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Notable Bankruptcies Of 2009: Q3

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:01:00 GMT

Microsoft (MSFT) Patents Change Hands

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:26:26 GMT

Several patents previously held by Microsoft (MSFT) are expected to change hands. Microsoft acquired the patents from Silicon Graphics and subsequently sold them to Allied Security Trust (AST) at a private auction. AST is expected to resell the patents to Open Invention Network (OIN). The patents purportedly relate to Linux open source technology, which is the reason for the interest in them.[More...]

Notable Bankruptcies Of 2009: Q2

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:00 GMT

In January I predicted (see Notable Bankruptcies of 2009: Q1) that “major” bankruptcies in 2009 would challenge the 383 mark set in 2001 (the high-water mark after the dotcom bubble). I even suggested that it was possible that we could exceed 400 “major” bankruptcies in 2009. According to Bankruptcydata.com, there have been 156 “major” filings thus far in 2009. Assuming that bankruptcies are equally distributed throughout the year, this puts us on pace for 312 bankruptcies. That is tracking well shy of my prediction. In fact, bankruptcies were down significantly from Q1 to Q2, as there were 90 bankruptcies in the first quarter but only 66 in the second. That stylized fact begs the question: Is that a “green shoot”[More...]

Notable Bankruptcies Of 2009: Q1

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:19:00 GMT

In January I predicted (see Notable Bankruptcies of 2008) that “major” bankruptcies in 2009 would challenge the 383 mark set in 2001 (the high-water mark after the dotcom bubble). I even suggested that it was possible that we could exceed 400 “major” bankruptcies in 2009. According to Bankruptcydata.com, there have been 90 “major” filings thus far in 2009. Assuming that bankruptcies are equally distributed throughout the year, this puts us on pace for 360 bankruptcies. I fully expect the filing pace to quicken as the year goes on, and as the economy continues to deteriorate. Below you can find an updated list of what I see as the “noteworthy” bankruptcies of 2009, as reported by [More...]

Barron's Summary - Nov 26 2007 3:41AM

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:36:07 GMT

“The Trader” column questions Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) accounting, which is what Bernstein Research analyst A.M. Sacconaghi has been doing. HP was the big, bright spot of a bleary week, reporting a 28% jump in 4Q profits. But the co is a standout in another way. Among big tech stocks Sacconaghi covers, HP is the only one that excludes "intangibles amortization" expense from reported earnings. This means that HP's EPS will not factor in any amortization, the prorated write-offs over time, from acquisitions. This accounting treatment gives a 21c boost to HP's ‘07 EPS, Sacconaghi reckons. HP is by no means the only culprit, but investors ought to bear this in mind when mulling HP's profitability and valuation. "H-P has said in the past it excludes intangibles amortization b/c acquisitions are not an integral part of its operating model," Sacconaghi notes. But "history suggests otherwise." HP coughed[More...]

Mobile Phone Initiatives Help Google Become 5th Most Valuable U.S. Company

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:49:48 GMT

Google’s plans for a strong push into the mobile phone market has excited investors enough to not only push the stock over $700 per share, but perhaps even more startling, the Internet search and advertising giant is now the fifth most valuable U.S. company. For a firm founded in 1998, this is an astounding ascent in less than a decade. My initial thought when seeing this list was to simply conclude that it is really ridiculous, and hence time to unload every single Google share I own. If you just look at the numbers and the other names on the list, it is hard to justify Google coming in at number five, no matter how dominant, profitable, and fast growing they are. But then I started thinking about other ways to put this list into context, and began to able to justify their position.[More...]

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Chris O'Brien Column: Podcasting Patent Reveals Problems in System

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Aug. 7--At first glance, Murgesh Navar could be the poster boy for everything that people admire about Silicon Valley.
Navar and his current company, VoloMedia of Sunnyvale, have faced unrelenting criticism since announcing in late July that they had been awarded a patent for podcasting.
As the region of the country that receives far and away the most patents in the U.S., nobody has a bigger stake in fixing this system than Silicon Valley.

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Notable Bankruptcies Of 2009: Q3

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Barron's Summary - Nov 26 2007 3:41AM

Mobile Phone Initiatives Help Google Become 5th Most Valuable U.S. Company

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Chris O'Brien Column: Podcasting Patent Reveals Problems in System

In Downturn, an Opportunity for Silicon Valley Tech Giants to Get Stronger

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