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The hottest news that hit the markets today was the merger of United (NASDAQ: UAUA) and Continental (NYSE: CAL). UAUA and CAL might, however, need to put a stop to some flights to win the approval for the first proposed airline merger being reviewed by the Obama administration. A former...

The deal inked by Boeing (NYSE: BA) for F/A-18 fighters may be delayed by the Navy as it has asked for more time from the Congress on a deadline for recommending the deal. Hyundai (OTC: HYMLF.PK) sales jumped 30% with Sonata as its top seller, which gained 57%, while Tucson surged 171%. The new...

Michael Dell is a different person in his second inning as Dell Inc.’s (NASDAQ: DELL) CEO. Once an outspoken leader, Dell is now much more low-key than ever. Tackling the speculation about his intentions to stay on as CEO, Dell told Barron’s, “It's fun, actually, [and] it would have been a...

Flash, the popular program by Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), which provides rich experience and interaction on web, is under fire from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Steve Jobs had earlier condemned Flash on grounds of poor performance, reliability and security and for being demanding on...

We saw twice as many Merger and Acquisition announcements last week when compared to the prior week with six new deals announced. One deal closed and CKE scrapped the THL deal to accept Apollo’s takeover bid for $12.55 per share. The deal that closed was the acquisition of Techwell (TWLL) by...

Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) takeover of Palm (NNASDAQ: PALM) will make the Smartphone wars rougher. HP announced that it will take over troubled Smartphone maker, Palm, for $1.2 billion, last week. According to Barron’s, the only other option left for Palm apart from being acquired was to file...

I know it's been a while since I've posted on my blog, but I have been extremely busy with my business. However, I wanted to write a quick post about Qualcomm (QCOM), as I am very confident about an option strategy which I will detail later in this post. First I will note that in my early days as...

The person who sold off the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone prototype has been identified as Brian J. Hogan, a 21 year old resident of Redwood City, California. He has not been charged yet for the crime and is ready to cooperate with the authorities, according to his attorney. Another player has been...

Stocks rose for a second straight day, led by financial shares, as investors shrugged off European debt concerns and parsed some strong earnings numbers for signs of an improving economy.  A Labor Department report suggesting layoffs are beginning to slow also added to investors’ confidence and...

Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Steve Jobs has lashed back at Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) claiming that the company is living in the past and has not kept up with new trends. In a note posted on Apple’s website, Jobs wrote, “Adobe has characterized our decision as being primarily business driven, they say we want...

Analysts at Deutsche Bank maintain their "hold" rating on Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ). The target price for HPQ is set to $52. HPQ has signed a definitive agreement to buy Palm for $1.2 billion in cash. According to Deutsche Bank, “The deal is expected to close in July 2010 and be ‘mildly dilutive...

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) has announced its acquisition of Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) for $1.2 billion. The announcement has met with mixed reactions from the market. HP stock plummeted 1.2% following the news. According to The Wall Street Journal, several analysts consider the deal to be...

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Steve Jobs has posted a scathing letter in which he has criticized Adobe's Flash technology(NASDAQ: ADBE). Steve said that the technology has "major technical drawbacks" and mentioned that both companies have "few joint interests." ADBE has drawn fire for the absence of...