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Apple's iPad Fiasco (AAPL)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 3:38pm | 105It was announced that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is part of a lawsuit after it was found out that its iPad and iPhone devices were letting app developers have access to their users information without the users' knowledge. The news was first reported by Bloomberg. The lawsuit was filed last week...
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Insider Trading Probe: Who's Next? (AMD, DELL, FLEX, TSM)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 2:58pm | 748The Security and Exchange Committee has a bounty out on hedge funds that have larger than average, consistently positive market gains. Question arises, who is going to be the next Raj Rajaratnam (the indicted head of hedge fund Galleon Group) to be prosecuted by the SEC? Objective Evidence Insider...
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Afternoon Market Update (KEY, ZION, STI, FITB, STT, GNW, MNKD, GOOG, DELL, ORCL)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 1:10pm | 235Shares of regional banks were the top gainers in the financial sector. The gainers in the list included KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ: ZION), SunTrust Banks Inc (NYSE: STI) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB). The Standard & Poor's 500 stock index lost about 0.03%, while the...
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HP Wins $2.5B NASA Contract - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 1:03pm | 623Computing major Hewlett-Packard & Co. (HPQ) announced that it has won a ten-year information technology (IT) contract from NASA for a total value of approximately $2.5 billion. HP sealed the contract after beating global security and advanced IT company Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT). The...
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HP Wins $2.5B NASA Contract - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 12:45pm | 623Computing major Hewlett-Packard & Co. (HPQ) announced that it has won a ten-year information technology (IT) contract from NASA for a total value of approximately $2.5 billion. HP sealed the contract after beating global security and advanced IT company Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT). The...
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Consumer Electronics Expo Pessimistic About Microsoft (MSFT, AAPL, GOOG)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 10:46am | 406CEO Steve Ballmer of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is set to unveil new software for tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. Pessimism is already looming over the Windows-based model by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad enthusiasts. Keith Goddard, CEO of Capital Advisors, holds AAPL shares and...
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Qualcomm, Apple Up On New iPad Reports (QCOM, AAPL)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 10:44am | 120Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) are moving higher this morning, after a report from the DigiTimes said that the Cupertino, California-based company is going to release three versions of its popular iPad next year. Qualcomm is moving higher as the article suggests that one...
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Why The Rare Earth Cut Is So Important (REE, MCP, SHZ)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 10:35am | 273Rare earth metal names are getting a boost this morning after China said it would cut its quota from last year for 2011 by 11%. This obviously is boosting names like Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) Rare Elements Resources and China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources Inc. (NYSE: SHZ). The reason this is so...
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Company News for December 28, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 10:33am | 680• JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), Citigroup (NYSE:C), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Barclays (NYSE:BCS) and Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) have initiated coverage on General Motors (NYSE:GM) All the analysts have started their coverage with "buy" or "outperform" ratings, with JP Morgan...
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Company News for December 28, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 10:10am | 680• JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), Citigroup (NYSE:C), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Barclays (NYSE:BCS) and Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) have initiated coverage on General Motors (NYSE:GM) All the analysts have started their coverage with "buy" or "outperform" ratings, with JP Morgan...
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Kindle's Not Doing Too Shabby (AAPL, AMZN, DELL)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 9:53am | 116Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) said that its popular Kindle, the first e-book reader of its kind, is holding its own against tablet computers from companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Dell (NASDAQ: DELL). "We're seeing that many of the people who are buying Kindles also own an LCD tablet," Chief...
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What's Your Stock's Price Target? - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 1:00am | 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...
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Market Moving ETF Update
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 1:47pm | 579The theme to this Weekly Market Report will be Exchange Traded Funds or ETF's as they are often called by most traders and investors. An exchange traded fund is a security that trades just like a stock. The ETF will usually track an index or specific sector in the market by holding a basket of...
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DELL to Acquire InSite One - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 1:33pm | 517Round Rock, Texas-based PC maker Dell Inc. (DELL) announced its intention to acquire medical storage solution provider InSite One Inc. The financial details of the deal were not divulged. We think that the acquisition could bolster Dell's position in the health care industry. InSite One...
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DELL to Acquire InSite One - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 12:45pm | 517Round Rock, Texas-based PC maker Dell Inc. (DELL) announced its intention to acquire medical storage solution provider InSite One Inc. The financial details of the deal were not divulged. We think that the acquisition could bolster Dell's position in the health care industry. InSite One...