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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:41:57 GMT

Over the last several weeks, my articles have tried to zero in on one particular theme: being prepared for the downside. As I stated before, it is not bear markets or sharp sell-offs that kill investors’ portfolios. It is the lack of preparation by the investor in reading the signs of an upcoming problem and an inability to strategize and execute a plan, if and when the potential problem comes to fruition.[More...]

Hot Stocks: IBM Simplifying And Succeeding While Oracle Is Struggling

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:46:08 GMT

While its chief competitor Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) is laboring to smooth out the wrinkles in its merger with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: JAVA), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is streamlining its core business and fulfilling its mandate for innovation.[More...]

Is Tech Over-Valued?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:05:15 GMT

How much more upside potential is there after a 67% monster rally for the technology sector? After all, there are resistance levels the market tends to respect. With slashed semiconductor demand, weak earnings reports from Dell, and an uncertain holiday shopping season ahead, is the tech sector overvalued?[More...]

Don’t Miss Out On The Looming Gold Bubble

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:19 GMT

Gold was all the rage again last week. But why is it rising, and does anyone really know what it’s worth?[More...]

Google Shows Off Chrome OS In Technical Preview

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:43:57 GMT

Google's (GOOG) entry into the Operating System space is at least a year away, but the Internet and Search behemoth showed off a technical preview of what they've been tinkering with to an audience of journalists and "techies".[More...]

IBM Feels Cozy On Sidelines As Oracle-Sun Deal Languishes In Anti-Trust Purgatory

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:05:23 GMT

You have to know when to hold them, and when to fold them. That's the not just slightly smug assessment by IBM executives as they reflect -- with twinkles in their eyes -- on the months-stalled Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems, a deal that IBM initially sought but then declined earlier this year.[More...]

A High-Tech Play On National Defense: HRS

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:08:48 GMT

Technology stocks are helping drive the stock market higher, a trend we recently discussed here. Whether it's old-school companies like International Business Machines (IBM) or high-fliers like Google (GOOG) or Amazon (AMZN), tech has definitely been one of the rally's leading catalysts.[More...]

US Equity Movers and Shakers, Mid-Session, 11th November

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:47:40 GMT

S&P 500 - Risers Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) $10.04 +6.13% Lennar Corp. Class A (LEN) $15.17 +6.08% KB Home (KBH) $15.56 +5.99% D R Horton Inc. (DHI) $12.30 +5.18% M B I A Inc. (MBI) $3.69 +4.83% Marshall & Ilsley (MI) $5.48 +4.77% N Y Times Class A (NYT) $9.07 +4.61% Sun Microsystems Inc. (JAVA) $8.49 +4.17% Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) $13.66 +4.04% Developers Diversified Reality (DDR) $8.84 +3.88% S&P 500 - Fallers Macy's Inc. (M) $17.83 -8.23% Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) $34.63 -5.38% Gamestop Corp. (GME) $24.14 -4.13% American International Group Inc. (AIG) $36.24 -3.59% Owens-Illinois Inc. (OI) $33.90 -2.45% Southwestern Energy (SWN) $44.42 -2.40% Motorola Inc. (MOT) $8.64[More...]

Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:09 GMT

I’ve been watching Goldman Sachs (GS) closely as a barometer for financial stocks and thus the broader market for some time now, and the stock faces a critical area to overcome to continue on its upward trajectory.[More...]

STEC Inc (NASDAQ:STEC): Colour On Quarter - Setting Up For A Bounce?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:56:07 GMT

Wanted to highlight some comments on STEC Inc (NASDAQ:STEC) following results (stock was down 30% in after hours trading): - Needham says they remain positive about enterprise SSD opportunity in 2010, but recognize that the EMC inventory overhang clouds the story temporarily. Despite this dynamic, they are comfortable with at least $2 in earnings power for 2010, leaving the stock compelling following the overreaction to 3Q/4Q earnings.[More...]

The Almanac -- weekly

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:36:00 GMT

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It's David vs. Goliath in patent fights: Independent patents applicants see ideas stolen due to backlog

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:48:00 GMT

Nov. 29--Mirk Buzdum and Dick "Cappy" Capstran, a pair of garage entrepreneurs in Milwaukee, know full well that their designs for drill bits and cutting tools are good.
A big part of the blame, they say, falls on the agency that is supposed to protect them and the rest of the nation's innovators: the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The patent applications drafted by Buzdum and Capstran are among the 1.2 million applications pending at the agency -- a backlog that was the subject of a Journal Sentinel investigation published in August.

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1 Powerful Strategy: 2 Ways To Profit

Hot Stocks: IBM Simplifying And Succeeding While Oracle Is Struggling

Is Tech Over-Valued?

Don’t Miss Out On The Looming Gold Bubble

Google Shows Off Chrome OS In Technical Preview

IBM Feels Cozy On Sidelines As Oracle-Sun Deal Languishes In Anti-Trust Purgatory

A High-Tech Play On National Defense: HRS

US Equity Movers and Shakers, Mid-Session, 11th November

Goldman Sachs GS Threatens To Form Cradle Sell Signal

STEC Inc (NASDAQ:STEC): Colour On Quarter - Setting Up For A Bounce?

The Almanac -- weekly

It's David vs. Goliath in patent fights: Independent patents applicants see ideas stolen due to backlog

Region will help in smart-grid test: Fed money backs project on power distribution

Anadarko won't drill in Brooks Range foothills this winter

$178 million project to improve NW power system

UDRI's new battery great for electric cars: The University of Dayton Research Institute's technology could also have applications for troops on the battlefield.

Family wants to delay woman's burial

Wildfire smoke patterns to be analyzed

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News

IBM creates fast, portable diagnostic test

Mertech to Develop BTR2SQL for MySQL

DataCert Hosts IP Focus Group in Basel, Switzerland

IBM Announces Expiration of Early Exchange Period for Debt Exchange Offers

Marlin & Associates Adds Senior Technology Banker, Afsaneh Naimollah, to Lead Its Technology Investment Banking Practice

CUSTOMER WIN: UGI Utilities Improves Performance, Reduces Costs With BMC Software

American Banker, Bank Technology News and IDC Financial Insights Announce 2009 FinTech Top 25 Enterprise Technology Vendors Ranking

Black Diamond Software Announces Enterprise-Class Software Development Solutions for Small to Medium Sized Businesses

Vette Corp to Deliver Cooling Infrastructure for New Green Data Center

Lee D. Roberts Appointed New infoGROUP Independent Director

IBM Reports 2009 Third-Quarter Results

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