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Amazon, Google, Apple Holding Up NASDAQ (AMZN, GOOG, AAPL)
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 3:07pm | 109If not for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), or Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), then the NASDAQ would be essentially flat today. All three of these stocks are surging today, with Google the strongest of the three. Google reported strong earnings after the bell yesterday, and...
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Despite Lack of Clues From Indices, Economy Still in Protracted Recession
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 12:34pm | 726One of the biggest difficulties that individual investors often run into is the fact that the action in the broader market just doesn't seem very logical at times, and lately, we're seeing a very good example of that. Since the lows of August, the market has been on an absolute tear, blowing...
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Friday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders (BAC, C, AAPL, JPM, GOOG)
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 11:27am | 119The overall market is hovering around the unchanged mark today, which it is likely to do for the rest of the session due to options expiration. Currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading at $1,173.72. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 536,651...
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The $8 Million iPhone 4
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 9:41am | 124Most US consumers can buy an Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4 for $200 or $300, depending on the amount of memory storage. The device can cost closer to $600 when it is not tethered to an AT&T (NYSE: T) wireless subscription service. There is at least one iPhone 4 which is much more expensive than...
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iPad Vs. The World: Tech Companies Plan Their Tablet Attack
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 9:38am | 259With Windows Phone 7 taking all of Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) attention, the company won't have a tablet ready this Christmas, CNNMoney reports. But never fear: if Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad hasn't persuaded you to come aboard the tablet bandwagon, there are several other...
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Verizon Announces Selling Of iPad
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 7:54am | 149Auriga has published a research report on Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) after the company's announcement that it would begin selling Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad device. In the report, Auriga writes "The initial offering provides network connectivity through WiFi/MiFi only. This will likely limit...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Networking & Communication Devices Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio (DVOX, SMCI, GCOM, FNSR)
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 4:30am | 123Below are the top small-cap networking & communication device stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. DynaVox Inc (NASDAQ: DVOX) has a PEG ratio of 0.73. DVOX's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 39.30%. Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI) has a PEG ratio of 0.75. SMCI's...
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Brian Stutland's Apple (AAPL) Trade
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 7:08pm | 159On CNBC's Fast Money, Brian Stutland suggested investors to consider an options strategy in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) that will help them to protect their position ahead of earnings. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is going to report earnings on October 18th, and after a huge run this stock had recently Brian...
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Expect A Decent Run Up Into The Elections
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 5:11pm | 112The government sure wants a higher stock market, as the country goes into mid-term elections, to be held on November 2. A list of Permanent Open Market Operations from the New York Fed finds that 7 POMO dates between now and November 2. Two more just a few days after the elections. In total,...
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Can the Dollar Drop Fast Enough to Keep the Markets Up?
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 1:40pm | 2136By Phil at Phil's Stock World Wheeee - this is fun! The dollar dropped to 76.5 this morning and that gave us a nice pop in the futures which is fading now (8am) as we move towards our 8:30 Trade Report along with the PPI and, of course, the usual 450,000 weekly...
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Thursday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders (BAC, C, YHOO, AAPL, WFC)
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 12:15pm | 122The overall market is finally faltering after continued rallies higher; currently the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is lower by 4.75 points, trading at $1,173. There appears to be a short-term top in the market; a break below $1,167 would confirm that. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1....
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Parx Casino Signs Multi-Year Renewal with NCR Corporation
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 12:02pm | 59NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) today announced that Parx Casino® has selected the hosted NCR APTRA eMarketing solution to enable synchronized customer communications across multiple channels. Parx Casino®, a division of Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc., operates the largest gaming facility in...
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The Truth, As Your Wallet Gets Lighter Each Day
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 11:50am | 565All time highs are being hit by many leading stocks as a result of the Federal Reserves efforts to prop the whole entire economy up by printing money thus crushing the Dollar. The artificial wealth effect continues to be the game plan by a Federal Reserve that thinks they can control the hyper...
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Apple's Latest Milestone: Trading Above $300
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 10:55am | 123This week, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was proud to announce a new milestone for the company – that it is trading above $300. This news comes less than two weeks before Apple is expected to hold its next earnings event, The Wall Street Journal reports. During the event, Apple is expected to report...
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Playing a Potential Pullback in Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN)
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 9:19am | 1979Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) shares have been on a winning streak this year, rising 75% from their 2009 close and surging more than 12% in the last month alone. But with the shares newly trading above the 100 level, is it time for a pullback? There have been recent signs of caution in the casino...