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Alcatel-Lucent Launches Tiny New Cell Phone Antenna System
Filed under: International Markets, Launches, Industry, Internet, Competitive Strategy, Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), Smartphones, TechnologyThis is a technology truism: "New technology breeds more new...
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Improving Hotel Occupancy Levels Spell Upside for Priceline's Stock
Filed under: Industry, Competitive Strategy, RecessionPriceline.com Incorporated (PCLN) mainly competes with Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz in online travel services like bookings for air tickets,...
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Kayak Worth $800 Million Though Google-ITA Deal Is Concerning
Filed under: Industry, Goodyear Tire and Rubber (GT)We recently launched coverage of Kayak with a roughly $800 million valuation. Unlike online travel agencies like Expedia (EXPE) or Priceline (PCLN),...
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ARM Holdings Licenses Chip Makers
Filed under: Industry, Internet, Competitive Strategy, iPhone, Smartphones, TechnologyARM Holdings (ARMH) is far away from Silicon Valley. Its headquarters are on the campus of Cambridge University in...
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Applied Materials Net Jumps Sixfold; Predicts Bigger Profits in 2011
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Industry, Market Matters, Applied Materials (AMAT), TechnologyApplied Materials (AMAT) is the world's largest semiconductor producer. The company has...
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Pimco's Gross Sells All U.S. Government Holdings
Filed under: International Markets, Industry, Market Matters, Commodities, Federal ReserveThis is indeed a dramatic move. The world's largest bondholder, Pacific Invest Management Company, dubbed...
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Buyback Letter Newsletter: Mid Month - March 2011
Filed under: Industry, Stocks to Buy, Stock PicksOur recommendations center on a collection of five stocks that we believe, as a group, will outperform the market this month. The Buyback Premium...
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Will Buffett Back Away from His Deal with BYD, the Chinese Auto Maker?
Filed under: Bad News, Industry, Competitive Strategy, ChinaWarren Buffett invested $232 million in BYD (BYDDF), a Chinese auto maker during the financial crisis, as reported by Reuters. As of December...
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Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee End Battle for Single Cup Roasters
Filed under: Deals, Products and Services, Industry, Competitive Strategy, Starbucks (SBUX)The market for single cup roasters is estimated at $4 billion, according to Reuters. Single cup coffee...
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e-Book Lending -- the Next New Thing
Filed under: Launches, Industry, Consumer ExperienceThe publishing industry is experiencing an new and booming business in e-books. According to Forrester Research, consumers spent $1 billion on...
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Chasing Value: A Chinese Trade Deficit?
Filed under: International Markets, Industry, Competitive Strategy, Exxon Mobil (XOM), China, Chevron Corp (CVX), PetroChina Co Ltd ADR (PTR), Chasing Value[TM], Oil, Aluminum Corp of China ADS (ACH),...
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Will U.S. Steel Benefit as Japan Rebuilds?
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Products and Services, Industry, U.S. Steel (X), CommoditiesThe crisis in Japan will require all sorts of construction materials for rebuilding destroyed buildings and...
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Uranium Stocks Hammered in the Wake of Tragedy in Japan
Filed under: Major Movement, International Markets, Industry, Market Matters, Commodities, Headline NewsEvery major crisis has its winners and losers. With the Japanese crisis, most prominent may be...
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Cement Companies Could Benefit from Japanese Disaster
Filed under: International Markets, Products and Services, Industry, Commodities, Headline NewsThe rebuilding of Japan will require large amounts of basic materials. One such material is cement. Cement...
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Korea, China and India Invade U.S. Oil Fields
Filed under: Deals, Industry, India, China, Anadarko Petroleum (APC), OilAn invasion of U.S. oil fields by Asian buyers is happening. Recently, companies from Korea, China and India have bought land in...
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Why Did ServiceSource's IPO Jump 22%?
Filed under: Products and Services, Launches, Industry, Internet, Market Matters, Personal Finance, Headline News, TechnologyDo you remember the dot-com IPOs? Just the term dot-com captured the...
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Banks Lobby Against Risk Retention on the Loans They Make
Filed under: Industry, Market Matters, Allstate Corp (ALL), Bank of America (BAC), Wells Fargo (WFC), Federal Reserve, Financial CrisisLet's go back to the financial crisis and the practices that...
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Miners Hedge Copper Inventories as Demand from China Slows
Filed under: International Markets, Industry, China, BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP), Freep't McMoRan Copper (FCX), CommoditiesCopper was the darling of commodity traders. The price rallied from about...
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Storage Software Worth 22% of NetApp's Stock Value
Filed under: Industry, Internet, Dell (DELL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), International Business Machines (IBM), EMC Corp (EMC), Symantec Corp (SYMC)NetApp (NTAP), the fourth-largest player in the external...
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Supply Concerns Send Corn Prices to a Record High
Filed under: Major Movement, International Markets, Analyst Reports, From the Boards, Industry, Market Matters, Personal Finance, Commodities, Headline NewsHere's an interesting story, which speaks...
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