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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 8:45am | 500Pre-open movers US stock futures are mixed this morning, as investors are awaiting data on economic growth and existing home sales. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 4 points to 11,475.00 and S&P 500 index futures gained 0.30 point to 1,251. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.50 points...
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Teradata Acquires Aprimo
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 8:20am | 82Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Aprimo for approximately $525 million including the assumption of approximately $25 million of cash at closing, subject to adjustment. Together, the two visionary leaders will bring powerful business...
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Zings Of The Day (TD, BRO, HPQ, ORCL)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 5:01pm | 166Brown-Forman (NYSE: BRO) is going to sell its wine unit, as the wine industry is going through some challenging times. I guess I'll drink to that, but give me some Johnny Walker, no wine. The SEC is going to probe Mark Hurd's exit from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ). I'm pretty sure that was the...
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Google TV Suffers Setback - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 3:00pm | 732Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Google TV has now been around long enough for the geeks to play around with it. And they have come back with disappointing reviews. While most were excited at the concept of wedlock between the TV and Internet, the marriage itself looks destined to be challenging. An...
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Google TV Suffers Setback - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 2:43pm | 732Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Google TV has now been around long enough for the geeks to play around with it. And they have come back with disappointing reviews. While most were excited at the concept of wedlock between the TV and Internet, the marriage itself looks destined to be challenging. An...
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AT&T to Buy Spectrum Licenses - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 2:33pm | 806AT&T Inc. (T), the #2 mobile service provider in the U.S., will acquire mobile television spectrum licenses for $1.93 billion from Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM). The spectrum licenses, in the lower 700 MHz frequency band, currently support Qualcomm's FLO TV subsidiary business, which Qualcomm...
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AT&T to Buy Spectrum Licenses - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 2:15pm | 806AT&T Inc. (T), the #2 mobile service provider in the U.S., will acquire mobile television spectrum licenses for $1.93 billion from Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM). The spectrum licenses, in the lower 700 MHz frequency band, currently support Qualcomm's FLO TV subsidiary business, which Qualcomm...
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Will New iPhone Give Boost to Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Shares? (TYH, IYW, XLK, IYZ, VOX, TTH, FDL, GOOG, T)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 1:05pm | 167The buzz surrounding the long-awaited release of a Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) iPhone is reaching a fevered pitch as it appears the telecom giant is ready to bring the device to(...)Read the rest of Will New iPhone Give Boost to Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Shares? (TYH,...
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Tuesday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders (C, BAC, CSCO, AAPL, ADBE)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 12:43pm | 119The market is moving on up this morning; currently the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading at $1,253.37, higher by 6.29 points. Interesting to note is that the VIX is firming as well and is currently higher by 0.49%, registering 16.49. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1) Citigroup (NYSE...
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Jabil 1Q Beats, Guides Up - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 11:33am | 910Shares of electronic parts manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc. (JBL) rose 98 cents or 5.6% on Monday trading at $18.45 as first quarter fiscal 2011 results beat the Zacks Consensus expectation. Earnings Jabil's reported earnings (including stock-based compensation expense and one-time expenses)...
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Jabil 1Q Beats, Guides Up - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 11:00am | 910Shares of electronic parts manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc. (JBL) rose 98 cents or 5.6% on Monday trading at $18.45 as first quarter fiscal 2011 results beat the Zacks Consensus expectation. Earnings Jabil's reported earnings (including stock-based compensation expense and one-time expenses)...
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H-P, BP Sign $400 Million Outsourcing Deal (HPQ, BP)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 10:40am | 161Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) signed a deal with BP (NYSE: BP) for a five-year outsourcing services agreement worth over $400 million. “By establishing a standardized global operating model, BP will realize immediate cost reductions, improved consistency of service and be well positioned to utilize...
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Company News for December 21, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 10:36am | 944• Toronto-Dominion (NYSE:TD) announced plans to acquire Chrysler Financial for $6.3 billion • Royal DSM said it would acquire Martek Biosciences (NASDAQ:MATK) for $1.09 billion, or $31.50 per share • Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) has shown interest for Massey Energy (NYSE:MEE) • According to...
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Facebook Builds Washington Lobbying Team
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 10:17am | 189Washington, Facebook is coming, like it or not, and it's coming in a big way. A report from Businessweek says that Facebook is building a powerful Washington lobbying team, to help it deal with Washington's growing interest in privacy and Internet related issues. Facebook is expanding its six-...
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Company News for December 21, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 10:02am | 944• Toronto-Dominion (NYSE:TD) announced plans to acquire Chrysler Financial for $6.3 billion • Royal DSM said it would acquire Martek Biosciences (NASDAQ:MATK) for $1.09 billion, or $31.50 per share • Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) has shown interest for Massey Energy (NYSE:MEE) • According to...