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After Reversal Yesterday, Markets Rip Higher - Voice of the People
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 9:51pm | 537Zacks' Voice of the People Highlights user inthemoneystocks: "After Reversal Yesterday, Markets Rip Higher" from the People & Picks community. For more Voice of the People, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=5851 Featured Post After Reversal Yesterday, Markets Rip Higher The markets dropped sharply...
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Apple Downgraded to Neutral - Analyst Blog
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 9:51pm | 976We downgrade Apple Inc. (AAPL) to Neutral from our previous Outperform rating, given the European crisis, iPhone and iPad supply chain constraints and a cannibalization effect from the iPad. Despite the impressive first nine months of 2010, which had beaten analysts' expectations by a wide margin,...
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Asia's Digital Dragon: $80 Billion and 1.1 Billion Users by 2015
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 5:28pm | 1640By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions With just over 1.3 billion people (as of mid-2008), China accounts for about 20 percent of the world population and needless to say, is the world's largest and most populous country. Although the country's population growth has been somewhat...
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AMD Cuts Third Quarter Outlook - Analyst Blog
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 2:54pm | 574Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) trimmed its third quarter guidance, citing softness in the consumer notebook markets in Western Europe and Asia. The quarter, which is to end on September 25, 2010, usually experiences positive seasonality, driven by the back-to-school phenomenon. However, AMD's...
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Target Marks The Spot Today
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 2:21pm | 124Shares of Target (NYSE: TGT) are sharply higher today, outperforming the broader markets, despite weaker volume. Target is far outperforming Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) today , as well as other retailers such as Macys (NYSE: M), and BJ's Wholesale (NYSE: BJ), indicating money may be starting to flow into...
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Target to Offer iPad at Stores
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 1:15pm | 81Today Target (NYSE: TGT) announced it will carry Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad in 1,743 Target stores nationwide beginning Oct. 3, 2010. “Target is very excited to offer the revolutionary iPad to our guests nationwide,” said Mark Schindele, senior vice president, merchandising, Target. “We are...
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Why HP's CEO Choice Doesn't Matter (HPQ)
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 1:10pm | 186Reuters quantitative analyst, Mike Tarsala, just issued a video, which can be seen here, where he outlines the bull case for Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ). Mr. Tarsala makes the case that HPQ's stock could care less who the new CEO turns out to be, he cites five key points: 1) The stock has fallen...
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What's Hot On TheStreet
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 1:04pm | 224Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Will The iPad Save Christmas for Retailers? Retailers are looking to cash in on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) success with the iPad, as Target (NYSE: TGT) becomes the latest retailer to stock the device. Another week,...
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Markets Rage Higher As Technology Continues To Lead
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 12:46pm | 287Technology has truly been the leader of this rally over the last month. The PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (NASDAQ: QQQQ) has soared from $42.97 to a high today of $49.65. That is a 15.50% rally in just one month. Truly amazing. Stocks like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have gone from $235.56 to...
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After Reversal Yesterday, Markets Rip Higher On Dollar Drop
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 11:51am | 263The markets dropped sharply yesterday at the open only to recover and trade flat to higher until 3pm ET. At that time, the markets flushed sharply back to the lows of the day. This was an ugly reversal, one that could have been significant. However, the powers that be had a different idea, one...
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FCC Grants Access to Unused TV Airwaves
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 10:33am | 110In a breakthrough for tech firms, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) approved a plan to open unused TV channels for wireless broadband. FCC chairman, Julius Genachowski said the move would offer "unique opportunities for innovators and entrepreneurs." Companies like Google (NASDAQ: GOOG),...
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Oracle–The Next IBM (ORCL, IBM, HPQ, CSCO)
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 7:46am | 146Oracle's (NASDAQ: ORCL) revenue run rate is about $60 billion a year. That compares to $100 billion for IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ). Oracle has advantages as it attempts to catch its two larger rivals. It has become a company which attracts Wall Street's attention because of...
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Brian Stutland's Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) Trade
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 7:49pm | 156Brian Stutland said on CNBC's Fast Money that he has an option strategy that would help him to protect his position in Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ). He said that there are two important dates for Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ). On September 28th, an analyst meeting will be held, and on...
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A Look Ahead At A Market Pull-Back
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 4:01pm | 275The market, for the first time this month has seen a fair amount of selling as it fell back below the 1130 breakout level on the S&P. The question on the minds of the bulls is whether this is something to be concerned about or to use as an opportunity for buying stocks on the cheap. The best...
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Apple Is Killing The Market!
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 3:40pm | 123Since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) became the 2nd largest company in the world by market cap, the market has done nothing but plunge. Prior to the move, the major indexes were flat to slightly positive. Since Bloomberg made the announcement around 2 p.m., the indexes have turned negative, and in a major...