ASYS): Free Stock Analysis Report BELO CORP (BLC): Free Stock Analysis Report COHERENT INC (COHR): Free Stock...