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America's Biggest Companies, Then and Now (1955 to 2010)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 8:16am | 440Today's corporate America is dominated by service companies, tech firms, and huge retailers which have thousands of locations and hundreds of thousands of workers. At the end of the decade following WWII, corporate America looked very different from it does now. Fifty five years ago, most of the...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Nokia, Google, Apple, Motorola and Intel - Press Releases
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 7:33am | 1164For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 21, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Nokia Corp. (NOK), Google Inc. (GOOG), Apple Inc. (AAPL), Motorola Inc. (MOT) and Intel Corp. (INTC ). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http...
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What Does Ron Burkle See In Barnes & Noble?
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 7:27am | 345Ron Bukle's fierce battle for Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is baffling for many reasons. The biggest mystery is why he is bothering at all. Barnes & Noble's prospects are so bleak that it is hard to see what appeal it would have for anybody, especially a billionaire investor. The...
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Stocks To Watch For September 21 (ADBE, GDI, GE, CAG, HPQ, ORCL, AZO)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 5:13am | 254Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) to post its FQ3 profit at $0.49 per share. ADBE's shares gained 0.12% to $33.15 in after-hours trading. Gardner Denver Inc (NYSE: GDI) has appointed Michael Larsen as the...
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Avnet, Hudson City Bancorp, Fujifilm Holdings, International Business Machines and Infosys Technologies - Press Releases
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 7:49pm | 1986For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –September 20, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights:Avnet (AVT) as the Bull of the Day and Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Fujifilm Holdings Corporation (FUJIY, International Business...
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Stocks Break Above Resistance; Dow Rises 146 Points (SPY, QQQQ, GLD, USO, TLT, UUP)
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 5:56pm | 348Stocks exploded through long term resistance levels on Monday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average 146 points higher to just under 10,754. The buying pressure was sustained throughout the day and the markets finished very close to their highs. The Dow traded in a range between 10,608 and 10,...
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HP and Oracle Reaffirm Commitment to Long-term Strategic Partnership (HPQ, ORCL)
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 4:59pm | 160HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) today reaffirmed their long-term strategic partnership and the resolution of litigation regarding Mark V. Hurd's employment at Oracle. While the terms of the settlement are confidential, Mr. Hurd will adhere to his obligations to protect HP's...
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Is Novell Selling to VMware? - Analyst Blog
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 3:36pm | 1159Enterprise software developer, Novell Inc. (NOVL) is in discussions with the virtualization infrastructure software solutions provider VMware Inc. (VMW) to sell its Linux Operating systems business, according to the Wall Street Journal. According to the Journal, Novell is in advanced stages of...
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Demand Up for Nokia Devices - Analyst Blog
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 2:51pm | 735Just after the completion of Nokia World 2010, Nokia Corp.(NOK), the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, witnessed the highest ever demand through online pre-orders for the N8, which is supposed to be priced at 370 euros. N8 is based on upgraded Symbian 3 software and is ready to be shipped...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For September 20 (ASIA, HOKU, ROVI)
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 2:09pm | 196By 1:55 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 108.15 points, or 1.02%, to 10,716.00, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 12.02 points, or 1.07%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 25.37 points, or 1.10%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the market are...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (INET, TPCG, ROVI, RDWR)
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 1:11pm | 204Internet Brands Inc (NASDAQ: INET) shares moved up 44.68% to $13.18 at 12:18 pm. The volume of INET shares traded was 5212% higher than normal. INET has agreed to be purchased by an affiliate of Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, LP for about $640 million or $13.35 per share in cash,...
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News Summary (IBM, NZ, DFS, HD, LOW, LEN)
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 12:14pm | 224IBM (NYSE: IBM) has agreed to buy Netezza Corp (NYSE: NZ) for about $1.7 billion or $27 per share, representing an 85% premium to its 3-month trading average of $14.54. IBM is looking to increase its business analytics products for sales, marketing and product development. The company is expecting...
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Monday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (AAPL, C, RIMM, BAC, GOOG)
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 11:21am | 160The overall market is staging a break-out today, though the volume is a bit light. Currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading higher by 11.75 points, at $1,137. Crude oil is following suit, currently higher by over 2%., Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:...
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Rovi (ROVI) Partners with Apple (AAPL)
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 10:44am | 685Sometimes you are hot, sometime you are neutral, and sometimes much of what you just turns cold. Last Friday, Rovi (ROVI) broke support intraday and looked in trouble. I've been selling off many of our other positions the past week and a half as they have been running non stop but this was a name...
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Teradata Pops; Calls Active (TDC)
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 10:29am | 206Shares of Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) are popping this morning, currently higher by 10.12%, trading at $37.96. The stock is moving on the news that IBM (NYSE: IBM) is bidding $27.00 for Netezza Corp. (NYSE: NZ). The companies operate in similar spaces. Options traders are buying upside calls...