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Apple’s warning signs

Investors should take a long, hard look at Apple (AAPL) shares before jumping into the stock, writes Brett Arends of The Wall Street Journal.A better investment in smartphones might be in network operators, which are cheap, he writes. Those include Ver…

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What if Apple misses earnings?

Wall Street believes that Apple (AAPL) will make $1.42 a share for the quarter that just ended on $9.2 billion in revenue. Both figures would be well over 10% higher than a year ago.  Apple would have to sell about of 2.9 million Macs, 10.5 millio…

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Apple loses Michael Jackson’s next album?

Michael Jackson’s upcoming new album, “This is It,” will undoubtedly be a smash. But Apple (AAPL), the No. 1 music store in the country, may miss out on the whole thing.Apple’s iTunes store won’t be offering downloads from the album, reports Digital Mu…

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What’s ahead for Intel

This article is by InvestorPlace’s Jim Woods. Chipmaker Intel (INTC) did it again. The tech bellwether handily beat consensus earnings forecasts for both its bottom line and the top line, reporting a third-quarter profit of 33 cents a share on revenue …

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Google grabs slice of smartphone pie

There’s no doubt about it. The fiercest battle in the corporate world today is being fought over smartphones. The latest salvo in this war comes from Google (GOOG) via its new Android mobile operating system.  In recent weeks, Google has confirm…

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The Kindle and literacy

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon (AMZN), is being praised as the man who has invented the next big and important electronic device. That category includes the Sony (SNE) PlayStation 2, the Apple (AAPL) iPod, and the Nintendo Wii. The iPod has sold 200…

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Magazine survival depends on digital

This article is written by Minyanville’s Mike Schuster
Gourmands, harried fiancées, and dentist office waiting rooms were struck a blow on Monday when publishing giant Condé Nast announced the closure of four of its popular magazines after severe dro…

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Earnings opaque beyond third quarter

This article is written by Minyanville’s Josh LiptonThis week marks the start of the third-quarter-earnings season, as Alcoa (AA) reports earnings on October 7.The Street is expecting corporate earnings to decline 24.8%, which would mark the first time…

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Michael Moore should love capitalism

This article was written by InvestorPlace’s Jim Woods.Filmmaker Michael Moore is at it again. The latest documentary from the corpulent director is titled, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” and releases nationwide on Friday (see a movie clip and an interview…

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New heir at the house of Morgan

This morning I saw an interesting interview with Alan “Ace” Greenberg, former chief executive of Bear Stearns, on CNBC. Asked to comment on the views of JP Morgan (JPM) Chief Jamie Dimon, Greenberg demurred and backed the banking genius 100%.“Wha…

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Apple’s iPods go quiet in Europe

This article is written by Minyanville’s Mike SchusterTsk tsk, volume abusers. In between tucking in your shirt and wiping the dirt from your face with a saliva-soaked thumb, the European Union has noticed that you might be setting your MP3 player just…

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RIM filled to the brim?

Earnings for Research In Motion (RIMM), makers of the iconic BlackBerry smart phone, are just a few hours away, and it will be interesting to see what the numbers look like.  Wall Street expects a bottom line number at $1 per share on $3.62 billio…

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Microsoft’s top-secret tablet unveiled

By Andrew Horowitz
Microsoft (MSFT) has been doing what it can to finally work on the offensive. Bing search is now making significant progress against rivals and Windows 7 is getting excellent reviews. There is even talk that the next generation Zune …

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