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Piper Jaffray Out With Piper Report (AAPL)
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 7:37am | 115Piper Jaffray is out with its Pipe Report this morning, and in the report it covers Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "The early success of the Apple iPad has resulted in a plethora of me-too devices nearing production, with quite a few ready to be launched in...
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Sorry Acer, the iPad Isn’t Going Anywhere
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 7:14am | 140Earlier this week, Acer Chairman JT Wang made the bold if foolish statement that the market share of the Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPad would fall to 20 percent over the next few years. Tech research firm iSuppli says that is nonsense. The tech researcher says that Apple will “maintain a dominant...
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5 Things Apple Won't Tell You This Week
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 6:51am | 242NEW YORK, (TheStreet) - With Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) set to unveil a fresh new member of its iPod family Wednesday, Wall Street and tech fans are busy imagining what additional surprises may be forthcoming. The scorching speculation has been fueled by reports of Apple's effort to close TV programming...
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Report: Google to Offer Pay-Per-View YouTube (GOOG)
Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 8:03pm | 182Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube website is in talks with Hollywood movie studios over a pay-per-view video service that could be launched by the end of the year, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Google and YouTube "talked about how many people they could steer to this ... it's a huge number...
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The Big Picture for the Week of August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 8:37am | 1037A couple of observations about a couple of individual stocks. The first stock to mention is Intel (INTC). It made news yesterday for a revenue warning and it made news a few days ago for its intention to buy McAfee (MFE). The idea behind the take over, as I understand it, is to embed security...
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Tech Sector Watch: Is Mega Merger the Inevitable Solution?
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 8:12pm | 2387By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions The most active market sector in terms of consolidation is definitely Technology and there is a reason for this wave of M&As. At the forefront of any analysis it is always important to follow the money. This is the real driver of this trend...
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Company News for August 27, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 6:33pm | 631• Toyota (NYSE: TM) announce recalls of over 1 million Corolla and Corolla Max vehicles due to engine problems • H-P (NYSE: HPQ) sweetened its 3Par (NYSE: PAR) bid, which was followed this morning with Dell's (NASDAQ: DELL) matching the $27 per share bid • Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) posted second-quarter...
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Emerson Launches New Laptops - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 5:34pm | 635A business unit of Emerson Electric Co. (EMR), Ridgid, engaged in the manufacture of innovative tools, equipment and video inspection devices, has introduced a group of hardy laptops and convertible tablet PCs. The innovative products, by Ridgid, are designed on Dell Inc.’s (DELL) Latitude E-...
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Is HPQ a Broken Stock? - Part 3 - Voice of the People
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 5:04pm | 455Zacks' Voice of the People Highlights user globlchrtanlysis: "Is HPQ a Broken Stock? - Part 3" from the People & Picks community. For more Voice of the People, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=5851 Featured Post Is HPQ a Broken Stock? - Part 3 Did you sell Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) at $47 or are you...
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Paul Allen Sues Apple, Among Others. Say What?!!! (AAPL, GOOG)
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 4:05pm | 363Interval Licensing, co-founded by Paul Allen who is also the co-founder of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is suing Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Facebook, and others. Interval claims the companies infringed on 4 internet search patents currently held by Interval, Reuters writes. Interval...
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Bond Yields & Market Correlation Intact 08-27-2010
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 3:28pm | 908Cusick’s Corner As I noted yesterday in the Corner, that close looked like a nice short squeeze while today’s equity move to the upside comes on some earnings warnings and continued concerns about the pace of economic growth. The volume for the longs has been unusually strong at this point and...
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Top 5 Percentage Gainers On NYSE (NZ, PAR, CML, MXL, GBX)
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 3:04pm | 330Shares of anything having to do with cloud computing lately have been on fire, and today is no different. These are the top 5 stocks based on a percentage gain today on the NYSE (volume must be over 100,000). Shares of Netezza Corporation Common (NYSE: NZ) are up a staggering 36.9% to $20.43...
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International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT): An Investor Rolls the Dice on Low Volatility
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 2:55pm | 1483The Hotlist, which scans unusual option volume during the trading day, is available to all OptionsHouse customers, including those with a virtual trading account. Refer to this article for more information on Hotlist functionality. With the broad market wearing its rally cap once again (due in...
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Netflix App for Apple's Device - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 1:36pm | 1232A leading provider of online movie rental and Web video subscription services, Netflix Inc. (NFLX) announced the release of its application to Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPod and iPhone Touch handheld devices. The application will allow streaming of movies and TV shows via both Wi-Fi and 3G networks for...
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Dell and HP Bidding War Continues - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 1:06pm | 990The bidding battle between tech giants, Dell Inc. (DELL) and Hewlett-Packard & Co. (HPQ) to acquire 3PAR Inc. (PAR) is likely to stretch longer than expected. The tug-of-war between the tech titans is raising value for the shareholders of 3PAR, which has not been making much profit lately. The...