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Venture Capital Investment with a 7.2% Yield
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 9:07pm | 643Private equity companies take large positions in private companies, and sometimes own the entire companies. Often, these companies are referred to as venture capital firms. Sometimes, the only way to invest in a 'hot' company is through a private equity company. As an example, many years ago, I...
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Chasing Value: The Last Word on Apple
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 12:04pm | 179Well, maybe not the very last word ever, but for now this is it. The poll results on eight key questions are in. Although such a small sampling is not conclusive, it may be broadly indicative of investor sentiment. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is among the most admired, talked about and intriguing...
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Goldman's POMO Note Was The End Of The Bull Run
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 11:25am | 255Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) released a note last week advising its clients to front run the NY Fed's POMO, and own stocks just on the days that the FRBNY conducted these operations. As Zerohedge correctly pointed out, the top is in. When a note like this is put out, every one and their brother gets...
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Apple Falling On Margin Concerns (AAPL)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 11:13am | 142Shares of Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL) are moving marginally lower during Thursday's trading session. AAPL has fallen 1.03% to $304.70 after the company said that margins may be compressed going forward. The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that gross margins in future periods will...
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Diebold Reports Third Quarter EPS of $.70
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 8:23am | 70Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) today reported third quarter 2010 income from continuing operations attributable to Diebold, net of tax, of $44.1 million, or $.66 per share, up 80% and 78%, respectively, from the third quarter 2009. Third-quarter 2010 revenue was $748.6 million, up 16% from the...
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Microsoft Excel Finally Worth It for Apple Users
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 7:42am | 202Microsoft Excel for Mac -- for business? Potentially, yes. As much as Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) hate to admit it, there is one place the bitter rivals openly cooperate: business process software. Microsoft's Office lineup of Word, PowerPoint and Excel running on Macs is...
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Earnings Scheduled For October 28 (DUK, MSFT, XOM, MOT, MMM, MFE, DOW, FO, EXPE, CL, BMC, MXIM, MET, KLAC, VRSN, DBD, GNW, CAH)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 3:58am | 401Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) is likely to report its Q3 profit at $0.42 per share. Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) is projected to post its FQ1 EPS at $0.55. ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is estimated to post its Q3 earnings of $1.38 per share. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is forecast to post its Q3 profit at $0...
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Apple Reduces Future Gross Margin Expectations (AAPL)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 5:03pm | 112Apple computers (NASDAQ: AAPL) just announced they are decreasing their gross margin for future periods per SEC regulatory filing. "They expect gross margins to decreased compared to levels achieved during 2010 and anticipate gross margin levels around 36% in quarter 1." They are citing higher...
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Apple Dropping On Gross Margin Concerns (AAPL)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 4:54pm | 45Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is dropping $2.68 to $305.15 in after hours, on a filing with SEC that said that the company sees lower gross margins in 2011. Apple disclosed it sees Q1 2011 gross margins of about 36%, as per CNBC.
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Federal Reserve POMO Day - Voice of the People
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 4:33pm | 388Zacks' Voice of the People Highlights user inthemoneystocks: "Federal Reserve POMO Day" from the People & Picks community. For more Voice of the People, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=5851 Featured Post Federal Reserve POMO Day The markets are flat on the day after a solid gap lower. Today is...
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Zings Of The Day
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 4:02pm | 189Speculation has been dismissed that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would buy Sony (NYSE: SNE), after reports came out yesterday it was considering a purchase of the company. Apple cited various tweets from the Twitter world saying, "Dear Apple, Please don't screw up and buy Sony. Love, Everyone" as the...
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Stock Market News for October 27, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 3:33pm | 1211After a lackadaisical session, stocks closed mostly flat on Tuesday as mixed earnings and economic reports failed to motivate traders. Investors appeared jittery ahead of next week's mid-term elections and a sliding dollar. The blue-chip Dow average gained a little more than 5 points to close at...
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Zacks' Voice of the People highlights opportunities with SPDR S&P 500 ETF and International Business Machines Corp. - Press Releases
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 3:33pm | 699For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – October 27 – Zacks highlights commentary from People and Picks Trader“inthemoneystocks”. For more Voice of the People, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=5851 Featured Post Federal Reserve POMO Day The markets are flat on the day after a solid gap lower. Today is...
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Oracle, HP Feud Heats Up
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 3:11pm | 172Oracle Corp (NASDAQ: ORCL) Chief Executive Larry Ellison said he can prove that Hewlett-Packard Co's (NYSE: HPQ) incoming CEO oversaw a scheme to steal Oracle's software by rival SAP AG (NYSE: SAP). SAP has admitted in court documents that it stole Oracle's software. A jury trial is scheduled to...
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Some Lesser Known Popular ETFs (IVV, MDY, IJR)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 1:55pm | 345When it comes to ETF investing, it is important to be well informed, as it seems like new ETFs are popping up everyday, for this sector or that sector. Everyone knows about the Dow Jones ETF (NYSE: DIA), the S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) and the Nasdaq-100 ETF (NASDAQ: QQQQ). Here are some lesser...