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Brean Murray Has Thoughts On Dell, Compellent Takeunder
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 9:11am | 285Brean Murray Carret & Co. has a note on Dell's (NASDAQ: DELL) proposed take under of Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CML). Yesterday, Dell and Compellent came out and said that Dell was going to offer $27.50 per share for Compellent, which was far lower than where the stock was trading...
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4 Large-Cap Tech Value Plays (MSFT, DELL, CSCO, HPQ)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 3:21pm | 526Investors that are looking for value in combination with solid potential growth for the long term should look at the large cap technology space. These stocks are trading at bargain basement multiples and offer the safety of large market capitalizations and premium brands. These stocks are...
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What's Hot on TheStreet
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 2:04pm | 270Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Best and Worst U.S. Car Commutes Whether you live in a city, the suburbs or farm country, commuting by car to and from work can be an unavoidable expense. 3 Sleeper Smartphones You Should Buy 'Tis the season for...
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Eastman Kodak Skyrocketing
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 1:50pm | 135Barry Ritholtz was on CNBC's Fast Money and he said he has been buying Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK), as the stock is exploding to the upside. There is no news out on the stock today, but Ritholtz believes that someone like a Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), or a Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) could be looking...
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Thursday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (C, BAC, CSCO, WFC, AAPL)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 12:20pm | 116The overall market is once again battling with the flat line; it should be noted that consolidation at these levels is quite constructive and could be a precursor to another move higher. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Citigroup (NYSE: C) 603,204 contracts, 88.1% calls, 11.9% puts...
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IBM Announces Russian Companies Selecting IBM Technology
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 11:55am | 87IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that two leading Russian banks, Rosbank and Alfa-Bank, have selected IBM POWER7 Systems. IBM also recently announced that Russian pharmaceutical distributor PROTEK replaced its previous HP (NYSE: HPQ) servers with IBM POWER7 systems for its data processing center. In...
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No More iTunes Love From Costco (COST, AAPL)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 11:32am | 220These days, it seems that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) products are everywhere. With Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) and others increasing their Apple product lineup (Target recently added the iPad to its many stores across the nation), it's almost unfathomable to think that we could one day enter a...
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Compellent Technologies Falls 13%; Calls Active (CML)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 10:56am | 162Shares of Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CML) fell hard this morning after Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) said that it was in advanced talks with CML about a deal, but that no assurances could be made that a deal would be reached. Many have speculated that it could be a take-under, valued at roughly $...
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NVIDIA Falling On Macbook Rumors
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 10:53am | 86NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is plunging this morning, down over 2% after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly chose Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) Sandy Bridge chips for its new MacBook. The story was first picked up by CNET, and reiterated by Barron's. At last check, shares of NVDA were off 36 cents to $...
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Eminem's Recovery Tops iTunes Charts
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 10:15am | 79It may be a new decade, but Eminem is still producing enormous sales. In its Rewind 2010 roundup, iTunes (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that Recovery (Aftermath/Interscope/Shady) is the best-selling album of the year. iTunes Rewind 2010, which focuses on the year's biggest-selling music, movies, TV, apps...
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Compellent Dives On Dell News (CML, DELL)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:36am | 138Shares of Compellent Technologies (NYSE: CML) are down today over 15% lower than yesterday's close on news of a likely merger negotiation with Dell (NASDAQ: DELL). Dell and Compellent Technologies today announced they are engaged in advanced discussions regarding a possible business combination...
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Dell and Compellent Negotiating a Possible Merger at $27.50 per Share
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:18am | 77Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CML) today announced they are engaged in advanced discussions regarding a possible business combination involving the two companies. Dell and Compellent have entered into an exclusive agreement to negotiate a merger agreement in which...
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The Return Of The King
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 8:21am | 170Howard Stern has announced that he will stay a further five years at Sirius (NASDAQ: SIRI), as the "King of all Media's" contract was scheduled to run out at the end of the month. Many were speculating he'd leave Sirius and perhaps revolutionize internet radio, but that's not going to be the case...
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CSC Taking Over Image Solutions - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 7:03pm | 493Virginia-based Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) announced that it has inked a deal to acquire privately held information technology outsourcing company Image Solutions Inc. Financial details were not divulged. The deal is pending approval from Image Solutions' shareholders and is expected to be...
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CSC Taking Over Image Solutions - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 6:45pm | 493Virginia-based Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) announced that it has inked a deal to acquire privately held information technology outsourcing company Image Solutions Inc. Financial details were not divulged. The deal is pending approval from Image Solutions' shareholders and is expected to be...