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Ebay Reconsidering Skype Purchase
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Ebay, Inc. (EBAY) is currently reconsidering it’s ill-advised $3.1 billion acquisition of Skype after the auction company has continually failed to find ways to find synergies between Skype and it’s core e-commerce business.
“What we’re testing this year are the synergies,” Mr Donahoe told the Financial Times this week after Ebay reported its latest earnings. “If […]
Best Buy, Netflix to Embrace Blue Ray
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008It looks like the curtain is about to fall on HD DVD’s as Blu-ray wins another round in the DVD format wars:
Best Buy Co Inc (BBY), the largest U.S. consumer electronics chain, said on Monday it will recommend that consumers choose Sony Corp’s Blu-ray high-definition video format.
The decision gives Sony yet another victory in the […]
Facebook Hires New CFO - IPO Coming?
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007Facebook’s rejection of huge offers from big name companies such as Yahoo and Viacom and their recent flurry of finance related job hires points to a possible IPO filing in the works. The latest headlines report former YouTube Chief Financial Officer Gideon Yu as Facebook’s new CFO, replacing prior finance chief Michael Sheridan, […]
Unaccounted iPhone Fees for Apple?
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007I came across this interesting article over at TheStreet.com which claims that there are huge potential iPhone fees that are not accounted for in Apple’s stock price.
People close to the companies tell TheStreet.com that AT&T is paying Apple a bounty of between $150 and $200 per phone — plus $9 a month per phone over […]
Investors Blog Network Festival #9
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007The 9th Investors Blog Network festival is up over at BiotechHealthInvestor.com. Some posts I found interesting:
Mutual Funds- What You Need To Know
Stock Market Technical Analysis Versus Fundamental Analysis, In Pictures
Is Qualcomm decline a buying opportunity?
Check out the rest of the articles here.
DNDN to Raise $75 Million
Monday, June 4th, 2007In our latest episode of the Dendreon (DNDN) saga, it appears that the company is looking for additional financing, possibly for additional clinical trials for it’s cancer drug, Provenge. I had speculated previously that DNDN may be looking for additional sources of funding after it’s stock price took a heavy beating following it’s failure to obtain […]
DNDN Coverage - Return of the Bull
Thursday, May 31st, 2007When I saw DNDN’s stock price at +60% this morning I nearly did a double take. “It must be an error,” I thought. But it wasn’t, and our Dendreon (DNDN) rollercoaster ride continues with this mornings announcement regarding the controversial FDA decision regarding Provenge.
Earlier this month the FDA stated that it would require “additional information” […]
Microsoft Surface Unveiled
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Microsoft is set to unveil Microsoft Surface at today’s All Things Digital conference. From TechCrunch:
A Surface computer is able to recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a dynamic surface that provides interaction […]
Google’s Annual Shareholder Meeting
Saturday, May 12th, 2007Google (GOOG) held their annual shareholder meeting a few days ago at the Googleplex. While the stock has been hit fairly hard pretty recently, I’m still bullish on Google for the long term. Here’s a great abbreviated series of summaries written I came across that touches upon the key points:
(Thanks to Andy Beal over […]
Throwing Caution to the Wind with RIMM
Thursday, May 10th, 2007Hey this is a guest blog by Sam from MarketMatador.com!
May 9th 2007 - Investors watched Research in Motion (RIMM) rally over 5 percent, continuing the bull run from previous sessions. Investor confidence has greatly increased, as the the possible threat from the iPhone is subdued. With new phone releases to come and a positive […]